Missions at First Christian Church

Casa de Ninos--(House of Children)
David and Sheri DeBolt are the Directors of this home, which cares for 10-20 children. The home is located in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Our regular support to them is $16,900 per year.

Chaplaincy Endorsement Commission of Christian Churches/Churches of Christ
This is a recognized church entity by the U. S. Department of Defense, for the purpose of having military chaplains from Christian Churches and Churches of Christ. The commission has a newsletter providing information and prayer needs. Also, they keep in touch with the chaplains. Our regular support for them is $1,400 per year.

Ignite Church Planting (CDEA)
This church planting organization helped our own congregation get started many years ago, and has been a part of our missions budget every year since before we became self-supporting. This year we will give them $9,900 in regular support.

Christian Service Center (CSC)
This ministry is located in the Austin area of Chicago, and does a great deal of work with grade school children and the elderly. Our regular support to them for the year will be $9,100.

Grundy-Three Rivers Habitat for Humanity
This is a local branch of Habitat for Humanity. The organization helps low income families build and buy a low priced home, through donations of money, materials and help. Our support for this year is $1,200.

Hancock Family - Todd, Tonja, Mitchell, Mallory & Lizzet
The Hancock’s are serving as missionaries to the Mexico City area with Christian Missionary Fellowship. They will be working with new church work. Our annual support to them is $22,900.

Garry Jones/Feed My Sheep Operation
Gary is working in Louisiana, helping with Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. His ministry is helping to rebuild homes destroyed by the storm. We support him with $4,000 in budgeted giving.

Lake Region Christian Assembly (LRCA)
This is the Christian camp attended by our youth during the summer and located near Crown Point, Indiana. They serve Christian churches in the Chicago area with camp programs for youth from kindergarten through high school age. Also various programs are provided for adults & families through the year. Our support to them this year is $5,400.

Lincoln Christian University
Located in Lincoln, Illinois, LCU trains preachers, missionaries, and other Christian workers. All of our present ministers attended LCC, and currently there are several youth from our church family enrolled. We will send $13,700 to LCU this year for regular support.

Jorge and Diana Lugo
They are working with Team Expansion, in Caracas, Venezuela. We support them with $7,900 in budgeted giving.

Pryor Family--David, Sharran, and Rachel
David Pryor works for Pioneer Bible Translators. He is currently serving as the State side liaison to the East Africa Branch. He makes trips to Africa once every few years to act as a support structure to the field translators. David also serves as a teacher of a 5 day class (discovery intensive) to introduce bible college students to the world of bible translation. He does this class several times per year at different bible colleges. Our support for this year is $4,000.

Restoration House Ministries
This is a Christian Church planting organization that focuses on the New England area. Our support to them this year will be $6,700.

Ron & Ellen Ritchey
Ron is working in Indonesia through Team Expansion helping with tsunami relief. He is working among a very highly Muslim population. We are supporting Ron with $6,000.

Shewmaker- Rodger and Dixie
Rodger and Dixie work and serve in the Philippines. The mission is called Mathetes. The release from their commitment to Ambassadors for Christ was God’s answer to their prayer for direction and in January 2009 they returned to the Philippines to resume their original ministry of Discipleship. They are focusing their discipleship ministry on college and high school youth. They will once again provide Children’s Sunday school lesson material and teacher training. And as God guides they look forward to starting another congregation in Davao City. The fact that more than half of the population of the Philippines is under the age of 21 has greatly influenced their direction. Keep up to date on all that they are doing by going to their great blog. rodgeranddixie.blogspot.com Our annual support for them is $9,900.

Under His Wings
This year we will support this local home for unwed mothers with $3,300.

Urton – Chris and Lori
Chris and Lori are serving with Pioneer Bible Translators as Bible translators among the Sob people of Papua New Guinea. Our annual support for them is $17,200.

Special Projects:
This is a Mission Fund that includes both budgeted and monies designated to “Missions” for distribution to urgent or special needs, primarily of the Missions that we support.

The mission budget for 2010 is $143,870.

Designated missions offerings are over and above the amounts listed for each mission. If you would like to designate extra to any of these particular missions or just to “missions”, you can do so by noting your donation on your offering envelope or on your check.

If you have any questions contact Dwayne Holliday, Missions Ministry Team Leader or one of the Missions Ministry Team members.