Chuck Jack, Red Bird Missionary Conference, Kentucky

Missionary Code #773938-5

E-Mail: chuck.jack@redbirdconference.org

Chuck and Betsy Jack were commissioned United Methodist home missionaries at the Global Gathering in 1987. They came from southern Ohio to serve in the Red Bird Missionary Conference from 1986 to 1994. They returned in 2001.

Chuck is now the conference superintendent and Betsy is the director of Early Childhood Development (ECD) of Red Bird Mission, Inc.

The Jack Family
Chuck is a clergy member (elder) of the West Ohio Conference. He is a graduate of Harvard University (AB '77) and the Methodist Theological School in Ohio (M Div '83). Chuck has been pastor of Beverly Church and Beech Fork & Lower Beech Fork churches of the Red Bird Missionary Conference. He received a National Program Division professional development grant for graduate work in linguistics and biblical studies. After a year in Texas, the Jack family moved on to California where Chuck studied at the Graduate Theological Union and was pastor of Byron United Methodist Church.

Betsy attended the University of Cincinnati and received her AA degree in Child Development from Los Medonas College, Pittsburg, Calif. In 1992, Betsy became a Head Start teacher. She has held teaching positions at Beech Fork School in Leslie County, Kentucky; Grand Prairie, Texas; Contra Costa County, California; and Stinnett, Kentucky. Betsy begins service as the director of Early Childhood Development (ECD) of Red Bird Mission in August 2004.

Chuck and Betsy say they believe they are blessed to be serving God in the Red Bird Missionary Conference. They sense a unique and compelling calling to be in ministry with the people of this wonderful area through the guidance of Jesus Christ. The joys, challenges and opportunities for ministry abound! Chuck and Betsy have six children -- James, Annie, and David, who live in California; and Ezra, Molly, and Teddy, are all enrolled at Red Bird Mission School.

Contact information: 606-598-5915 (office) 606-598-3549 (home) chuck.jack@redbirdconference.org (office) heanazoe@aol.com (home)