Baseball for Christ began as the vision of Mike Winslett, owner of DTH Expeditors, Inc. and First Baptist Newnan Student Minister Brian Morgan, designed for a single purpose...To share the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the sport of baseball.

 

The Ministry took their inaugural mission trip in June of 2010 to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The team was made up of 16-to-19 year old students representing three Coweta County, Georgia high schools: Newnan High, East Coweta High, and Northgate High. All players had to be nominated by their respective coach, along with recommendation letters from their pastors and complete a mission application, which included a personal interview. While in Mexico, the team put on baseball camps for the local children each day where they shared Gospel and gave personal testimonies. There, they played local teams from the area, with venues ranging from the local fields of Cancun to the professional stadiums of the Quintana Roo Tigers and the Merida Leones of the Mexican professional league.

 

On June 12th, 2011, the ministry will make its second trip to the Yucatan area. This year, the team will be allowed to visit both public and private schools and work multiple camps in Cancun, as well as a remote Mayan village Kantunikiln. The 2011 team has seven returning players from last year: Alex Hand, Tyler Ridgeway, Kevin Werner, Wes Harvey, Wesley Grubbs, Josh Wallace and Joe Barrera. New team members for 2011 are Hunter Lewis, Brad Swinney, Byron Ferrel, Steven Wellborn, Kyle Lorow, and Michael Hughes. The 2011 team will be coached by David Robertson from Newnan High School and Tim Lowery from Northgate High School.

 

Travelling with the team will also be Mike Winslett, President and CEO of Baseball4Christ; Brian Morgan, team pastor/devotional leader and Executive Vice President of Baseball4Christ; Josh Gordon, team trainer and medical support; and Justin Wren, Communications Director and Media Specialist.

 

Mark 3:14        And He ordained twelve, that they should be with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach