LEADERSHIP

Missionaries, Director of Petra International Ministries (Jared Cox)
Jared Cox is the founding pastor of the Petra churches in Nicaragua, Petra International Ministries, and is currently the lead pastor of Petra Bible Church, Bozeman. Jared was born in Alton, IL and raised in Phoenix, AZ. He received Jesus as his Lord and Savior at age seven. After losing his dad to a massive heart attack at age ten, the Lord used the tragedy and many trials to call him to be a missionary. After finishing his degree from Moody Bible Institute, he married Tanya. The Lord called them to be missionaries in Nicaragua, where they spent fifteen years making disciples and planting churches. In 2016, the Lord called their family back to the States to start Petra International Ministries and Petra Bible Church, Bozeman. In 2018, Jared finished his M. Div. from Western Seminary. Jared and Tanya have four kids: Josiah (23), Isaiah (21), Gaby (19), and Jeremiah (17). Each of their children are preparing to serve the Lord full time in ministry.

Missionary, Administration, Church Planting Logistics
Amber completed her undergrad and M. Ed. from Vanderbilt University and later a M.A. in Global Studies from Liberty University. She was originally sent to Bozeman from a church in Nashville to serve in 2012. She began praying with the Cox family in April 2017 about the Petra Bozeman church plant and was called to serve full time as a Petra missionary in January 2021. Amber serves as the ministry coordinator at Petra Bozeman as well as in administration and assisting with church planting logistics for Petra International Ministries.