Sonlight Ministries — Organization Profile
Sonlight Ministries is a Christian mission serving Port-de-Paix, Haiti, through Gospel-centered education, church ministry, student sponsorship, community outreach, and missionary service. The ministry exists to reach and train Haitian people to reach and train others for the Kingdom of God by effectively communicating the Gospel through education, lifestyle, and words.
The ministry is based in Port-de-Paix, Haiti, with U.S. financial correspondence handled through Evansville, Indiana. Its work serves Haitian children, families, students, church members, teachers, and community contacts in Port-de-Paix, La Pointe, St. Louis du Nord, and the surrounding region of northwest Haiti. Sonlight’s vision is to see generations transformed for God through education and to equip graduates as servant-leaders with a biblical worldview.
Sonlight Ministries began when Roger and Norma Alexander moved to Haiti in 1983 to train and teach church leaders. In 1986, they started a preschool class in their living room with four children, teaching all subjects in English and making Bible a central part of each day. That early class grew into Sonlight Academy, an English-immersion Christian school that now serves students from preschool through twelfth grade.
Sonlight Academy is one of the ministry’s central programs. Students receive academic instruction, Bible teaching, English-language education, French instruction, and Christian worldview formation. The academy describes its graduates as trilingual in Creole, English, and French, and it emphasizes that education can open wider career and college opportunities while also influencing families spiritually.
Sonlight Church grew out of the school community so students, staff, and families could receive consistent biblical teaching. The church now serves the Port-de-Paix community through worship, Sunday school, and pastoral ministry under Haitian leadership. The ministry has also included Sonlight Bible College, which operated from 2004 to 2021 and graduated more than 120 students, some of whom became involved in new church plants in the region.
People can engage with Sonlight Ministries by giving, sponsoring a student, praying, visiting with a group, applying for long-term missionary service, subscribing for updates, or contacting the ministry about employment and service opportunities. Its distinct contribution is a long-term Port-de-Paix ministry that connects Christian education, local church life, student sponsorship, leadership development, community outreach, and Haitian-led Gospel witness.
Key Links
- Website: https://sonlightministries.org/
- About: https://sonlightministries.org/about/
- History of Sonlight Ministries: https://sonlightministries.org/about/history-of-sonlight-ministries/
- Missionaries and Staff: https://sonlightministries.org/about/missionaries-and-staff/
- Board of Directors: https://sonlightministries.org/about/board-of-directors/
- Sonlight Academy: https://sonlightministries.org/sonlightchurch/sonlight-academy/
- Sonlight Church: https://sonlightministries.org/sonlightchurch/
- Community Outreach: https://sonlightministries.org/community-outreach/
- Student Sponsorship: https://sonlightministries.org/about/student-sponsorship/
- Donate: https://sonlightministries.givingfuel.com/give
Contact Information
- Email: ca****@****************es.org
- Email: cr****@****************es.org
- Mailing address: Sonlight Ministries, P.O. Box 8031, Evansville, IN 47716
- Letters address: Name of Missionary or Student, 3170 Airmans Drive – #2126 SM, Fort Pierce, FL 34946
- Packages address: Ken Horn/Sponsored student’s name, 110 Seville Pl SW, Port Charlotte, FL 33952
Socials
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonlightministries/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonlightministries/
Leadership
- Roger Alexander — Founder
- Norma Alexander — Founder
- John Niehaus — Field Director
- Carmen Niehaus — Academy Principal; Board Member
- Josh Bunse — Missionary staff
- Kala Bunse — Missionary staff
- Thom Wimpelberg — Missionary staff
- Cara Wimpelberg — Missionary staff
- Dylan Smith — Missionary staff
- Archimel Denis — Pastor, Sonlight Church
- Scott Bridges — Board Member
- Richard Campbell — Board Member
- David Miller — Board Member
- Cheryl Deborde — Board Member
- Theresa Marley — Board Member
