Greenwood Community Church, Presbyterian
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
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Missions at GreenwoodThe Mission Committee seeks to provide concrete ways for the members of our congregation to respond to God’s love in Christ through ministry and service in His name to the world beyond our own church. Specifically, the Mission Committee:
To help implement the above, we follow the following guidelines:The overall guiding principle is the recognition that all monies given to the Church ultimately belong to our Lord, and that the Session through its various committees seeks to be an "executor" of those funds in accordance with His expressed will and testament. The primary criteria in evaluating a mission cause should be the extent to which that cause works toward fulfilling the overall mission, or the Great Commission, given by the Lord to His church. Priority will be given to causes which:1. Have as their underlying objective communication of the Good News of Jesus Christ, i.e., seeking to "bring men and women, boys and girls of all nationalities into a vital relationship with the Son of God, the family of God, and the Word of God", and/or,2. Support and care for the physical needs of those who are or have been engaged in specifically Christian work, at home or abroad.
Some of our Supported MissionsBethany Christian Services provides pro-life pregnancy counseling, provides national and international adoption services and provides foster care for children around the world. Greenwood's contributions are used in Rhode Island to provide services to the birth mothers and adoptive parents. There is not a foster-care component at present.
Christ Is Life Presbyterian Churchof Fall River, Massachusetts was chartered June 12, 2005 after many years of support from the General Assembly, the Synod of the Northeast, and our Presbytery. This church has been established as a worshiping community in the Reformed tradition among the Portuguese-speaking residents of Fall River.
ECHO (Educational Concern for Hunger Organization) is a non-profit, inter-denominational Christian organization that has been assisting a global network of missionaries and development workers since 1981. ECHO is dedicated to providing agricultural solutions for families growing food under difficult circumstances and fighting world hunger through innovative ideas, information, seeds and agricultural training. ECHO currently networks with development workers and missionaries in over 180 countries. The ECHO vision is “to bring glory to God and a blessing to mankind by using science and technology to help the poor.”
Emmanuel Hospital Association (EHA) brings the healing love of Christ to the poor in northern India; approximately 600,000 people rely on the EHA team for their care every year. A staff of 1500 working within a network of 20 hospitals and 25 community health centers address critical contemporary needs like care for HIV/AIDS victims, women's reproductive health, slum renewal, community dentistry, eye care and functional literacy.
Forman Christian College Chaplain (Lahore, Pakistan): Forman Christian College (FCC) was under government control for over 31 years and is now back in the hands of a Christian board and principal. Efforts are being made to rebuild the school campus and revitalize its academic standards. Dr. Robert Johnson PC(USA) mission co-worker, serves as the Dean of the Chapel and a mentor to Babar Rana Iqbal, the appointed Chaplain. The mission of the college is to prepare students for ethical and responsible leadership in Pakistan and the wider world. One of the goals of the college is to seize the opportunity to model what a Christian College should be in an Islamic Republic. Having the full-time chaplain is a key part in reaching this goal.
Frontier's purpose is to glorify God by planting churches among Muslim peoples through apostolic teams in partnership with like-minded churches and agencies. Nearly one out of every five persons alive today is a Muslim. Greenwood's contribution goes to the support of a member who grew up at Greenwood and is now working in Central Asia.
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is an evangelical campus mission program serving more than 35,000 students and faculty on more than 560 college and university campuses nationwide. Incorporated in 1941, InterVarsity has a rich tradition of campus witness, thoughtful discipleship, and a concern for world missions. We currently support Jen Barry (granddaughter of a Greenwood member), who works for InterVarsity at the University of New Hampshire and Geoff and Val Gordon, who work at Roger Williams University.
Medical Benevolence Foundation in Partnership with PCUSA serves in many foreign countries. Our medical missionaries, Mike and Nancy Haninger, work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing healing, health education, and the saving power of the Gospel to many suffering souls. Most of us are aware of the AIDS problem in Africa, but many serious medical problems arise from malnutrition, lack of education, and poverty. Pray for them faithfully; pray for their patients.
One by One's mission is to educate and equip the Church to minister the transforming grace and power of the Lord Jesus Christ to those who are in conflict with their sexuality. Their goal is to serve as a resource for educational material and help create and/or support local ministries to those struggling with sexual brokenness, including but not limited to homosexuality.
Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship ministries among Kurdish refugees in Germany.
Prison Fellowship impacts the nation with transforming truth of the Gospel in the lives of prisoners, their families, and across our culture. Greenwood is a partner with Prison Fellowship in sponsoring the Angel Tree program. Each year at Christmas members of the Greenwood congregation purchase gifts as a demonstration of Jesus' love to people who are often forgotten, destitute, or shunned; providing for a prisoner's child. In 2007, Greenwood provided gifts for 49 children.
Project Sertao, Northeast Brazil's mission is “To preach the Good News of God’s Kingdom: Father, Son and Holy Spirit considering the reality and needs of the culture of the people of the Northeast; to establish native Independent Presbyterian Churches, through proclamation, teaching, relationship building and service; to focus upon transformation of religious, educational, social and economic realities of men, women, children who live in the countryside of the Northeast to a better quality of life and dignity; all for God’s glory.” The roll of this project is to bring spiritual liberation to men and women, aged people and children who suffer with terrible spiritual oppression. Also, focus has been to bring dignity to the people of Brazil’s Northeast through deacon ministries.
TEAM Zimbabwe, Africa: Kiersten Hutchinson is a physician assistant at the Karanda Hospital,a 150-bed facility located in Karanda, Zimbabwe. She treats patients with AIDS, tuberculosis, pneumonia, and malaria. She is spreading the word of God and the love of Christ to bring hope to those in a very difficult situation.
TEAM Japan: Walter and Lou Anne Copeland are church planting in Japan. They are currently in Kobe, Japan and in the process of coordinating the building of Grace Chapel. Please pray the believers at Grace Chapel will rise to the challenge of doing all the Lord wants them to do as they move forward to secure a permanent place for the church and parsonage.
West Bay Christian Academy is an independent, interdenominational, coeducational Christian school in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, operated cooperatively by an association of individuals and churches since 1981; faculty and staff work in partnership with the home and the church to provide an education that is distinctively Christian and academically excellent.
WISH (West Indies Self Help) is a relief and development mission located on LaGonave Island, off the coast of Haiti (one on the poorest counties in the world). Since 1969, WISH has built a dental clinic, an ice plant, several churches, a school, an addition to the island hospital, a sewing school, several miles of roads, water lines, an airstrip, a soccer field and basketball court and a co-operative "Mall" with businesses that are now owned by villagers. The WISH Mission is to "translate the truth of Jesus Christ into deeds that alleviate the needs of the poor, giving them opportunity to break their entrapping cycle of poverty."
World Relief works to educate, equip and empower the indigenous Church to meet the needs of the people throughout the world. The mission is to work with, for and from the Church to relieve human suffering, proverty and hunger worldwide in the name of Christ. Wherever crisis occurs in the world, recently in places such as Darfur and Kenya, World Relief is there to provide their mission to hurting people. World Relief also provides help to children with AIDS, emphasizing caring for orphans within the context of the family.
Wycliffe Bible Translators: The goal is to translate the Bible into every language by 2025. Greenwood's contribution goes to the support of Scott and Louise MacGregor who have completed translation of the New Testament and Genesis into the Kagyanen language in the Philippines.
Young Life, Northern Rhode Island, brings the good news of Jesus Christ into the lives of adolescents with an approach that is respectful of who kids are and hopeful about who they can be. This organization's mission is that every adolescent will have the opportunity to meet Jesus Christ and follow Him.
Links to some Missions supported by Greenwood Community Church, Presbyterian:Missions of the PCUSAOne By OnePresbyterian Frontier FellowshipThe Outreach FoundationWycliffe Bible TranslatorsWorld ReliefYoung LifeBethany Christian ServicesHabitat for HumanityThe Greenwood Community Church, Presbyterian, exercises no control over the content of the suggested links. The recommendation of these links implies no official endorsement by the congregation and/or Session of GCCP. |
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