Born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Tony Antonelli grew up in a family riddled with divorce, remarriages, and relocations. After his parents divorced, he eventually arrived in Marianna, FL in 1977 to live with his mom and attend high school. An avid athlete, he was a member of the bowling and basketball teams, both championship teams. In 1978, after high school graduation, he enlisted in the Air Force, training on the Minuteman Program, an Inter-Continental Nuclear Missile System. After service to his country, Tony enrolled at Gulf Coast Community College, earning a degree in Micro Computer Systems while working with The Naval Coastal Systems Center. In July 1986 God saved Tony while he was attending Saint Mark United Methodist Church in Panama City. He remembers a statement, the pastor, Rev. Norman Hodges made during the sermon, “You create your own circumstances through the decisions you make.” Tony became a Lay Speaker in the United Methodist Church before being appointed to a two-point charge with Black Creek and Red Bay UMC churches in Florida. His theme song is “Living by Faith,” and he put this into practice in January 1992 by leaving a secure Civil Service job with the Navy to pursue a call on his life as a full-time minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He began preaching revivals and camp meetings, married his wife Cynthia Archer, and moved to Kentucky to Asbury College. After graduation from Asbury with a Master of Divinity, he returned to pastor churches in Alabama and Florida. Now a husband, father, and grandfather, Tony currently pastors Christ and Pineview Methodist Churches in Milton, FL. Rev. Antonelli’s desire is to be obedient in serving the Lord as a Pastor while serving the local churches in the Alabama Emerald Coast Conference of the Global Methodist Church. He has a gift of communicating the Gospel through preaching and teaching. During his life, he has experienced trials and been offered opportunities that would have veered his eye off the goal; however, he has remained constant to God’s Calling. Tony will be the perfect minister to lead as we recognize God’s goal for us, and he will deliver the steps necessary to ensure we keep our eye on the God-given goal.

Josh has served in local churches as a youth pastor and family pastor. He currently serves as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Robertsdale, AL. A graduate of New Orleans Baptist Seminary in December 2017, he has been involved in missions throughout his ministry with a focus in Ukraine for the past 5 years. Josh and his wife, Kristina, have been married for 14 years and have 3 children. He enjoys the outdoors and uses outdoor adventures, such as hunting and fishing, to reach boys and men for Jesus. This year will mark his 36^th time attending Bethlehem Family Camp. 

I met the living Christ in a deep and life-changing way while attending Bethlehem Family Camp in 1974.  At that time, the Holy Spirit began to grow in me a life-long passion for the Word of God and the God revealed through the Holy Scriptures. 

In my late teens, I began a decade of sharing my faith journey through the Lay Witness movement and as a counselor at Christian youth camps.  During this time, I attended college and earned bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Psychology and Counseling complemented by a minor in Religious Studies. These degrees led to a 35-year career in higher education, while also ministering and serving as a Lay Speaker in Enterprise, Alabama churches.  Then, in 2012, change came when God led us to leave Enterprise and move to my husband’s generational family farm in Kentucky. Once in Kentucky, God multiplied the opportunities to minister and I served regularly as a Lay Speaker in over 30 churches across a seven-county area.  In 2019, He opened another door, and I stepped into the pulpit of a small UMC church.  Three years later I moved to two independent churches in Cumberland County, Kentucky as a Global Methodist Lay Supply Pastor.

On a personal note, my husband Bo and I have been married for 38 years.   Throughout our marriage, we have been used by God to counsel adults, lead youth groups, and minister through music.  We have two adult sons, two daughters-in-love, and two grandchildren.

A familiar verse – “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NKJV)   The Holy Spirit breathed that newness, that freshness into my heart and life on July 7, 1974.  And I wish I could say that I’ve been faithful in obedience every day since.  The truth is it was a done deal on God’s part – but very soon after that night my journey took on the appearance of the newly-liberated Hebrews in the book of Exodus – wandering, doubting, looking back, complaining, overcome with discontent – I think you get the picture for I suspect we are not that different.  But our God is faithful.  Again and again, He brought seasons of refreshing and restoration – when I could breathe in the Holy Spirit and find myself revived and renewed.  As Christians we need His fresh anointing, a fresh breath, to stay relevant.  The world needs us to breathe deeply.  Our country needs us to breathe deeply, our churches need us to breathe deeply, our families need us to breathe deeply – I am praying for the wind of God to blow on and through us all to perform His Word from Job 8:7, “Though your beginning was insignificant, yet your end will increase greatly.”  NASB

Duke Underwood returns as our youth evangelist. He has over 40 years in children’s, youth, and outreach ministry. Duke says “Right now is the right time for you to come into a deep, all-encompassing relationship with the Lord Jesus!” He and his wife, Melissa have 6 adult children and 8 grandchildren. Duke is presently the Youth and Worship Pastor at Means Methodist, Andrews, Texas. As of July 1 Melissa and Duke will move to Friona, Texas where he will be the Pastor at Friona Methodist Church.