Serving with International Students Inc. (ISI) in NYC. ISI shows Christ's love and hospitality to the over 1 million international students who study in the USA every year. It is a tremendous opportunity to share Christ with those who do not know Him (evangelism) and an opportunity to disciple those believers that we meet to equip them for even more influence in their home country upon return (discipleship & equipping). Valerie serves as the Mid-Atlantic North Area Director in NYC.
Email: vja.nyc@gmail.com
Jon and Melissa serve with Africa Inland Mission (AIM). For fifteen years, they served in medical ministry among the Sandawe people group in rural central Tanzania. In 2018, Jon took on the role of Unit Leader (field leader) for central Tanzania, and in 2022, Melissa became the Orientation Coordinator and Language Champion for new missionaries coming to Kenya and Tanzania.
Currently based in Arusha, they enjoy the ministry of supporting and strategizing with missionaries and national church partners as they take the gospel to the unreached and equip and train the church leaders.
Email: Jon.Eager@aimint.org
Mailing Address: Dr. and Mrs. Jon & Melissa Eager, PO Box 11561, Arusha, Tanzania, East Africa
Serving in Kandern, Germany with ReachGlobal, the international mission of the EFCA. They have been at Black Forest Academy, an international Christian academy for students of missionaries, for over 20 years. The goal of their ministry is to prepare students to influence their world through biblical thought, character, and action.
Email: bfahills@gmail.com
Mailing Address: A View from the Hills, Dorfblick 1, Kandern 79400, Germany
Joel Hoffsmith will be serving with EFCA Reach Global in Mexico City beginning in January 2021. Joel grew up in the Hershey/Grantville area and is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute. He will be part of a program serving on a local college campus where he will get to know and mentor young adult men who attend classes on campus. His main responsibility will be to love and serve those in the community and use the opportunities the Lord gives him to share the gospel.
Serving medically uninsured residents of Lancaster, Lebanon, and Dauphin counties since 2002, Hope Within Ministries exists to provide free medical, dental, and psychological care in Christ's name. Our vision is to be a local community in which: physical, spiritual and emotional needs are met; real hope is prevalent; love for one another abounds, and; healthy, wholesome lifestyles are the norm.
Serving with Christar at GDQ International Christian School in Tirana, Albania. GDQ exists to provide a Christ-centered, academically enriching, international education while supporting the growth of the Evangelical church in Albania. Teachers at the school raise financial support in order to keep the tuition costs low for missionary families. Sarah serves as the Middle School Principal, MS PE Teacher, and K-12 Athletic Director.
Email: Sarah.leonard.8@gmail.com
Mailing Address: Sarah Leonard, c/o AEP Box 89, K.P. 119, Tirana, Albania, Zip 1057
Serving with DiscipleMakers, a ministry on college campuses. Joel & Jen primarily serve Lebanon Valley College, Elizabethtown College, and Thaddeus Stephens College of Technology. Joel also serves as Deputy Director of Campus Ministry, overseeing three area teams, 11 campuses, and 25 staff for DiscipleMakers. Their desire is that students will know Christ and make Him known through large groups, small Bible study groups, and one-on-one interaction. There is a large group that meets on the LVC campus on Thursday evenings.
Email: Martinj@dm.org
Mailing Address: Joel & Jen Martin, 243 E. Roseville Rd., Lancaster, PA 17601
- Pastor Pablo and Leyla MartinezHope Bible Church EFCA (Hope Iglesia Biblica EFCA)Pastor Pablo and Leyla MartinezHope Bible Church EFCA (Hope Iglesia Biblica EFCA)
This is a church plant of the EFCA with a goal to make known the message of Jesus with an emphasis on ministering to the Hispanic community. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, GracePoint Church supported their ministry by helping to provide lunch two Fridays each month at the chapel located at the Penn National Race Course as we strove to make connections with members of that community. Other members of GracePoint Church serve in other ways to encourage and help this church meet its goals.
The church is located at 246 E. Canal St., Hummelstown, PA 17036.
Email: Pastorushope@gmail.com
Immigrant Hope is a ministry that equips a local church to provide immigrants around them with the HOPE of the Gospel, HELP to find a pathway to legal residency, and a HOME in a church that cares for them.
Boris & Beth Ramirez currently serve as directors for Immigrant Hope - South Central PA. This local branch of a national network, (see immigranthope.org) was certified by the Department of Justice in January 2023, with Boris and Beth as legal representatives. Their office is located in Hope Bible Church of Sand Beach near Hershey. With over 30 years of ministry experience among an indigenous people group in Guatemala, Boris and Beth understand the challenges of cross-cultural change and language barriers. They receive clients from any part of the world and give them help and guidance with immigration matters like adjusting status, naturalizing, and petitioning relatives to join them here.
Conrad & Violy are the founders of Philippine Biblical Worldview Foundation which serves the Filipino nation by teaching, training, and equipping pastors, church leaders, and facilitators for their works of service.
With their supervision and guidance, Conrad and Violy have transferred the Foundation leadership to the next generation: Conrad Tolosa III, Christina Tolosa Bjornen, Jeena Christiansen Tolosa, Joshua Eleazar Tolosa, and Joseph Timothy Tolosa.
The Foundation has three ministry arms: Study Centers, Christian Ambassadors, and Village Values Formation.
Study Centers' Purpose: To help local churches establish their church as a bible school that they may make disciples of Christ who will share the gospel to their fellow villagers.
Christian Ambassadors aim to raise an army of millennials who will go to the villages of their municipalities for the purpose of sharing the gospel to villagers.
Village Values Formation is the church outreach to their community through the evangelization of the village children through a snack program and sharing Bible stories about Jesus. We share the promises of Christ with the parents as well. It also helps local churches to teach Christian Marriage and Christian Parenting to their fellow villagers.
Email addresses:
pbwionline@gmail.com
conradtolosal@gmail.com
jcjt_52@gmail.com
conradjuntolosa@gmail.com
- TVSeminary
TVSeminary is an on-line school to help global language groups grow in their faith and to minister God's love to those around them. This ministry is under the leadership of Vitaly Petrov, and evolved from Trinity Bible College started many years ago in Kursk, Russia.
GracePoint Church supports a number of missionaries and ministries, both globally and locally, through monthly giving and an additional tithe offering once a year. Please click on the names or photos to learn more about each one. For additional information, please contact us at the GracePoint Church Office.