MISSIONS.
LOCAL.
Every week we send weekend meal bags home with school aged children to ensure that they have food to eat when school is not in session through the Weekend Warrior Program. These bags include breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack items. Psalms 127:3 says that children are a gift from the Lord and we are thankful to do be a part of taking care of the kids in our city.
REGIONAL.
We are a continued partner with GraceHaven in Mt. Vernon, IL. Last year we collected donations for moms and babies in the Southern, IL area and we are now looking at new ways to partner with this pregnancy resource center. GraceHaven provides free and confidential services for women who are expecting. They offer pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, community assistance referrals, parental training, counseling and other services to better prepare families for welcoming a new life into their home.
Psalms 10:14:
"But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand."
Psalms 10:14:
"But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand."
INTERNATIONAL.
Our church sends monthly financial support to two secure-field missionaries overseas. Secure-field missions are in areas of the world where missionaries would be denied entry by the government if their faith and intention to share about Christ was known. Our two missionaries are a young married couple that are now expecting a little girl in the coming months. In addition to our financial partnership with them and their sending missions agency, Team Expansion, we partner with them in prayer for protection and for their advancement of the gospel.
Matthew: 28:19: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"
Matthew: 28:19: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"