Raising Up
Local U.S.
Ministries
For Over
200 Years

Carl and Jan VanVoorst helped establish Hope for Life Community Church. The church brings the gospel of hope into the community by hosting home group studies, offering a number of...

Dennis and Bethany Tilzey serve in Port Orchard, Washington, where they run a ministry called One Less Orphan which uses a retail store model to reach the lost in their...

Melvin Sensenig uses his urban church planting and academic experience to train urban pastors and leaders in Reading. Through Theologian-in-Residence for Urban Ministry (TIR), Melvin serves within and beyond his...

TJ is the Director at Forward Bible Camp, and Charissa runs the camp kitchen. By keeping costs low, organizing over 100 volunteers each year, and encouraging churches to sponsor...

Andy Hermanns hosts a community youth group at a local church, has teamed together with local pastors to start another youth group, facilitates Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) at the...

Andrew and Shannon Schultz serve in Kensington, an inner-city neighborhood in Philadelphia. Their primary ministry responsibilities center around children and youth, though the goal is to reach whole families for...

Mitch and Tami McEfee are directors of Forward Bible Camp. The camp allows hundreds of kids to “meet God in the mountains,” introducing them to Jesus by illustrating what it...

Bobby and Lois Jones come alongside pastors of rural churches, to mentor them, pray for and with them, listen to their heart and vision, offer encouragement, and provide practical help...

Mike is an HCML (Hope Center for Missional Leadership) pastoral resident. He is currently engaged in a residency program to become a pastor, which includes hands-on training at his church...

Freddy serves the Monmouth-Independence community in Polk County, Oregon as a first responder chaplain. He currently serves both police departments as well as the fire department to assist them in...