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Independent Christian ChurchVida Nueva MinistriesVida Nueva Ministries serves communities in Mexico through Christian education, child sponsorship, open meal programs, church…
Vida Nueva Ministries — Organization Profile Vida Nueva Ministries is a Christian nonprofit ministry serving communities in Mexico with the stated mission of “Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Disadvantage Through Christ.” The ministry exists to help people develop a…
Vida Nueva Ministries — Organization Profile Vida Nueva Ministries is a Christian nonprofit ministry serving communities in Mexico with the stated mission of “Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Disadvantage Through Christ.” The ministry exists to help people develop a personal relationship with Jesus while operating practical programs that address physical, social, educational, and spiritual needs. Its work combines outreach, Christian education, church planting, leadership development, benevolence, and discipleship. The ministry’s roots are in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, where Jair and Norma Castillo began serving in the mid-1970s after moving into the El Ejido community. Vida Nueva Ministries formally opened in 1989 as an open meal program and children’s home serving people living near the city dump and children facing…
Vida Nueva Ministries is a Christian nonprofit ministry serving communities in Mexico with the stated mission of “Breaking the Cycle of Poverty and Disadvantage Through Christ.” The ministry exists to help people develop a personal relationship with Jesus while operating practical programs that address physical, social, educational, and spiritual needs. Its work combines outreach, Christian education, church planting, leadership development, benevolence, and discipleship.
The ministry’s roots are in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, where Jair and Norma Castillo began serving in the mid-1970s after moving into the El Ejido community. Vida Nueva Ministries formally opened in 1989 as an open meal program and children’s home serving people living near the city dump and children facing severe poverty. Over time, the ministry adapted its programs as community needs changed while continuing its emphasis on relational ministry and gospel-centered service.
Vida Nueva serves Mexico, with ministry locations and partnerships connected to Piedras Negras, Tepic, Acapulco, Cancún, and Puebla. Its programs are designed to create “relationship bridges” through which staff and local leaders can share the love of Christ. The ministry describes itself as an independent Christian ministry rather than a social agency, with practical outreach intended to support people while pointing them toward deeper spiritual hope and discipleship.
A major focus of Vida Nueva’s work is Christ-centered education and child sponsorship through the Life For Them Program, also called LIFT. The ministry has operated education programs in Piedras Negras, including preschool, elementary, middle school, and high school development. LIFT sponsorships help students with limited resources attend VNM schools or support outreach efforts such as open meal programs and food distribution.
Vida Nueva also works through church planting, church leadership development, open meal programs, medical care, food distribution, recreation, vocational skills training, and discipleship. Its outreach page describes church plants in Piedras Negras, Cancún, Tepic, and Acapulco, along with a commitment to planting reproducing churches throughout Mexico. The ministry also connects with Rio Bravo Christian Ministries, which has served border communities and works to strengthen churches, make disciples, and continue outreach in the region.
People can engage with Vida Nueva Ministries by praying, giving, sponsoring a student, joining a short-term mission trip, or contacting the ministry about church planting and outreach needs. Mission teams may serve at locations such as Piedras Negras, Tepic, Acapulco, or Cancún. Donations can support general ministry needs or specific locations, while sponsorships help students and children participate in ministry programs connected to education and open meals.
Independent Christian ChurchTeach The UnreachedTeach The Unreached connects Christian educators with teaching and school leadership opportunities in unreached regions where…
Teach The Unreached — Organization Profile Teach The Unreached is a Christian education and missions initiative that connects teachers and school leaders with classroom opportunities in unreached regions of the world. The organization’s website describes its work with the phrase…
Teach The Unreached — Organization Profile Teach The Unreached is a Christian education and missions initiative that connects teachers and school leaders with classroom opportunities in unreached regions of the world. The organization’s website describes its work with the phrase “Where classrooms become mission fields in unreached places.” Its focus is placing qualified educators in schools located in some of the world’s least reached regions, where students and staff may come from many backgrounds, including non-Christian backgrounds. The organization’s core mission is to help teachers bring both knowledge and hope into educational settings where Christian witness and educational service intersect. Teach The Unreached presents teaching as a form of mission engagement, emphasizing that classrooms can be places where students are…
Teach The Unreached is a Christian education and missions initiative that connects teachers and school leaders with classroom opportunities in unreached regions of the world. The organization’s website describes its work with the phrase “Where classrooms become mission fields in unreached places.” Its focus is placing qualified educators in schools located in some of the world’s least reached regions, where students and staff may come from many backgrounds, including non-Christian backgrounds.
The organization’s core mission is to help teachers bring both knowledge and hope into educational settings where Christian witness and educational service intersect. Teach The Unreached presents teaching as a form of mission engagement, emphasizing that classrooms can be places where students are served through academic instruction, personal care, and faithful presence. Rather than presenting only short-term volunteer roles, the organization lists professional school positions that require instructional skill, cultural adaptability, and commitment to serving overseas.
Teach The Unreached serves schools, students, and educators connected with unreached regions around the world. Its public materials do not identify every country or school location, which is common for ministries working in sensitive contexts. The website describes partner schools in least reached regions where students and staff come from a variety of backgrounds. The ministry’s geographic scope is therefore global in orientation, with a special focus on communities where gospel access is limited and where education can become a meaningful bridge for service.
The organization operates by recruiting educators for specific school roles. Publicly listed openings include Elementary English Teacher, Middle School English Teacher, Secondary Humanities Coordinator, Secondary Assistant Principal, Robotics and Technology Teacher, and Middle School / High School Mathematics Teacher. These roles show that Teach The Unreached is not limited to one classroom level or subject area; it seeks teachers and school leaders who can serve across elementary, middle school, and secondary education, including humanities, mathematics, English, technology, and school administration.
Teach The Unreached also describes practical support for its staff. Publicly listed benefits include a salary for teachers, arranged housing within walking distance of the school, one annual flight to and from the staff member’s home country, a living stipend, local health insurance, and a spiritual community. These details indicate that the organization’s model is structured to help educators live and serve sustainably while overseas, rather than requiring them to navigate every logistical need on their own.
People can engage Teach The Unreached by exploring open teaching and school leadership roles, submitting the website’s Get Connected form, praying for educators serving in unreached contexts, or sharing the opportunity with qualified teachers who may be open to international service. Churches and Christian educators interested in missions, education, and unreached peoples can view Teach The Unreached as a pathway for professional teaching service in places where classroom work and mission presence are closely connected.
Leadership: Not publicly listed.
Independent Christian ChurchSonlight Ministries – Port de Paix, HaitiSonlight Ministries serves Port-de-Paix, Haiti, through Gospel-centered education, Sonlight Academy, Sonlight Church, student sponsorship, community outreach,…
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…
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…
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.
Independent Christian ChurchProject Mañana InternationalProject Mañana International serves vulnerable children and families in the Dominican Republic through clean water, nutrition,…
Project Mañana International — Organization Profile Project Mañana International is a 501(c)(3) Christian charitable organization that works to share the Gospel and help break the cycle of poverty by investing in impoverished children, their families, and their communities. Its ministry…
Project Mañana International — Organization Profile Project Mañana International is a 501(c)(3) Christian charitable organization that works to share the Gospel and help break the cycle of poverty by investing in impoverished children, their families, and their communities. Its ministry focuses on clean water, nutrition, education, discipling, health, and community development projects in the Dominican Republic. The organization’s U.S. mailing address is in Venice, Florida, through Agape Flights, while its field work is centered in the Dominican Republic. Project Mañana serves communities including San Pablo in Villa González, Ciudad de Dios in Cienfuegos, Dajabón, La Romana, La Vega, La Victoria, Licey, Mao, Moca, Puerto Plata, San Cristóbal, San Francisco de Macorís, San Pedro de Macorís, Santiago, and Santo Domingo. Project…
Project Mañana International is a 501(c)(3) Christian charitable organization that works to share the Gospel and help break the cycle of poverty by investing in impoverished children, their families, and their communities. Its ministry focuses on clean water, nutrition, education, discipling, health, and community development projects in the Dominican Republic.
The organization’s U.S. mailing address is in Venice, Florida, through Agape Flights, while its field work is centered in the Dominican Republic. Project Mañana serves communities including San Pablo in Villa González, Ciudad de Dios in Cienfuegos, Dajabón, La Romana, La Vega, La Victoria, Licey, Mao, Moca, Puerto Plata, San Cristóbal, San Francisco de Macorís, San Pedro de Macorís, Santiago, and Santo Domingo.
Project Mañana began from the mission work of Brian and Nebraska Berman, who co-founded the ministry after Brian moved to the Dominican Republic in 2007 and began developing relationships with local communities. The organization officially opened in 2010 and has developed a ministry model that combines child sponsorship, direct services, discipleship, local employment, and short-term mission participation.
The ministry’s core projects include child sponsorship, clean water distribution, nutrition, Christian education, prison ministry, wellness services, and community development. Its Nutrition Project provides meals to impoverished children, while its Clean Water Project distributes water purification systems to families and communities. Its education work includes Project Mañana Private School and university scholarships, helping students pursue long-term opportunity through learning and support.
Project Mañana also operates the Holistic Care Center in San Pablo, a health and wellness clinic that provides medical, dental, and mental health services. Its Prison Project includes the Institute for Authentic Manhood and the Institute for Authentic Womanhood, which serve incarcerated men and women, prison officials, and surrounding communities through discipleship and life-formation programs.
People can engage with Project Mañana International by sponsoring a child, giving to a project, making a general donation, joining a short-term mission team, supporting a trip participant, applying for internships or missionary service, subscribing for updates, and praying for children, families, staff, and community leaders in the Dominican Republic. Its distinct contribution is a Gospel-centered, locally embedded ministry that connects clean water, nutrition, education, discipleship, wellness care, and mission trips for vulnerable children and families in the Dominican Republic.
Independent Christian ChurchProem MinistriesProem Ministries serves Poland and Eastern Europe through camps, Christian education, church planting, community help, counseling,…
Proem Ministries — Organization Profile Proem Ministries is a Christian mission organization that works to connect people to the hope and freedom found in Jesus through Gospel-centered ministry in Poland and Eastern Europe. Proem Poland was founded by Maui and…
Proem Ministries — Organization Profile Proem Ministries is a Christian mission organization that works to connect people to the hope and freedom found in Jesus through Gospel-centered ministry in Poland and Eastern Europe. Proem Poland was founded by Maui and Ewa Dwulat in 1990, after the opening of post-communist Poland created new opportunities for evangelism, youth ministry, Christian education, and local church development. The ministry serves from Poland, with a Proem Christian Center in Zakościele near Inowłódz, Poland, and U.S. support operations in Louisville, Kentucky. Proem’s work reaches youth, families, churches, students, volunteers, and local communities in Poland and throughout Eastern Europe. Its U.S. support ministry assists Proem Poland through communications, mission team logistics, financial administration, fundraising, and church partnerships.…
Proem Ministries is a Christian mission organization that works to connect people to the hope and freedom found in Jesus through Gospel-centered ministry in Poland and Eastern Europe. Proem Poland was founded by Maui and Ewa Dwulat in 1990, after the opening of post-communist Poland created new opportunities for evangelism, youth ministry, Christian education, and local church development.
The ministry serves from Poland, with a Proem Christian Center in Zakościele near Inowłódz, Poland, and U.S. support operations in Louisville, Kentucky. Proem’s work reaches youth, families, churches, students, volunteers, and local communities in Poland and throughout Eastern Europe. Its U.S. support ministry assists Proem Poland through communications, mission team logistics, financial administration, fundraising, and church partnerships.
Proem’s ministry model brings together camps, Christian education, church planting, community help, worship ministry, and short-term mission engagement. Its camp ministries include summer and winter outreach camps, Fit & Family Camp, retreats for missionaries and churches, Journey to Bethlehem, Zako Rancho, and ministry with youth and adults who have special needs. These camps are designed to create relational settings where young people and families can hear the Gospel, build friendships, and take next steps in faith.
Christian education is another central part of Proem’s work. The ministry operates a Christian Education Center that includes preschool through high school, and it also provides English-language learning through ESL coursework and educational internships. These educational ministries allow Proem to serve children, youth, and adults while building long-term relationships with families in the community.
Proem’s church planting and outreach efforts include Tomy Church, Exodus 15, Solna 15, media production, children’s and student ministry, and men’s and women’s ministry. Exodus 15 is a worship band ministry that creates worship music, while Solna 15 serves Łódź through after-school programs, recovery groups, ESL classes, and preschool programming. Proem also produces media and Bible study resources for the local church.
Community help is a major expression of Proem’s witness. The ministry provides after-school programs, family counseling and addiction therapy, support for people in crisis, outreach through Kontakt International Volunteer Festival, and international mission trips. People can engage with Proem Ministries by praying, giving, volunteering, joining a mission trip, applying for a summer internship, partnering as a church or school, or supporting U.S.-based financial administration. Its distinct contribution is a Polish-led ministry that combines evangelism, education, camps, church planting, counseling, community outreach, and international volunteer partnerships for Gospel work in Poland and Eastern Europe.
Church of ChristPhilippine Mission Churches of ChristPhilippine Mission Churches of Christ supports Filipino-led ministries in Luzon through Christian education, medical evangelism, church…
Philippine Mission Churches of Christ — Organization Profile Philippine Mission Churches of Christ USA, Inc., also known as PMCC-US, is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) mission organization that exists to assist, encourage, and empower independent Filipino-led ministries that share the Gospel of…
Philippine Mission Churches of Christ — Organization Profile Philippine Mission Churches of Christ USA, Inc., also known as PMCC-US, is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) mission organization that exists to assist, encourage, and empower independent Filipino-led ministries that share the Gospel of Christ through Christian education, medical evangelism, and church planting. Its work is connected to a long history of Restoration Movement mission activity in the Philippines, tracing roots to Leslie and Carrie Wolfe’s arrival in Manila in 1907. The organization is based in Kingman, Arizona, and serves partner ministries across central and northern Luzon, Philippines. PMCC-US supports Filipino-led churches, schools, medical work, and ministry leaders while stating that it holds no legal ties to, nor governance over, the ministries it supports.…
Philippine Mission Churches of Christ USA, Inc., also known as PMCC-US, is a U.S.-registered 501(c)(3) mission organization that exists to assist, encourage, and empower independent Filipino-led ministries that share the Gospel of Christ through Christian education, medical evangelism, and church planting. Its work is connected to a long history of Restoration Movement mission activity in the Philippines, tracing roots to Leslie and Carrie Wolfe’s arrival in Manila in 1907.
The organization is based in Kingman, Arizona, and serves partner ministries across central and northern Luzon, Philippines. PMCC-US supports Filipino-led churches, schools, medical work, and ministry leaders while stating that it holds no legal ties to, nor governance over, the ministries it supports. Its role is to encourage, resource, visit, assess needs, and help connect U.S. churches and donors with ministry work in Luzon.
PMCC-US focuses on three primary ministry areas. Its Christian education work supports three academies: Northern Isabela Academy, Southern Isabela Academy, and Central Isabela Christian Academy. These schools are described as part of the mission’s effort to equip the next generation through quality Christ-centered education and leadership development.
Medical evangelism is represented through Charles W. Selby Memorial Hospital, Inc., a 35-bed hospital connected to the mission’s long-running work in northern Luzon. PMCC-US describes this area as transforming lives through medical care, physical healing, hope, and Gospel witness. This ministry emphasis reflects the organization’s broader pattern of combining practical service with evangelism.
Church planting is carried out through partner ministries including Shore Line and Island Mission and Southern Cagayan Valley Mission. Shore Line and Island Mission focuses on planting and strengthening churches in Quezon and nearby regions, while Southern Cagayan Valley Mission is part of the mission’s church-planting work in northern Luzon. PMCC-US emphasizes training leaders, strengthening local congregations, and supporting Filipino-led outreach.
People can engage with Philippine Mission Churches of Christ by praying, giving, requesting a speaking engagement, exploring church partnership, reading ministry updates such as Island Echoes, using the prayer calendar, or contacting the organization directly. Its distinct contribution is supporting independent Filipino-led Christian ministries in Luzon through education, medical evangelism, church planting, leadership encouragement, and long-term U.S.-Philippines partnership.
Independent Christian ChurchMyanmar Agape Christian MissionMyanmar Agape Christian Mission trains Christian leaders and supports evangelism, church planting, Bible education, and music…
Myanmar Agape Christian Mission — Organization Profile Myanmar Agape Christian Mission, also known as MACM, is a Christian mission organization established in January 2003 to fulfill the Great Commission through evangelism, Christian education, leadership training, and church planting. The mission…
Myanmar Agape Christian Mission — Organization Profile Myanmar Agape Christian Mission, also known as MACM, is a Christian mission organization established in January 2003 to fulfill the Great Commission through evangelism, Christian education, leadership training, and church planting. The mission communicates the Gospel, baptizes believers into Christ, teaches Scripture, equips teachers and church leaders, and plants churches for evangelism and the maturing of believers. The organization is located in Yangon, Myanmar, with U.S. forwarding and board support based through Imperial, Missouri. Its ministry serves people in Myanmar and bordering areas of China, with work connected to urban and rural communities, the China border region, Kachin State, Danai, northeastern Shan State, and other areas where trained leaders, pastors, missionaries, evangelists, youth…
Myanmar Agape Christian Mission, also known as MACM, is a Christian mission organization established in January 2003 to fulfill the Great Commission through evangelism, Christian education, leadership training, and church planting. The mission communicates the Gospel, baptizes believers into Christ, teaches Scripture, equips teachers and church leaders, and plants churches for evangelism and the maturing of believers.
The organization is located in Yangon, Myanmar, with U.S. forwarding and board support based through Imperial, Missouri. Its ministry serves people in Myanmar and bordering areas of China, with work connected to urban and rural communities, the China border region, Kachin State, Danai, northeastern Shan State, and other areas where trained leaders, pastors, missionaries, evangelists, youth ministers, and music ministers serve.
MACM’s ministry is built around two main areas: leadership training and evangelism with church planting. Its leadership training includes Yangon Christian College and Seminary, the China Border Training Center, and Danai Bible Training Center. Yangon Christian College and Seminary was established in January 2003 in Yangon and offers degree-level Christian education, including Bachelor of Theology and Master of Divinity programs.
The mission’s evangelism and church-planting work includes ministry in Danai, northeastern Shan State, and other areas. MACM describes its work in Danai as involving village and church establishment, land reclamation for rice cultivation, and Bible training. Its northeastern Shan State ministry has focused on tribal communities including Lisu, Lahu, and Ah Kha peoples. The organization also lists a Nagaland Initiative and Music Ministry among its evangelism and church-planting efforts.
MACM’s Music Ministry reflects its broader strategy of using local languages and cultural forms to communicate the Gospel. The mission describes open-air preaching, gospel music programs, recording and distribution of gospel albums, and training for Christian musicians. These efforts have included Burmese, Lisu, Rawang, Lahu, Chin, Kachin, and Shan language materials.
People can engage with Myanmar Agape Christian Mission by giving, praying, supporting Christian education, supporting church planting, and helping provide resources for ministry needs in Myanmar. The organization states that gifts may be designated for specific needs and that U.S. donations may be sent by check through its forwarding address. Its distinct contribution is training Myanmar-based Christian leaders while connecting education, evangelism, church planting, music ministry, and community-centered outreach.
Independent Christian ChurchMountain Mission SchoolMountain Mission School is a Christ-centered residential school in Grundy, Virginia, serving children through home life,…
Mountain Mission School — Organization Profile Mountain Mission School is a privately funded Christ-centered charity that serves as a home, church, and school for children with significant needs. Founded in 1921 in Grundy, Virginia, the school grew from the vision…
Mountain Mission School — Organization Profile Mountain Mission School is a privately funded Christ-centered charity that serves as a home, church, and school for children with significant needs. Founded in 1921 in Grundy, Virginia, the school grew from the vision of Sam Hurley, who wanted to provide a safe place for children facing hardship. Its long-running work combines residential care, Christian formation, and classroom education in one campus community. The school is based in Grundy, Virginia, in Appalachian Southwest Virginia, and it serves children and students from the United States and multiple countries around the world. Mountain Mission School describes its work in terms of “rescuing kids, raising leaders, and reaching nations.” Its student community includes children who have experienced…
Mountain Mission School is a privately funded Christ-centered charity that serves as a home, church, and school for children with significant needs. Founded in 1921 in Grundy, Virginia, the school grew from the vision of Sam Hurley, who wanted to provide a safe place for children facing hardship. Its long-running work combines residential care, Christian formation, and classroom education in one campus community.
The school is based in Grundy, Virginia, in Appalachian Southwest Virginia, and it serves children and students from the United States and multiple countries around the world. Mountain Mission School describes its work in terms of “rescuing kids, raising leaders, and reaching nations.” Its student community includes children who have experienced poverty, homelessness, family instability, or other difficult circumstances, along with some local students who attend the school.
Mountain Mission School operates with a broad, whole-child approach. Its campus is designed to provide a nurturing home environment, quality education, and spiritual guidance. The school’s educational program serves students from kindergarten through high school, while its residential life program has also been described as serving children “from diapers to diplomas.” This structure allows students to receive daily care, academic instruction, meals, housing, mentoring, and Christian community in one setting.
Academically, Mountain Mission School’s K–12 education program has held joint accreditation through the Association of Christian Schools International and Cognia. The school’s model is not limited to classroom learning; it also includes athletics, music, student activities, and campus life. Its stated focus is on meeting emotional, physical, and spiritual needs while helping students grow in character, responsibility, and leadership.
Mountain Mission School’s work depends heavily on charitable support rather than a conventional tuition-based model. Individuals, churches, alumni, and partner organizations can engage by giving, praying for students and staff, sharing the school’s work with others, volunteering where appropriate, or helping provide practical support for student needs. Prospective families and referring adults can also contact the school directly to learn more about admissions and student placement.
For churches and supporters, Mountain Mission School represents a long-established Christian education and child-care ministry rooted in Appalachia but connected to a wider national and international student body. Its distinctiveness is the integration of residential care, school, and church life for children who need stability, education, and Christian guidance.
Leadership: Not publicly listed.
Independent Christian ChurchMissions of Hope InternationalMissions of Hope International serves disadvantaged African communities through Christian education, economic empowerment, health initiatives, church…
Missions of Hope International — Organization Profile Missions of Hope International, also known as MOHI, is a Christian holistic ministry serving children and families in disadvantaged communities throughout Africa. The organization began in Mathare Valley in Nairobi, Kenya, and now…
Missions of Hope International — Organization Profile Missions of Hope International, also known as MOHI, is a Christian holistic ministry serving children and families in disadvantaged communities throughout Africa. The organization began in Mathare Valley in Nairobi, Kenya, and now works across urban slums, informal settlements, and remote rural villages through education, economic empowerment, health initiatives, church planting, and gospel-centered community development. The organization’s core focus is transforming lives through the hope of Jesus Christ by educating children, empowering families, restoring health, and redeeming lives through the gospel. MOHI describes its work as a holistic approach to addressing poverty, offering physical, emotional, social, and spiritual support so vulnerable children and families can move out of generational poverty and experience lasting…
Missions of Hope International, also known as MOHI, is a Christian holistic ministry serving children and families in disadvantaged communities throughout Africa. The organization began in Mathare Valley in Nairobi, Kenya, and now works across urban slums, informal settlements, and remote rural villages through education, economic empowerment, health initiatives, church planting, and gospel-centered community development.
The organization’s core focus is transforming lives through the hope of Jesus Christ by educating children, empowering families, restoring health, and redeeming lives through the gospel. MOHI describes its work as a holistic approach to addressing poverty, offering physical, emotional, social, and spiritual support so vulnerable children and families can move out of generational poverty and experience lasting hope in Christ.
Missions of Hope International serves Kenya, Liberia, and Ethiopia, with work in more than 35 communities and more than 35 schools. In Kenya, its listed communities include places in Nairobi County, Kilifi County, Kisumu County, Marsabit County, Machakos County, Nyeri County, Nakuru County, and Turkana County. The organization states that some communities may not be listed publicly for privacy and security reasons.
The ministry operates through integrated programs summarized as Educate, Empower, Restore, and Redeem. Its schools provide quality Christian education for children from nursery through high school. Its empowerment programs include business and skills training, microloans, and support for parents and community members with limited formal education. Its restoration work includes physical, mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual health initiatives, while its church planting and local church partnerships help share the gospel and nurture faith communities.
A distinctive part of MOHI’s work is a locally led, Kenyan-founded ministry model that combines education, holistic support, and the power of the local church. The organization states that it is founded and led by Kenyans and supported by more than 1,500 local staff. Its model is designed to provide a “hand up” rather than only a handout, with transformation beginning with a child in school and spreading to families, neighbors, and whole communities.
People can engage with Missions of Hope International by sponsoring a child, giving to critical needs, supporting projects, taking mission or vision trips, becoming a church or organizational partner, using sponsor and partner resources, downloading the MOHI mobile app, or following ministry updates. Supporters can give online or by mail, pray for the ministry, and partner with MOHI as it works to educate children, empower parents, restore health, and share the gospel in disadvantaged communities.
Independent Christian ChurchMission to Russia InternationalMission to Russia International multiplies churches among Russian-speaking people through church planting, Christian education, discipleship, and…
Mission to Russia International — Organization Profile Mission to Russia International, also known as MTR International, is a Christian mission organization based in St. Peters, Missouri. The organization exists to make disciples in Russian-speaking nations through church planting and Christian…
Mission to Russia International — Organization Profile Mission to Russia International, also known as MTR International, is a Christian mission organization based in St. Peters, Missouri. The organization exists to make disciples in Russian-speaking nations through church planting and Christian education. Its public ministry focus is multiplying churches among Russian-speaking people and taking the gospel message of forgiveness, love, and salvation to people living in the former Soviet Union. The organization’s core focus is multiplying churches among Russian-speaking people through church planting, local leadership development, Christian education, and gospel-centered partnerships. MTR International began its church-planting mission with its first church plant in Kostroma, Russia. That congregation has matured and continues to serve its community while raising up men and women…
Mission to Russia International, also known as MTR International, is a Christian mission organization based in St. Peters, Missouri. The organization exists to make disciples in Russian-speaking nations through church planting and Christian education. Its public ministry focus is multiplying churches among Russian-speaking people and taking the gospel message of forgiveness, love, and salvation to people living in the former Soviet Union.
The organization’s core focus is multiplying churches among Russian-speaking people through church planting, local leadership development, Christian education, and gospel-centered partnerships. MTR International began its church-planting mission with its first church plant in Kostroma, Russia. That congregation has matured and continues to serve its community while raising up men and women for Christian service.
Mission to Russia International serves Russian-speaking communities in the former Soviet Union, with current or associated church work identified in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Abkhazia. Its public church pages identify established churches in Kostroma, Gomel, and Mogilev, along with associate churches in Davydovsky and Gus-Hrustalniy. Current church-planting locations include Minsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Ivanovo, Lutsk, Nesvizh, Krivoy Rog, Sukhum, and a second Lutsk church plant.
The ministry operates through church planting, support for established congregations, missionary partnerships, leadership involvement, and Christian education. Its sister ministry, Light to the World Ministries, supports kingdom work among families in Russia through Light to the World Christian Academy in Kostroma. The academy was established in 1999 to meet the educational and spiritual needs of children in Kostroma, providing Russian primary and secondary education while regularly teaching students the Bible.
A distinctive part of Mission to Russia International’s work is connecting church planting with long-term Christian education and discipleship among Russian-speaking families. Through Light to the World Christian Academy, students receive eleven years of instruction in English and biblical teaching, and many families encounter the gospel through the school. MTR International’s church-planting work also emphasizes existing and emerging congregations that can serve their communities and continue raising up Christian workers.
People can engage with Mission to Russia International by praying, giving, supporting church planting, sponsoring Light to the World Christian Academy students, following ministry updates, or contacting the ministry directly. Supporters can give online, set up recurring donations, text to give, or mail gifts to the St. Peters address. Churches and individuals can also follow MTR International and Light to the World Ministries through their official social channels for updates from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Abkhazia, and the academy in Kostroma.
Independent Christian ChurchKulpahar Kid Home and Christian SchoolKulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School provides residential care, Christian education, secure facilities, and spiritual guidance…
Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School — Organization Profile Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School is a Christian ministry and educational work located in Kulpahar, Mahoba District, Uttar Pradesh, India, with U.S. donation support connected to Phoenix, Arizona. The ministry…
Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School — Organization Profile Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School is a Christian ministry and educational work located in Kulpahar, Mahoba District, Uttar Pradesh, India, with U.S. donation support connected to Phoenix, Arizona. The ministry began in 1947 when an infant girl named Sosun was given to Leah Moshier and Dolly Chitwood, the founders of Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School. The organization’s core focus is providing children with loving residential care, quality education, Christian spiritual guidance, and practical support in northern India. Kulpahar Kids’ Home reports that over the years approximately 800 children were received into the care of Dolly, Leah, and Linda. The ministry’s stated motto is to provide quality education, facilities, and…
Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School is a Christian ministry and educational work located in Kulpahar, Mahoba District, Uttar Pradesh, India, with U.S. donation support connected to Phoenix, Arizona. The ministry began in 1947 when an infant girl named Sosun was given to Leah Moshier and Dolly Chitwood, the founders of Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School.
The organization’s core focus is providing children with loving residential care, quality education, Christian spiritual guidance, and practical support in northern India. Kulpahar Kids’ Home reports that over the years approximately 800 children were received into the care of Dolly, Leah, and Linda. The ministry’s stated motto is to provide quality education, facilities, and love.
Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School serves children and students in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, India, including Kulpahar and the wider Mahoba District. Kulpahar Christian School describes itself as serving children in northern India since 1948, with Hindu, Muslim, and Christian children and staff learning and working together. Public nonprofit listings describe the ministry as supporting a school and home for more than 400 children in the Uttar Pradesh region.
The organization operates through the Kulpahar Kids’ Home, Kulpahar Christian School, hostel life, worship facilities, educational programs, and community outreach projects. The school year runs from April 1 to March 31, and school days begin with morning assembly in the chapel building, including songs, responsive Bible reading, prayer, the Lord’s Prayer, and patriotic elements such as the national anthem or pledge. Kulpahar Christian School operates under The Church of Christ Mission as a religious society under Act XXI of 1860.
A distinctive part of Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School is combining residential care, school instruction, Christian formation, and secure facilities on a large mission campus. The ministry reports 32 acres divided into three compounds with 24-hour security, including girls, hospital, and school compounds. Its facilities include staff housing, classrooms, a computer lab, a spacious library, playground areas, generators, and other support spaces used for daily care and education.
People can engage with Kulpahar Kids’ Home and Christian School by praying, giving by check or money order through the U.S. donation address, contacting the ministry by email, or learning more through the official Kids’ Home and school websites. Support helps sustain the children’s home, Christian school, facilities, education, and ongoing care for children and students in Kulpahar.
Church of ChristHope for Haiti’s ChildrenHope for Haiti’s Children serves Haitian children and families through Christian education, sponsorship, healthcare, food support,…
Hope for Haiti’s Children — Organization Profile Hope for Haiti’s Children, also known as HFHC, is a Christian nonprofit based in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving children and families in Haiti. The organization strives to demonstrate Christian compassion to poverty-bound Haitian children…
Hope for Haiti’s Children — Organization Profile Hope for Haiti’s Children, also known as HFHC, is a Christian nonprofit based in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving children and families in Haiti. The organization strives to demonstrate Christian compassion to poverty-bound Haitian children and their families, providing opportunities for children to become leaders in their homes, churches, and communities. The organization’s core focus is helping Haitian children grow spiritually, academically, physically, and socially through Christian education, sponsorship, healthcare, food, orphan care, and leadership development. HFHC’s work is shaped by a desire to serve vulnerable children in practical ways while helping raise up future Christian leaders in Haiti. Hope for Haiti’s Children serves Haiti, working with Haitian churches, schools, staff, and local Christian professionals.…
Hope for Haiti’s Children, also known as HFHC, is a Christian nonprofit based in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving children and families in Haiti. The organization strives to demonstrate Christian compassion to poverty-bound Haitian children and their families, providing opportunities for children to become leaders in their homes, churches, and communities.
The organization’s core focus is helping Haitian children grow spiritually, academically, physically, and socially through Christian education, sponsorship, healthcare, food, orphan care, and leadership development. HFHC’s work is shaped by a desire to serve vulnerable children in practical ways while helping raise up future Christian leaders in Haiti.
Hope for Haiti’s Children serves Haiti, working with Haitian churches, schools, staff, and local Christian professionals. The organization states that its Haiti work is locally operated by trusted Haitian Christian professionals and is recognized by the government of Haiti as an official non-governmental organization, Espoir Pour Les Enfants d’Haiti. Its U.S. office in Cincinnati, Ohio supports donors, sponsors, churches, volunteers, and ministry partners.
The organization operates through several connected ministry areas. Child sponsorship helps provide tuition, school supplies, uniforms, healthcare, and special gifts. HFHC also supports children’s education and schools, orphan housing and care, medical missions, Christian leadership youth camp, crisis relief, and Project Hope 2030. Its food and water efforts include school lunch support and hunger relief, while Christmas Joy Boxes provide simple gifts and encouragement for children in Haiti.
A distinctive part of Hope for Haiti’s Children’s ministry is combining child sponsorship, Christian education, healthcare, nutrition, orphan care, and spiritual training into a long-term path of leadership development. The ministry seeks not only to meet immediate needs but also to help children grow into leaders who can bless their families, churches, and communities. Its school partnerships and youth leadership programs reflect this emphasis on long-term formation.
People can engage with Hope for Haiti’s Children by sponsoring a child, giving to the Children’s Food Fund, supporting Project Hope 2030, packing Christmas Joy Boxes, attending events, giving online, subscribing to updates, joining church-based efforts, or praying for the children, schools, staff, and churches served through the ministry. Supporters can also manage sponsorships online, explore legacy giving, and follow HFHC’s news and social media for ministry updates.
Independent Christian ChurchHisportic Global Christian MissionHisportic Global Christian Mission multiplies Christ-followers among Portuguese-speaking peoples through church planting, leadership training, discipleship, education,…
Hisportic Global Christian Mission — Organization Profile Hisportic Global Christian Mission, also known as HCM or Hisportic Christian Mission, is a Christian church-planting and leadership-development ministry with contact operations in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Founded in 1984, the organization exists to multiply…
Hisportic Global Christian Mission — Organization Profile Hisportic Global Christian Mission, also known as HCM or Hisportic Christian Mission, is a Christian church-planting and leadership-development ministry with contact operations in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Founded in 1984, the organization exists to multiply Christ-followers among Portuguese-speaking peoples worldwide. Its public theme, “One Language. One Gospel.” reflects its focus on sharing Christ in the heart language of Portuguese-speaking communities. The organization’s core focus is planting churches, training leaders, developing disciples, supporting Christian education, and encouraging sustainable ministry among Portuguese-speaking peoples. HCM began as a calling to reach Brazilian and Portuguese communities in New England and has expanded into a global ministry serving across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Its work is built around…
Hisportic Global Christian Mission, also known as HCM or Hisportic Christian Mission, is a Christian church-planting and leadership-development ministry with contact operations in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Founded in 1984, the organization exists to multiply Christ-followers among Portuguese-speaking peoples worldwide. Its public theme, “One Language. One Gospel.” reflects its focus on sharing Christ in the heart language of Portuguese-speaking communities.
The organization’s core focus is planting churches, training leaders, developing disciples, supporting Christian education, and encouraging sustainable ministry among Portuguese-speaking peoples. HCM began as a calling to reach Brazilian and Portuguese communities in New England and has expanded into a global ministry serving across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Its work is built around local believers, national pastors, and ministry leaders who can disciple people within their own language and culture.
Hisportic Global Christian Mission serves the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe, with current work publicly identified in the United States, Brazil, Guinea-Bissau, Goa in India, Timor-Leste, and Portugal. In the United States, HCM partners with Portuguese-speaking congregations and pastors in states such as Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Georgia, Florida, Maryland, and Tennessee. In Guinea-Bissau, the mission supports churches, schools, teacher training, leadership development, and plans for the Institute of Development and Evangelism.
The ministry operates through five connected areas: church planting, leadership training, entrepreneurship, in-country service, and education. HCM partners with local believers to form Christ-centered churches that become centers for worship, discipleship, and outreach. It also invests in pastoral and lay training so leaders can guide churches with biblical knowledge, spiritual maturity, and practical ministry skills. Its education work includes Christian schools that provide learning shaped by a biblical worldview.
A distinctive part of HCM’s strategy is using the Portuguese language as a bridge across cultures and continents. Portuguese connects communities in places such as Brazil, Guinea-Bissau, Goa, Timor-Leste, Portugal, and immigrant communities in the United States. Through that shared language, HCM seeks to connect hearts, cultures, and generations with the gospel while strengthening local churches and developing future leaders.
People can engage with Hisportic Global Christian Mission by praying, giving, joining short-term mission opportunities, exploring long-term service, or contacting the ministry about partnership. Short-term teams may serve through construction, education, children’s outreach, community projects, and encouragement for national pastors. Long-term opportunities focus on church establishment, disciple making, education, community development, and Business-as-Mission initiatives among Portuguese-speaking communities.
Independent Christian ChurchHippo Valley Christian MissionHippo Valley Christian Mission serves Zimbabwe through church planting, Christian education, healthcare, leadership training, Living Proof…
Hippo Valley Christian Mission — Organization Profile Hippo Valley Christian Mission, also known as HVCM, is a Christian mission serving in Zimbabwe with U.S. offices in Grayson, Kentucky. Founded in 1956 by John and Marge Pemberton along with Dr. Dennis…
Hippo Valley Christian Mission — Organization Profile Hippo Valley Christian Mission, also known as HVCM, is a Christian mission serving in Zimbabwe with U.S. offices in Grayson, Kentucky. Founded in 1956 by John and Marge Pemberton along with Dr. Dennis and Lucy Pruett, the mission began with the philosophy of reaching the whole person for Christ: the body through healthcare, the mind through education, and the soul through the gospel message of Jesus and his church. The organization’s core focus is evangelizing Zimbabwe through church planting, Christian education, healthcare, leadership training, child sponsorship, and orphan ministry. HVCM describes its long-term work as seeking and saving the lost throughout southern Zimbabwe. Its public materials emphasize that the mission serves body, mind,…
Hippo Valley Christian Mission, also known as HVCM, is a Christian mission serving in Zimbabwe with U.S. offices in Grayson, Kentucky. Founded in 1956 by John and Marge Pemberton along with Dr. Dennis and Lucy Pruett, the mission began with the philosophy of reaching the whole person for Christ: the body through healthcare, the mind through education, and the soul through the gospel message of Jesus and his church.
The organization’s core focus is evangelizing Zimbabwe through church planting, Christian education, healthcare, leadership training, child sponsorship, and orphan ministry. HVCM describes its long-term work as seeking and saving the lost throughout southern Zimbabwe. Its public materials emphasize that the mission serves body, mind, and soul through schools, churches, healthcare, and Christ-centered programs.
Hippo Valley Christian Mission serves southern Zimbabwe, with ministry also connected to several church plants in Mozambique. Its work includes churches across the low-veld of Zimbabwe, 29 mission schools, thousands of students, Living Proof sponsored children, and children cared for through the Chiredzi Christian Children’s Village. The mission also serves from Grayson, Kentucky, where supporters can contact the U.S. office, give, and stay connected to updates.
The organization operates through multiple connected ministry areas. Church planting and evangelism are supported by full-time preachers and evangelists who work directly with churches. Preacher and leadership training includes annual seminars and conferences for preachers, patrons, youth, and church leaders. Christian education is carried out through 29 mission schools where students receive Bible-based, Christ-centered curriculum in connection with local churches.
A distinctive part of Hippo Valley Christian Mission’s work is connecting education, evangelism, leadership formation, and child development into one long-term mission strategy. Its Living Proof program sponsors more than 2,500 children from rural places and poor families, with clubs focused on Bible learning, leadership development, songs, Scripture memory, correspondence with sponsors, school uniforms, youth activities, and future education support. HVCM also raises support for projects such as Mabona Chapel at Pemberton Station and the Pruett Center/Thurman Library at Living Proof Christian College.
People can engage with Hippo Valley Christian Mission by giving online, donating by mail or phone, becoming a Living Proof sponsor, supporting the orphan village through virtual adoption, praying for the mission, subscribing to updates, or contacting the U.S. office. Supporters can also follow the mission’s news, donor portal, fundraising campaigns, and social channels to stay informed about schools, churches, leadership training, child sponsorship, and ongoing work in Zimbabwe.
Independent Christian ChurchGhana Christian MissionGhana Christian Mission serves Ghana through disciple-making, church planting, medical outreach, Christian education, community development, and…
Ghana Christian Mission — Organization Profile Ghana Christian Mission, also known as GCM, is a Christian mission organization working in Ghana through disciple-making, church planting, medical outreach, Christian education, and community development. The organization states that its purpose is to…
Ghana Christian Mission — Organization Profile Ghana Christian Mission, also known as GCM, is a Christian mission organization working in Ghana through disciple-making, church planting, medical outreach, Christian education, and community development. The organization states that its purpose is to enrich and multiply life and hope through disciple-making in the name of Jesus Christ. Its public theme is “Touching Ghana with the Love of Christ.” The organization’s core focus is serving Ghana spiritually and physically through church planting, healthcare, education, and community-strengthening programs. Since 1987, Ghana Christian Mission has reported hundreds of churches started, thousands of new converts baptized, hundreds of thousands of patients treated, and hundreds of students taught through its ministry work. Ghana Christian Mission serves Ghana, including…
Ghana Christian Mission, also known as GCM, is a Christian mission organization working in Ghana through disciple-making, church planting, medical outreach, Christian education, and community development. The organization states that its purpose is to enrich and multiply life and hope through disciple-making in the name of Jesus Christ. Its public theme is “Touching Ghana with the Love of Christ.”
The organization’s core focus is serving Ghana spiritually and physically through church planting, healthcare, education, and community-strengthening programs. Since 1987, Ghana Christian Mission has reported hundreds of churches started, thousands of new converts baptized, hundreds of thousands of patients treated, and hundreds of students taught through its ministry work.
Ghana Christian Mission serves Ghana, including rural communities, large cities, and northern areas of the country. Its church planting page describes ministry among families in rural Ghana and in the large cities of this West African nation. Staff profiles also identify service in places such as Accra, Kumasi, the Northern Region, the Central Region, the Greater Accra Region, and the Volta Region, along with outreach among people groups such as the Ntrubo, Gonja, Konkomba, Agona, Nchumburung, Akyode, Ashanti, and Basari.
The mission operates through four primary ministry areas. Church planting is carried out by evangelists and ministers who travel throughout Ghana to share the gospel, disciple believers, and establish congregations. Christian education includes support for partner schools such as Faithway Christian Academy and Christian Transformation Basic School, with the goal of providing quality education and moral teaching for children. Medical outreach includes seven clinics in rural Ghana, where the mission provides compassionate healthcare and community preventive-care education.
A distinctive part of Ghana Christian Mission’s work is integrating evangelism with practical services that address physical, educational, and community needs. Its community development work includes wells, goat farming, fish farming, feeding programs, microfinance support through Mission Resource Ghana, and other efforts intended to strengthen long-term well-being. The mission also partners with organizations such as Feed My Starving Children, FAME, IDES, Global Health Outreach, and Mission Resource International.
People can engage with Ghana Christian Mission by giving, praying, contacting the mission, or participating in mission trips. Its mission trip information welcomes teams that want to evangelize, provide medical outreach, help construct buildings, teach, and serve in other practical ways. Supporters can also donate online or by mail, help fund mission work through the U.S. address, and follow the organization’s updates through its website and video channel.
Independent Christian ChurchEastern Dominican Christian MissionEastern Dominican Christian Mission plants churches, trains leaders, and supports community ministries in the eastern Dominican…
Eastern Dominican Christian Mission — Organization Profile Eastern Dominican Christian Mission (EDCM) is a Christian mission organization serving the eastern Dominican Republic. The mission was established in 2003 with a focus on making disciples and creating self-sufficient congregations through equipping…
Eastern Dominican Christian Mission — Organization Profile Eastern Dominican Christian Mission (EDCM) is a Christian mission organization serving the eastern Dominican Republic. The mission was established in 2003 with a focus on making disciples and creating self-sufficient congregations through equipping and empowering initiatives. Its ministry is rooted in the Great Commission and the goal of forming disciples into local congregations. EDCM’s U.S. mailing address is Roanoke, Virginia, and its ministry serves the eastern Dominican Republic, including communities such as Higuey, La Romana, Brisas del Mar, Punta Cana, El Seibo, Lotificación Verón, Otra Banda, and Ana Mulla. The mission works through Dominican and Haitian-led congregations, national pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders who serve communities through preaching, discipleship, local outreach, and…
Eastern Dominican Christian Mission (EDCM) is a Christian mission organization serving the eastern Dominican Republic. The mission was established in 2003 with a focus on making disciples and creating self-sufficient congregations through equipping and empowering initiatives. Its ministry is rooted in the Great Commission and the goal of forming disciples into local congregations.
EDCM’s U.S. mailing address is Roanoke, Virginia, and its ministry serves the eastern Dominican Republic, including communities such as Higuey, La Romana, Brisas del Mar, Punta Cana, El Seibo, Lotificación Verón, Otra Banda, and Ana Mulla. The mission works through Dominican and Haitian-led congregations, national pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders who serve communities through preaching, discipleship, local outreach, and practical ministry.
The organization’s stated ministry approach is summarized by the words “Equip” and “Empower.” EDCM plants churches under the name Iglesia Cuerpo de Cristo, the name associated with Christian churches in the Dominican Republic. Each congregation has its own facility and local leadership, while congregations also gather together for joint worship and fellowship. This structure supports local church planting, national leadership, discipleship, and movement toward self-sustaining congregations.
Leadership training is a major part of EDCM’s work. In 2020, the mission launched a two-year Bible seminary program to train leaders within existing churches and equip new workers for church planting. The program reflects EDCM’s commitment to developing Dominican Christian leaders who can teach Scripture, guide congregations, and strengthen ministry in their own communities.
EDCM also operates Kingdom Businesses and community ministries that support both practical needs and church outreach. These include Brisas del Mar Medical Clinic, Colegio Color Esperanza in Punta Cana, and Agua Brisas del Mar. The medical clinic provides care and medicine in a rural area of La Romana while also hosting Bible studies. The school offers Christian education in the Village of Hope neighborhood, and the water filtration plant provides safe drinking water while building trust and relationships in the community.
People can engage with Eastern Dominican Christian Mission by praying, giving financially, subscribing to ministry updates, supporting a church plant, partnering with leadership training, or joining a short-term mission team. Short-term mission trips partner with local Dominican congregations through VBS, women’s and men’s outreach events, youth activities, home visits, hospital visitation, concerts, youth camps, and other spiritually focused service opportunities.
Church of ChristDoes God Exist?Does God Exist? provides Christian apologetics resources on science, faith, biblical reliability, archaeology, suffering, and evidence…
Does God Exist? — Organization Profile Does God Exist? is a Christian apologetics and education ministry founded by John N. Clayton in 1968. The ministry’s stated purpose is to show that science and faith are friends, not enemies. Its materials…
Does God Exist? — Organization Profile Does God Exist? is a Christian apologetics and education ministry founded by John N. Clayton in 1968. The ministry’s stated purpose is to show that science and faith are friends, not enemies. Its materials are written for seekers, skeptics, students, teachers, churches, and Christians who want evidence-based answers to questions about God, creation, the Bible, suffering, and Christian belief. The ministry is connected with Niles and Buchanan, Michigan, and South Bend, Indiana, with its online work serving readers, churches, students, and families across the United States and worldwide. Through Does God Exist? Today, the ministry publishes regular articles under the theme “Evidence for God in the Things He Has Made,” drawing attention to design,…
Does God Exist? is a Christian apologetics and education ministry founded by John N. Clayton in 1968. The ministry’s stated purpose is to show that science and faith are friends, not enemies. Its materials are written for seekers, skeptics, students, teachers, churches, and Christians who want evidence-based answers to questions about God, creation, the Bible, suffering, and Christian belief.
The ministry is connected with Niles and Buchanan, Michigan, and South Bend, Indiana, with its online work serving readers, churches, students, and families across the United States and worldwide. Through Does God Exist? Today, the ministry publishes regular articles under the theme “Evidence for God in the Things He Has Made,” drawing attention to design, purpose, morality, archaeology, Scripture, and the natural world.
Does God Exist? grew out of Clayton’s own journey from atheism to Christian faith through his study of science and the Bible. Clayton spent his career as a public high school science teacher and has traveled nationally and internationally to present the message of faith in the God of creation. The ministry’s work is not primarily church programming or local service, but apologetics education through publications, daily posts, videos, audio lessons, correspondence courses, and study materials.
The ministry publishes a quarterly magazine and provides books, pamphlets, charts, archives, and other teaching resources. Does God Exist? Today also points readers to video and audio resources at DoesGodExist.tv, including the basic Does God Exist? video series with John Clayton and the Beyond Reasonable Doubt series with John Cooper on biblical archaeology, the reliability of Scripture, and the divinity of Jesus.
Educational resources include three free correspondence courses, including a basic course, an intermediate course, and a 13-lesson archaeology course, along with other courses such as a substance abuse course. The ministry also maintains resource archives at DoesGodExist.org and provides special materials on pain and suffering through WhyPain.org. Its stated objective is to educate people and help them know why they believe what they believe, while persuading readers that science and faith are symbiotic rather than adversarial.
People can engage with Does God Exist? by reading daily posts, subscribing for updates, using the resource archives, watching videos, listening to audio lessons, taking correspondence courses, ordering materials, sharing articles with students or small groups, asking questions by email, following the Facebook page, or giving financially. Donations and materials are handled online through PowerVine Store, which features resources from the Does God Exist? ministry.
Independent Christian ChurchCREATION GENESISCreation Genesis is an online Genesis-focused apologetics resource addressing creation, the Flood, Scripture, science, and Christian…
Creation Genesis — Organization Profile Creation Genesis is an online Christian apologetics and teaching resource hosted at True Science for Theologians and Other People. The site’s stated emphasis is affirming that the Bible’s Genesis record of Creation and the Flood…
Creation Genesis — Organization Profile Creation Genesis is an online Christian apologetics and teaching resource hosted at True Science for Theologians and Other People. The site’s stated emphasis is affirming that the Bible’s Genesis record of Creation and the Flood is correct, readable, and understandable. Its materials are written for theologians, Christian educators, church leaders, students, and other readers who are examining questions about Genesis, origins, science, Scripture, and Christian doctrine. The ministry presence is web-based, with conference and teaching content connected to Malibu, California, Los Angeles, California, and broader online audiences. Its pages focus on the relationship between biblical interpretation and scientific claims, especially where the author believes Christian colleges, seminaries, churches, and theologians have accommodated evolutionary assumptions in…
Creation Genesis is an online Christian apologetics and teaching resource hosted at True Science for Theologians and Other People. The site’s stated emphasis is affirming that the Bible’s Genesis record of Creation and the Flood is correct, readable, and understandable. Its materials are written for theologians, Christian educators, church leaders, students, and other readers who are examining questions about Genesis, origins, science, Scripture, and Christian doctrine.
The ministry presence is web-based, with conference and teaching content connected to Malibu, California, Los Angeles, California, and broader online audiences. Its pages focus on the relationship between biblical interpretation and scientific claims, especially where the author believes Christian colleges, seminaries, churches, and theologians have accommodated evolutionary assumptions in ways that weaken confidence in Scripture.
Creation Genesis operates primarily through articles, commentary, embedded videos, conference materials, and curated teaching resources. The site includes materials from True Science for Theologians conferences, including TSFT15 and TSFT16, with presentations addressing Genesis 1–11, creation, the Fall, Noah’s Flood, Chinese history and writing, original tissue fossils, radiocarbon claims, epigenetics, and critiques of theistic evolution. The overall approach is a Genesis-focused apologetics resource arguing that Scripture and true science agree when both are rightly understood.
A recurring focus of the site is the importance of beginning with Scripture when evaluating origin questions. The site argues that Jesus and other biblical writers affirmed the Genesis record and that Christian theology is harmed when Genesis is treated as symbolic, secondary, or adjustable to fit current scientific consensus. Its materials also emphasize inductive reasoning, warnings about circular reasoning, and concern for how science and theology are taught in Christian institutions.
The site also highlights topics related to China and Genesis, including presentations on ancient Chinese writing, history, archaeology, and the “Creation, Fall, and Flood” theme. Other resources discuss the bilingual English/Chinese edition of Bill Cooper’s Authenticity of the Book of Genesis, including attention to flood traditions, the Genesis Flood Tablet, and arguments for Genesis as a reliable historical record.
People can engage with Creation Genesis by reading the online materials, watching embedded teaching videos, using the site as a study resource, and sharing specific pages with church leaders, teachers, students, or small groups discussing Genesis and creation. The site does not present a standard ministry donation page, mailing address, or staff directory, so engagement appears to be primarily through its freely available online teaching content.
Leadership: Not publicly listed.
Independent Christian ChurchCOPE MinistryCOPE Ministry serves Pokot children and families in West Pokot, Kenya, through Christian education, child sponsorship,…
COPE Ministry — Organization Profile COPE Ministry, formally Children of Pokot Educational Fund, is a Christian mission serving Pokot children and families in Kenya. The ministry’s mission is to provide education for Pokot children by empowering Christians and their community…
COPE Ministry — Organization Profile COPE Ministry, formally Children of Pokot Educational Fund, is a Christian mission serving Pokot children and families in Kenya. The ministry’s mission is to provide education for Pokot children by empowering Christians and their community to nurture children spiritually, mentally, and physically so they can grow into local and national leaders who think and act from a Christian worldview. COPE’s U.S. mailing address is Lincoln, Illinois, and its African mission is located in Tapadany, Pokot, Kenya, serving the West Pokot region of Kenya. The organization states that it does not operate from a physical U.S. office; instead, volunteers and board members support the ministry remotely while mission work continues through local employees and leaders in…
COPE Ministry, formally Children of Pokot Educational Fund, is a Christian mission serving Pokot children and families in Kenya. The ministry’s mission is to provide education for Pokot children by empowering Christians and their community to nurture children spiritually, mentally, and physically so they can grow into local and national leaders who think and act from a Christian worldview.
COPE’s U.S. mailing address is Lincoln, Illinois, and its African mission is located in Tapadany, Pokot, Kenya, serving the West Pokot region of Kenya. The organization states that it does not operate from a physical U.S. office; instead, volunteers and board members support the ministry remotely while mission work continues through local employees and leaders in Kenya.
The ministry began after Paul and Mary Boatman visited Pokot in 1995 and saw the need for basic education among children from the nomadic Pokot tribe. Barbara O’Donohue later helped establish the nonprofit in 1997 to fund Tapadany Christian Academy. What began as a small school has grown into Tapadany Christian Academy, COPE House, a feeding program, medical care, evangelism, and community outreach projects.
Education remains central to COPE’s work. Tapadany Christian Academy began with a preschool and now serves hundreds of students through primary grades. The school provides classroom instruction, Christian Religious Education, worship assemblies, a library, play space, and two meals each school day for students and employees. COPE describes the school as both an education ministry and a Christian outreach arm into the Pokot community, since children share what they learn with their families.
COPE’s evangelism and outreach ministries include Sunday worship, women’s Bible study, individual witness, parent prayer days, the Jesus Film, and weeklong teaching events for boys and girls. Its community programs include COPE House for children in need, Good Samaritan sponsorships, relief food, clean water, medical care, a bakery, canteen, Farming God’s Way, sewing, and jewelry projects. These efforts respond to needs in an area with limited employment and limited access to education and medical care.
People can engage with COPE Ministry by giving financially, sponsoring a child through the Good Samaritan Program, joining the prayer team, receiving newsletters, volunteering with fundraising or marketing, inviting COPE representatives to visit a church or group, supporting relief or growth projects, or participating in mission opportunities such as the 2026 Medical Mission Trip. Donations may be made online or mailed to the Lincoln, Illinois address.
Independent Christian ChurchColegio BiblicoColegio Biblico prepares Spanish-speaking Christian leaders through Bible, theology, ministry, and practical service training at campuses…
Colegio Biblico — Organization Profile Colegio Biblico is a Spanish-speaking Bible college and ministry training school preparing workers for Christian ministry among Hispanic and Spanish-speaking communities. The school describes its purpose as preparing workers for ministry in the Spanish-speaking world…
Colegio Biblico — Organization Profile Colegio Biblico is a Spanish-speaking Bible college and ministry training school preparing workers for Christian ministry among Hispanic and Spanish-speaking communities. The school describes its purpose as preparing workers for ministry in the Spanish-speaking world and providing an integral education for Christian ministry. Its training is focused on students preparing for preaching, teaching, evangelism, pastoral leadership, and service in local churches. Colegio Biblico is based in Eagle Pass, Texas, with a second campus in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. The school serves students from the United States, Mexico, Latin America, and the wider Spanish-speaking world. Its location on both sides of the U.S.–Mexico border allows students to study in Eagle Pass or Piedras Negras, including students…
Colegio Biblico is a Spanish-speaking Bible college and ministry training school preparing workers for Christian ministry among Hispanic and Spanish-speaking communities. The school describes its purpose as preparing workers for ministry in the Spanish-speaking world and providing an integral education for Christian ministry. Its training is focused on students preparing for preaching, teaching, evangelism, pastoral leadership, and service in local churches.
Colegio Biblico is based in Eagle Pass, Texas, with a second campus in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. The school serves students from the United States, Mexico, Latin America, and the wider Spanish-speaking world. Its location on both sides of the U.S.–Mexico border allows students to study in Eagle Pass or Piedras Negras, including students who may not be able to obtain visas for study in the United States.
The school was founded in 1945 by Harland Cary and his wife, Frances, after they saw the need for biblical and ministry training among Spanish-speaking communities. Colegio Biblico later expanded its work in Mexico, and its official materials state that in 1996 it began operating on both sides of the border. This binational campus structure remains one of the school’s key distinctives.
Colegio Biblico offers academic programs designed to prepare Spanish-speaking leaders for preaching, Bible teaching, Christian education, and vocational ministry. Its listed programs include Christian Education, Sacred Literature, Ministerial Science, and Theology. The school also provides core classes and course materials intended to form students in Bible knowledge, theology, ministry practice, and Christian service.
The school combines classroom education with practical ministry involvement. Its official materials describe Christian service through local ministries in churches in Texas and Mexico, evangelism in ministry fields, camps, youth conventions, preaching, music, and drama. Colegio Biblico also lists ministries connected with church planting, orphanages, radio and television, nursing homes, medical clinics, Bible colleges, and local church ministries.
People can engage with Colegio Biblico by applying as a student, supporting scholarships, giving financially, praying for students and staff, attending events, reading school news, or contacting the Eagle Pass or Piedras Negras campuses. The school’s scholarship information notes that churches and individuals help make ministerial education more accessible, including through work-study support for students preparing for Christian ministry.
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