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Who are the Kings?
Steve and Gayle King have been missionaries since 1989 with Baptist Mid-Missions which is located in Cleveland, Ohio.

They were commissioned and sent out by Hope Baptist Church in Hanover, PA, where they are charter members.

When Steve was a young person, he was open to missions because he saw the great need to preach the Gospel in all parts of the world.  During the time when he was in college and even after he started his teaching ministry, mission was always on his heart.  As a married couple, their desire has always been to be in full-time Christian ministry.  Since the beginning of their marriage, they both were active in their local church in various ministries. Before becoming missionaries to the Ivory Coast, they both taught at Arlington Baptist School in Baltimore, MD (10 – 13 years).

Steve and Gayle first entered the Ivory Coast in 1991, working with English-speaking Liberian refugees.
In 1997 they began ministering with Ivorians who speak French.  Through evangelism and discipleship
among these French speakers, souls were saved and in 1999 Grace Baptist Church in San-Pédro was organized.                  
Originally, Steve served as the pastor of this baby church in their home. As Steve and Gayle partnered with nationals
and missionaries, the church became indigenous in 2003. The Ivorian pastor is now being supported by the tithes
and offerings of the church, and they have already sent one member of their church out as a missionary. The Kings
have also been working with a second church plant in which Steve is now mentoring one of our graduates to take over.

It was also in 1999 that the Kings began teaching in the Baptist Theological Institute (ITB - Institut Théologique Baptiste).
The first commencement took place in May of 2005 with five full-time graduates and one with a two year degree.
The second commencement took place in May of 2009 with five full-time graduates and ten students receiving their first year diploma. 
At the present, there are two first year students and seven students in their second year.  Steve has shouldered much of the administrative work at the Institute.
But this year, one of our former graduates, Emmanuel, is doing the majority of teaching for the 2nd year courses.  Three of our other graduates are teaching
the first year classes.  There is also an administrative council composed of missionaries and nationals that has been organized to direct the future planning of the school. 

Gayle focuses on ministering to the wives of the students and other women's and children's ministries. She also does administrative work for ITB.

Steve and Gayle are presently living and working in San Pédro, Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.

* We want to thank Heidi Brant for putting together and maintaining this web site for us.