Jimmy Bledsoe began serving as the Director of Evangelism and Student Ministries on March 16, 2009. He and his family served as ISC missionaries in Tanzania with the International Mission Board. Prior to this position he served over 9 years as Assistant Pastor/Minister of Youth at First Baptist Church in Charlestown, Indiana. During this tenure he also taught Old and New Testament at Christian Academy of Indiana.

He earned a BA degree in religious studies and psychology from Southwest Baptist University, a Masters of Divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is currently completing a Doctor of Philosophy degree at Southern. Jimmy is excited that God has led him to West Virginia to help people become serious followers of Jesus Christ. He desires to see people discover a real and radical relationship with Jesus, deepen their understanding of what it means to be a follower of Jesus, develop their God-given gifts and abilities in serving Jesus, and do what God has saved them to do. His areas of responsibility include evangelism training and coordination, student ministries, student missions, and campus ministries.

He is married to Diana (Livingston) of Carrollton, Missouri. They have two sons, Caleb and Isaac.