Connect Globally
Those who go must be sent. We know that the world is broken, hurting, and in need of God’s love, so we are intentionally a “sending church.” We host international trips, and we work with global partners who express our strategic focus of bringing the gospel to the world.
GFC’s partnership with Compassion International enables us to pursue a significant role in “releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name.”
Over 400 children are sponsored by GFC families through Compassion. Over 120 children are from Dios es Amor, our partner church outside Lima, Peru. GFC typically sends a team on a Compassion trip each year, offering sponsors in that country a chance to meet their sponsored child.
There will be opportunities for GFCers to take short-term mission trips together. Stay tuned for upcoming trips!
Global Media Outreach (GMO) is a ministry using technology to reach hundreds of thousands for Christ each month. GMO’s vision is that everyone on earth receives multiple opportunities to know Jesus. They desire to see millions trust Him, grow in faith, and connect them to the Christian community.
Our Global Ministry Partners
BEE World (Biblical Education by Extension) provides seminary-level training to church leaders who otherwise have no access to biblical education. Our partnership with them is focused on their training in Kenya.
As Global Engagement Coordinator with Global Fellowship, Becca works to connect and equip believers across cultures to take the gospel to unreached people groups. She is stationed in Thailand. Her ministry is rooted in the belief that every follower of Jesus Christ has a role to play in God’s global mission.
Benjamin, a native of the DR Congo, leads International Christian Assembly (ICA), a local fellowship of Christians from different nations, races, cultures, languages, and backgrounds living in the Tri-Cities, who have chosen to worship God together.
Earle and Cara serve at our local East Tennessee State University campus, overseeing faculty/staff ministry locally and nationally. With over 30 years of experience and enthusiasm, they continue to impact those on campus and beyond. Earle also serves as an elder here at Grace Fellowship.
Hope Over Crisis partners with the persecuted church to deliver both immediate and lasting hope and transformation to people facing crises, with a global focus on relief and development efforts.
Kamate and Kavira serve African international students in our area with Bridges International, a ministry of Cru. Originally from the DR Congo, they bring years of experience serving students and leaders in Francophone Africa before moving to Northeast Tennessee.
Steve and Laura Persenaire have been with MAF since 2005. After serving for 17 years in Indonesia, they now work to bring in new missionary staff. As an MAF Mobilizer, Steve is responsible for recruiting in the Southeast US region, traveling to colleges and universities as he walks alongside prospective MAF candidates. This is a vital role to the future of mission aviation as it’s so critical for MAF candidates to be prepared well for what they will face on the mission field. Steve’s many years of missionary aviation experience help him to be a good fit for this role, which involves networking and coaching. Steve and Laura, and their two daughters Julia and Katie, are active at Grace Fellowship Church, volunteering in different ministries.
An additional partner family serves in an area of the world where gospel activity is not welcome. For their safety and on-going ministry they are not named here.
