Christ Community Ministry Partners Booklet

MINISTRY PARTNERS

2022-2023

CHRISTCOMMUNITY CHURCH

At Christ Community, we are passionate about crossing borders

to

make

Christ

through

so

name

His

is

fully

committed

love,

acceptance,

made

known

followers and

throughout

of

Jesus

forgiveness the

world.

We exist to effectively and strategically make disciples in other cultures, we support Ministry Partners locally, regionally, and globally; focusing on partners that evangelize and disciple where Jesus is least known, train local leaders where the Gospel is spreading, and reach out to ease the hurts of those in need.

“May you be blessed by the Lord, the M

Team Leaders

Mike & Sallie Kay Stodghill Mike the Christ

and

Sallie

Missions

oversee Team

Community.

at

They

are passionate about living the

Great

and

seeing

Commission the

Gospel

proclaimed to all the nations.

For more information contact Mike Stodghill or Sallie Kay Stodghill.

Missions Team If you have questions or would like to join the Mission’s Team and

fulfill your part in the

Great Commission, we look forward to hearing from you.

Mission Outreach Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month at 6:45pm at Christ Community Church. Reach out to missions@ cccnow.com for information on upcoming Missions Team meetings.

Couragous Generosity

We support Twenty-two Ministry Partners as a church and you can learn all about them in this booklet. Over the 2020-2021 fiscal year, we donated more than $260,000 to our Ministry Partners so that they can effectivly spread the love of Jesus and live out their mission and calling.

Maker of heaven and earth.” - Ps 115:15

Ministry Partners AFRICAN CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES. The mission’s primary focus is to reach the unreached, the unpreached, the untaught, and the unchurched villages among the Xhosa tribe. There are tens of thousands of villages that are yet to be reached.

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They haven’t even had the opportunity to say “no” to Jesus, because no one has made their way to these villages with the Good News. The following ministries are headquartered at the compound in the Transkei area of South Africa:

Transkei Victory Christian Ministries (the largest) is an evangelistic ministry to untouched peoples in the rural Transkei. They have started 1,500 Xhosa churches and baptized over 40,000 villagers. African New Life Ministries – Reaching poor miners and factory workers in the “townships” (shack towns) in large cities. Gatyana Bible College – a 2-3 year full-time Bible college preparing Xhosa people for ministry.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT SALLIE KAY STODGHILL, SALLIEK@STODGHILL.NET

ALTERNATIVES PREGNANCY CENTER (APC) Heidi

Matzke

is

the

Executive

Director at APC which is a women’s health and pregnancy clinic, serving the

Sacramento

area

by

offering women

hopeful

alternatives

to

facing

unplanned

pregnancies.

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Their services include pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, abortion pill reversal, prenatal care, STD testing and treatment, HIV testing, well-woman visits, postnatal support, and court-approved parenting classes. APC is funded entirely by donor support, and all of their services are free.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT LISA EICHINGER, LISA.KALTE@SHAWINC.COM

ARAB AMERICAN LEARNING CENTER

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT SALLIE KAY STODGHILL, SALLIEK@STODGHILL.NET

Arab

American

Learning

Center

provides support services free of charge to the refugee community.

They proudly proclaim the Gospel to every Arabic-speaking and Muslim household as they love their neighbors.

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After

serving

the

community

for

20 years, the Lord has granted the Arabic amazing

Church

of

property

Sacramento

an

encompassing

3.38 acres with 7 buildings. Paul Rogers is working as the project manager to put this property into use.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT ERNIE & NANCY OWEN, ERNIEO71437@GMAIL.COM

CAPITAL COMMUNITY ATHLETICS

CCA is dedicated to building lasting friendship and community by providing excellent sporting activities for our thousands of resettled refugee and immigrant neighbors. CCA engages kids in a variety of sports for boys and girls with soccer teams, a cricket club, and running teams with hundreds of kids enrolled.

CCA utilizes caring neighbors to open wide their arms to the newest members of our community. We seek to provide a

safe

and

Our

trained

and

are

fun

sporting

coaches

committed

experience.

love

these

kids

to

seeing

our

neighborhoods flourish for years to come.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT STEVE ROGERS, STEVEROGERS1@SBCGLOBAL.NET

CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST, DENVER Gary Fuller works with business leaders in the Denver area sharing a biblical perspective and engaging them to live out their calling. He is also part of a CRU leadership initiative examining how to engage the Millennial Generation for Christ.

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FOR

MORE

INFORMATION,

CONTACT

MIKE

STODGHILL,

MIKE@STODGHILL.NET

CHRIST’S HOPE INTERNATIONAL (CHI) As part of its mission, Christ’s Hope International cares for AIDS-affected children with Ministry Care Points in Africa. Through child sponsorship, Christ Community supports over 125 children in the Care Point centers in Kenya and Uganda where they receive the educational, physical, spiritual, and emotional support they need to ensure growth.

Your support provides: •

Regular, nutritious meals – often the only meals of this type they will receive.

•

Tutoring and emotional and social mentoring to children who attend our Care Points

•

Genesis Design and Creative Bible Stories help children learn about God, marriage, and sexual purity all from a biblical worldview. Bringing the life-changing message of Jesus Christ to children is at the forefront of what we do.

•

Wherever possible, we provide home mentoring to support and encourage children to remain with an extended family member.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT SALLIE KAY STODGHILL, SALLIEK@STODGHILL.NET

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT TANEA DEVRIEND, HISLIFEPHOTOGRAPHY@GMAIL.COM

DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES | PASTOR DENNA JONES Downtown Ministries helps homeless mothers and children in crisis in the Sacramento area. Their focus is with families living at low-income motels, providing food, clothing, and other necessities. Bible studies and counseling are also offered. Pastor Deanna Jones is the executive director of this long-term ministry partner.

FOR

MORE

INFORMATION,

CONTACT

JOAN

EVANS,

EVANSLCSW@SBCGLOBAL.NET

HOPE UNLIMITED

Hope Unlimited provides comprehensive residential care for adolescents who have nowhere else to turn. We are literally their last resort.

Children come to

Hope Unlimited from the streets and slums of Brazil. Our kids come from the worlds of sex trafficking, drug running, incarceration, and life on the streets.

At

our

campuses

in

Campinas

and

Vitória, Brazil, they find hope. Before they arrive via court order or social worker recommendation, most have a life expectancy of 3-5 years. Once welcomed to Hope, each child becomes an irreplaceable member of our family. Philip Smith is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hope Unlimited.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT KEN SHEPARD, KENSHEPARD@SHEPARD-HAVEN.COM

IGLESIA CHRISTIANA EMMANUEL DE TURLOCK Victor and Rita Gonzales lead this multicultural church in Turlock. They say it was formed from God’s heart. God has been good. The congregation continues to grow and the church to prosper. The mission and vision is “To be able to reach out to the community daily and teach the word of God to those in need.” We will continue to pray and work hard for the growth of this church. Praise the Lord.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT ELLEN BURTON, E_BURTON@SBCGLOBAL.NET

ILLUMINATE CALIFORNIA – FRANK ERB The mission/vision of this ministry is to shine the light of Jesus and the Word of God into the lives of leaders in and around the California State Capitol and beyond, so that they can become the people He is calling them to be for His glory.

Frank has served as a full-time missionary/ pastor to our California State Capitol since 2008, teaching multiple weekly in-depth Bible Studies inside the Capitol, and engaging in daily personal outreach,

biblical

discipleship,

and

pastoral

counseling for all leaders at the Capitol, including our state senators, state assembly members, statewide

executive

leaders,

department

heads, staff, lobbyists, and security officers.

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FOR

MORE

INFORMATION,

CONTACT

JOAN

EVANS,

EVANSLCSW@SBCGLOBAL.NET

INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN’S AID (ICA) is one of two major divisions at International Christian Adoptions. ICA stands on biblical principles in lending hospitality and sanctuary to all who are in need. ICA is dedicated in helping children and their families around the world and in the United States. The staff is multilingual and multiethnic and professionally trained to assist in various capacities such as: •

Promote and secure the emotional, spiritual and physical welfare of children who have been victimized, abandoned or persecuted. These children may be found in the streets, war zones, government run institutions, refugee camps, or family homes.

• •

Actively

engage

services

to

those

in

providing fleeing

immigration

persecution,

war,

and

refugee

oppression,

resettlement and

poverty.

Maintain several programs to enhance ICA’s mission which is not limited to but includes immigration and refugee resettlement services, foreign student exchange programs, fair trade, cultural camps, mission programs and tours, and other social service programs.

FOR

MORE

INFORMATION,

CONTACT

MIKE

STODGHILL,

MIKE@STODGHILL.NET

JEWS FOR JESUS, ISREAL | CHAIM BIRNBAUM

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Chaim Birnbaum was born in the U.S. and moved to Israel when he was very young. He was raised in a Messianic Home and received Jesus at an early age. Chaim has been on staff with Jews for Jesus the last 3 years and currently serves on our Youth and Young Adult Ministry team, which works out of our Moishe Rosen Center in Tel Aviv.

As part of that team, he helps to host special events as a way to reach out and bless the local community. The center also houses a number of weekly meetings of which Chaim is involved, including an inter-congregational youth group and a Bible study for Israeli soldiers. As part of his ministry service, Chaim also manages a nationwide youth camp for teenagers from Messianic households. The camp, known as Katzir (Harvest), helps to strengthen and encourage the youth in their faith, inspiring them to also share the Gospel with others. Chaim is also a regular leader in the Massah (Journey) program, which offers the opportunity for Jewish believers, ages 19-26, to join together in community for creative outreach and Bible study in both Israel and India.

FOR

MORE

INFORMATION,

CONTACT

CORY

CHARTER,

CHARTERC@CSUS.EDU

JICARILLA APACHE CHURCH This church is located on the Apache Nation Indian reservation in Dulce, New Mexico.

Pastor Brad Kautz began his work there in 2013 but the congregation has existed since 1914.

Many in Dulce struggle with family situations that lead to behavioral problems, unhealthy life choices, and difficulty committing to God. Lives are being transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ in this Native American community.

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FOR

MORE

INFORMATION,

CONTACT

MIKE

STODGHILL,

MIKE@STODGHILL.NET

LITHUANIA, VILNIUS CHURCH PLANT Vilnius Church is a non-denominational, evangelical church, the center of which is Christ. Their mission is to accompany people in close friendship with Jesus Christ. Pastor Saulius Karosas is serving at

the

Vilnius

church

with

Pastor

Bogdan Javgurean and his wife Vaida.

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Vilnius is located in the southeast part of Lithuania and is the capital of Lithuania.

It is Lithuania’s largest city with a population of over half a million. Prior to World War II, Vilnius was one of the largest Jewish centers in Europe. Its Jewish influence has led to it being described as the “Jerusalem of Lithuania” and Napoleon named it “the Jerusalem of the North” as he was passing through in 1812.

LITHUANIA, KAUNAS CHURCH PLANT

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT SALLIE KAY STODGHILL, SALLIEK@STODGHILL.NET

When COVID-19 permits, this will be the

third church plant implemented by

the

Lithuanian

teams

headquartered

in Klaipeda. Until that time Pastor Saul Karosas and the team have focused on a implementing and managing a full-featured

online

church

ministry.

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Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important center of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. While Klaipeda is on the west coast and Vilnius is in the southwest, Kaunas is in the central part of Lithuania. Members of the existing churches from that area will be the foundation of the new church.

FOR

MORE

INFORMATION,

CONTACT

KEVIN

HENKEL,

COTTONTOPS@ATT.NET

LOVE MATTERS MOST Love Matter Most, also known as LOMAMO, was created to serve the sick and dying with the love and compassion of Jesus Christ.

We believe no one should feel abandoned in their struggle to live.

LOMAMO is led by Pastor Martin Chamah along with a team of caregivers who serve in rural communities around Kisumu, Kenya.

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Short term mission teams will go to visit patients and encourage the local team.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT TAMI & JOHN HAAS, HAASHAUS6160@YAHOO.COM

MAASAI OUTREACH MINISTRY (MOM) The Maasai, semi-nomads who graze huge herds of cattle and goats on the vast grasslands of Africa’s Great Rift Valley, need the good news of Jesus Christ presented in word and deed.

Pastor Simon Montolol is reaching the unreached Maasai people by evangelism and

meeting

daily

physical

needs.

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MOM has planted 130 churches through digging

water

education, developing

wells, training

church

supporting teachers,

leadership,

and

providing healthcare. MOM has trained 14 pastors who each travel to address the needs of approximately 10 churches.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT BARBARA OLIVEIRA, BARBARAO@PACBELL.NET

ONE MISSION SOCIETY As the church grows exponentially in the majority world, the need for Christlike leaders

also

grows

exponentially!

The

Theological

Education

Department exists to empower the development of Christlike leaders for the global church and is committed to providing world-class leadership training and theological education to students in the majority world.

Dr. Ron Freeman, serving as the Higher Theological Education Coordinator, leads the efforts to do this primarily through strategic partnership with more than 30 Bible colleges, seminaries, and ministry training institutes around the world (with over 20 in Asia and 9 in Latin America and the Caribbean alone!). Through the mobilization of highly experienced theological education consultants, we encourage, support, and assist our partners to reach optimal effectiveness in fulfilling their institutional missions, using best practices in theological education. We also mobilize academically credentialed teaching fellows to serve as faculty at partner schools.

FOR

MORE

INFORMATION,

CONTACT

TIM

DOLAN,

TDOLAN43@ICLOUD.COM

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT SALLIE KAY STODGHILL, SALLIEK@STODGHILL.NET

RIOS DE AGUA VIVA (RIVERS OF LIVING WATER), ESPARTO Pastor Salvador Palacios leads Rios de Agua Viva (Rivers of Living Water), located 20 miles west of Woodland in Esparto. They are a growing congregation ministering primarily to agricultural workers. Pray for continued effective evangelism and discipleship in this young growing church. It’s a major blessing that since Iglesia Cristiana Emmanuel is the parent church, it makes CCC spiritual grandparents.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT STEVE ROGERS, STEVEROGERS1@SBCGLOBAL.NET

SAT-7 SAT-7 is making God’s love visible in the Middle East and North Africa, where nearly 97% of the people are nonChristian. While many of these countries are closed to the Gospel, our four satellite TV channels and online media by-pass censorship. Viewers are coming to faith and Christians are growing in their faith.

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SAT-7’s Bible-centered children’s programming is a light in the darkness. These programs are loved by kids and trusted by parents. Because they watch together, we reach both with the Gospel. For many believers in the Middle East and North Africa, SAT-7 is their sole connection to other Christians since their countries are closed to the Gospel and they face persecution because of their faith. Our Bible teaching, worship, talk shows, and other programs are helping Christians feel connected and grow in their faith.

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MORE

INFORMATION,

CONTACT

ALICE

MCKINLEY,

AMCKIN35@GMAIL.COM

SUNRISE CHRISTIAN FOOD MINISTRY

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Sunrise that

Christian

provides

Food

Ministry

emergency

and Orangevale.

food

operates for

an

residents

ecumenical of

Fair

local

Oaks,

Twice a year, CCC has a food drive.

food

Citrus

closet Heights,

Rocky Peterson is

the director and a number of CCC members volunteer at the food closet.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT JUDY PETERSON, NANA.JUDY@COMCAST.NET

TALKING BIBLES INTERNATIONAL Talking Bibles International produces and provides audio bibles in languages where there is a high proportion of nonreaders and in the least-reached people groups. Currently, their emphasis areas are India, Sudan, and Ethiopia. They use local people to record the Bible into the native language, then produce and distribute small “talking Bibles” into the community through local pastors and believers. Paul Hoekstra and his brother Mark lead the ministry founded by their father, Harvey.

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FOR

MORE

INFORMATION,

CONTACT

MIKE

STODGHILL,

MIKE@STODGHILL.NET

WORDS OF HOPE (WOH) Words of Hope provides local-language Gospel radio programming to the hardto-reach places, the least-reached people groups in the world. Jon Opgenorth is on staff at their headquarters operation, supporting the ministers in the field. WOH provides alternative forms of access to scripture for people who may be fearful or unable to set foot in a church setting.

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MORE

INFORMATION,

CONTACT

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CORY

CHARTER,

CHARTER@CSUS.EDU

YOUTH WITH A MISSION (YWAM) Jeff and Christine Herringshaw are leaders at YWAM’s Discipleship Training School in Minneapolis, providing relevant and strategic training to a new generation of mission workers.

They are also involved

in local outreach in their community.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT ELLEN BURTON, E_BURTON@SBCGLOBAL.NET

HOW TO PRAY FOR MINISTRY PARTNERS Pray Faithfully Prayer is needed at all times. Keep reminders in prominent places.

Pray Personally Build relationships with the Ministry Partners. Learn all you can about them, their ministry, and the people they are ministering to.

Pray Specifically Ask to be put on update lists. Pray for specific needs and praises from the Ministry Partner’s updates.

Pray for Open Doors (Colossians 4:2-1) • •

That God will open doors of ministry, blessing, partnerships and friendships.

That our Ministry Partners will be led by the Holy Spirit and see open-door opportunities.

Pray for Boldness in Witness (Ephesians 6:19) • •

•

That our Ministry Partners will have boldness to overcome their fears.

That the Holy Spirit will provide our Ministry Partners with words that communicate effectively in other cultures and languages.

Against evil forces that would seek to hinder the spread of the gospel.

Pray that God’s Word Will Spread (2 Thessalonians 3:1) • •

That people will resist Satan’s plans to obstruct the spread of the gospel. (James 4:7) That God’s Word will indeed spread rapidly and be honored wherever it goes.

Pray for Protection (2 Thessalonians 3:2) • •

That God will keep our Ministry Partners and their families safe.

That God will change the hearts of those who are resistant to His Word.

Pray for Their Ministry (2 Thessalonians 3:1) • • • •

That our Ministry Partner’s ministry and attitude will be worthy of acceptance.

That colleagues and fellow believers will be supportive.

For clear guidance from God regarding all decisions.

For travel permissions to be granted, and for protection and provision during travels.

Pray for Refreshment (Colossians 1:11) •

• •

That God will provide opportunities for our Ministry Partners, located in rural areas, to fellowship with other believers.

That God will provide times of peace and relaxation to refresh our Ministry Partners.

That God will encourage our Ministry Partners with the knowledge that people back home care about their emotional well-being.

“Pray for us, so the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified everywhere” 2Thessalonians 3:1

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