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EMU's U.S. Workers & Board MembersThe missionaries of EMU are supported primarily by U.S. churches, and the mission's main office is in Greenville, SC. The office is run by the mission director, Ken Jensen, assisted by his wife Joan. Also in Greenville are the former President of the Board, George Jensen, and his wife Marilyn. George and Marilyn still travel to represent the mission to churches. EMU also has a full-time representative couple, Mel and Jan Wingrove, who live in North Carolina. The members of the Board of Directors are listed at the bottom of the page. |
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George & Marilyn JensenThe ministry of George Jensen began at Bob Jones University, where he was graduated with a Bible degree in 1950 and an M.A. in cinema in 1962. George was honored by the school in 1975 when he was named "Alumnus of the Year" and again two years later when he was awarded an honorary doctorate. From 1950 to 1964 George was film editor at Unusual Films, working on such movies as Wine of Morning and Red Runs the River. During these years he met Dr. Dabold while editing the first of four films for EMU entitled The Challenge of the Purple Land. After working as chief film editor at Lockheed Aircraft for three-and-a-half years, in 1967 George and Marilyn were called into full-time missionary work as field representatives for EMU. In May of 1975, George was elected director of the mission and President of the Board of Directors. Twelve years later he retired from the directorship, and he now serves on the Board as President Emeritus. George and Marilyn's travels for the mission have taken them into almost every state in the Union to present the ministry of EMU in churches, homes, and camps. Besides traveling as representatives, George and Marilyn also spend time in Uruguay where they speak at the camps, preach in the EMU churches, and teach at the Bible Institute when possible. Marilyn worked as a bookkeeper for Unusual Films for twelve years, followed by two years as a church secretary and bookkeeper. For eight years she was the secretary-treasurer of EMU before she trained her son Ken to assume those responsibilities. George and Marilyn have three children: Rick, Ken, and Cindy. |
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Ken & Joan JensenUpon his graduation from Bob Jones University in January 1976, Ken, along with his wife, Joan, entered the ministry of EMU. Three years prior to this step Ken had visited Uruguay for the first time with his parents, brother, and sister. It was during that time that the Lord laid the burden of Uruguay on his heart. In his last semester of college Ken felt the Lord's definite leading into the work of EMU. Before that time George and Marilyn had prayed that the Lord would raise up someone to free them from the office work so they could travel together. They didn't know at that time that they were raising the one whom God would use to answer their prayers. Ken is the office administrator for the mission, and in 1988 he was appointed the director of the mission. Ken travels to Uruguay each year for the annual missionary conference with the Uruguayan nationals. He visits the other EMU fields on a rotating basis. Since 1990 Joan has also worked in the home office. Ken and Joan have three children: Caroline, Charity, and Joshua. |
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Mel & Jan WingroveMel was raised in a Christian home in Connellsville, PA, where he and his family attended a local Baptist church. In the 5th grade, he attended a Bible study at his public school, and it was there that he trusted Christ as his Savior. Jan grew up in a Mennonite church. Though this particular church did not believe that children could be saved, her mother, who became a Christian as a child, led her to the Lord when Jan was in early elementary school. Because of her church's teaching, Jan had many doubts about her salvation until, as a freshman at Bob Jones University, she finally settled the matter with the Lord. Mel and Jan were married in 1965, the same year Mel graduated with a Bible degree from BJU. Jan received her Education degree the following year, also from BJU. They both taught in several Christian schools after graduation. In the 1970s the school at which they were teaching took a group of young people to the Wilds Christian Camp in Brevard, NC. It was there that the Wingroves heard George Jensen, who was the summer missionary speaker, teach on missions. The Wingroves signed up for the EMU Newsletter and followed the ministry over the years through this paper. In 1980 Mel began pastoring Flatwoods Baptist Church in Vanderbilt, PA. Believing that the Lord was leading them out of the pastorate, Mel resigned his position in 2000, and the Wingroves moved to Leicester, NC. In 2001 the Wingroves read in the EMU Newsletter of the mission's need for a field representative. Mel and Jan have been traveling around the USA presenting the work of EMU International since 2002. (To set up a service in your church for the Wingroves, please contact the main office.) The Wingroves have two daughters, both married: Lisa and Rebekah. EMU Board of DirectorsThese are the members of EMU's U.S. Board of Directors:
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Mel & Jan Wingrove |
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