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An important aspect of living and teaching the Great Commandment and the Great Commission is reaching out to people around the world through missions. Grace Church is partnering with ministries around the globe to demonstrate the love of God by meeting spiritual and physical needs. The Gospel is at the center of every ministry and is delivered in many ways such as church planting, orphanages, feeding centers, educational support, youth ministries & social justice efforts.
Click on the continents below to see how we're engaged in mission around the world. You are encouraged to use the mission contact information to become acquainted with our missionaries and join in - sign up for newsletters; pray regularly; send encouraging letters. Each one of us has a role to play. For additional information, contact Allen Battle at 747-9000 x270.
North America
PaceSetter Ministries - Bob Wilson
PaceSetter Ministries is committed to establishing and training groups of leaders--pastors and laymen, in the United States and abroad--through the practical application of the Word of God in real life situations. This is accomplished by encouraging men and women in discipleship training, family relationship development, and "Back to Basics" renewal conferences.
Colony Christian Fellowship - Bruce Root
CCF is a local ministry to Native Americans. Bruce Root, a former Grace elder, is now pastor of Colony Christian Fellowship where he is training native leaders to take the church into the next generation. Contact Bruce at 775-324-0324
International Student Ministry - Mike Cutler
Reaching UNR's international students for Christ - Sharing the Gospel with over 40 countries. Mike Cutler, along with his team of volunteers share Christ through "friendship evangelism" with international students in Reno so they can impact their home country in the future.
At The Well - Melissa Holland
At The Well Counseling is helping women and children victimized by the sex trade to receive free counseling and support. Melissa Holland is a court appointed counselor who is able to help give these women an alternative sentence that helps develop life skills that free them from destructive lifestyles.
Hope in Learning - Bob Gunn
The purpose of HIL is to work through itinerant pastors and missionaries in developing countries to identify and qualify potential students living in poverty with no other possible means to obtain an education. Once qualified with a trustworthy mentor alongside, HIL provides a grant for tuition and other necessary expenses, one semester at a time, until graduation from a local college or university.
South America
Strong Tower Ministries - Steve & Robin Braun
Founded in 1995 by former Reno residents Steve and Robin Braun, STM focuses on improving the lives of Guatemalans primarily of the indigenous Mayan descent by addressing critical needs of communities like water supplies, medical care and literacy.
Africa
Kenya Christian Students Fellowship - Mutuma Muguna Dan
"Every student for Jesus". Teachers and other concerned adults are involved in secondary school student evangelism and discipleship training in schools throughout Kenya. They are the only Christian organization licensed by the government to have complete access to the public schools.
Redeemed Gospel Church – Patrick Makewa
Patrick Makewa is the former director of Kenya Student Christian Fellowship and is a highly sought after speaker at conferences throughout Eastern Africa. He is planting the Redeemed Gospel Church in a remote village in Kenya. Grace is helping them establish a much needed well that will supply water to thousands of people.
Europe
Russia School Fund - Vera Evsakova & Tamara Turahanova
Vera and Tamara are Russian teachers who came to faith through the ministry of Grace Church. Since 1997, retired Grace Pastor, Bob Gunn, has worked closely with them to develop their ministry. In addition to evangelism and discipleship, they hold training seminars to teach Biblical values to public school teachers.
Project Hungary - Rev. Michael Braun
Pastor Michael Braun oversees the translation of theological books into the Hungarian language. Bible believing pastors have very few resources available to them in their own language. Project Hungary is changing that.
Heart to Heart International - Marianna
Heart To Heart International Ministries exists to share God's love with the poor and orphans in Romania by proclaiming the Gospel message, offering physical help to those in need, and training people to become faithful followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Asia
Grace Church Philippines Missions Trip - Gary Quinlan
During our time in the Philippines, we will have an opportunity to compete and minister at a variety of sports events; conduct sports clinics; speak in colleges, schools and churches; work in the Rosmarino Children's Home (orphanage); minister to children/families in the squatter's areas, and assist missionaries and national pastors with their churches' ongoing work. We will also bring several people to host a Pastor and Ministry Leaders' Enhancement Conference for around 200 pastors. In addition, athletes and coaches will minister with students and their instructors in learn-by-doing clinic sessions. Track & Field athletes will be involved in intercultural team demonstrations and competitions at various towns and villages.
Asia Pacific Focus, Inc. - Jeff & Heather Taguchi
Oasis Bread of Life Church is an international church in Taipei, Taiwan serving mostly business people both from Taiwan and several other nationalities living in Taipei. Pastor Jeff Taguchi says, "Our mission is to Impart, Empower and Deploy." We impart truth and life. We empower our people by showing them how to live and minister. We deploy them to the remotest part of the earth."
Christian Light Foundation - Rey Platon
Former banker and Reno resident Rey Platon is a Filipino-American who retired to become a full-time missionary. Rey travels to the Philippines several times each year to take the Gospel into areas that are inaccessible to non-Filipinos.
Global Surge - Greg Lyons & Feeding Center
Global Surge is a ministry in the Philippines founded by Greg & LuAnn Lyons. Their vision is: "To see communities commit to the Truth in all areas--spiritual, economic, social and physical -- a hope resulting in global change." They are accomplishing this through Church Planting, Youth Camps (over 100,000 students attended last year!), Feeding Centers, a fully accredited Bible College, and many more ministries too numerous to list here.
Maranatha Faith Ministries - Moses Choudary
Maranatha Faith Ministries was started in the year 1982 with a God given vision and strategy to reach the unreached people groups in the country of India by Pastor Moses Choudary. Today, this ministry has 150 pastors & churches, three Bible Schools training youth for the ministry, four Children's Homes (one of which is completely supported by Grace Church) with 350 boys & girls from orphan, poor, and needy backgrounds, an Asram for widows & the destitute, and a monthly magazine and a television ministry.
Youth for Christ International - Nico Thapa (Nepal)
Nico Thapa is a staff member of YFC International in Nepal. He evangelizes and disciples teens in the cities. Grace has established an education fund to further his training.
Middle East Mission
Grace supports a missionary team in a Middle East country where missionary activities are illegal. They live and minister in a poor, unreached Middle Eastern country with more than 20 million people and no indigenous church.
Their ministry is pioneering a new unreached field in this undisclosed location. As a Public Health Engineer he is involved community development among the rural poor, specializing in appropriate water treatment and improving sanitation services.
His wife is a Nurse and she frequents a local women’s prison where she gets to give medicine, food, and clothes, and pray for women prisoners there.
Mission statement: "We live to spread a passion for the supremacy of Jesus Christ by planting and coaching indigenously led, reproducing house churches through compassionate service and compelling witness." We have three overarching team goals: we aim to multiply
1. house churches
2. church planting teams
3. good works.
Click here to learn more about Middle Eastern missions.
For worldServe partner information, or details about how to get involved, email: Allen Battle
