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Dewayne Bryant is a minister at the New York Ave. Church of Christ in Arlington, TX.
He serves as a staff writer for Apologetics Press, the Daily Apologist, and the Apologia Institute, and as a professional associate for the Associates for Biblical Research.




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Chris Crabb is the preacher at the Walterboro church of Christ in Walterboro, South Carolina.
A native of Orangeburg, South Carolina, Crabb has been a gospel preacher for 14 years, serving churches in South Carolina and Tennessee.
A 2007 graduate of Lipscomb University, Crabb earned his MDiv at Columbia International University in 2017 and is currently working on a PhD at Faulkner University.




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Michael preaches at the Boiling Springs congregation in Boiling Springs, SC. He is vice-chairman of the board of directors for the Carolina Messenger.



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Gary C. Hampton preaches for the Siwell Road church of Christ in Jackson, Mississippi.
He preached his first sermon in 1968 and has worked in N. Little Rock, AR; Mobile, AL; Valdosta, GA; Cookeville, TN.
Gary served as the director of the Southeast Institute of Biblical Studies for six years.
Gary Hampton has 21 books in print and writes for The Spiritual Sword, and The Voice of Truth International.
He has preached in 31 states and 7 foreign countries. Gary and his wife Teresa have two children, Nathan and Tabitha.

Teresa Hampton has spoken to women across the U.S., Canada, and Scotland.
She has written five study books for women: Illuminating Shadows, Leading Ladies, Come to the Garden, and Jesus and His Relationship to Women, and God’s Girls (leadership skills for young women).
She coauthored Let the Little Children Come, a three-year complete curriculum for Vacation Bible School.
She also writes and sends a monthly devotional e-letter called Wellspring. Her articles are featured in Christian Woman Magazine and Think Magazine.
Teresa is married to Gary C. Hampton, the pulpit minister at Siwell Road Church of Christ, in Jackson, Mississippi. They reside in Clinton, Mississippi.
She and Gary have two children, Nathan and Tabitha. Nathan lives in Gulf Shores, AL and Tabitha in LasVegas, Nevada.

Isaac Humphrey is a history buff, Bible student, designer, and beginning writer who is also the Bible History Wheel webmaster. He is responsible for the website coding, and is also guilty of several lengthy articles, which he hopes will not tire the readers too much.

Johnpaul Humphrey is Isaac's brilliant brother who was recruited to write a couple of articles, and managed to make them succinct and to the point. Johnpaul is a keen student of theology and church history.




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Since 1996, Roy Knight has been preaching for the St. George Church of Christ in St. George, South Carolina.
He is a graduate of the College of Charleston, Freed-Hardeman University and the Southeastern School of Biblical Studies.
Roy is the husband of Kimberly Knight. They have been married for 21+ years. They have three sons.

John Krivak is a 1989 graduate of Harding University with a major in Biblical Languages. He has preached the gospel for 30 years.
John is a regular contributor to the Quarterly. He has authored a book on evangelism and another on the Holy Spirit.




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Roger preaches for the church of Christ in Adel, GA. He also teaches and preaches in foreign countries once or twice a year.




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Jon Mitchell is the pulpit minister at the East Main Church of Christ in Murfreesboro, TN. He is the editor of the Carolina Messenger.




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Keith Parker holds a B.A. in Bible from Freed-Hardeman a University and a Masters in Religion from Lipscomb University.
He and his wife, Sandra, have three children and six grandchildren.
Keith has served as pulpit minister for churches in Missouri and Tennessee and has been a full-time traveling evangelist since 2009 preaching for about 40 different churches each year.

David R. Pharr was born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, February 22, 1937. His early religious life was with the Methodist denomination. His mother led the way into the New Testament Christianity and he was baptized while in his teens. His father, his brother, and his sister also came into the church. His brother, Claude, is also a preacher.
David married Margaret (Peggy) Bunker of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, while both were students at Freed-Hardeman College, and considers her his greatest asset in the ministry. They have four children. Two of the sons (James and Neal) are also preachers. The third son, Stephen, is a member of the Charlotte Avenue congregation. Their one daughter is Elizabeth (Beth), of Mansfield, Texas. They have ten grandchildren. Peggy operates Good News Enterprises, a mail order Bible, book, and supply company. She has also been active in speaking for ladies’ groups.
David completed the A. A. degree at Freed-Hardeman College with an additional year in Bible. Further work was done at Rio Grande College and Alabama Christian School of Religion (now Southern Christian University), where he received the B. A. degree.
David has been in full-time church work since leaving Freed-Hardeman College in 1958. His first full-time work was in Point Pleasant, WV. followed by Gallipolis, OH. He has had two tenures with the Charlotte Avenue Church in Rock Hill, SC. He was with Charlotte Avenue for almost 25 years before moving to Knoxville, TN. in 1988 to serve for about seven years as Director of East Tennessee School of Preaching. This was followed by three years with the Clinton, TN. church. His return to Charlotte Avenue was in 1998.
David Pharr retired from full time preaching in February 2009 but continued to preach part time at Charlotte Avenue until August 2009.
He was editor of Carolina Christian magazine for a few years. When the board of directors wanted the publication to take a more liberal direction he resigned that position and in 1997 he accepted the editorship Carolina Messenger (formerly Palmetto Messenger). He is a regular writer for The Spiritual Sword and provides occasional articles for other publications.
Published books are: Five Minute Radio Sermons, Modern Messages from the Minor Prophets, The Beginning of our Confidence, A Happy Coincidence on a Desert Highway, The Simplicity System, and Thy Kingdom Come. He has also published two Bible correspondence courses: “Acts of Apostles” and “Getting to Know Jesus.”
David has an ongoing schedule of gospel meetings (“revivals”) and regularly speaks on various lecture programs.



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Stanley Sherman has been in minister of the gospel for over 60 years.
He has been married to Lydia for 49 years and has 3 children and 10 grandchildren.
Stanley’s early preaching career included pulpit preaching and fill-ins at Garfield NM, Eugene OR, Yakima WA, Nampa ID, Silver City NM, Calgary AB (Canada), Seattle WA, Aberdeen WA, Cleburne TX.
For 10 years he was involved in directing campaigns for Christ, conducting evangelism training workshops and speaking in 10 countries on 4 continents, including: USA (17 states inc. AK & HI), Australia (4 States), New Zealand (2 Prov.), Canada (2 Provinces), Zimbabwe, South Africa, Scotland, Jamaica (6 Parishes), Dominica (West Indies), Antigua (West Indies).
Stanley is currently located in Junction City, OR where he has been preaching for 29 years. He also was a radio speaker for 23 years




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Ken is the minister for the Leeville Church of Christ in Mt. Juliet, TN.

Jesse and his wife, Vicki, were former missionaries to Trinidad, W.I. He has ministered with churches in Mississippi and Alabama and is currently a member and former elder at the Madison congregation.