Village Missions — Organization Profile
Village Missions is a Christian mission organization focused on helping country churches thrive by placing full-time missionary pastors in rural communities. The ministry exists to glorify Jesus Christ by developing spiritually vital country churches, especially in small towns and rural areas where congregations may otherwise struggle to secure pastoral leadership or remain open.
Founded in 1948, Village Missions serves rural North America, including the United States and Canada. Its work centers on local churches that invite Village Missions to provide pastoral leadership. The organization places spiritually qualified missionary-pastors in these congregations, where they preach, teach, provide pastoral care, and build relationships across the wider community.
The ministry’s model is built around long-term pastoral presence in small-town and country churches. Village Missionaries are not sent only to lead Sunday services; they are expected to become part of the life of the community through home visits, Bible studies, youth and adult activities, Vacation Bible Schools, discipleship, and other local ministry opportunities. Many also serve in civic and community roles such as coaching, teaching, volunteering, or helping with local needs.
Village Missions operates through a support structure that includes recruiting, equipping, sending, and caring for missionary pastors and interns. District Representatives visit and encourage missionaries, while staff conferences provide ongoing training and refreshment. The organization also supports future rural ministry leaders through internships, pastoral application pathways, and leadership-development efforts such as the Contenders Discipleship Initiative and Rural Ministry Leadership resources.
The ministry is based in Dallas, Oregon, with additional Canadian leadership connected to Village Missions Canada. Its church-locator resources identify Village Missions churches across numerous U.S. states and Canadian provinces, reflecting the organization’s emphasis on preserving a gospel presence in rural communities throughout North America.
People can engage with Village Missions by praying, giving, becoming a prayer partner, subscribing to Country Matters Magazine, applying for an internship, applying to serve as a Village Missionary pastor, sponsoring Vacation Bible School, supporting specific missionaries or projects, or connecting through strategic rural ministry resources. Churches and ministry leaders can also learn through Village Missions’ rural ministry websites, conferences, books, and leadership-development materials.
Key Links
- Website: https://villagemissions.org/
- About: https://villagemissions.org/about-us/
- Serving Churches: https://villagemissions.org/serving-churches/
- Serve: https://villagemissions.org/serve/
- Our Values: https://villagemissions.org/our-values/
- Staff & Leadership: https://villagemissions.org/our-staff/
- Village Missions Churches: https://vmchurches.org/
- Donate: https://give.villagemissions.org/
- Contact: https://villagemissions.org/contact-us/
- Village Missions Canada: https://villagemissions.ca/
Contact Information
- Phone: 800-617-9905
- Phone: 503-623-4107
- Mailing Address: PO Box 197, Dallas, OR 97338
- Office Address: 696 E. Ellendale Avenue, Dallas, OR 97338
Socials
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/villagemissions
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/villagemissions
Leadership
- John Adams — Executive Director, US
- Dan Mason — Assistant Director, US
- Jon Hansen — Director of Missionary Development, US
- Tim Griffiths — Director of Stewardship
- Debbie Schendel — Director of Finance, US
- Guy Shields — Executive Director, Canada
- Peter Corak — Director, Chairman
- Keith Walker — Director, Vice Chairman
