Missions

Grenada Community Berean Church is active in worldwide missions.  As a church body, we support many full time missionaries, covering five regions of the world.  We also support short term mission trips for those in the church body who are called to go.

 

We currently help support 12 missionary families.   For information on how you can help support one of our missionaries please call the church office.

 

North America

 

Glenn & Sue Ashcraft, Andrew, Kayla,

Amber

 

Letters of encouragement can be sent to:

Lista de Correos

Los Chorrillos

29312 Villanueva del Rosario

(Malaga) SPAIN  

 

email: gashcraft@avmi.org

Serving with AVANT

 

Glenn and Sue Ashcraft are serving in Spain at the “Springs of Life” camp, where Glenn is the Director. They run a full schedule in the summer and weekends are booked throughout the rest of the year. The camp is a tremendous encouragement to the believers in Spain as it is a place to bring children, teens and adults for spiritual encouragement. They also see many come to Christ through the work they do.

If you would like to personally support the Ashcrafts, please send your first check to:

Avant Ministries

10000 N. Oak Trafficway

Kansas City, MO 64155

Let them know on a separate note that it is for Glenn & Sue Ashcraft. AVANT will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s gift.

Your gift is tax-deductible.

 

Joe and Bev Bushelman,

Tara, Kyle, Megan, Katie

 

Letters of encouragement can be sent to:

3443 W Sagebrush Hills Ct

Tuscon, AZ 85741

 

email: joe.bushelman@uscm.org

 

Serving with Campus Crusade for Christ

 

Joe and Bev Bushelman are with Campus Crusade at the University of Arizona. Their mission is to evangelize students and disciple them. They focus on raising up student leadership and work through them to reach even more students for Christ. There is a large population of Hispanics at U of A and God has raised up a ministry called “Destino” to reach them.

 

If you would like to personally support the Bushelmans, please send your first check to:

Campus Crusade for Christ

100 Lake Hart Dr.
Orlando, FL 32832

Please put their name and CCC Account Number 0355243 on a separate note. CCC will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s gift.

Your gift is tax-deductible.

 

 

Joel and Virginia Cook,

Matthew

 

Letters of encouragement can be sent to:

1631 Sweem Street

Oroville, CA 95965

 

email: JoelCo@awana.org

Serving with AWANA

 

Joel and Virginia are currently AWANA Missionary Appointees on deputation, raising their support. They are called to serve the Northern California and Northern Nevada area, teaming up with Mike and Becky Sexton under the new field structure of AWANA. Under this structure, they will be focusing on church care for the 61 churches in No. California that have AWANA clubs. Our church is one of these!

 

If you would like to personally support the Cooks, please send your first check to:

Awana Clubs International

1 East Bode Road

Streamwood, IL 60107-6658

Please put their name on a separate note. AWANA will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s gift.

Your gift is tax-deductible.

 

 

Lori & Bill Gardner

Jonathan, Michael

 

Letters of encouragement can be sent to:

 

c/o PAC Box 56875

00200 Nairobi, Kenya

East Africa

bill_gardner@sil.org

 

Serving with Wycliff Bible Translators

 

The goal of Wycliffe is to translate the Word for separate language groups. Bill and Lori Gardner are currently working in Kairobi, Kenya teaching at Pan Africa Christian College (PAC).  Bill is also doing field research fro his Fuller Doctoral program.

If you would like to personally support the Gardners,  please send your first check to:

Wycliffe USA

P.O. Box 628200

Orlando FL 32862-8200

Please put the Gardner’s name on a separate note with your check. Wycliffe will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s gift.

Your gift is tax-deductible.

 

 

Ed and Glenna Houston

 

 

Letters of encouragement can be sent to:

4370 Karindale Rd.

Kamloops, BC V2B 8N1

 

e-mail: Eghouston@telus.net

 

Serving with InterAct Ministries

 

Ed is from the Grenada area and Glenna is from around Jacksonville, OR. They are one of the first missionaries our church has helped to support. They work with the Native Fellowship in Kamloops, BC. They also work through the Native Bible Centre preparing the 25 courses the distance-learning school offers and getting them out to many.

If you would like to personally support the Houstons please send your first check to:

InterAct Ministries

31000 S.E. Kelso Rd.

Boring, OR 97009-6099

Put the Houston’s name on a separate note and enclose with your check. InterAct will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s gift.

Your gift is tax-deductible.

 

Meghan Knight

 

Letters of encouragement can be sent to:  

Ziegelstrasse 40

79400 Kandern

Germany

 

email: meghan.knight17@gmail.com

 

Serving with Janz Team Ministries in Germany at Black Forest Academy

If you would like to personally support Meghan Knight please send your first check to:

Janz Tem Ministries, USA

Box 2010

Buffalo, NY  14231-2010

Put Meghan's name on a separate note and enclose with your check.  The Janz Team will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month's gifts.  

Your gift is tax-deductible.

 

Russ & Sylvia (Jones) Lambert

 

Letters of encouragement can be sent to:

14432 Peaceful Glen Grv.

Colorado Springs, CO 80921

 

e-mail:

RussLambert@oci.org

SylviaLambert@oci.org

 

Serving with One Challenge (OC International)

 

Russ and Sylvia are back in the United States after serving in England for two years. They continue to be involved with a world-wide ministry but work from Colorado to do so. Russ is the assistant to the executive director of OC, Greg Gripentrog and is currently providing interim leadership as the VP of Field Ministry.  Sylvia is employed in the finance department and works 30 hours a week in the office. She keeps track of many details and is a huge help to OC!

 

If you would like to personally support the Lamberts please send your first check to:

OC International

P.O. Box 36900

Colorado Springs, CO 80936-6900

Please put the Lambert’s name on a separate note. OC will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s gift.

Your gift is tax-deductible

 

 

Ted & Judy Olsen

 

 

Letters of encouragement can be sent to:

4818 Chaparral Rd.

Colorado Springs, CO 80917

 

Website: www.dawnministries.org

 

 

Serving with Discipling A Whole Nation (DAWN)

 

Ted and Judy live in Colorado Springs, CO but work world-wide. Ted does extensive travelling meeting with networks of church planters in So. America, Africa, India and other countries. He works with these groups in training, envisioning and equipping.

 

If you would like to personally support the Olsens,  please send your first check to:

DAWN Ministries

P.O. Box 690787

Orlando, Fl  32869-0787

Please put the Olsen's name on a separate note and include with your gift.  DAWN will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s gift.

Your gift is tax-deductible

 

 

Gary & Kathy Opfer
Ryan, Kimberly, Bethany

 

Letters of encouragement and support can be sent to:

Triple Cord Ministries

P.O. Box 17279

Colorado Springs, CO 80935-7279  

 

email: TripleCord@aol.com

 

Serving with Triple Cord Ministries

Serving Christ by Equipping and Encouraging the Church in Kosovo 

 

Gary and Kathy Opfer, presently living in Colorado, are currently raising prayer and personal financial support in anticipation of returning to Kosovo as full-time missionaries next year. Formerly involved in the establishment of several programs in connection with the local church at Gjakova, they continue to mentor the leaders at the church via the internet and web-cam, and will be seeking to replicate the work done there with local, indigenous churches working among Muslims in other locations in Kosovo.

 

If you would like to personally support the Opfers,  please send your first check to:

Triple Cord Ministries

P.O. Box 17279

Colorado Springs, CO 80935-7279

Please send a separate note with the Opfer’s name on it. Triple Cord will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s gift.

Your gift is tax-deductible.

 

 

Faye Prindle

 

Letters of encouragement and support can be sent to:

 

Faye Prindle

Sierra Grande 990-1

Col. Independencia, Guadalajara

Jalisco, C.P.  44340 Mexico

   

email: fjprindle@avmi.org

 

Serving with AVANT

 

Faye recently moved to Guadalajara, Jalisco, MEXICO where she began a new assignment after spending many years in Bolivia. Faye is gifted in Christian Education and is learning that you life always has opportunities to do something different! The ministry she is involved in is brand new. She and her teammates are making initial contacts with people through the avenue of music and drama. They literally go out to the streets and to wherever God opens up an opportunity.  From there, they hope that their relationships will result in people coming to Christ and getting involved in Bible Studies.

If you would like to personally support Faye, please send your first check to:

Avant

10000 N. Oak

Kansas City, MO 64155

Please include a separate note with Faye’s name on it.  AVANT will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s gift.

Your gift is tax-deductible.

 

 

Valen & Carol Straley

 

 

Letters of encouragement can be sent to:

Valen & Carol Straley

386 Reighmount Dr

Kamloops, BC V2H 1M2  

 

email: vcstraley@gmaill.com

 

Serving with Interact Ministries

 

Valen and Carol are working with a young native church in Kamloops, BC. The church has continued to grow and is challenging Valen and Carol to teach deeper. They are excited that the church is asking for a more structured Bible Study on a steady basis. They have more children coming as well. They are busy with ministry…visiting, giving rides, Bible studies and many, many phone calls. Please pray for them!

 

If you would like to personally support the Straleys,  please send your first check to:

InterAct Ministries

31000 S.E. Kelso Rd.

Boring, OR 97009-6099

They will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s gift.

Your gift is tax-deductible.

 

 

Dave & Diann Yunker

 

Letters of encouragement can be sent to:

 

Dave & Diann Yunker

P.O. Box 747

Gordons NCD 135

Papua New Guinea  

 

Email: dave_yunker@ntm.org

 

Serving with New Tribes Missions in Papua New Guinea 

 

Dave and Diann were reassigned back to Papua New Guinea after serving the Lord for three years in Singapore with New Tribes Mission. They are currently the main support base for all missionaries in Papua New Guinea, helping with entrance and exit to the country. They do an immense amount of paperwork for the missionaries under their care. They often offer hospitality as well as Port Moresby is the city that people fly in and out of.

 

If you would like to personally support the Yunkers,  please send your first check to:

New Tribes Missions

1000 E. First Street

Sanford, FL 32771-1487

They will send you a coupon to return with your check for the next month’s gift.

Your gift is tax-deductible.

 

Other Church Supported Organizations…

 

Berean Church Council

P.O. Box 6103, Lincoln, NE  68506

We support the following areas:

z     Berean Fellowship Pastors (needy pastors)  

z  National Church Planting

 

 

Choices

(Mt. Shasta Crisis Pregnancy Center)

431 Alder    P.O. Box 1355

Mt. Shasta, CA 96067        

926-6707

 

Kidder Creek Orchard Camps

P.O. Box 208

Greenview, CA 96037

467-3265

 

Radio Bible Class Ministries

Grand Rapids,

Michigan  49555-0001

 

 

Yreka Coordinated Services

P.O. Box 1284  

Yreka, CA 96097

Yreka Ministerial Chaplaincy

P.O. Box 1284  

Yreka, CA 96097