{"id":135,"date":"2024-03-25T01:03:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T01:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harvestccm.0d4f1e0.netsolhost.com\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2026-05-11T20:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T20:21:54","slug":"advancement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/harvestccm.com\/?page_id=135","title":{"rendered":"Advancement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Martha Stone, M.A.
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mobile: 423.502.2526<\/a><\/h5>Mrs. Stone joined our ministry in 1994. She received her Bachelor of General Studies from East Tennessee State University and her Masters Degree in Counseling from Liberty University. She has previously served the Youth Departments of two Free Will Baptist Churches and has been active in the Free Will Baptist Ladies' Auxiliary on the local and district level. Martha oversees our advancement staff and coordinates our fund-raising programs. She is the mother of two and grandmother of six. She and her husband, Rick, reside in Mount Carmel, TN\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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mobile: 423.218.6117<\/a><\/h5>Matthew Stone joined our ministry in March 2020 as a Youth Care Specialist. He later transferred to our long-term program as a Residential Counselor. He officially took the role of Assistant Advancement Director in October of 2024. In his current role, Matthew contributes to our growth and development efforts. In addition to his work with Harvest, he is the pastor of Genesis Free Will Baptist Church in Kingsport, TN, where he resides with his wife Callee. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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mobile: 828.768.5664<\/a><\/h5>\nCarl Miller joined our advancement team in 2015 as the advancement representative to North Carolina. Carl is a graduate of Welch College. He and his wife Mary have served at various churches in several states throughout their ministry. The Millers reside in Wendell, NC and travel weekly to various parts of the state sharing their love for Harvest and children in need. Carl and Mary have 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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home: 304.688.9491<\/a><\/h5>\nJon joined our Advancement Team in 2015. He represents Harvest in Kentucky and West Virginia. \nHe has an Associate\u2019s Degree in Business Accounting from Southern WV Community and Technical College. Jon and his wife, Teresa, attend Bright Star Free Will Baptist Church where they established and have worked with the Youth Department since 1995. Jon also serves on the WV State Association of FWB Christian Education Board. Jon and Teresa reside in Ethel, WV. They have three children and two grand-daughters. \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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mobile: 903.646.6038<\/a><\/h5>Mark Headrick serves as Advancement Representative for Casa Hogar Harvest in Missouri, Illinois, and Texas. After 15 years of pastoral ministry in Texas and Missouri, God led Mark into a new calling that better suited his gifts and passions. Mark has always felt a strong sense of advocacy for children, and he is thankful to represent such a vital ministry. Mark lives in Springfield, Missouri, with his wife Betty. To schedule a service with Mark, reach out by either phone or email.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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mobile: 918.471.2484\u202c<\/a><\/h5>Dennis Craig joined Harvest in August 2024 as the Advancement Representative serving churches in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Prior to this role, Dennis spent 10 years in youth ministry and 5 years in pastoral ministry. He and his wife of 26 years, Jaymie, live in Stigler, Oklahoma. They are proud parents to their daughter, Jaylee, and son-in-law, Dillion, and grandparents to three beautiful grandchildren: Jayden, Chandler, and Willow.\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Meet The Advancement Team Martha Stone, M.A.Advancement Director martha@harvestccm.org mobile: 423.502.2526 Mrs. Stone joined our ministry in 1994. She received her Bachelor of General Studies from East Tennessee State University and her Masters Degree in Counseling from Liberty University. She has previously served the Youth Departments of two Free Will Baptist Churches and has been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_theme","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-135","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harvestccm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harvestccm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harvestccm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harvestccm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harvestccm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=135"}],"version-history":[{"count":199,"href":"https:\/\/harvestccm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1430,"href":"https:\/\/harvestccm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135\/revisions\/1430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harvestccm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}