Advance God's Kingdom - Global Missions
Risk-taking mission and service certainly includes going to the ends of the earth!
We send individuals, teams, and support local missionaries all over the world.
To Advance God's Kingdom globally, join one of our upcoming mission trips or ask about other opportunities to support God's work overseas.
Email Rev. Larry Rollins with questions or concerns.
Global Mission Trips
Recent Trips:
Haiti & Costa Rica - These trips have been amazing opportunities to join with local Christians in worship and service.
Upcoming Trips:
We are eagerly exploring options for future trips, and we're already praying that God will use our human efforts to bring glory to Himself. We know that we will be blessed in the process...!
GLOBAL MISSIONARIES
To Advance God's Kingdom thru our global missionaries, contact them with an encouraging word or gift!
Note: the church sends financial support yearly to each of these missionaries out of the general budget.
To make a gift above and beyond to a specific missionary or global mission, please make a note
in the comment section of your check, envelope, or online gift - CLICK HERE to give online!
Several global missionaries we support are:
Chuck and Joyce Harper Family - Honduras
Chuck and Joyce moved to Santa Elena, Honduras in May 2010 along with three of their five children (Michael, Michelle, and Layne). The Harpers depend fully on God’s leading to guide them in their ministry. They started Jeremiah 29:11 Mission on December 1, 2011 with the purpose of empowering the people of Honduras.
Follow their blog http://jeremiah2911mission.blogspot.com/p/about.html,
or find Chuck on Facebook.
Phil and Cathy Davison - Africa
Phil and Cathy have been working on Bible translation in different areas of Africa for several decades. Currently they are working with a team at i-DELTA.
Find Cathy on Facebook.
Shane Clark - Mexico
Shane Clark is the founding director of Camp Laughing Child - a Christian therapeutic adventure camp for children living with terminal diseases in Mexico. Before establishing Camp Laughing Child in 2002, he directed ecumenical and inter-religious affairs for Habitat for Humanity International.
For more information about Shane & Camp Laughing Child, visit http://www.laughingchild.org/shane-clark-2/
Gordon and Teca Greathouse - Brazil
Gordon and Teca (Maria Tereza), served for 35 years as missionaries in the Fourth Region of the Brazilian Methodist Church. Currently Gordon is a liaison between all United Methodist missionaries and the staff and board of directors of Global Ministries in the position of Missionary in Residence at the General Board of Global Ministries.
For more information about Gordon, visit
For more information about Teca, visit
Stephen and Gail Quigg - African Aviation
Stephen and Gail Quigg are career missionaries of the General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) of the United Methodist Church assigned to aviation ministries. After 20 years of service in Africa, the Quiggs are now based in the U.S. and travel widely in support of aviation ministries around the world.
For more information, visit their website: http://www.flyingquiggs.org/
Ray and Lidia Zirkel - Costa Rica
In 1995, Ray and Lidia were invited by Bishop Dr. Luis Palomo to minister with the Methodist Church in Costa Rica. Ray is an ordained elder in the Methodist Church and serves as a professor at the Evangelical Methodist Seminary. In addition, Ray is a member of the Board of Directors of the Methodist High School and Elementary School; and he helps to plant and develop local congregations. Lidia is the director of the Methodist Children´s Home and they host approximately 25 short-term mission teams each year who work on a variety of church related ministries.
For more information about the Zirkels, visit their website: http://zirkelministrycostarica.com/
