Maranatha Baptist Church

Dr. Gary Candlish is the founder and President of Jewish Ministries Institute, and the former Executive Director of Baptists for Israel. He previously served pastorates of Indiana, Iowa, Florida and Minnesota, and held administrative positions in two Bible colleges. His current ministry involves Jewish evangelism and discipleship, with an emphasis on assisting churches to reach their Jewish neighbors. Church conferences, regular visits to Israel, as well as ministry in camps and Bible colleges are all vital parts of this ministry. Gary and his wife, Carol, live in Maryville, TN and have six children.

Rev. Maynard Belt served for nearly twenty five years as senior pastor of four churches in Michigan. From 1990-2006 he served as the State Representative of the Michigan Association of Regular Baptist Churches, a fellowship of more than 200 churches. He was the editor of The Baptist Testimony and still produces an e-mail letter entitled "The Barnabas File". Since retirement from oversight of the MARBC he has served as a Special Representative for Baptist Mid-Missions and as Associate Pastor of Senior Ministries and Care at West Cannon Baptist Church, Belmont, MI. He and his wife, Ann, have three children and reside in Grand Rapids, MI.