Oakwood works with Missions throughout the world to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our dedicated Missions Committee stays in close contact with the Mission Teams we support and gives regular updates during Sunday morning services. It is so wonderful to know that we are helping to lead people all around the world to our LORD and Savior, Jesus Christ!
Oakwood prayerfully and financially supports the following missionaries.
Hope Endeavors is a 501c3 non-profit organization whose purpose is to bring HOPE to orphaned and vulnerable children suffering in extreme poverty through hope-giving partnerships and projects. Hope Endeavors believes the best way to address the daunting hopelessness in our world is by joining our hearts and hands with indigenous partners in the developing world who are already compassionately working to help overcome extreme poverty. We work with our partners to provide Children’s Homes that become the center of compassionate and empowered communities to bring HOPE to dark places.
Stand Ministries was founded by the late Dr. Terry "Shrek" Nalian. The original focus of what was originally the "Stand Strength Team" was to engage people with feats of strength in order to have an opportunity to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. During their travels, they developed a heart for the people in rural areas of Kentucky where the needs are great. The Stand Ministries team still performs feats of strength and they have added Cheryl Nalian's beautiful artwork to draw people in to hear about the love of Jesus. They demonstrate God's love by providing toiletries, school supplies, and other necessities to the people of Kentucky.
Oakwood supports Stand Ministries with supply drives, financial support, and prayer.
D&D are serving the local community in Southeast Asia in many ways. They are learning the local language and culture in order to engage with people and tell them about Jesus. They are searching to see how the local church is serving and meeting the needs of the people and to see how they can step in to offer help. They work to build up local believers and to encourage them with the love of Christ.
Jeff Totten is the Chaplain for the Detroit Tigers and the Head of SCORE Ministries Michigan. SCORE has an annual outreach event at Comerica Park called Homeplate. During this event, Major League Baseball players share testimonies of their belief and trust in Jesus Christ. SCORE Ministries provides Bible studies, counseling, and Chaplain services for the Detroit Tigers players and staff as well as members of the visiting teams.
SCORE Ministries, PO Box 99026, Troy, MI 48009
Grace Centers of Hope was established in 1942. It is one of the largest faith-based, long-term life skills programs for those afflicted by homelessness, chemical dependency, and abuse in southeast Michigan. Grace Centers of Hope provides help and hope to those in need without any government funding.
Grace Centers of Hope offers programs for men, women, and children who are seeking shelter and healing for their souls. True change begins when the hurts of the heart are healed.
Oxford/Orion FISH is a food pantry that provides groceries for our neighbors in need who live in Oxford, Lake Orion, Addison, and Oakland Township.
Tim & Katie Cole work with TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission) Japan. Their mission is to partner with the global Church in sending disciples who make disciples and establish missional churches to the glory of God. They envision missional churches thriving and multiplying throughout Japan, passing on the Gospel in a culturally relevant way to future generations through Japanese believers.
The Matzke Mission works to support Bible translation and literacy in the Solomon Islands. The Matzkes are also involved in improving educational opportunities for children in the surrounding areas.
Dave and Silvia Shutes lead the Brown City Missionary in France and Madagascar. Their focus is teaching Christian Leaders. They have also taught in various locations in Africa and at the Geneva Bible Institute in Switzerland.
Brown City Missionary Church, PO Box 159, Brown City, MI 48416
Three generations of the Smith family have headed up Laban Ministries since it was founded by Laban Smith in 1938. The Ministry is now headed by Jack Smith, Laban Smith's grandson. The Ministry's focus is the people of the Congo in Africa. The Mission runs a Bible Institute, a Women's Literacy School, a radio station called Radio Glory, and a Medical Dispensary. They work to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the people of the Congo and to help with their physical needs.
Laban Ministries, PO Box 1712, Columbia, TN 38402
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