Posted on July 6, 2020
Maritime Bethel at Savannah, a nonprofit organization that provides personal and practical support to seafarers who come into Georgia ports, has recently announced the appointment of John Houchens as executive director.
Houchens comes to Maritime Bethel at Savannah with more than thirty years of non-profit experience. He has served organizations large and small, both in the United States and overseas.
“I am excited about the ministry opportunity that Maritime Bethel provides and particularly excited about the great organization that founder Andy Krey has built,” Houchens said.
“Andy Krey has accomplished so much for the seafarers who call on the Port of Savannah. I’m very thankful for the foundation he’s built and to be able to call on him as a trusted adviser.”
Houchens holds a bachelor’s of arts in Christian ministry from Point University in Atlanta. He got his start in the ministry on the streets of Atlanta in the 1980?s where he focused on counseling and life skills training for the homeless.
Later he transitioned into ministry at churches in both Georgia and Tennessee where he created youth mentoring programs and planned and executed successful fundraising initiatives.
Houchens then became the executive director of Children’s Injustice Initiative in Kampala, Uganda where he traveled extensively in developing nations working to reach highly vulnerable children and advance leaders and teams in medical care, social work, teaching, counseling, vocational training, and food security and agriculture programs.
Source: savannahnow
