State Missionary
Salt Light Baptist Church
Waveland, MS
Doyle Moore was born on April 5, 1946, and Linda on December 16, 1948. Doyle grew up in the Leetown Community near Picayune, Mississippi, where his father pastored a local BMA church. After graduating from Hancock North Central High School in 1963, Doyle entered military service. He trained as a surgical technician and served in South Korea at the 121st Evacuation Hospital before completing his service at Fort Polk, Louisiana.
In 1966, Doyle trusted Christ as his Savior after hearing his younger brother preach. Later that year, he enrolled at Southeastern Baptist College in Laurel, Mississippi. During the summer of 1967, he surrendered to God’s call to ministry. Doyle and Linda began dating that same year and were married on August 17, 1968.
As they sought God’s direction, both attended Bible college while working to support their education. Feeling led to further ministry preparation, they moved to Arkansas and enrolled at Central Baptist College in Conway. There, Doyle was called to pastor Cleveland Baptist Church, where he was ordained in 1970. God later led them to serve at Valley View Baptist Church in Wynne, Arkansas, where He blessed them with three daughters: Kara, Rebecca, and Rachel.
In 1976, the Lord called Doyle and Linda to the Philippines to begin what would become their life’s work in missions. With God’s provision and guidance, they founded a Bible college and faithfully served there for 41 years, helping train generations of Christian leaders. In 2017, they returned to the United States, where they continue serving the Lord through missions ministry along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Through every season of life, Doyle and Linda have experienced God’s faithfulness and remain grateful for the privilege of serving Him.
State Missionary
Salt Light Baptist Church
Waveland, MS
For more than two decades, Chris Sledge and his family have faithfully followed God's leading through a variety of ministry opportunities, including youth ministry, children's homes, pastoral ministry, and missions work. Throughout every season, they have experienced the Lord's faithfulness and provision while seeking to serve wherever He calls.
God has blessed Chris and his wife Chelsea with four children — Titus, Malachi, Ava, and Zoe — who have shared in the journey of ministry alongside them. Together, they have embraced a desire to follow Christ and serve others wherever He opens doors.
Most recently, God has called their family to serve at Salt Light Mission in Waveland, Mississippi, alongside Pastor Doyle Moore. Their passion is to see people connected to Jesus Christ and discipled in their faith. Through the ministry of Salt Light Mission, they seek to strengthen the connection between the local church and the surrounding community while sharing the hope of the Gospel.
Their ministry is built upon a commitment to worship, prayer, faithful service, and intentionally blessing those God places in their path. They believe that as God's people remain faithful to the work of Christ, He will continue to build His church and use Salt Light Mission to reach lives for His glory.
They are grateful for the opportunity to serve in Waveland and look forward to seeing how God continues to work through Salt Light Mission as souls are connected to the Savior and communities are impacted by the Gospel.
Life Ministry Verse: “But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” ACTS 6:4.