Evelyn Blount: Educator and Longtime Missionary Union Leader

Evelyn Blount grew up exposed to the inspiring work of missionary organizations and was strongly influenced by her mother to follow this path. Thanks to her strong religious faith, she remained committed to her spiritual work while also focusing her efforts on developing a career within the field of education. Ms. Blount attended the Woman’s College of Georgia, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1964. This was followed with a master’s degree in religious education, from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1969.

Ms. Blount worked as a teacher at Blue Mountain College between 1964 and 1966. She began teaching at Berkmar High School for a year before undertaking several roles which included group leader at a Baptist Center, a minister of education at the First Baptist Church, and an Acteens director for the Woman’s Missionary Union, Auxiliary Georgia Baptist Convention. She served as a youth department supervisor, a field services director, a national enlargement plan director, and a program design specialist.

Her career culminated in the role of Executive Director and Treasurer of Woman’s Missionary Union Auxiliary South Carolina Baptist Convention, where she served as both until her retirement in 2008. Ms. Blount earned the title of honorary life member of the United States Air Force Ground Observers Corp. Several of her written works have been published.