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Pastor Shane & Tammy Mallard

Shane and Tammy grew up in Southeast Missouri. In 1993, they were married and Shane joined the United States Air Force. He was stationed at Whiteman AFB in Knob Noster, MO. After visiting Calvary Baptist Church for several months, he was saved in February 1994. Tammy was saved in November of the same year. In May of 1996 Bro. Mallard surrendered to the call to preach.

In January of 1997, he and Tammy moved to Springfield where he attended Baptist Bible college for two years and trained under the leadership of Pastor Leon Gray. In May of 1999, the Lord moved their family back to Knob Noster, MO to Calvary Baptist Church to finish the Bible Institute under Pastor Jeff Ables. In February 2001, the Lord moved the Mallards back to Springfield to the Berean Baptist Church. Pastor Ables was now the Pastor, Bro. Mallard would be his assistant and would teach in the Teen Class and eventually in the College and Career class. After being on staff for about three years, a church in Southeast Missouri contacted Pastor Ables. Emmanuel Baptist Church was started in 1973 out of Berean Baptist Church. They were in need of a pastor so the church called Bro. Mallard. The Mallards served there for 15 years.

In 2018 the Mallards took a missions trip to Western Australia. While there, God burdened Bro. Mallard's heart to come back as church planting missionaries. The Lord allowed Bro. Mallard and Tammy to go back in 2019 and receive further confirmation of this call. After some time on deputation to go to the field, the Country of Australia changed the Visa requirements closing the door for the Mallards. There have only been two areas where the Lord has specifically burdened Bro. Mallard's heart, one is Australia and the other is Southeast MO. With the door closed to Australia, it seemed a door was opening to Southeast MO. After seeking God's direction as well as the counsel of Pastor Ables the Mallards moved to Poplar Bluff, MO to plant the Liberty Baptist Church.

Bro. Mallard and Tammy have been married 29 years and have four daughters, Taylor is 22 and was married in December of 2021, Molly is 19, Emma is 17, and Riah is 6, (who the Lord allowed them to adopt in March of 2017). They also recently were awarded guardianship of Elijah who is 4.