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The Grantham Church has a long history of supporting missionaries and sending people to the mission field. In addition to our regular financial and prayer support for our missionaries, we hold an annual Missions Conference, with the goal of raising the level of awareness among the congregation of the various aspects and urgency of missions work, the parts of the world where our missionaries are serving, and a constant reminder that we are all called to "go and make disciples."
Current missionaries serving from the Grantham Church:
- Rich & Kathy Stuebing, Zambia, serving with THETA
- Paul & Elaine Wengert, retired physician, serving in medical missions in various countries
- Terry & Deb Brensinger, with IBICA
- Nes & Dana Espinosa, at Bethel Temple Church in Philadelphia
Missionaries we support through Brethren in Christ World Missions
- Jay & Judy Smith, working with Muslims in London, England
- Bruce & Merly Bundy, church planting in Madrid, Spain
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Summer Missions Trips
We sent out several groups this summer for missions trips. Past overseas trips have been to Venezuela, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Romania team left. Other groups have served in Kentucky, West Virginia, Philadelphia, and in Ohio. In the summer of 2009 a group went to Costa Rica to work with our new sister church Ciudad de Dios in San Jose.
World Prayer Team
Occasionally, we host visiting furloughed missionaries who share their stories of recent experiences and prayer requests with the church. Come and hear what God is doing in the world! We generally meet one Sunday evening per month with a special speaker. The World Prayer Team vice president is Nancy Hoke.
News from our Missionaries
As updates are received from our missionaries, they are copied and placed in the colorful folders in the wall rack located near the missions bulletin board. You are invited to pick up copies and read about their lives, their work, and their prayer requests.
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Last year: Sunday, November 8, 2009
“God at Work in Our World:
Brethren in Christ Ministering Among our Hispanic Neighbors.”
Did you know that there are Brethren in Christ (BIC) churches in Central America, Cuba, Spain, California, Florida, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Costa Rica, etc?
Our Guest Speaker was Chris Sharp, Director for Brethren in Christ World Missions, who spoke in the 10:30 a.m. worship service about the ministry among the Hispanic people and their growing influence among their neighbors.
Stay tuned for upcoming details about our 2010 conference!
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The World Prayer Team meets on a Sunday evening every month except August and November. Our meetings are usually held in Room A1 at 6:30 p.m. and feature missionaries who are on home ministry or new recruits ready to go on assignment. We meet to acquaint our congregation with what is going on in world missions and to keep in touch with the Brethren in Christ World Missions program.
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