African Bible Colleges

Jan is a graduate of CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from BELHAVEN COLLEGE. After living overseas for several years, she and her husband, Thad, have recently returned to their hometown of Clinton. They have 3 grown children and 4 grandchildren.

Buck is a graduate of BELHAVEN COLLEGE and COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. (I go back too far for RTS! Otherwise, we would have gone there!) After seminary he served First Presbyterian, Water Valley, MS; served as an evangelist with the PRESBYTERIAN EVANGELISTIC FELLOWSHIP; served as a missionary evangelist with CHRISTIAN NATIONALS EVANGELISM COMMISSION; and then as pastor of FIRST PRESBYTERIAN, BILOXI. He has served as Vice President of African Bible Colleges (ABC) and member of the Board of Directors from the beginning. In 1989, after serving First Presbyterian, Biloxi, for 12 years, he left the full time pastorate in order to serve as U.S. Director of ABC. For 12 of the past 18 years with ABC, he also served as pastor of Raymond Presbyterian Church. Buck and Betty are blessed with three children and seven grandchildren. They worship at PROVIDENCE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH in Clinton, MS.

Donna graduated from Winona High School and later from Holmes Junior College with a degree in Secretarial Science. She has been married to C. Owens Palmertree, Jr. for thirty-four years and together they have four grown children, three of whom are married.

She says, "Owens and I have traveled extensively since 1990 participating yearly in short term missions around the world. We have recently moved back to Clinton, where we raised our children, in order to be closer to my aging parents. I am honored to serve ABC in the U.S. office!"

Ed grew up in Jackson, MS and graduated from The UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI with a degree in Business Administration in 1955. Following two years in the U.S. Marine Corps he was in business in Jackson from 1957-1971, Business Administrator at REFORMED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (Jackson) from 1971-1983, Director of Development of FRENCH CAMP ACADEMY from 1983-2005 and has been Director of Development of AFRICAN BIBLE COLLEGES from early 2006 to present.
Ed and wife, Sallie Thomas Williford, of Birmingham, AL have five grown children and four "nearly grown" grandchildren.
The Willifords are long term members of FIRST PRES. JACKSON where Ed served as deacon and ruling elder for many years before moving to French Camp in 1987 for thirteen years. Ed works for ABC Monday through Thursday and is retired on Friday!