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“Missions is our
middle name!” Since
the inception of the
Christian and
Missionary Alliance
church, we have
strived to be a
movement with the
goal of doing our
part in reaching all
peoples of the world
with the gospel
message.
That movement has
over 700
missionaries
world-wide today.
We fully support our
missionaries with
both funding and
prayer support. Our
missionaries play
vital roles in over
60 nations around
the world. Some are
on the “front line”
living in villages
and communities
where they work with
indigenous Christian
leaders to share the
message of Jesus.
Others teach in our
Bible schools or
work in counseling
centers. We also
have nurses and
doctors and other
professionals using
their skills in
sharing the gospel
message through word
and deed as they
serve others in
love.
Our goal is to send
all members on a
short-term mission
trip in the next
five years. We
believe that we can
impact the world for
Christ as we go into
all the world to
make disciples. We
also know for a fact
that when we go on a
missions trip, we
will be forever
changed for the
better! Our desire
is to cultivate a
heart for the lost —
both around the
world and across the
street.
Our local outreach
ministry works
primarily through
our small group
ministries, our
youth ministries and
through our
congregation as we
encourage everyone
to be a part of a
community ministry
to the needy right
here in the Grand
Valley. Our
outreach ministries
vary in scope and
involvement.
We are home church
to Ray and Candace
Ward who serve the
Burmese refugees in
camps in Northern
Thailand. They are
actively building
children’s homes and
coming along side
Thai pastors and
helping them reach
the villages of
Northern Thailand
for Christ.
We also heavily
support Children
With Hope. This
Grand Junction
ministry is building
children homes in
Eldoret Kenya. We
send work teams and
financially support
this key ministry.
Most of their
children are infants
and are victims of
AIDS or war.
In Acts 1:8 Jesus
tells His disciples,
“you will receive
power when the Holy
Spirit comes on you;
and you will be my
witnesses in
Jerusalem, and in
all Judea and
Samaria, and to the
ends of the earth."
We take this
statement of our
Lord as both a
command and as a
promise. We can be
kingdom workers and
reach our community
for Christ as we
rely on the Holy
Spirit! |