Chase Barbrey

Chase and his wife Kimmey went on their first mission trip with FCM in 2012 and became missionaries serving at Abannas Hope in 2013. After serving with FCM for 3 years, God called Chase and his family to serve in Jacmel Haiti as missionaries where they lived for 7 years. In the fall of 2023, Chase and his family moved back to Opelika, AL. Chase currently works with Third Lens Ministries in construction program management for ministries all over the world. Chase and Kimmey have 3 children, Piper 7, Deacon 4 and Asher 2. Chase and Kimmey plan to serve God with the skills and talents he has given them until they are called home.

Tommy Cummings

Chairman

Tommy is a lifelong resident of Opelika, Alabama. He and his wife Rebecca have become actively involved in the work of Four Corners after traveling to South Sudan with the ministry’s medical mission team in 2010. Their hearts were broken by the physical need of the people, and yet encouraged by the joy and faith the people had in Jesus Christ.

Tommy graduated from Auburn University in 1996 and has been a banker in the Opelika-Auburn area for 20 years. He is currently a senior vice-president and commercial loan officer with the SouthState Bank. Tommy and Rebecca are active members of the First Baptist Church in Opelika.

Nathan Lawrence

Nathan, his wife Beth, and their five children live in Valley, Alabama. Nathan and Beth have traveled to Uganda to help with Gospel Clarity Conferences, Women’s Conferences, and the Pastor Training Center. They have enjoyed seeing how God is moving through the ministries of Four Corners to proclaim the gospel and help the nations glorify our great savior. 

Nathan has been Senior Pastor of Valley Baptist Church since 2012 and is a Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate.

Tim Nabors

Tim and his wife Amy live in Charlotte, North Carolina with their two young daughters. The couple had the privilege of traveling to Uganda in 2016 to meet the children they sponsor through Four Corners Ministries. There they experienced first hand the amazing things God was doing at Abaana’s Hope.

They are also members of Calvary Church where they serve as leaders in the high-school department, children's ministry, and in an adult life group. Tim has also served as a deacon and finance committee member.

Prior to joining TIAA Investments, he was an investment banker at Wells Fargo Securities where he focused on structuring mortgage securities, and prior to that Tim was a managing director for portfolio management at Six Degrees Capital Management and New York Life Investment Management. Amy is a former occupational therapist who currently works part-time with Calvary's outreach ministry for senior adults.

Taylor Teel

Taylor is the Executive Director of Camp Marannook. His journey with four corners began 7 years ago when he went to Uganda and visited the land that Abaana’s Hope is now situated on. He and his family went to Abaana’s hope in May of 2018 to expose his kids to the nations so they can see firsthand how God is working in people’s hearts around the world. He has a heart for seeing people walk in the ways of the Lord as a disciple and use every opportunity in life to point others to Jesus. He serves on the board of FCM along with his wife Tamara and their 4 children, Tristan, Tucker, Tanner, and Tatum.

Royce Watkins

Royce and his wife Sandra live in Birmingham, Alabama. They began serving as full-time missionaries at Four Corners in 2012. Royce was the chief operations officer in Uganda at Abaana’s Hope where he worked with missionaries, focusing on developing infrastructure, sustainable life skills, evangelism and discipleship. In 2014 he began serving as president of Four Corners Ministries and continued in the role until July 2016.

Royce received a BBA degree from Texas A&M-Commerce in human resources management and served in various managerial positions in the pharmaceutical industry. Although semi-retired he still serves as the chairman and CEO of Cebert Pharmaceuticals which he founded in 1997. Royce and Sandra have a passion for making disciples of all the nations, having traveled to Africa, Central Asia and South America.

Yancy Carpenter

President

Yancy and his wife Joy went on their first short term mission trip with FCM in 2006. He was named vice-president of Four Corners in 2011 and served as board chairman in 2017 and 2018. In January of 2019 he accepted the board’s invitation to become President. Prior to FCM Yancy worked 20 years for Sysco as a Marketing Associate, District Sales Manager and Business Development Manager. Yancy and Joy have three children Emily, Jack and Julia. Yancy desires to use the life and gifts God has given him to love and serve our missionaries, staff and donors well as we seek to reach every tribe of northern Uganda and South Sudan with the gospel of Jesus. You can reach him at yancy@fourcorners.org .

Hannah Henderson

Stateside Director of Life Beads

Hannah and her husband Reed got married in March of 2023 and just recently moved to Orlando, Florida. 

Hannah interned with Four Corners the summer of 2021. While living in Uganda for the summer, she chose to spend the majority of her time in the bead room. While she was there, she built friendships with the Life Beads ladies. Together, they read God's Word, shared their stories, played cards, and shared meals. In addition to developing relationships, she also began to learn the process of creating jewelry. 

After arriving back in the states, Hannah desired to continue to be involved in the ministry. She became a Life Beads partner as she finished up her degree in Elementary Education at Auburn University. She is so excited to be able to work with Life Beads full time!

For more information on Life Beads and how you can be a part of what God is doing, email hannah@fourcorners.org. 

Lauren Johnson

Director of Communications

Lauren is originally from Troy, Alabama, and moved to Auburn after graduating from Huntingdon College in 2021 with a degree in English and a minor in creative writing. Pursuing her passion for writing and sharing stories, she began working as a news reporter for the Opelika-Auburn News, which is where she first discovered Four Corners. Lauren had the chance to write an article about the ministry and share with the community what the organization was doing for God.

When the opportunity to join the Four Corners team as the Director of Communications opened up in October 2023, Lauren didn't hesitate. She has the desire to share the powerful stories about the Lord's work and is excited to be part of a ministry focused on following the Word of God. She can be reached at lauren@fourcorners.org. 

Angie Jones

Administrator

Angie joined Four Corners as the fundraising and events planning coordinator in June 2016. She is currently serving as the Administrator in the office. She and her husband, John, live in Auburn, AL with their dog, Butch. Their daughter and son-in-law, Allison and Austin Oliver, live in Daviston, AL with their daughters, Raylyn and Naomi. 

She graduated from Jacksonville State University with a degree in elementary education in 1989. She taught for 25 years in the Randolph County School system. You can contact her at angie@fourcorners.org .

Carrie Newton

Mission Trip & Event Coordinator

Carrie and her husband, Richard, live in Lee County with their three teenagers, Katie, Adelynn, and Thet. Carrie works part time with FCM and is a full time Registered Dental Hygienist.

Carrie and Richard share a passion for missions. For the past 10 years, they have had many opportunities to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ through medical/ dental missions in Guyana, South America and Honduras. They have also had the opportunity to go to Haiti to minister to youth leaders at new plant churches.

Carrie joined Four Corners in July 2019 as Trip/Events Coordinator. Joining FCM allows Carrie to stay in foreign missions while being a mother to three very busy teenagers.

She can be reached at carrie@fourcorners.org

Jamie Taylor

Director of Thrift Store Operations

Jamie and his wife Melissa live in Roanoke, Alabama, where Jamie serves as bi-vocational pastor at Paran Missionary Baptist Church.

Jamie joined Four Corners Ministries July 2020 and was promoted to Director of Thrift Store Operations overseeing the Roanoke, Talladega, and Valley Alabama thrift stores.

Prior to Four Corners Jamie worked with Roanoke City Schools as maintenance and transportation supervisor for 29 years. Jamie desires to serve others and help the stores to prosper so we can continue to reach every tribe, restoring life and empowering people with the Gospel of Christ.

You can reach Jamie at Jamie@fourcorners.org 

Holly West

Stateside Director of CDP, WRC, and Interns

Holly, her husband, Myron and their two children, Ryan and Rachel joined Four Corners in 2012 after feeling led by God to reach the people of Uganda. They served as missionaries for three years at Abaana’s Hope. In May 2016 Myron contracted malaria which sadly led to his death a month later. Holly’s faith in God and love for the Acholi people have never wavered and she continues to serve with Four Corners both stateside and in Uganda.

Before joining the ministry, she worked for the State of Alabama for almost 22 years. She believes God blessed her with administration skills and that her love for the Acholi people will help her do her job to the best of her ability. She can be reached at holly@fourcorners.org.