NAMB missionaries have ties to Texas

ALPHARETTA, Ga. ? Three missionary couples with ties to Texas have been appointed by the North American Mission Board.

J. Eric and Wendy Boykin serve in Frederick, Md., where Eric Boykin is a church planter intern and pastor.

Boykin, a Texas native, is a graduate of Wesley College in Florence, Miss., and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He previously was pastor of Fairview Baptist Church in Greenville, Texas, and has earlier experience as a church planter and pastor in Magee, Mendenhall, Milledgeville, and Pinola, Miss.

Wendy Boykin, a Georgia native, holds an associate degree from Georgia Military College in Milledgeville, Ga. She previously has worked as a kennel owner, childcare worker and typesetter. She also has served churches in Texas and Mississippi as worship leader.

The Boykins have three children: Zachary, 10; Stephen, 10; and Emili, 7.

Robert M. and Jennifer L. Griner serve in New York City, where both work on the staff of the New Hope New York Strategic Focus Cities outreach effort. Robert is communications director, while Jennifer Griner is a staff associate.

Griner, who grew up in Washington, Ga., is a graduate of the University of Georgia and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He previously has served as a collegiate and 20s minister for North Richland Hills Baptist church in Fort Worth, and has eight years previous experience in public relations.

Jennifer Griner, who grew up in Mesquite, Texas, is a graduate of Brownwood (t1:State>Texas) University and Dallas Baptist University, where she received a master’s degree in counseling.

Dustin and Julie Wagley serve in Breckenridge, Colo., where Dustin Wagley is a resort missionary ministering through the planting of house churches and other outreach efforts. They were appointed under the US/C-2 program, in which young adults complete two years of missions service in the United States or Canada.

Wagley, a Texas native, is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark