Anna Smith
Anna Smith’s 37 years of missionary service with World Gospel Mission spanned the globe. In 1975, she and her husband, Ernie, were appointed as new missionaries to Burundi, later transferring to Tanzania where they were instrumental in opening that field. They also served for two years in Kenya. In 1985, they returned to the U.S. and represented WGM in the Southwest Region before pastoring a church in California.
They returned to WGM in 1998 and helped establish WGM’s work in Ukraine. Under Ernie’s leadership, the Home of Hope Ministry Center in Berdyansk was purchased and renovated. It now houses a church, holds English classes, and youth ministry and even took in refugee families during the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Anna retired in 2010 and now lives in Arizona City, Arizona.