Missions // Rescued People Rescue People
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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In Germany for Afghans?
Jesse and Joy, together with their kids Emmanuelle (11) and Simeon (8)*, have spent the last four years serving the Lord in Germany in partnership with First Church. While Germany is full of people who need Jesus, their hearts beat especially for Afghans, and that is...
Guatemala Mission Trips
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Words of Hope Jehanabad Mission Center
Because of your generosity, First Church fully supports the Words of Hope Jehanabad Regional Mission Center in South Asia, providing 100% of the funding needed to sustain the ministry and its staff. Through this partnership, the Gospel is being shared, communities are...
A Lesson in Gratitude from Guatemala
Written by Markus Terborg – High School Student Last week, I had the opportunity to travel to Guatemala on a mission trip with Casas por Cristo, which translates to “Houses for Christ.” The name says a lot about what they do. We had three separate teams of...
Cambodia Train Up Children’s Home
Missions Spotlight: Brett & Susan VanderMolen Walking by Faith, Not by Sight In 1990, the doors opened for humanitarian work in Cambodia—a nation scarred by war and deep need. In response, a children’s home was established to care for...
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...
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...
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...
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),...
