Jesus came teaching us to love one another and love the world around us. Our desire is to see that lived out in real and practical ways. To that end, we spend a great ammount of effort on projects that are outside of the walls of our church building. Through our missions team we help make sure that the truth of Jesus is shared around the globe and in our own community. Through our benevolence team we care for one another and the needy around us. And through our compassion and justice team we mobilize ourselves to give more than just money, but to become fully aware and involved in the brokenness found throughout our world. Below you will find a list of the various people and organizations we are committed to.
Missions is our response to the Great Commission by proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ cross-culturally through evangeleism, discipleship, Bible translation, church planting and church leadership development by giving priority to the least reached.
| Name | Description | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Bob & Connie Sheffler | Ministry Leadership development-Ivory Coast in West Africa | |
| Jim & Shelly Savage | Wycliffe Bible Translation- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| Marty & Tina Ganong | Evangelism- Guinea, West Africa (please allow 7-10 days for a reply and be careful what you write as they are in a Muslim part of the world.) | |
| Randy & Katy Smelser | Church Planting-Peine, Germany | |
| Andy & Julie Pierce | Wycliffe Bible Translation- Solomon Islands | JulieAndy |
| Osmar Aguilar | Youth for Christ-Kenosha, WI | website |
| Rock River | Christian Camp | website |
Through our benevolence team, we are able to help meet some of the needs within our church family and our local community. If you are in need of assistance, or know someone in our church family who is, please contact one of the ministers so that we can gather the necessary information for us to review each need on a case by case basis.
| Name | Description | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Shalom Center | Provides emergency food, shelter, houseing and support | website |
| Genesis House | Offering shelter and guidance to women facing crisis pregnancy | website |
| CareNet | Helping men and women with unplanned pregnancies while offering post abortion counseling as well | website |
| New Song | Assisting in the transition for those returning from jail and prison | website |
Along with the financial support that we provide through our missions team and our benevolence team, we desire to find ways to take an active role along side organizations that are serving to show the compassion of God while working against injustice and oppression. This is done by partnering with these organizations through events like our "Christmas Store," as well as participating with them in their regular activities.
| Name | Description | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Sharing Center | Provides emergency needs such as clothes and food | website |
| Kiva | Division 2 | website |
| charity:water | Brings clean, safe drinking water to developing nations | website |
| Rapha House | Love and heal children rescued from slavery | website |
| Project 7 Coffee | Uses coffee sales to donate to various social needs | website |
| Thousand Hills Coffee | Uses coffee to support the Rwanda Middle School project | website |
| The Mentoring Project | Advocates for the fatherless | website |
| TOMS Shoes | For every pair you by, they give a pair away | website |