Tom and Regina Franklin
Tom and Regina Franklin were approved as missionaries to Cuba in September 2000. After planting four churches in and around Havana, the Frankins changed their field the Dominican Republic in 2005 due to the communist intervention in Cuba.
Tom and Regina both graduated in 1994 with degrees in Bible and Missions from Baptist Bible College, Springfield, MO. They completed a 3-year internship as youth pastor at Noble Hill Baptist Church in Willard, MO.
Tom and Regina both graduated in 1994 with degrees in Bible and Missions from Baptist Bible College, Springfield, MO. They completed a 3-year internship as youth pastor at Noble Hill Baptist Church in Willard, MO.
Tom graduated from the Instituto de Lengua Española in San Jose, Costa Rica and completed an additional two-year internship at the Iglesia Biblica Bautista in San Sebastian, Costa Rica. In May 2001, Tom and Regina completed their masters in Intercultural Studies at the Baptist Bible Graduate School of Theology.
After planting and pastoring Bible Baptist Church of Tamboril, Dominican Republic, Tom started another Baptist church with Pastor Dial and his wife Martha in Don Pedro, Dominican Republic. During this time, Tom and Regina also founded a non-profit Dominican association called Advancing Families.
Following the Haitian earthquake in 2010, the Franklins responded to many of the needs of their sister country through 2014. They planted another Baptist church close to Port-au-Prince, Haiti while dealing with government and religious persecution.
After planting and pastoring Bible Baptist Church of Tamboril, Dominican Republic, Tom started another Baptist church with Pastor Dial and his wife Martha in Don Pedro, Dominican Republic. During this time, Tom and Regina also founded a non-profit Dominican association called Advancing Families.
Following the Haitian earthquake in 2010, the Franklins responded to many of the needs of their sister country through 2014. They planted another Baptist church close to Port-au-Prince, Haiti while dealing with government and religious persecution.
Due to the work with their association in the D.R., they were awarded merit-based citizenship in October 2018 and are currently raising funds for a church sanctuary for the congregation in Don Pedro.
Account Designations Explained
Support: Support given on a regular basis
Special Gift: One-time gift for a special purpose (love offerings, mission conference, medical, etc.)
Long-Term Projects: Gifts given towards a specific fundraising purpose (camps, buildings, vehicles, set-up costs, etc.)
Travel Fund: Gifts given for travel expenses (airfare, furlough expenses, visas, etc.)
Personal Gift: Gifts that are NOT tax-deductible (birthdays, Christmas, mission trips, adoptions, purchases, reimbursements, etc.)