The Board of Directors

Rev. Larry George
Duties: President
Larry is a graduate of Andersvonville Theological Seminary with his Masters in Pastoral Counseling. He is responsible to maintain a yearly budget, promotes the ministry of Siloam by speaking in churches and organizations. He does the fund raising, is editor of the bi-monthly newsletter, pursues the building phases with contractors, and is available to encourage and meet the needs of missionary guests.

Rev. David Jackson
Duties: Vice President and Chairman of the Board
Has served on the board as vice president since Siloam Missionary Homes began. He is senior pastor of Freedom Baptist Church in Goldsboro, NC. Pastor Jackson serves on the board “because it is a ministry to neglected group, our missionaries, when home on furlough. It provides rest, family togetherness and a time of spiritual renewal. SMH is about people, our people, whom we support to carry the Gospel to the world.”

Joyce George
Duties: Corporate Secretary
Has served as corporate secretary on the board of directors since it began in 1992. She grew up as a missionary kid in Brazil, and graduated from New Tribes Bible institute. Having been raised as an MK, “I understand what missionaries face as they return from the foreign field during furlough. I believe that SMH is providing a much needed place of rest where missionary families can ‘put it all back together.’”

Ray Soyars
Duties: Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Personal: He and his wife, Pam, have three daughters, Teresa, Sara and Paige. He attended UNCCH and is employed as a Certified Public Accountant. He and his family are members of Apple's Chapel Christian Church. Ray says, “After having the opportunity to go on mission work teams, I wanted to help those who had given so much to go on a foreign mission field.”

Mike Rich
Duties: Director
Mike and his wife, Abbey, have three children. They are full time staff at Siloam Missionary Homes. He and his family attend New Covenant Fellowship Church in Graham, NC. Mike is a graduate of Norfolk Technical College and also attended Word of Life Bible Institute. He developes promotional aspects of the ministry and is responsible to all activities in the Family Center. Mike believes in what SMH is doing and desires to serve the Lord any way he can.

Robert Ashworth
Duties: Assistant Treasurer
Robert is a clinical pharmacist and is currently employed at Alamance Regional Medical Center. He and his wife Lisa have been married for 17 years and have 3 wonderful children. He has been members of Harvest Baptist Church in Burlington, North Carolina for over seven years and has served as deacon, director of the food pantry ministry and chairperson for the Global Outreach Committee. Robert has a true passion for missions and hopes to one day become a missionary. "Jesus gave His life for me so that I may live my life for Him."

Gwen Davis
Duties: Trustee
Gwen is married and the mother of two children. In the early 1990’s, soon after his retirement, my husband traveled on his first missions trip to Brazil. We began to attend mission conferences at church and God began to stir our hearts for missions. We served on the missions committee at that church for almost ten years.As a result of all these experiences I have come to know and love many missionary families around the world. I have been made keenly aware of the many challenges these families face. In order to keep missionaries on the field, we must take every opportunity to meet their personal needs. Now the possibility of serving on the board at Siloam Missionary Homes will give me a chance to be a small part of ministering in this way.

Terrell Moore
Duties: Trustee
Terrell served as a pastor and missionary under the Southern Baptist North American Mission Board for 32 years, and is still actively involved in the missions program at his church, New Covenant Fellowship in Graham, NC. Terrell is married and has five adult children.

Henry Edwards
Duties: Trustee
Henry is married and has three adult children. For 45 years, he owned and operated a grocery and manufactured housing business. He is a member of Freedom Baptist Church in Goldsboro, NC.

Keith Burch

Duties: Vice Chairman of the Board

Keith and his wife, Kim have three children and three grandchildren. They are active members of New Covenant Fellowship in Graham. He serves now as a teacher in a men's Sunday Bible class and has served also as an Elder in the church. For the past 21 years Keith has been the general manager for a wholesale building products company. "I believe it will be a blessing to be a part of Siloam Homes. I have watched through the years the way that God has blessed this ministry. This ministry is truly a picture of how God cares for his servants."

Tony Kiser

Duties: Project Manager

Tony has been employed by Gold Toe Moretz for almost 20 years and his current position is Director of Production Planning. He has served in management positions for the past 30 years, as Plant Manager, Distribution Manager, Customer Service Manager, and Finishing Manager. Tony has been married to Becky for over 30 years and has 3 children. For the past 13 years, he has been a member of Holly Hill Baptist Church and has served as SS teacher, deacon, and leader of Baptist Men. He serves as a construction volunteer/leader each year for World Changers and NC Baptist Men Disaster Recovery. "Through volunteer missions at Siloam, I have come to love this ministry and believe it serves a major need for missionaries to relax and refuel their ministries."

Gary Simmons
Duties: Board Member Emeritus
Gary was Project Engineer for eight years before he went home to be with the Lord in June 2002. He was responsible to help plan future development of SMH, working with blueprints, building inspectors. Personal: He and his wife, Sherry, have one daughter. He attended NCSU and was a professional engineer and land surveyor, owner of Simmons Engineering and Surveying. He was a deacon at Kerr’s Chapel Baptist Church. Gary “felt a calling to answer an urgent need for the most deserving missionaries.”

Wilbur Abbey
Duties: Board Member Emeritus and Co-Founder
Wilbur served as a missionary with New Tribes Mission for 35 years and was co-founder of Siloam Missionary Homes. He was actively involved at Siloam until he went home to be with the Lord in May, 2003. He told us, “I know by experience what it is to come home on furlough and not have a place to call home. Although Christians are most gracious and hospitable, missionaries need to have a place where they can establish a normal home life as a family.”