Dakota Baptist Convention

Garvon Golden - Interim Executive Director and Sharing Christ Team Leader

Garvon Golden has served in the Dakotas for 21 years. He presently serves as the Interim Executive Director and the State Director of Evangelism for the Dakota Baptist Convention. Garvon has served as a Pastor, Director of Missions, and is now with the State Convention. Garvon presently lives in Rapid City, SD with his wife Cindy. They have four adult children Anna, Thomas, Lydia and Sam and five grandchildren. He has played a role in developing a national intentional evangelism ministry for the Sturgis Bike Rally. Presently, Garvon is leading the Dakota Baptist Convention through involvement in the National Evangelism initiative “God’s Plan for Sharing … every believer sharing … every person hearing” which will be a strategy that will encompass the next ten years. Garvon is a graduate of Texas A&M in Commerce, Texas and has a Master of Divinty Degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth.

Garvon can be reached at 605-877-1163.

Buck Hill - State Director of Missions

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Buck Hill serves as the State Director of Missions, church planter team leader. Buck came to South Dakota as a mission service corp volunteer in 1994 with Huron Baptist. During his time in South Dakota, Buck has pastored First Baptist Church in Wolsey, SD, served as Director of missions for Heartland Baptist Association, planted Fairview Baptist church in Aberdeen, and now serves in his present role. Buck and and his wife Pam are North American Mission Board appointed missionaries. Buck was born in Anderson, South Carolina and he and his wife Pam have two grown daughters - B.J. who lives in North Carolina, and Parker who serves as a IMB missionary with her husband in West Africa. Buck and Pam live in Aberdeen, SD. They are proud Grandparents of 5 3 in NC and 2 in Africa.

Fred MacDonald - Evangelism Strategist

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Dr. Fred MacDonald is the Evangelism Strategist for the Dakota Baptist Convention. He began serving the Dakotas on March 1, 2009 after 25 years of pastoring in South Dakota, New Mexico, Texas, and Missouri. Over these years he led the people of these congregations to learn to share their faith and to pray for, provide for, and participate in missions.

Fred’s passions are writing and teaching. He has written numerous devotional books including “Lord, Teach Me to Pray for Sturgis,” which is used each year to help those that share Christ at the annual Sturgis Bike Rally get spiritually prepared for the event. He has also developed several training modules including, “Using Sunday School Classes as Ministry C.A.R.E. Units” and “Finding Peace without Going to Pieces,” a conference on dealing with conflict.

MacDonald received a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from Northern State University in Aberdeen, his Master of Divinity from The Criswell College in Dallas, and his Doctor of Ministry from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Memphis.

Fred lives in Devils Lake, ND with his wife Denise and two of their six children, Kendra and Isaiah. Each of their four older children is serving Christ in various capacities in Denver, Whitewood, SD, South Carolina, and Rapid City. He enjoys time with his family and golfing (he’s not good at it . . . he just enjoys it).

Dr. Fred MacDonald is the Sending Missionaries Strategist and the Northeast Regional Missionary for the Dakota Baptist Convention. He began serving the Dakotas on March 1, 2009 after 25 years of pastoring in South Dakota, New Mexico, Texas, and Missouri. Over these years he led the people of these congregations to learn to share their faith and to pray for, provide for, and participate in missions.

Fred’s passions are writing and teaching. He has written numerous devotional books including “Lord, Teach Me to Pray for Sturgis,” which is used each year to help those that share Christ at the annual Sturgis Bike Rally get spiritually prepared for the event. He has also developed several training modules including, “Using Sunday School Classes as Ministry C.A.R.E. Units” and “Finding Peace without Going to Pieces,” a conference on dealing with conflict.

MacDonald received a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from Northern State University in Aberdeen, his Master of Divinity from The Criswell College in Dallas, and his Doctor of Ministry from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in Memphis.

Fred lives in Devils Lake, ND with his wife Denise and two of their six children, Kendra and Isaiah. Each of their four older children is serving Christ in various capacities in Denver, Whitewood, SD, South Carolina, and Rapid City. He enjoys time with his family and golfing (he’s not good at it . . . he just enjoys it).

Fred can be reached at 701-388-2568. Visit the NE Region website at: www.dbcnortheast.com

Morgan Medford - Church Planting Catalyst

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Morgan is the Church Planting Catalyst for the I-29 Area of North and South Dakota. Morgan is Married to Jan Medford.

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