Home Office
Ron and Pat Bishop
President and Office Manager
Ron was born in 1945 in Macon, Georgia. He attended Blacksburg High in South Carolina. Once he graduated from Blacksburg, he made his way to Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga. While at Temple, Ron earned his undergrad degree in 1967 and a Masters of Divinity in 1971. He also holds Honorary Doctorate degrees from Oklahoma Baptist Seminary and Tennessee Temple University.
Ron was a pastor for three years before coming back to Temple as the men’s head basketball coach. He served at Temple for ten years as head coach, with a career record of 279-88. Ron collected many honors from his years at Temple, including 4 national championships, NCCAA National Coach of the Year in 1979 and 1982, and NACA National Coach of the Year in 1983. Ron has also been inducted into four Hall of Fames: Chattanooga Sports, National Christian College Athletic Association, Blacksburg High School, and Tennessee Temple University.
In 1985 Ron resigned from Temple to start a ministry that God had given him the vision for. SCORE International was born in January of 1985. For many years Ron and his wife Pat ran the ministry all by themselves. Over the years, God blessed the ministry of SCORE as missionaries and representatives started coming on board. Ron serves as the President of SCORE and Pat is the Office Manager and takes care of the financial aspects of the ministry.
Through the ministry of SCORE, Ron is able to speak to thousands of teens every year. He also is in high demand as a speaker for missions conferences, revivals, school chapels, and teen camps. Along with these opportunities, Ron also speaks in NBA chapels for players.
Ron and Pat have two daughters, Robyn and Rhonda, who are happily married. They also have five precious grandchildren.
Elisa Adams
Financial Secretary
Elisa was raised in Hixson, Tennessee and was saved at the age of five. In May of 2003, she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration: Office Administration from Tennessee Temple University. She is a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Red Bank, Tennessee where she is actively involved.
In the summer of 2006, Elisa went on her first SCORE mission’s trip to the Dominican Republic. The trip opened her eyes to a whole new world and the need for people to go and share the gospel whether here or overseas. She worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee before coming to SCORE International. She was looking for the opportunity to change jobs when the position for Financial Secretary came open in November of 2007. This job was the answer to her prayers and now gets to help others experience what she felt on her first trip!
Trey and Terri Bailey
VP of Administration
Trey and Terri both grew up in Huntington, West Virginia. Trey is a graduate of Marshall University and is currently pursuing his masters' degree at Temple Baptist Seminary in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Terri has an undergrad degree from West Virginia State University in Charleston, WV and a graduate degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Their sending church is Lewis Memorial Baptist Church of Huntington, where Dr. David Lemming is the senior pastor. They have a son, Evan, who was born on March 24, 2006.
Trey and Terri have been missionaries with SCORE since March 2001. After both being exposed to missions during their teenage years, they went on short-term trips with SCORE while in college. During those trips, God impressed upon their hearts the need for more Christians to take a stand and do more for Him in the field of missions. Trey and Terri have an intense burden to expose more people to this need for missions. Their vision is specifically to expose youth to the foreign mission field and let God impact their hearts and lives to become more involved.
Trey currently serves as the Vice President of Administration. He works in the home office of SCORE where he helps groups and leaders to plan and organize their trips. The Baileys also travel to many conferences and seminars across the USA to represent SCORE.
Contact information:
2333 Mark Lane
Chattanooga, TN 37421
Phone: 423-894-7111
trey@scoreinternational.org
Yvonne and Mike Gothard
Executive Secretary
Yvonne met her husband, Mike, in high school. They were married, April 4, 1981. They have 2 children, BJ and April. Yvonne was Catholic and Mike was raised as a Methodist. However, they began attending Edgewood Baptist Church on the invitation of Mike’s sister. On October 27, 1985, they both accepted Christ as their Saviour. Both of their children accepted Christ at the age of 5.
Because of a move, they changed churches and became members of Calvary Baptist Church in Red Bank, TN in March of 1996. They continue to be faithful members and love being involved in their church.
After a serious car accident in April, 1996, Yvonne had to stop working during recovery. That fall, while attending Ron and Pat Bishop’s Sunday School class, Yvonne mentioned to Pat that she needed to go back to work. Pat said they had been praying for a secretary for the new SCORE office and offered her the position of executive secretary at SCORE International. God answered both prayers at once and Yvonne has served with SCORE since October, 1996.
Tim and Rhonda Swaney
VP of Public Relations
Tim and Rhonda Swaney have been married since 10/3/98 and have three children Lex (2/2/00), Chloe (7/23/02) and Slade (9/23/07). Tim’s work history is in sales and marketing and in 2003 the Lord opened the door to serve with SCORE on a full-time basis. Tim now serves as the Vice President of Public Relations.
Tim and Rhonda are members of Woodland Park Baptist Church in Chattanooga, TN and have been there since 2000. They enjoy working with young people and athletes and seeing the changes God makes in their lives after experiencing a trip with SCORE.
They praise the Lord for all of the opportunities He has granted to serve Him
Ashley & Richard Whittemore
Sports Trip and GAP Program Secretary
Richard and Ashley were both born and raised in Chattanooga, TN and were both saved at the age of six. They met at a young age at Calvary Baptist Church in Red Bank, TN where they have both attended since early childhood. Their friendship grew steadily over the years and they both attended several mission trips to the Dominican Republic with SCORE International. They each felt the call to missions at a very young age and surrendered to be full-time missionaries on a trip to Costa Rica in 2004 with SCORE International.
After completing high school, they felt the call to attend the Bilingual Bible Program at Word of Life Bible Institute in Argentina. Here they became fluent in the Spanish language and studied the Word of God for a year. Upon returning to the states, Richard graduated from Chattanooga State with a degree in Aviation Management and Ashley graduated from Chattanooga State with a degree in English and American Literature. They were married on August 4, 2007 and are currently involved serving in their church youth group and teaching Sunday school. Their heart’s desire is to see young people serve the Lord and to use aviation and the abilities God has given them to further His kingdom on the foreign mission field.
Ashley currently serves in the SCORE home office as the Sports Trip and GAP Program Secretary
