World Gospel Outreach — Organization Profile
World Gospel Outreach is a Christian mission organization focused on serving and evangelizing children and the poor. Its stated vision is “Impacting the faith of Christ followers through serving and evangelizing children and the poor.” WGO describes its work as rooted in biblical mandates to care for the poor, share the gospel of Jesus Christ, and meet the needs of others in accountable Christian service.
The ministry serves in Honduras and Belize, with a U.S. office in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and ministry headquarters at Casa de Esperanza in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. World Gospel Outreach began ministry in Honduras before expanding into Belize in 2014. Its work brings North American volunteers together with Honduran and Belizean staff, missionaries, local churches, and ministry partners.
WGO operates through several ministry areas, including Rancho Ebenezer, Tegucigalpa Serve Teams, Belize Serve Teams, Relief and Development, and WGO Kids child sponsorship. Rancho Ebenezer is a family-based children’s community in the mountains near Tegucigalpa for at-risk Honduran children. The ministry provides safe homes, education, counseling, Christian mentorship, vocational development, and preparation for independent adulthood.
Through its Tegucigalpa and Belize serve-team ministries, WGO works with local churches and communities to meet practical needs while sharing the gospel. Teams may participate in medical, dental, and optical care, water-filter installation, concrete floors, home and church projects, food distribution, Vacation Bible School, children’s ministry, relational discipleship, and evangelism. In Honduras, WGO describes long-term relationships with local evangelical churches that host serve teams and help facilitate outreach in their communities.
The organization’s Relief and Development ministry strengthens local churches by helping meet physical and spiritual needs in Central America. Relief work includes clean water, shelter, medical outreach, food distribution, and church-related construction. Development work includes pastoral training and support, small-business development, microfinance, biblical entrepreneurship courses, and vocational-skills training intended to help participants grow spiritually and move toward greater stability.
People can engage with World Gospel Outreach by joining a serve trip, sponsoring a child through WGO Kids, giving to ministry projects, supporting a specific missionary, participating in church partnerships, joining the newsletter, praying for the work, or supporting the WGO Coffee Club connected to Rancho Ebenezer. WGO also lists career opportunities and service roles for people interested in longer-term ministry involvement in Honduras, Belize, or stateside support.
Key Links
- Website: https://www.wgoreach.org/
- About WGO: https://www.wgoreach.org/beliefs
- Rancho Ebenezer: https://www.wgoreach.org/rancho-ebenezer
- Tegucigalpa: https://www.wgoreach.org/tegucigalpa
- Belize: https://www.wgoreach.org/belize
- Relief and Development: https://www.wgoreach.org/reliefanddevelopment
- Serve Trips: https://www.wgoreach.org/servetrips
- Sponsor a Child: https://www.wgoreach.org/wgokids
- Donate: https://www.wgoreach.org/give
- Contact: https://www.wgoreach.org/contact
Contact Information
- Serve Teams Email: se********@********on.org
- General Inquiries and Donation Questions Email: pa**************@********on.org
- Human Resources Email: **@********on.org
- Phone: 713-344-1449
- Phone: 630-821-1429
- Honduras Phone: 011-504-2211-8680
- Honduras Phone: 011-504-2211-8660
- U.S. Office Mailing Address: World Gospel Outreach, PO Box 2054, Glen Ellyn, IL 60138-2054
- WGO Ministry Headquarters: Casa de Esperanza, 10 KM El Hatillo, Tegucigalpa, Honduras CA
Socials
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wgoreach/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worldgospeloutreach/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCizc5wAseRPxVk9y1aA_rjg
Leadership
- Nathan Wittkamp — President and CEO
- Mark Buckingham — Executive Chairman, Board of Directors
- Tom Brauer — Secretary, Board of Directors
- Dan Bruce — Board of Directors
- Kathy Hassell — Board of Directors
- Courtney N. Little — Board of Directors
- Scott Oakes — Board of Directors
- Jim Phillips — Board of Directors
- Steve Schexnayder — Board of Directors
- Patt Schiewitz — Board of Directors
- Fred Steinbach — Board of Directors
- Peggy Cooper De Vilorio — Board of Directors
- Stephen Olson — Board of Directors
- Mike Krueger — CFO
- Rachel Wust — International Human Resources Director
- Otniel Zavala — Country Director, Honduras
- Gina Hurst — Development Director
- Kevon John — Country Director, Belize
- Mac Youngblood — Director of Communications
- Melissa Scott — Manager of Serve Teams
