Literacy Missions is a ministry involving Georgia Baptist churches, Associations, and others who desire to share the Good News of Jesus Christ through ministering to those with literacy needs.

Dennis Rivera
Lead State Missionary
Intercultural Church Planting and Missions Ministry
478-919-6955
drivera@gabaptist.org

Paulette DeHart
State Missionary
Literacy Missions
404-538-8729
pdehart@gabaptist.org

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Ministries

1. Adult Reading Writing (ARW)
This ministry involves tutoring adults who are either illiterate, functioning non-readers, or those who are seeking to pass the “General Educational Development” (GED) test.
A. ARW Ministry Sites Listing (click to download PDF)
B. ARW Help Wanted List (click to download)

2. English as a Second Language (ESL)
This ministry involves teaching foreign-born adults currently residing in Georgia who want to learn conversational English.
ESL Ministry Sites Listing (click to download PDF)

3. Tutoring Children & Youth (TCY)
This ministry involves tutoring children and/or youth needing help with their schoolwork to enable them to succeed at and remain in school until they graduate.
TCY Ministry Sites Listing (click to download PDF)

4. Alfalit (ALF)
This ministry involves teaching illiterate Spanish- speakers how to read & write in Spanish so they will be able to read God’s word.
ALF Ministry Sites Listing (click to download PDF)

5. Teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
This ministry involves teaching conversational English during short-term mission trips abroad.

6. Citizenship (CIT)
Helping qualified ARW and ESL students become U.S. citizens.
CIT Ministry Sites Listing (click to download PDF)

For more information, please contact:
Paulette DeHart
770.979.0588
pdehart@gabaptist.org

Regional & Assistant Regional Coordinators

REGION 1:
Counties: Bartow, Catoosa, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Murray, Walker, Whitfield

Phyllis Hart
Region 1 Coordinator
ESL & Tutoring Children & Youth Specialist
706.861.5570
Email Phyllis Hart

Mary Ann VanLandingham
Assistant Region 1 Coordinator
Adult Reading and Writing & ESL Specialist
423.596.1344
Email Mary Ann VanLandingham

REGION 2:
Counties: Banks, Fannin, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Rabun, Towns, Union, White

Carol Woodford
Region 2 Coordinator
ESL & ESL Specialist
706.348.3204
Email Carol Woodford

Assistant Region 2 Coordinator:
Ministry position is vacant

REGION 3:
Counties: Cherokee, Dawson, North Fulton, Forsyth, Franklin, Hall, Pickens, Stephens

Evelyn Perry
Region 3 Coordinator
Citizenship & ESL Specialist
770.534.0509
Email Evelyn Perry

Mike Sims
Assistant Region 3 Coordinator
Adult Reading and Writing, Citizenship & ESL Specialist
Email Mike Sims

REGION 4:
Counties: Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether, Paulding, Polk, Troup

Annette Ingram
Region 4 Coordinator
ESL Specialist
770.315.9860
Email Annette Ingram

Assistant Region 4 Coordinator:
Ministry position is vacant

REGION 5A:
Counties: Cobb, eastern half of DeKalb, Gwinnett, Rockdale, Newton County – above Hwy. 20

Lee Ann Early
Region 5A Coordinator
Citizenship & ESL Specialist
404.500.6797
Email Lee Ann Early

Assistant Region 5A Coordinator:
Ministry position is vacant

REGION 5B:
Counties: Clayton, western half of DeKalb, Fayette, Fulton

Belinda Harris
Region 5B Coordinator
Adult Reading and Writing & Tutoring Children and Youth Specialist
770.994.1254

Assistant Region 5B Coordinator:
Ministry position is vacant

REGION 6:
Counties: Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Hart, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro, Walton, Wilkes

Region 6 Coordinator:
Ministry position is vacant

Assistant Region 6 Coordinator:
Ministry position is vacant

REGION 7:
Counties: Bibb, Butts, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Putnam, Newton County south of Hwy. 20, Spaulding, Upson

Region 7 Coordinator:
Ministry position is vacant

Assistant Region 7 Coordinator:
Ministry position is vacant

REGION 9:
Counties: Baldwin, Bleckley, Burke, Columbia, Dodge, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Laurens, McDuffie, Pulaski, Richmond, Twiggs, Warren, Washington, Wilkinson

Region 9 Coordinator:
Ministry position is vacant

Assistant Region 9 Coordinator:
Ministry position is vacant

REGION 10:
Counties: Baker, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Crawford, Crist, Dooly, Early, Harris, Houston, Lee, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Peach, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Taylor, Terrell, Webster

Region 10 Coordinator:
Ministry position is vacant

Joan Graham
Assistant Region 10 Coordinator
ESL Specialist
478.922.1188
Email Joan Graham

REGION 11:
Counties: Berrien, Brooks, Clinch, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Dougherty, Echols, Grady, Lanier, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Telfair, Thomas, Tift, Worth

Barbara Payne
Region 11 Coordinator
ESL & Citizenship Specialist
229.377.3467
Email Barbara Payne

Brenda Arnold
Assistant Region 11 Coordinator
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) & ESL Specialist
229.921.2793
Email Brenda Arnold

REGION 12:
Counties: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Coffee, Emanuel, Evans, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Montgomery, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, Turner, Wheeler, Wilcox

Donna Milner
Region 12 Coordinator
ESL Specialist
229.423.6704
Email Donna Milner

Assistant Region 12 Coordinator:
Ministry position is vacant

REGION 13:
Counties: Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Jenkins, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Pierce, Screven, Ware, Wayne

Martha Ann Sigler
Region 13 Coordinator
Adult Reading and Writing & ESL Specialist
912.661.3066

Darlene West
Assistant Region 13 Coordinator
ESL Specialist
912.398.0899
Email Darlene West

Citizenship Assistants:

Evelyn Perry
North Georgia
ESL & Citizenship Specialist
Email Evelyn

Brenda Arnold
South Georgia
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) & ESL Specialist
229.921.2793
Email Brenda

Resources

1. Literacy Missions Annual Report:

A. 2017-2018 Fillable Annual Report

To compile your information, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
Please click on this link to send your information: https://gabaptist.org/literacy-missions-annual-report/

B. 2018-2019 Fillable Annual Report

To compile your information, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

If you have any questions, please contact Paulette at pdehart@gbaptist.org or 770.979.0588.

2. Adult Reading & Writing (ARW) Resources:
*Note: The North American Mission Board updates the Workshop Manuals every 10 years.

A. Adult Reading & Writing (ARW) Workshop Manual – Revised 2014 (click to download PDF)

B. Adult Reading & Writing (ARW) Ministry Promotional Video
“Literacy Missions: Teaching Adult Low-Level Readers” (click to view)

C. Adult Reading & Writing (ARW) Promotional Poster (click here to download as PDF)

D. Laubach Way to Reading Books:
(Prices reflect those listed in the online catalog of New Readers Press as of April 2019)
Available from: New Readers Press / www.newreaderspress.com / 800.448.8878

Laubach Way to Reading – Teacher’s Edition 1 ($10.75)
Laubach Way to Reading – Student Skill Book 1 ($11.75 / $9.40 if 5 or more are ordered)
Correlated Reader: “In the Valley” * (Item # 2925-AEF08 = $7.00 / $5.60 if 5 or more are ordered)
Laubach Way to Reading, Workbook 1 * ($10.50 / $8.40 if 5 or more are ordered)
Correlated Reader: “More Stories 1” * (Item # 2929 = $7.00 / $5.50 if 5 or more are ordered)
Laubach Way to Reading Puzzle Book 1-2 (Pack of 5) * ($18.00 / $14.40 if 5 or more are ordered)
Laubach Way to Reading – Teacher’s Edition 2 ($10.75)
Laubach Way to Reading – Student Skill Book 2 * ($11.75 / $9.40 if 5 or more are ordered)
Correlated Reader: “City Living” * (Item # 2926 = $7.00)
Laubach Way to Reading, Workbook 2 * ($10.50)
More Stores 2 * (Item #: 2936 = $7.00)

* Available at discounted prices when 5 or more of each are purchased at once.
Note: Also available are Laubach Way to Reading,Level 3 and Level 4 sets.

E. New Readers Press Materials for GED Preparation (click to view web page)

F. I Can Help a GED Student

G. Teaching in Prison

H. Download: U.S. Census: Steps to access ARW demographic information

3. Citizenship (CIT) Resources

A. Mock Citizenship Booklet
B. 100 Questions for Test
C. Questions and Statements
D. Practice Sheet for Written Test
E. Watch the video: “A Mock Citizenship Interview“

Click here to download the audio script from the video

4. English as a Second Language (ESL) Resources:

A. TELL Manual, 2014 – (click to download)
*Note: The North American Mission Board updates the Workshop Manuals every 10 years.

B. English as a Second Language (ESL) Promotional Video
“Literacy Missions: Teaching English Language Learners the Good News” (click to view)

C. ESL Directors

D. ESL Teachers

Lesson Plan: Word by Word, 2nd edition, pg. 9 – “Everyday Activities I” (click to download PDF)
Beginner Level ESL Class using the Total Physical Response (TPR) Drill (click to watch the video
Books, DVD’s, webinars, etc. by Glenda Reece:
1. Books:
  i. Topics ESL beginners need to know
  ii. Bible Verse Chants
  iii. Bible study book for serious study
2. DVDs:
  i. Pronunciation
  ii. Cross Culture and Four Levels of Beginners
  iii. Lipson Method for teaching conversational English
  iv. Using pictures and objects to teach
3. Webinars:
  i. Basics of teaching ESL
  ii. ESL Bible during the Sunday School hour
  d. Downloadable material
  Click here to view Glenda Reece’s website and video

E. Creative Resources by Phyllis Merritt
(Dozens of fun activities to generate conversation and add pizzaz to your class):
a. Click here to watch the video
b. Click here to download the PDF

F. Internet Resources for Literacy Missions by Annette Ingram
a. Click here to watch the video
b. Click here to download the PDF

G. Picture Dictionary of American Holiday Words for December

H. Conversation Cafe – watch the video!

I. Honor-Shame Cultures: Understanding the worldview of the majority of the world’s cultures

J. Download: U.S. Census: Steps to access ESL demographic information

5. Tutoring Children & Youth (TCY) Resources:

A. Tutoring Children & Youth (TCY) Workshop Manual (232 Pages – click to view reduced size PDF)

B. Tutoring Children & Youth (TCY) Promotional Video
“Literacy Missions: Teaching Children & Young Adults” (click to view)

C. Tutoring Children & Youth (TCY) Promotional Poster (PDF)

D. More TCY Resources:

E. Free Children’s Books
Please see website below for more information.

http://highergroundbooks.org
dkpcheek1@gmail.com

F. Download: U.S. Census: Steps to access TCY demographic information

6. Promotional DVDs:

A. DVD “An interview with Bea Cagle” 32 minutes with an inspiring ARW, ESL, & TCY teacher.

Please write a $3.00 check payable to:
“Intercultural Ministries” with “DVD – Bea Cagle Interview” on the memo line.
Please mail the check to:
Luz Ayala, Intercultural Church Planting
6405 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097-4092
(also available on VHS)

B. DVD “Like Lighting a Candle” Shots of various volunteers in action within their ARW, ESL, and TCY ministries.

Please write a $3.00 check payable to:
“Intercultural Ministries” with “DVD – Like Lighting a Candle” on the memo line.
Please mail the check to:
Luz Ayala, Intercultural Church Planting
6405 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097-4092

7. Books About Lillian Isaacs:

A. “John and Lillian Isaacs: Making the Word Known” by Nell Tyner Bowen
This is the story of how God used a dedicated couple to begin the Literacy Missions ministry.

Please write a $15.00 check payable to:
“Nell Tyner” with “Book – Making the Word Knowne” on the memo line.
Please mail the check to:
Nell Tyner Bowen
35 Mornside Drive, Forsyth, GA 31029

B. “Pebble In A Quiet Pool” by Nell Tyner Bowen
This book begins with the death of John Isaacs, and continues with the ministries Lillian Isaacs continues from her home.

Please write a $15.00 check payable to:
“Nell Tyner” with “Book – Pebble In A Quiet Pool” on the memo line.
Please mail the check to:
Nell Tyner Bowen
35 Mornside Drive, Forsyth, GA 31029

8. The History of Literacy Missions:

A. “Literacy Missions: Combining Ministry and Evangelism for 50 Years” by Gayle Leininger
(click here to order a hard copy for $3.00 each)

B. “Literacy Missions: Combining Ministry and Evangelism for 50 Years” by Gayle Leininger
(click here to download PowerPoint)

Events

Upcoming Literacy Missions Events

Fri 19

English as a Second Language (ESL) Outreach Training | Woodstock

July 19 @ 6:00 pm - July 20 @ 4:00 pm

Aug 09

English as a Second Language (ESL) Outreach Training | Atlanta

August 9 @ 6:00 pm - August 10 @ 6:00 pm

Aug 23

English as a Second Language (ESL) Outreach Training – Snellville

August 23 @ 6:00 pm - August 24 @ 6:00 pm

Sep 06

2019 Literacy Missions State Conference | Toccoa

September 6 @ 1:00 pm - September 8 @ 1:00 pm

Georgia Baptist Premier Events

Aug 16

GO Georgia 2019 | Jonesboro

August 16 - August 17

Aug 23

GO Georgia 2019 | Statesboro

August 23 - August 24

Sep 19