Global Missions
Grace Around the World
God is At Work in the World
Throughout time, God has brought people from every people group and nation to worship Him, and is still doing that today. And He has called us, as followers of Jesus Christ, to be a part of that wonderful, life-changing process to reach others. The Great Commission calls for us to follow Jesus' command to "go and make disciples of all nations" by reaching to the very ends of the earth…what a privilege we have to play a part in God’s plan!
God is at Work in Grace Church
…But how do we reach the nations? In many, many ways. Right now, Grace Church at Willow Valley is partnering with church planters in France, Spain, Central Asia, Africa, Argentina, Canada, Philadelphia, and elsewhere, helping to bear God's fruit — churches of indigenous people who can worship, learn, serve, and touch the lives of those around them in their own country.
Grace Church is also a partner in Bible Translation, helping to bring the Scripture to two unreached language groups in
Another important aspect of Grace Church’s global outreach is partnership with the ministries and agencies that make front-line missions ministry possible. Ministries such as the Urban Hope Training Center in Philadelphia, CE National, and the Missionary Maintenance Service in Ohio train missionaries and support workers. Computer technicians, orphanage workers, aircraft mechanics, Bible translators, business people and many others with special gifts and skills are used by God to take His Word to the world.
God is at Work in You
The Great Commission urges us to go out into the world ... whether our mission field is on the other side of the globe or right outside the door, God has called us to make disciples as we go.
At Grace Church, we are committed to helping each person answer the question, “How do you want me to be a part of reaching the nations?” We provide many opportunities to be involved in missions by:
Praying
Each week the prayer needs of one missionary family are highlighted in the Sunday worship guide. In addition, each missionary is “matched” with a small group, Adult Bible Fellowship class or Children’s Bible Fellowship class for prayer support. At our annual missions conference, we set aside 24 hours to “pray around the world” as a church family.
Giving
As a church family, we have committed ourselves to support almost thirty missionaries and ministries each month.
In addition to these budgeted commitments, we support a monthly Dollar Day project. On the second Sunday of each month, we give all loose dollar bills and designated gifts to this specially designated project. Past Dollar Day projects have included: house church radio kits for
Going
Grace Church offers a variety of short-term missions experiences for both students and adults. Over the past few years these have included:
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Day trips to The Urban Hope Training Center in
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A week-long family ministry trip to a church in rural
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Two clean-up teams helping out in the Hurricane Katrina zone.
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A two-week trip to the Children’s Fellowship of India boys’ home in
God is at work in you. Ask the Lord to increase your vision for the world. As Him how He wants you to pray, to give, and to go. He will answer…He will reveal your part in His plan to reach the nations.