John & Bethany Baker

John and Bethany Baker have served Michigan churches in Cheboygan, Newberry and Coldwater for over the last twenty-five years. Both John and Bethany were raised in Assemblies of God pastors' homes and they themselves have three of their four children who are either ministers or are preparing for a life of full-time Christian service.

The Bakers were content to remain at the church they pastored until retirement. They enjoyed a comfortable life leading a loving church and held prominent positions in their community, but the Lord had another plan for their lives. He called them to become missionaries.

In the autumn of 2017 Kenneth Thijm, the Superintendent of the Assemblies of God in the Netherlands Antilles, asked the Bakers to come and help him and the A/G churches on the Island of Curacao. This couple have been tasked with leading the New Life Bible College and to establish a church for the English-speaking community, which includes American personnel stationed at a US Air Force facility. As missionaries, John and Bethany will help in leadership and training for pastors and churches in Curacao.