Louisville—The Kentucky Baptist Convention has selected Lynn and Angie Wagoner of McDowell as Kentucky’s 2009 Mission Service Corps Missionaries of the Year.

The Wagoners serve as directors for God’s Appalachian Partnership, a ministry center they founded in 1999. Based in McDowell, the center provides food, clothing, job training, home repairs and other basic necessities to those in need in Floyd County.

“Lynn and Angie keep evangelism as the No. 1 priority of their ministry and do an exceptional job in connecting new believers with local churches where they can grow in their relationship with Christ,” said Teresa Parrett, missions mobilization coordinator for the KBC. “They have a deep love for the people they serve.”

As MSC missionaries, the couple oversees the ministry at God’s Appalachian Partnership. Lynn serves as director for the center, and Angie serves as office manager.

Originally from St. Cloud, Fla., the Wagoners moved to Floyd County in 1999 to establish the center. According to Parrett, God’s Appalachian Partnership has assisted more than 1,800 families and currently serves an average of 350 families each month.

Each year, the KBC recognizes an MSC missionary for his or her commitment to and effectiveness in ministry, evangelism or church planting.

As the state honorees, the Wagoners will serve as Kentucky’s nominees for the National Missionary of the Year award to be presented by the North American Mission Board later this summer.

Last year, fellow MSC missionary Harrell Riley was recognized as NAMB’s national honoree. He directs Hell Is Real Ministries and prison and Job Corps outreach programs primarily in Western Kentucky.

The Wagoners have three children and are active members of First Baptist Church of Pikeville.

Mission Service Corps missionaries are self-funded missionaries who are commissioned by the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention.