In 1992, Curt and Mary were sent out by International Missions to serve in Brazil with their daughters: Amber, Kelsey, and Brooklin, in a church planting ministry. After leaving for Brazil 30 years ago, Curt and Mary have now been in Nashville for 20 years. As the Director of Field Ministry Personnel, Curt’s passion to fulfill 2 Timothy 2:2 continues as he has the chance to train those who will in turn train many more for the Kingdom around the Globe. Throughout his 30+-year ministry, he has taught students, led multiple mission trips, served in a variety of roles in churches, and planted a church overseas.

Curt received a Master of Arts in religion from Liberty University and has his TESL certificate from the Tennessee Foreign Language Institute. Mary has worked as a family coordinator in an elementary school with over 20 languages spoken, and more than 45 countries represented. She earned her Ed.D. in educational leadership from Lipscomb University and currently has a ministry as a principal in a public elementary school. The Holland sisters, Amber (Burleson), Kelsey (Lin), and Brooklin (Hawkins) are all nurses and Andrew was adopted when he was three. Curt enjoys good coffee, exercising, playing golf, reading, and traveling to new cultures, and his ever-growing number of grandchildren!