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Matthew 28:19-20 “Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
First Church wants to bring the Gospel of Jesus to everyone, near and far. This is accomplished through missionaries, local missions, and mission organizations that join together to be a part of the Great Commission! Through prayer, giving, and serving you can be apart of the missions at First Church to help spread the Gospel.
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Roger and Sue Scheenstra
The Scheenstras work with a semi-nomadic people who pasture their herds in a desert region of eastern Africa. This ethnic group, which is 99 percent Muslim, has very limited access to health, agricultural, and educational services; many suffer periodically from...
Guatemala Trips
Haiti Trips
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Words of Hope
Words of Hope isn’t just a devotional ministry, and it’s not just a missions agency either! As readers connect daily to the truths of Scripture with Words of Hope, they will also grow in appreciation of and care for the global church. The mission of Words of Hope is...
Cambodia: Brett and Susan
"Here are the beliefs and way of life that God our Father accepts as pure and without fault. When widows are in trouble, take care of them. Do the same for children who have no parents. And don’t let the world make you impure." James 1:27 The doors were open for...
Reaching the Unreachable with the Miller* Family
Almost half of the world population is considered unreached –roughly 42% of humans (over 3.1 billion!) on this planet are members of a people group among which there is no self-propagating, indigenous community of believing Christians. These peoples are...
Sharing the Good News with Afghans
Jesse and Joy (along with their kids, Emmanuelle and Simeon)* serve God in Germany, but that’s not where they started! Both Jesse and Joy came to Christ when they were young adults. Before they met one another (and before they met Jesus), they each...
Jonel and Eunice: Crisis to Christlikeness
Jonel and Eunice Arcedera serve in the Philippines and are devoted to seeing people choose to follow Jesus, for more information on their ministry, check out this post! God has done great work in their lives and they seek to share the gift they have been given with...
Haluk and Wendy in Turkey
Haluk and Wendy have been serving Jesus in Turkey since 1998, but in 2018 First Church joined in partnership with them! Haluk, is director of Words of Hope Turkey, and has a vision to make the Gospel known throughout every province in Turkey through radio and...
Jonel and Eunice Arcedera in the Philippines
Jonel and Eunice Arcedera are serving the Lord with Word of Life Philippines, they have been a part of Word of Life for 18 years. Jonel is currently the Director of Word of Life Local Church Ministries. He is also Co-Creator of Intense Discipleship is For Me (ID4ME),...
Report from Hunger Relief International
We are partnered with Hunger Relief International (HRI) and through our partnership since 2016 with HRI we have been able to send 7 teams so far to both Haiti and Guatemala. In Haiti we have had the opportunity to partner with an orphanage that we support financially...
Journal Entries from Guatemala Trip Participants
In February we will be sending another group to Guatemala, but we wanted to share some of the experiences of volunteers who were on our very first trip to Guatemala in summer 2019! Day 1 I went to sleep last night really listening to God remind me that our plans...
