Missions
The missions that we as a church support: The Gollings Tijuana, Mexico The Milhouses Hamamatsu, Japan The Pedersons Kampala, Uganda The Saracoffs Tijuana, Mexico The Stephens Ndu, Cameroon The Voice of the Martyrs Church Persecution The Wrights Brazil	"... and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:8/NIV     "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20/NIV     We strongly believe in Christ's command to "go and make disciples of all nations", and we desire to make it one of our main areas of ministry.     Since 1989, we have been sending teams annually to Tijuana, Mexico, and the surrounding areas for our Serv Mexico. We work with our various missionaries: Greg and Kathy Saracoff, Pastor Chuey, and/or Dick and Ruth Golling, to help minister to the people. We organize several activities such as a VBS for the kids, a womans' and mens' bible study, and we usually have a construction project where we build houses for needy families and/or add-on to existing buildings such as the orphanage. [more coming soon..]     In 2003, an exciting new annual church mission was started. Initiated by Pastor Paul Ferguson, the goal of the mission is to set-up and run an annual week-long English camp in the village of Antonesti, Moldova, with the help of the local churches. While teaching students the English language, the gospel is also presented in a fun and understandable way. The first trip in 2003, consisting of 12 team members, was a huge success! We are excited to see this ministry grow and hope to eventually have four week-long camps with the help of other churches in the Palmdale/Lancaster area. [more coming soon..]     Also in 2003, we started an exciting new neighborhood missions program. It began with our monthly "Movies off the Wall", where we would invite the local neighborhood families to watch a free movie that we would project on a wall in our parking lot. We would also give out free popcorn and soda. It was a huge success and many new friendships were developed. The next phase was our Outreach Dinners, where we once again invite the families to have a free dinner in our sanctuary. Activities are planned such as raffles, games, and movies, and we also share a short gospel message.     It's exciting to see what the Lord is doing at our church. If you would like more information about any of our ministries or would like to participate or financially support a ministry, please contact the church office.	Supported Mission Organizations: Baptist General Conference Mission Aviation Fellowship Latin America Missions Voice of the Martyrs ABCDE FGHIJ

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