Jim Agens

In 1980, James Agens responded to God’s call to serve Christ while attending a Missions Conference. Married to Debra in 1982, they attended Liberty University where Jim earned a BA in Cross Cultural Studies. Jim continued his education at Western Michigan University, earning an MA in Communications in 1987, and took several courses from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL.

The Agens applied for missionary service with Trans World Radio in 1989, raised support and moved their family to Swaziland (now named Eswatini) in 1992. In 1996 they transferred to TWR’s European Regional Office and lived in Vienna, Austria for five years. The Agens returned to the United States and served with the International Council for Gender Studies (ICGS), a Christian curriculum publisher for five years. While there, he also taught Public Speaking courses at Navarro College in Waxahachie, Texas.

Jim now lives in Benton Harbor, and is VP Real Estate for a property development firm. As President of Christian Involvement in Service (CIS), and travels back and forth to Russia and Ukraine, partnering with national churches. In this capacity, Jim has had the privilege of teaching Bible and Mission Theology courses in the Bible School located in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.

Jim and Debbie celebrated 38 years of marriage in December 2020, and eight months later the Lord called Debra home to heaven. Jim has four grown children and three grandchildren.