Our Office Staff
Dr. Ellis has been in the Christian Ministry for over 50 years. He was saved in 1950 and called by God to preach in 1951. The first part of his ministry was involved in home prayer meetings, helping to start local churches and radio work. Following that, he pastored an Independent Baptist Church for 13 years, which included 11 years of being associated with missions. The Lord has continually burdened his heart about areas throughout the world that do not have a good gospel witness. God led him to establish and incorporate a home mission board, Fundamental Baptist Home Missions, Inc., which has at its heart the starting of indigenous local Baptist Churches. Fundamental Baptist Home Missions, Inc. was begun in June 1982 as a result of a burden for Fundamental Baptist Churches to be established in areas without a gospel witness and to strengthen the local church through missionary evangelism. Today the Mission Board has over 80 Missionary families that it serves throught the USA, Caribbean Islands, Central America, India, Mexico and the Philippines. Dr. Ellis and his wife Lucille are dedicated laborers for Jesus Christ. The subject of home and world missions is the center of their heart. Their lives have been dedicated to this ministry for many years.

"Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest."
Matthew 9:38
704-629-4176200 W. Virginia Avenue, P O Box 1510, Bessemer City, NC  28016Email:  fbhm@bellsouth.net
Dr. and Mrs. James A. Ellis
Founder, President and Director
James O. Smith
Field Director and Helps Ministry
Bro. James is the husband of our Secretary, Gail Smith. Bro. James has been with our Board, in the Helps Ministry, since November 2007 and has been helping several of our missionaries with their building projects since coming with the Board. The Smiths came to us from Pinetops, North Carolina where they sat under the preaching and teaching of Pastor Floyd Holmes of Faith Baptist Church. Since moving to Bessemer City, the Smiths joined Heaven Bound Baptist Church pastored by Jason Moore. He was saved as a teenager but not always in God's will.  Then in 2005, Bro. James and his family made a trip to Nova Scotia, Canada to help Missionary Jeff Reason with getting his Bible Camp up and running for kids during the summer months. The Smith family visited with us in July 2006 to help with our Annual Jubilee. Bro. Smith said the Lord just really burdened him about helping missionaries. Just being around them, getting to know them, and the things they have to do for theirselves, he saw a real need. The Smiths moved to Bessemer City in December 2006 so that Bro. James’ wife, Gail, could fill a secretary position here in the office. Bro. James has always been in and out of the office when his full-time job would allow him, to help with any maintenance work that needed to be done.  Since being with the Board, Bro. James has had the privilege to help Bro. Thomas Sees of the Beacon Youth Ministry in Blacksburg, South Carolina. He wired the majority of the house for electricity, put in light fixtures and did some plumbing. Bro. James has also worked extensively with Bro. David Perryman, Director to Central America and Mexico. He has made numerous trips to Honduras to help with church construction there for some of our newest missionaries and Lord willing will be traveling to the Islands soon to help with church construction there.  Bro. James has been a tremendous help here in the office as well as out in the field helping our missionaries.  He is available to visit your church to share the work of the Mission Board and our Missionaries with you.
Gail Smith
Secretary
Marie Stewart
Secretary
Brenda Mosier
Office Volunteer
Gail has been such a blessing to the office since joining us in January 2007.  She’s an all around person, working with the printing presses, duplicators, folding machine, computers and the books.  Gail enjoys serving the Lord by helping our missionaries and churches.  She is very detailed oriented and doesn't mind putting in the hours to get a project completed.  She is always willing to go the extra step to get the job done .
Gail was saved at the age of 9 because a neighbor cared enough to take her to church.  She did not grow up in a Christian home and was out of God's will as a young adult but always knew there was something missing in her life.  In 1995 she rededicated her life to Christ.  She and her husband served faithfully at Faith Baptist Church in Pinetops, NC before the Lord lead them here to help our Board.  We are thankful for her willingness to serve the Lord here.
Bro. James and Sister Gail have four children who also help around the mission board during the summer months and in the afternoons after school.

Marie works diligently in many areas of the Board.  “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” is a reality for this daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ellis.  She works as tirelessly and dedicatedly as do her parents.  The skills of service to the Board are major league.  The Board is truly blessed that Marie has dedicated her service to Christ and our missionaries.  Her long hours and devotion to detail minister to our churches and missionaries. 

Mrs. Mosier is a member of Heaven Bound Baptist Church, Bessemer City.  She is retired and wanted to volunteer here at the Board.  It has really been a blessing to have her here to help us in the office.  She helps with folding and stuffing envelopes with the missionaries prayer letters.    



  Our Office Staff does not receive a salary from the Mission Board because there are no funds available for them. While our Directors and Missionaries try to raise their own support they also encourage churches to take our secretaries on for monthly support. We all work by faith and trust the Lord for our needs!
FUNDAMENTAL BAPTIST HOME MISSIONS, INC.
Work Around the Office