One organization we partner with to provide support for international refugees is World Relief—a global Christian humanitarian organization that brings sustainable solutions to disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression, and mass displacement.
Grace currently has three serving partners—covenant members who serve full-time in missions and are actively involved at Grace Church. One of these partners is Kristin Fisher, a member of the Taylors campus who oversees the ministry of She Is Safe in Myanmar
Grace has partnered with many churches and faith-based organizations around the world, and we are excited to announce a new partnership with fellow believers in Israel. Over the past few years, leaders at Grace have connected with the Association of Baptist Churches in Nazareth. This group represents the largest single …
What has changed?While the situation in Nicaragua is still very fragile, we're seeing several encouraging signs. In addition to a resumption of talks and negotiations between the government, private sector, and religious entities, we are also l…
In two days, June 22, three Grace Church members and staff leave for follow-up training with pastors and leaders in Nicaragua, specifically in Rivas (2010-2012) and Matagalpa (2013-2015). Merritt Anderson will be teaching our "Leadership Values…
Continuing a partnership started 16 years ago, we are excited to launch a new three-year Grace Institute Nicaragua. Tom Fowler and Herson Lopez will be training approximately 70 pastors & leaders in Chinandega, Nicaragua from August 26-30. To ki…
We sent a team to Puerto Rico for the first time in August and it was a great trip! They served alongside Hunger Corp. to assist in building and restoring homes for victims of Hurricane Maria. We already have teams set for a November 2019 trip and F…
Continuing our recently-started three-year Grace Institute Nicaragua in Chinandega, Tom Fowler has returned for the week to train approximately 70 pastors and leaders. Tom is leading the participants through two studies: 1) Study of the Holy Spirit;…
Isaiah 1:17 says, “Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows.” One way we are seeking to defend the cause of orphans is through OVC Kenya—a partnership program that provides susta…
Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have been unable to send our usual mission teams to our outreach partners in Nicaragua. Thankfully, we have been able to pivot to virtual connections—proving that the fruitfulness of the gospel cannot be limited.
One of our partners in Puerto Rico is Hunger Corp—a local Christian nonprofit organization that works to rebuild Puerto Rico well after natural disasters in a way that brings dignity to those who have experienced loss. Over the past two years, Grace has s
One of our partner organizations is Christ for the City International in Nicaragua. They have been working hard, along with local churches, to support the countless individuals who have been affected by the pandemic as well as recent hurricanes. Although
This past month, 10 Grace Church members went on our first post-pandemic mission trip to Puerto Rico! We were thrilled to have our feet on the ground and be able to work in person with our ministry partners once more
Ken and Doris Bickel are members at Grace’s Downtown campus, and they have been going on mission trips to Nicaragua since 2012. They’re excited to be leaving for yet another trip this weekend. We had a chance to chat with them about their experiences, why they continue to return, and …
Grace currently has three serving partners—covenant members who serve full-time in missions and are actively involved at Grace Church.
The last two years have presented a wealth of difficulty, and with travel restrictions, supporting our outreach partners around the globe has been a challenge. While we’ve been able to stay connected virtually, we’re excited that multiple opportunities have opened up to serve and support our outreach partners in person. …
OVC Kenya is a partnership program that provides sustainable support and promotes long term relationships with orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya. Through our partnership with Bernard Kabaru and local churches in Limuru, Kenya, we are helping expand an existing program that provides physical, academic, and relational support to children …
For the first time in over four years, Grace Church was able to send a medical team to Chinadega, Nicaragua this past week. The team of 24 covenant members from across all of our campuses consisted of doctors, nurses, physical therapists, a dental hygienist, and a number of willing servants …
Last year, Grace formed a partnership in Israel with the Association of Baptist Churches in Nazareth. This group represents the largest single group of Evangelical Christians in Israel today with 18 churches and a community of 3,000 people, serving mainly among the Arab population in Israel.
Nick and Annie VanWingerden are missionaries serving in Grenoble, France, and we are privileged to support and partner with them. Like most typical post-Christian European countries, France has great spiritual needs. Its proximity to North Africa and immigration have changed the landscape both ethnically and religiously. The VanWingerdens and their …
Over the past few years, many of our international missions trips have been put on hold due to the pandemic. So this fall, we were excited to be able to send a medical mission team to serve with our partners in Kenya for the first time in three years. The …
Over Christmas break, a team of Forge students traveled to Cuba to serve with Filter of Hope—a gospel-centered organization that brings simple, live-saving water filters to families in poverty who have no access to clean water. Our teens worked with Filter of Hope and local churches in Havana, Cuba to …
Nick and Annie VanWingerden have been serving in Grenoble, France since 2008 with Impact France, focusing on connecting with college students at the University of Grenoble. In 2018, the VanWingerdens partnered with Aurélien and Chloe Lang and planted the Grenoble East Church. They have seen consistent engagement over the past …
Through Grace's partnership with Hunger Corps in Puerto Rico, we are excited that what began as hurricane and disaster relief is transforming into discipleship as we have been able to come alongside Eileen Alemany in launching Respira—a women’s ministry hosted by Hunger Corps. The group began with Ezer’s Biblical Femininity …
Last month, a team from Grace spent a week ministering alongside our partners in Nicaragua. While the team was originally slated to host a medical clinic, they found out shortly before departure that the medical clinic was not approved for this trip.
Last month, a medical mission team traveled to Kenya to host a medical clinic, partner with local churches, and support local pastors and their families. The team was able to see over 700 people while they were there, offering dental, vision, and medical care. Each person who came through the …
Last week, a team from our Spartanburg campus traveled to Puerto Rico to come alongside our partner, Hunger Corp. The team worked to rebuild and repair two houses that had been damaged in past hurricanes.
This summer, a team of parents and students had the unique opportunity to work together on a mission team in Kenya. It was a special discipleship experience for these teens and their parents to serve together in an international context.
This year, we celebrated 20 years of partnering with Christ for the City International in Nicaragua! Over the past two decades, many teams from Grace Church have come alongside our friends at CFCI to support them and minister to local churches in Nicaragua.
International serving partners Nick and Annie VanWingerden are located in Grenoble, France, and they are working to strengthen the local church and disciple individuals and families in their community.
Grace Church has been partnering with local churches and ministry leaders in Nicaragua since 2003. Teams have supported and equipped our partners through medical camps, education-related training and resources, children’s ministry, and theological training for pastors and leaders.
Over Thanksgiving break, a team of 16 students and 9 leaders from across several campuses served on a mission trip to Costa Rica! In partnership with Filter of Hope, they delivered water filters to members of the local community so they can have clean water.
Last month, a small team of members traveled to Nicaragua to provide teaching and development for our partners there, Christ for the City International. In particular, the team spent some focused time walking the women through our new Ezer study, Seven Arrows: Studying Philippians Together.
One organization we partner with to provide support for international refugees is World Relief—a global Christian humanitarian organization that brings sustainable solutions to disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression, and mass displacement.
One facet of our Local Outreach ministry is our partnership with World Relief and iFace—two organizations that strive to manifest Christ’s love to our local refugee neighbors. Exciting work has been happening in our community lately, and as June is World Refugee Awareness Month, we want to take a moment …
This summer, two teams of volunteers each spent a week in Puerto Rico with Hunger Corp to help ongoing restoration efforts in a community still reeling from a series of natural disasters. Hunger Corp is a local nonprofit organization that works to help rebuild Puerto Rico through a gospel-centered approach—showing …
Did you know that we have partnered with Christ For the City International (CFCI) in Nicaragua for more than two decades? Over the years, the generosity of our congregations has allowed us to come alongside our friends at CFCI to support them and minister to local churches and communities in …
At Harrison Bridge, there is a growing partnership with missionaries located in Grenoble, France, who are working to strengthen the local church and disciple individuals in their community. Some of our HB members recently traveled to France to share teaching resources, hold a men's conference, help with various construction projects, …
Recently, five members from our Iglesia Gracia campus traveled to Medellín, Colombia, to host a conference for women’s ministry leaders from over 30 different local churches. This conference used Biblical Femininity as the framework to study what it looks like to invite, nurture, and partner, to live like a child …
One facet of our International Outreach is a partnership with local churches in Kenya. Through pastoral training, economic development, medical camps, and leadership development, we seek to come alongside and strengthen the local church to address the needs of its people.
In partnership with Christ For the City International, 17 of our members recently traveled to the mountainous village of La Dalia, Nicaragua, to share in gospel work. There, amid banana and coffee plantations, they helped strengthen a local church—tangibly through the construction of a new concrete foundation around the existing …
Groups of high school students from four of our campuses are traveling abroad on mission trips to Kenya and Nicaragua this summer! In preparation, these students have rolled up their sleeves and held some creative fundraising events. “One of the things I’ve loved most about the process is seeing our …
“Within a few days, I could see the beauty of the work that Hunger Corp has been doing. Through a construction setting, they are providing space to really build relationships for the Lord. I started to realize that my real work in Dorado was simply to join in what God’s …
God has opened a door for ministry in the UK. Eight members of our Anderson campus traveled to Inverness, Scotland, this summer to continue developing a partnership with Merkinch & South Kessock Free Church. “This was our first trip with our newly established partner,” says Anderson Campus Pastor Stephen Dickey. …
A key part of our International Outreach is our partnership with Life Empowerment for Transformation International (LEFTI) in Kenya. This summer, 22 members from across our campuses traveled to the Kenyan highlands to lead a VBS and help build a local family’s home. For several high school boys, the journey …