Cross-Cultural Learnings
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Meet Our Mission Partners
Words of Hope
Words of Hope is a media ministry based in Grand Rapids, MI. Their work spans four continents and 50 languages. Words of Hope partners with emerging Christian leaders, pastors, teachers and prayer warriors around the world, bringing clear bible teaching to the least reached areas of our world.
Today, in addition to its primary medium of radio, Words of Hope shares the good news of Christ through television, podcasts, recordings on MP3 players, smartphone apps, and more.
Contributions from Centennial Covenant Church are designated specifically for WOH’s ministry in the Middle East.
Kenya Partnerships
Since 2003, over 200 of our members have taken mission trips to Kenya in east Africa, serving at Shangilia Children’s Home, and engaging in various ministries with growing Evangelical Covenant Church of Kenya churches there, especially in pastoral training and community development. Under the capable leadership of Pastor Peter Chosen, new churches are planted annually in unreached areas of Kenya and the work is expanding into Rwanda.
Missions Ministries, Juarez, Mexico
Missions Ministries is a Denver-based ministry which builds houses, provides medical services, and provides educational support as well as food and clothing to the poor in Juarez, Mexico Many members of our congregation team with other congregations and travel to Juarez for a long weekend of home building, meeting medical needs, serving the community, and sharing God’s love for His children.
More on Missions Ministries here.
Purpose
To see Jesus’ redemptive power transform us and our broken world.
Values
Following Christ, Developing Character, Connecting with Others on our Team, Honoring Others on our Team, Contributing with Excellence
Mission
We support, engage and resource our mission partners and our congregation in global mission.
MISSION PARTNERS
Jim & Hydi Peterson, Japan
Peter & Ruth Dutton, Thailand
Gary & Mary Lou Sander, Colombia
Jon & Lynda Hardin, Frontiers USA
Colleen Nahnychuk, Argentina
Karina Taracinska, Poland
Words of Hope
Kenya Partnerships
Mission Ministries, Juarez, Mexico
John & Kathy Pyrc, Imago Christi
Bill O’Byrne, Imago Christi
Roy Graham, Imago Christi
GETTING INVOLVED
We believe that there are 6 primary ways to get involved in Global Mission.
Nobody is designed for all, but all of us are designed for at least one.
Learn
There are a lot of resources to help us learn more. Try reaching out to the missionaries we support to learn more about them and contact our Global Team for more resources.
Pray
Prayer and Intercession is one of the most vital ways we can participate in God’s Global Mission. Try “adopting” one of our missionaries and commit to praying for them regularly.
Welcome
With the ease of International travel and communication, we have seen an increase in internationals visiting our country. This is a great opportunity to engage and create life-giving relationships with them. Try visiting an ethnic restaurant that you haven’t been to and get to know the staff or volunteer to host students from other countries.
Send
Giving of our resources is a very effective way of supporting ongoing missions across the world. Try supporting a missionary financially on a monthly basis or being a source of encouragement and support for them.
Mobilize
Advocating for our missionaries and encouraging others to get involved. Try getting involved in CCC’s Global Team.
Go
“Go” is the most traditional understanding of involvement in Global Mission. Try going on a short-term or mid term trip with CCC.