Scot and Jill Riggins - Papua New Guinea
Email: scotandjill@reachone.com
Scot and Jill Riggins are missionaries for the Church of the Nazarene to the Melanesia Field (Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, East Timor, and Vanuatu) living in Papua New Guinea. Scot was appointed in August 2000. He serves as the Field Administrator for the Melanesia Field. He is involved with assisting the Field Director in the areas of administration and finance for the field. Jill went to Papua New Guinea as a Nazarene in Volunteer Service (NIVS) in August 2002 to teach high school missionary kids. Scot and Jill met in Papua New Guinea and were married in July 2004.
Scot grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma, on the Northeast Oklahoma District. He graduated from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma, with a B.S. in Accounting. He received his M.B.A. in International Finance from Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio. His call to full time missionary service was confirmed through serving with NIVS in Bulgaria, Israel, Portugal, and Germany/Switzerland (in the Eurasia Regional Office).
Jill grew up on the Northeast Oklahoma District and the Northeast Indiana District. She earned a B.A. in Spanish Education from Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois. Her call to serve as a missionary was confirmed through various short-term missions trips to Central and South America.
The Riggins have their residence in Ohio, on the Central Ohio District.
