Though we cannot all go to the nations of the world personally, we can still participate in the mission of taking the gospel to the world. We are called to invest in prayer and finances. That’s why WE GIVE. We invest in the ministry of Missionaries all over the world who are carrying the message of God’s grace to every nation. This supports our vision for of investing in missions globally. Check out the missionaries who are an integral part of our Grace community.
Our Missionary Family
Jamal Alexander is an ordained minister with the General Council of the Assemblies of God headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. Jamal is assigned to the Division of US Missions Department of Church Planting.
The Buenos are involved with Latin America ChildCare (LACC), Teen Challenge, and the Assemblies of God University. These ministries are reaching out to needy people, giving them earthly and eternal hope. LACC has reached out to over 600,000 children in the last 40 years, Teen Challenge has had over 300 interns and the University has about 800 students.
The Bui’s serve on the UCLA campus to bring a witness for Jesus Christ there. Chi Alpha seeks to offer opportunities for worship, fellowship, discipleship and Gospel presentation on US college and university campuses.
Marius and Florentina are Intercultural U.S. missionaries, working with the Romanian communities in the United States. The population of Romanian descent in the United States is estimated to be over 1 million and about 160,000 in California. Currently, 94% of all Romanians, are not born again Christians.
Troy and Ginnette serve in Peru where they focus on planting an international church in Lima. Their ministry is to establish churches, train leaders, and touch compassionately.
JJ and Nelia focus their ministry on touching the youth and have established a ministry to the homeless and hurting of that country. Why are they are establishing Youth Ministry in Romania...Because 87% of the kids in Romania don't have a Youth Ministry in their local church.
The Heermann's have been serving with Global Universisty - ICI since 1994 in its evangelism, discipleship, and ministry training operations globally. Keith is the Director of Academic Relations and develops curriculum. Keith and Diane serve people around the world through the 235 national offices of Global University. They focus on Winning the Lost and Training the Found! Cuba Bible College, Iran Bible College, and Vietnam Bible Training Network are three of their many outreaches. Diane serves as an Accounting Clerk.
Dan Klepel's ministry focus is planting churches, training leaders, and helping to run a school for stateless, at risk children in Thailand.
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After serving as assistant pastor in two churches, and as senior pastor in Springville, California, David and Carol were appointed by the Assemblies of God to Central Africa in 1996.
Randy and Becky Tarr serve as the Area Director for West Africa for Assemblies of God World Missions. The Tarr’s have three son’s Luke, Nathan and Micah. From their base in Dakar, Senegal they are helping to promote an outreach to unreached people groups in West Africa. They also are involved with the Senegal Assemblies of God church in the area of preaching and teaching.
The Welchs teach at Continental Theological Seminary in Brussels, Belgium, an institution that trains hundreds of international students from over 38 countries of the world, including China and Korea. Bob and Karen have now been serving at CTS since Sep 2009.