Jesus Amaya is the new Multi-Language Church Planting Strategist for the Kentucky Baptist Convention. He recently transitioned from his role as Hispanic Pastor at Bellevue Baptist Church in Owensboro KY, where he served for almost 19 years. Besides Bellevue, Jesus has helped start other churches in Beaver Dam, Henderson, Sebree and Madisonville, KY. In addition, he has served as Chaplain at Ellis Park and Kentucky Downs, through Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy. He attended the Baptist University of the Americans in San Antonio and completed his Master of Arts in Theology at Southwestern Seminary. He is married to Elizabeth, and they have two sons and three granddaughters.
How Jesus helps churches:
Jesus Amaya helps churches in Kentucky plant churches that speak a language other than English. If your church plans to start one of these churches in your community or you just need information or you want to pray for multilingual ministries, you can send an email to jesus.amaya@kybaptist.org.