Missions at Faith Church

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…”

(Matthew 28:19)

For 27 years it has been the profound privilege of Faith Church to have supported missionaries here and abroad. In that time, beginning with the leadership of Jean and George Orcutt and the faithfulness of, now, generations of committed believers, numerous missionaries have gone forth under the “faith promises” of this church. It is impossible to estimate the number of lives that have been changed, the individuals who have been healed, the hungry fed, the destitute sheltered and clothed throughout these years.  It is our hope that through our prayers and financial support Faith Church would be found faithful - an authentic church, sharing in some small way the work of those in the field of the Lord.

Missions Month

Every year Faith Church reserves in our worship schedule a “Missions Month” wherein the Missions Commission shares news from around the world regarding the lives and work of our missionaries. We also have the pleasure of hosting a weekend that includes a missions dinner (all are welcome) with a special guest – one of the missionaries that Faith supports. This year it is our privilege to welcome the Rev. Peter Pereira, missionary to India, who will preach Sunday, March 14, following the Saturday night missions dinner. (Please follow this space on missions generally and Missions Month in particular).

Faith Promises

A “faith promise” is neither a pledge nor simply a portion of the giving one would expect to provide for the church. We are encouraged at this time to step out in faith, asking what the Lord would provide beyond our regular giving and, thus, beyond what we can comfortably or easily manage. The Promise, then, is rather less about our intent or ability to support missions than it is about our faithful acceptance of the Lord’s promise to us to provide all our needs – especially when we step out in faith in building the Kingdom of God.

So it is that Missions Month is truly a time when faith is exercised in a profound way at the church. Won’t you join us in a time of prayer for the salvation of the world, for the strength and courage of those who bring the light of the Gospel to places of unspeakable suffering, who then return to us with stories of victory and deliverance? Sing a new hallelujah!

Meet the Missionaries

The following are among the missionaries supported by the faith promises of this church. By their work the Great Commission has offered to the hungry, the lonely, the suffering and the hopeless the riches of the greatest Gift of all - the gift of the Lord Jesus Christ, the author and finisher of our faith. It is in His name that others have gone forth to places that we are not called to, but through whom we too can reach out, providing for the basic human needs and answering the deep spiritual hunger of  peoples longing  for the Good News.

From the South Side of Chicago to Tanzania, Africa; from Pakistan to the Philippines; from the Islamic world to the former Soviet Union; the peace of Christ has been on the lips and in the serving hands of these men and women. Some of them are doctors, some translators, others church planters. They are scholars and they are visionaries who care for the mind, spirit, and body – some in large compounds, some in small trailers and store front churches. From India to Indiana they have answered the call.