Organizations Filed Purposes:
The primary exempt purpose of Global Youth Baseball Federation, Inc. is to provide baseball instruction free of charge to youth worldwide. GYBF is an international evangelistic baseball organization that has a unique platform. Through the game of baseball, we can build relationships that will facilitate the opportunity to share Christ. By partnering with local churches, foundations, international church mission boards and friends in the USA we facilitate the opportunity for children and parents to have a relationship with Jesus Christ. GYBF has been invited to do baseball programs in the USA and worldwide.
The primary exempt purpose of Global Youth Baseball Federation, Inc. is to provide baseball instruction free of charge to youth worldwide.
International and Domestic Sports Program Results:Cuba: January 24-February 1, 2019 and May 15-31, 2019 First Baptist Church Columbus Georgia Leaders were trained in Discipleship, Evangelism, Doctrine, and Theology as well home visitations. Vacation Bible School was held along with a baseball ministry for the children. 40 women from the church participated in a Women's Bible conference, which included testimomies, teaching and encouragement. There were baptisms, a communion service and softball games. August 1-3, 2019 Yearly Board of Directors Meeting Ashville NC Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove. We had about 50 people attend at the Billy Graham Ministry Center at the Cove. It was an incredible time for us. We went from 12 Board of Directors to 28 Board Members. It is our goal to expand that number to 40 Board members in the next 2 years so that we will have the resources that are needed for worldwide ministry. At this meeting the Board agreed unanimously that we will meet in August for the next 5 years at the Cove. I spoke with staff at the Cove and they also agreed that this is a good thing.Cuba August 12-20, 2019 and September 9-16, 2019Leaders were trained in Discipleship, Evangelism, Doctrine, and Theology as well home visitations. Vacation Bible School was held along with a baseball ministry for the children. 40 women from the church participated in a Women's Bible conference, which included testimomies, teaching and encouragement. There were baptisms, a communion service and softball games. Buenos Aries, Argentina September 20-27, 2018I went with Dr. Mitch Glaser and his wife Dr. Zhava Glaser from Chosen People Ministries to Buenos Aries, Argentina to meet with the Jewish Sports community to develop sports projects beginning with basketball for the year 2020. It was a very successful trip. We will begin our first project April 16-27, 2020 with 4 basketball coaches from Global Sports.Israel September 17-27, 2019We had about 15 people go to Israel. We visited the city of Jericho and did a medical ministry for 2 days. When we were in Jerusalem we met with Maxim Katz and Miriam Berg from Chosen People Ministries at the Chosen People Ministry Center in Jerusalem to develop future projects with Chosen People Ministries among Holocaust Survivors and at-risk children in multiple cities in Israel.October 19-21, 2019 Wisconsin Speaking Tour in Churches - I Spoke in 3 churches on the Fall Festivals of Israel. Was a very good trip.October 25-28, 2019 South Dakota Speaking Tour in Churches - I Spoke in 5 churches on the Fall Festivals of Israel. Was a very good trip.November 8-10, 2019 Atlanta trip to develop Medical Team for Worldwide Missions - Met with Dr. David Levine, who is a Neonatologist and Dr. James Sirleaf, an emergency room doctor, to talk about using medical ministry as a platform along side of sports ministry in the nation of Liberia. We are looking at a project in March of 2021.December 5-15. 2019 Cuba Leaders were trained in Discipleship, Evangelism, Doctrine, and Theology as well home visitations. Vacation Bible School was held along with a baseball ministry for the children. 40 women from the church participated in a Women's Bible conference, which included testimomies, teaching and encouragement. There were baptisms, a communion service and softball games. USA Program Partners:Partnership Churches and Christian Partners:Island Community Church-Tavernier, FloridaNorth Georgia Bible Chapel-Dawsonville, GeorgiaGlobal Encouragers Ministries-Knoxville, TennesseeLife River Fellowship, Spokane, WashingtonDillard Government Sales, Anderson South CarolinaWatchman Broadcasting, Augusta Georgia Solid Rock Evangelistic Association, West Palm Beach, FloridaTri Media Marketing Services, Ft. Worth, TexasByfield Parish Church-Boston MassachusettsFirst Baptist Church, Columbus, Georgia Gateway Church, Staten Island, N.Y.Chosen People Ministries, New York, N.Y.Lovem Ministries, Inc.Meadowbrook Community Church, Champaign Illinois Alma Vision Hispanic Network, Inc.Association of Free Lutheran CongregationsAthol Orange ChurchBethel Lutheran ChurchCalvary Baptist ChurchCatch 25 Foundation IncChick fil AChinese Evangel Mission Church of QueensCongregation Yeshua Ben David Inc.Cornerstone Television, Inc.Eden DentalEvangelical Free Church of NewportFCA Power Baseball Mission AccountFirst American Lutheran ChurchFirst American Lutheran ChurchFootville Church of ChristGlobal Encouragers Ministries Inc.Grace-Free Lutheran ChurchGracepoint Gospel FellowshipNational Christian FoundationNetwork for GoodNorth Georgia Bible ChapelRedeemer-Free Lutheran ChurchSchwab CharitableScore InternationalT.D. Ameritrade ClearingThe Gideons International of CanadaThe Kerrigan Corporation DBA/Trim CompanyWatchman Broadcasting Seed AccountWe had the opportunity to touch thousands of lives in the USA and Worldwide in 2019. Brian Doyle, our Director of Curriculum who lives in Newnan, Georgia, headed up our programs in Atlanta, Georgia. We hope to continue to increase our opportunity to work with youth in our baseball programs and begin inner city programs. In the future, we will provide instructional evangelistic baseball programs free of charge to boys and girls worldwide with no one excluded because of finances. In 2020, we hope to continue to expand our programs as a result of Brian Doyle being part of Global Youth Baseball fulltime. We have expanded into all sports as a platform for brining the gospel message and to help young people reach their dreams partnering with local churches worldwide. In the year 2020 we hope to expand into Argentina using basketball as a platform. I will speak in the Philippines on the Jewish Roots of the Bible and recommend to National Pastors that we use basketball as a platform for the Gospel Message to young people. It is our hope to come back and do larger conferences and begin the basketball projects the summer of 2021. Manilla will be a hub for us into the Philippines and additional Asian countries
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Jeffrey Siegel | Executive Director | 40 | $62,500 |
Connie Doyle | Secretary | 29 | $46,500 |
Mark Lingerman | Treasurer | 20 | $10,000 |
Larry Overstreet | Director | 1 | $0 |
June Overstreet | Director | 1 | $0 |
Tim Mercaldo | Director | 1 | $0 |
John Marono | Director | 1 | $0 |
Karen Hacker | Director | 1 | $0 |
Carol Caine | Director | 1 | $0 |
Tom Wright | Director | 1 | $0 |
Alice Wright | Director | 1 | $0 |
Ben Votipka | Director | 1 | $0 |
Eric Thomas | Director | 1 | $0 |
Bibiana Thomas | Director | 1 | $0 |
Jack Robbins | Director | 1 | $0 |
Ginnie Robbins | Director | 1 | $0 |
Daryl Nath | Director | 1 | $0 |
Sonny Miller | Director | 1 | $0 |
Karina Miller | Director | 1 | $0 |
Darlene Line | Director | 1 | $0 |
Jeff Kipp | Director | 1 | $0 |
Wanda King | Director | 1 | $0 |
Carl King | Director | 1 | $0 |
Kevin Hurst | Director | 1 | $0 |
Donna Hurst | Director | 1 | $0 |
Jeff Goldberg | Director | 1 | $0 |
Diamond Flowers | Director | 1 | $0 |
David Levine | Director | 1 | $0 |
Theleasa Sales | Director | 1 | $0 |
Wayne Sales | Director | 1 | $0 |
Tony Loeffler | Director | 1 | $0 |
George Murdock | Vice-Chairman | 1 | $0 |
Peter Shirokov | Chairman | 1 | $0 |
Peter Millar | Director | 1 | $0 |
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