Sam's Place, North Africa
We are so pleased to support one of our very own, Jon, as he leads an effort with Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) to share Christ with college students who are arab, inside a closed country. We have seen more people choose to follow Jesus in this country in last year than in the previous 25 years combined! Praise the Lord!
Doug & Dianne McClintic: The Euro Parntership
The Euro Partnership is led by Doug and Dianne McClintic. After over ten years of church planting in Europe we are now working in four countries and with a total of ten communities. Our purpose is to connect global churches to multiply new disciples, communities and congregations throughout Europe.
Josh & Erica Bode: Protestant Church of Oman
At dawn in the city of Muscat, a call to prayer fills the desert air. It’s the same call that echoes against the buildings every day, five times a day. It is against this backdrop in Oman, a Muslim-majority nation, that God calls Christians to bear witness to peace and reconciliation in Christ. This call is lived out, in part, through the Protestant Church in Oman and the dozens of congregations in its care.
Josh Bode pastors the PCO congregations as they build bridges and love their neighbors in Oman. They are from half a hundred countries, more than twice that many Christian traditions, and every socioeconomic class under the sun. This international body of believers serves Jesus in Oman, bears witness to Christian unity within human diversity, all while seeking to increase the global church.
Andrew & Amy Fields, Biblical Seminary of Colombia
The Biblical Seminary of Colombia (BSC) is situated in a busy working-class quarter of Medellín, Colombia. The neighborhood sounds are a friendly presence—inviting you into the community with busy street vendors, upbeat music, and bustling buses. Many of the seminary students come from families like the ones that live in this neighborhood—hardworking and determined but often strained for financial resources.
Andrew serves as a professor and coordinator of field education at BSC, while Amy devotes her expertise to the seminary’s library, where she seeks to expand access to quality materials for theological formation. God calls all kinds of people to ministry, so the seminary offers opportunities so that socioeconomic barriers don’t stand between its more than 150 students and their calls to proclaim the Gospel in Latin America.
Bob & Katie Van Zyl, Colombia
Since 1977, We have worked in Colombia, first translating the New Testament (published in 1991) and Old Testament portions into the Camsá Indian language and then as consultants in Bible translation (Bob) and literacy/Scripture Use (Katie) with members of over 40 people groups in the region. Stay in touch: bandkvz@gmail.com
OUR MISSION PARTNERS
Casa de Esperanza
Casa de Esperanza is a Christian, faith-based organization created to bring hope through education to Honduras. Translated as “House of Hope,” Casa de Esperanza seeks to promote self-sufficiency and spiritual growth through supportive housing, training, and skills development, to deliver medical and dental care, and to provide basic construction services. Find out more here.
Campus Life: Wyoming High School
Alec Cross leads Youth for Christ's Campus Life at Wyoming High School. Campus Life leaders build relationships with young people to introduce them to Christ. We seek to cultivate great moments of connection and community for young people. Through a holistic approach Campus Life helps students as they wrestle with critical issues. Leaders help young people realize a Christ-centered life that provides balance mentally, physically, spiritually, and socially. Find out more here.
Family Promise of West Michigan
In partnership with Family Promise of West Michigan, we host a Family Resource Center on our campus, serving families who face a housing crisis through providing household, hygeine, clothing and food resources. Find out more here.
Love INC of South Kent County
Danielle Bult leads a network of over a dozen churches who make up Love In The Name of Christ (Love INC) of South Kent. They serve primarly Wyoming, Kentwood and Cascade. Together we receive calls for assistance through a Connection Center. We also host educational resources for clients and churches. Find out more here.
Remembrance Ranch
Patrick Adams leads Remembrance Ranch. Their Christ-centered mission is to transform the lives of struggling Wyoming teenagers ranging from 11 to 13 years old. They use the natural settings and a therapeutic approach to focus on life-changing decisions. Find out more here.
Sportspersons Ministries
Pastor Ross Graveling leads Sportspersons Ministries (SPM). This ministry exists to connect outdoors people with Jesus Christ. We offer outdoors events with a ministry focus, assist churches in their ministry efforts, and connect with businesses who have a desire to make a difference in the lives of outdoors people. Most classes take place at Buck Creek Church.
True Vine Mission Church
Pastor Sepa Nashale leads the True Vine Mission Church. It is a multicultural, multigenerational church plant based at Buck Church. They serve new americans, primarily refugees from Africa, and help to lead them to Christ and to assimilate them into American culture. Find out more here.
