Billy Ray Massey

Biographical Sketch

Billy Ray Massy joined the staff of Missouri Baptist Children’s Home in December of 1999.  Billy lives in Willard, MO and serves as the Development Officer for Southwest Missouri.  His responsibilities include not only fund raising but also the recruiting of families and individuals interested in working with hurting children through employment opportunities, our foster-adoptive program, our visiting resource program or as a volunteer. In fund raising, Billy makes both group presentations and presentations to individuals sharing the ministry challenges and opportunities of the Children’s Home and showing both groups and individuals how they can be personally involved in this vital ministry to children. Billy is a certified instructor who leads Estate Planning Seminars and meets with individuals to help them find answers to their questions and solutions to meet their estate planning objectives.

Billy attended both the University of Houston and Sam Houston State Teachers College. Billy retired from the United States Marine Corps as a Lieutenant Colonel after 21 years of service. He flew 600 combat missions in Vietnam and was decorated with Three Distinguished Flying Crosses.

Billy’s ministry experience includes 23 years as pastor of churches in North Carolina, Alabama and Georgia.  Between his military experience and his ministry experience, Billy worked first as a salesman and then Sales Manager for the Prudential Company where he held Life, Health, Property and Casualty and Blue Sky (Mutual funds, stock funds and annuities) licenses.

Billy and his wife Jean have 2 grown children, both of whom live in Texas.

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