Posts with the category “missions-minute”

Bev and Tom send a huge thank you for The Summit’s continued partnership with them. They appreciate hearing from those in our congregation, so always feel free to reach out at beverlyfhawkins@gmail.com. They’re so grateful for your support in God’s work in France.Tom is enjoying the relief of no longer having to commute 1½ hours to Paris daily. After the Olympic outreach, he and Bev took a much-ne...  Read More

Kelly and Nick Larson are expecting a baby in January of 2025! With a new child on the way, they’ll need to move from their current rental by June of next year. Pray for wisdom as they decide whether to rent or buy a home and search for a location near campus. Nick and his family recently shared their need to raise an additional $400 in monthly support to reach full funding and prepare for their d...  Read More

During this week's "Mission Minute" we are featuring Kyle and Lindsey Barta from H2O Ministries at the University of Buffalo. H2O is an on-campus church that seeks to introduce students to Jesus Christ by meeting them where they are at. As lead pastor, Kyle has been very busy with the end of this summer's Leadership Training, the start of the new school year,  and the resulting influx of new stude...  Read More

Justin and Jenny Burkholder have been serving the people of Guatemala for 11 years. They live there along with their three children. Justin has been partnering with the organization TEAM. TEAM stands for The Evangelical Alliance Mission which exists to partner with the global Church in sending disciples who will lead and establish missional churches. He has most recently been the Head Pastor of the Iglesia Reforma in Guatemala City.  Read More

Steve Lytle, the Head Pastor at First Baptist Church of Strongsville, is working diligently in his new position for his congregation. Steve is serving and leading alongside his wife, Heather, and kids Hudson (14yrs), Kinlee (12yrs), and Sawyer (10yrs). Fun fact about Steve and Heather Lytle: They both served in helping to launch the Summit Church! After the launch of the Summit Church, God eventua...  Read More

Dave and Jen Cox are missionaries serving in Bucharest, Romania. Although Bucharest is their home base, they serve as "missionaries to other missionaries" by providing support, care, and encouragement to around 70 missionaries on 11 care teams across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.  Read More

Traci Warner is a missionary in Nicaragua. She works to serve the local people through her church and teaching at a school. Throughout the summer, Traci facilitated 6 short-term mission trip groups. These groups served the community in various ways, including leading women's events, running a VBS-styled program for kids, and having a medical team provide care through clinics, seeing over 600 patients, many of whom were saved as well.   Read More

Barb is a missionary in Osaka, Japan and has been in Japan for many years. The Japanese people are very hesitant about religion and very tied to their ancestral roots. On paper, Christianity makes up about 2% of the population of Japan. However, this number is a little misleading because it includes many non-Christian groups. The appropriate percentage should be less than 1%.  Read More

Bruce and Lisa Burkholder serve as directors of EBI, Editorial Bautista Independente, which is affiliated with Baptist Mid Missions. EBI prints, publishes and distributes Christian Hispanic books, manuals, reading material and blogs that benefit, strengthen and help missionaries, pastors and believers in Spanish speaking countries.  Read More

Tom Roberts serves on the Board of Directors for the Akron Youth Mentorship program who serve the greater Akron area's at-risk youth. Summer programming is wrapping up after a busy couple months filled with outreach and mentorship. From June 16-21, the 3rd-5th grade mentees attended a camp with staff and mentors, engaging in various activities such as water games, swimming, and learning about Jesu...  Read More

This week’s missionary highlight is from Tom and Bev Hawkins based in a small town called Agnetz, 45 minutes north of Paris, France. They have been a Part of Greater Europe Mission (GEM) since 2014. In a country where 98% of people identify as agnostic or atheist, one of their main goals as missionaries is engaging the local community and building trust and acceptance of Christians and the church....  Read More

H2O Kent envisions a generation of young people transformed by God's love and empowered to impact the world.Under the leadership of Nick and Kelly Larson, H2O Kent recognizes the vast mission field of college ministry. As the school year begins, they’ve been hard at work preparing to welcome students. Together with their leadership team, they have dedicated countless hours to planning for the year...  Read More

Kyle and Lindsey Barta from H2O Ministries lead an on-campus church at the University of Buffalo. They believe that college is the most strategic mission field in the world, and that's why they work with H2O Church. H2O is an on-campus church that seeks to introduce students to Jesus Christ by meeting them where they are at. This summer has been busy for Kyle and Lindsey as they are facilitating L...  Read More