Christ commands us to be His witnesses “to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). The churches in our districts do so much in sharing God’s love through their churches in their communities and in our conferences.When it comes to reaching “to the ends of the earth,” a pastor told me, “That personal connection with a missionary has made all the difference in our congregation.”
Some churches are already in a covenant relationship with a Global Ministries missionary, other churches have not yet found a way to include any level of “ends of the earth” support in their budgets. What about yourchurch? Have you found that personal connection with a missionary, where your congregation can get excited about supporting God’s mission “to the ends of the earth”? The Virginia Conference currently partners with seven missionaries serving various parts of the world. You can find a list of them on the Serving Ministries Missionaries page.…