MISSIONS
…BECAUSE LIVES ARE AT STAKE.
MISSIONS
The Harrods
The Harrods are a Czech-American family living in the Czech Republic. They seek to see networks of missional communities developed as part of a wider church planting movement focused on life-on-life discipleship, which includes serving and being on mission together.
Inspiration Ministries
Inspiration Ministries (IM) is a place where people with disabilities can grow, work, mature in their faith, and lead productive, joy-filled lives. From its inception almost 70 years ago, IM has focused on enriching the lives of adults with disabilities who call Inspiration Ministries home.
Oak Creek Church Plant
11|28 is a church plant in Oak Creek, WI. Their mission is to help people do life different by setting rhythms and values with Jesus at the center.
Hogar de Vida – Costa Rica
Hogar de Vida – Costa Rica nurtures children birth to 10 who were not safe while living at home. Up to 35 children at a time rest safely there.
Hogar de Vida – Guatemala
The Home of Life and Nutrition serves children from birth to 18 along with providing nutritional support to local families. They also have a transitional program for young adults that continue to need support.
Safe Families for Children
Safe Families is a movement of the church to care for vulnerable children and their families. Safe Families allows the church to host children and encourages the church to create extended family-like supports for the parents.
Soddo Christian Hospital
Soddo Christian Hospital in Ethiopia is a medical training center for nationals and a beacon of hope to a nation in which it’s common to travel 8 hours for medical care. Their mission is to provide excellent medical care with compassion in the name of Jesus Christ. Since 2005, they have had over 414,000 patient visits, completed over 84,000 surgeries, and delivered over 12,000 babies.
The Pipperts – Medical Ambassadors International
Kevin and Erica Pippert work to facilitate the expansion of community health evangelism (CHE) in 10 countries in southern Africa. CHE equips local community members to meet their own needs in community development, preventative health care, evangelism, and discipleship.
The Wildgens
The Wildgen family is currently serving in Namibia. Their vision as a community is being called and sent to live and minister among Africa’s least-reached peoples.
Iglesia de Dios Vivistorio in Honduras
Lakeland has partnered with New Thing and Compassion International to plant a church. The church is located in Comayagua, a village of 5,800 people. The people in this community suffer from extreme poverty, high unemployment, and constant health problems.
Be Still Retreats
Be Still Retreats is a cost-free, adult-only retreat facility. They serve Christian clergy and ministry leaders, their spouse, and support staff. Be Still Retreats utilizes 170 acres with 3 miles of nature trails cut throughout the area. Guests are encouraged to leave their distractions behind and get alone with God in nature.
Jonathan Wong Loi Sing – Native Mission
Native Mission is creating a wider platform for missions to the Basque community. This business ministry models discipling employees and customers. It fosters community and catalyzes a church planting movement.
The Mohagens – El Ayudante
Tristan and Beth Mohagen are the directors of this busy, vibrant ministry in Honduras. El Ayudante is changing lives and transforming communities by growing committed followers of Christ through serving the needs of their communities in Honduras.
Revive Church
Revive Church is a Christ-centered, multi-ethnic, and non-denominational church, in Milwaukee. They aim to experience the transformative power of God’s grace and create lasting connections that make them a truly blessed and diverse congregation.
The Beils
The Beils currently serve in an undisclosed location in the Middle East. They work to train and deploy missionaries to remote and neglected locations on the globe. They hold expeditions as well as training for those who are called as missionaries.
Britt Hopkins – Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a community working to see the world transformed by Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes. We seek to make disciples through our strategy of engaging, equipping, and empowering coaches and athletes to know and grow in Christ and lead others to do the same. Britt has stepped into the role of Area Director Southwest Milwaukee for FCA. Her mission is to grow FCA from the Milwaukee area through Walworth County.
Teen Mother Choices
This ministry serves teen moms who have already given birth and are now parenting. Eligible participants between the ages of 13-23 may apply. The program’s leaders and mentors demonstrate the love of Christ with grace, truth, and accountability. The ministry empowers teen mothers to become independent functioning members of their community and stay off government assistance.
Alpha Twin Cities
Alpha offers content and guidance for churches, ministries, and individuals to create a space for honest and open conversations about life’s biggest questions. Everyone is welcome and no questions are off-limits. Alpha is by the Church, for the Church, and through the Church, but it is run worldwide in many settings—homes, cafés, restaurants, prisons, and more. Increasingly, Alpha is being embraced by organizations and people looking to create a safe space for conversations about faith. Creating these spaces for honest, open, and judgment-free conversations for anyone to explore the Christian faith is so important to them that they give all of the digital assets to run Alpha away for free.
Sozo City Church
SOZO City Church is a church based in Chicago, IL that exists so that all people, from every background, culture, and generation would encounter Jesus & be transformed by the expansive, all encompassing message of the gospel.
Eternal Word Ministries
Eternal Word Ministries is reaching out and touching thousands of people in many nations with the precious Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. They run orphanages, schools, medical clinics, sewing schools, and a Home for abused women. They are currently building a home to help support disabled children. They also drill borewells and help the lepers. EWM has a motto of “reaching out to a hurting world” and with this vision, God has used Rev. John Rajiah both at his home and abroad with many signs, wonders, and miracles.
The Blyckers
Rio Grande Bible College is an accredited institution that educates future Hispanic church leaders specifically in the following emphases: pastoral, missions, Christian education, women’s ministry. Jonathan Blycker is on staff at the college.
Outstretched Hands of Romania
Outstretched Hands’ mission is to work with and through the local churches around Romania to evangelize and establish more churches. Equipping, supporting, and mentoring leaders is a vital aspect of OH in order to fulfill their vision. By assisting churches, OH also has many opportunities to meet physical needs and distribute aid gathered from other countries.
New Day Women’s Clinic
NDWC seeks to EMPOWER, ENRICH, and EQUIP the most vulnerable among us so that decisions are made in a place of love; NOT FEAR. They ensure that the best continuity of care is available so that no mother, father, or family walks the road of an unexpected pregnancy and parenthood alone. They work to connect them to every resource that will assist in overcoming the roadblocks that they face. Through our actions and our words, they see the face of Jesus Christ.
Shepherds College
Shepherds College is the nation’s leading post-secondary school created with the learning needs of students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in mind. Shepherds College is an accredited, non-degree-granting institution designed specifically for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Throughout the three years at Shepherds College, students will be equipped to reach Appropriate Independence through the development of vocational, social, and life skills.
Morgan Krause – YWAM Las Vegas
Youth With a Mission – Las Vegas was founded in 1996 by Richard and Kara Thompson. Their vision was to mobilize young people to share the gospel with the people of Las Vegas and the 40 million tourists that visit here each year.
Today, that vision has expanded to include several churches and ministry partnerships focused on international mobilization, evangelism, youth leadership, and worship and prayer.
Hannah Thomas – TeachBeyond (Uganda)
Hannah’s role with TeachBeyond is Teacher Trainer and Educational Consultant for the Africa Region. Her role will include providing professional development to teachers in Uganda and different parts of Africa to help them develop their teaching techniques, behavior management strategies, and focus on incorporating Christian values in their classrooms. She will also be using her business background to help African leaders develop a plan for starting new schools in their community.
Reach Church – East Troy
Reach Church is a church plant coming to East Troy, WI in 2025! Their vision is to connect people to Jesus and each other until all area reached.