Erie E Free - missions

"Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teach them to do everything I have told you. I will be with you always, even until the end of the world." (Matthew 28:19-20 CEV) At Erie Evangelical Free Church we believe that we are responsible for using our gifts, talents, time and resources for spreading the Gospel. In 2009 19% of every dollar we recieve in regular offerings will be directed toward our missions fund to meet the needs of missions organizations and missionaries around the world with our goal being to eventually commit 25% of our budget toward the important work of missions. Click on the links or pictures below to find out more about our individual ministries.
Charles Graham has been a friend of Erie E. Free for over 20 years. The impact of his concerts and his leadership at our youth camps over that time has been unmeasureable. We are excited to be able to partner with Charles as he travels the world taking the message of the Gospel and his special brand of music to churches and congregations everywhere. MONTANA HIGH COUNTRY MINISTRY is a ministry which targets American high school guys who have been around Christianity but are bored, want to check out, or perhaps ditch it all together. Guys who have succumbed to a life of passivity and have no direction or drive for the risk and adventure of following Christ’s lead… but who are open minded and willing to give another glance. Guys who enjoy the outdoors and could handle being challenged physically, mentally, and spiritually. Not your typical summer camp, Montana High Country ministry operates where there are no cabins, no bathrooms, and the closest thing to running water is the fresh mountain streams of the 3 million acres of National Forest surrounding Libby, Montana. Montana High Country camping trips are tailored just for young men going into 9th grade through just completed 12th, to show them the Kingdom of God and how to live extraordinary lives.	Based in Valparaiso, Indiana, Kids Alive International is a faith-based Christian mission dedicated to rescuing orphans and vulnerable children by meeting their spiritual, physical, educational, and emotional needs and raising them to be contributing members of their unique society and witnesses to their family and community. Millions of kids throughout the world live in desperate, life-threatening situations. Orphaned, abused and neglected they often end up on the streets begging just to survive. Many are victimized by predators and have nowhere to turn for help. Kids Alive exists to rescue these children --one at a time. Through Children’s Homes, Care Centers and Schools, Kids Alive International provides the love and care that every child deserves while introducing them to Jesus. Stewart and Patty Humphry have been in Budapest Hungary since August 2003, planting churches in Budapest and eventually hope to plant other churches throughout Hungary. Stewart and Patty's ministry emphasizes discipleship of the men and women in church, as well as various outreach activities such as English classes. The Humphry's are part of the EFCA ReachGlobal Missions program. Go to their website for more information.
Josh and Jen Jensen have been faithfully serving the Chadwick (Illiinois) Evangelical Free Church for the past 9 years. We are grateful for the opportunity of partnering with Rural Home Missions Association in support the ministry of the Jensens in the Chadwick community!	The Mitchells truly are "home grown" missionaries as Linda grew up in the Erie E. Free church family. “Our mission is to provide a retreat from the world where relationships with God and others may grow for His glory. Believers will be challenged and trained to carry the gospel to those who are still unreached.” They minister through El Monte, a training camp and retreat designed to serve the local church in Mexico and meet the needs of WEC Mexico, whose vision is: “to help equip the church to make disciples of the unreached in Mexico and beyond.”
Jim and Renata Bultema, like the Mitchells, have a personal tie to Erie Evangelical Free Church as Jim was a college roommate and best friend to our own Kevin Johnson. Jim and Renata minister in Turkey with the focus of their ministry being the St. Paul Cultural center where they are involved in evangelism and discipleship of the people of Turkey.	Stephanos and Magda Botonis minister in Greece with Child Evangelism Fellowship. The emphasis of their ministry is Camp Hope which brings children and families together to learn about Jesus.
In addition to the missionaries and ministries shown above, Erie E. Free also provides support and undertakes special projects for the following missions; Victory Center - Clinton, Illinois (Click here to read article about Victory Center's new facility!) WDLM Radio - A Moody Network radio station K-LOVE Radio - Contemporary Christian music Crisis Pregnancy Center - Clinton, Illinois Kings Kloset - Meeting needs of people in the Erie area King's Harvest - Meeting needs of people in the Quad Cities Samaritan's Purse- A yearly project meeting needs of children around the world