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World Missions

The Mission Commission is focused on sending people from the Body of Park Avenue Church to reach out with the Good News of Jesus Christ to cultures around the world. Based on Acts 1:8 and Matthew 28:19, the mandate of the Mission Commission is to send missionaries and evangelists with the Gospel of Jesus Christ to “Samaria” and to the “ends of the earth.” In other words, to other countries and other cultures.

These countries include South Africa, France, Mexico, Japan, Brazil, Haiti, Guatemala, Afghanistan, Central Asia, East Asia, Colombia, and countries in the Middle East.

Upcoming Events

DAVE & JAN STILWELL are longtime members of Park Avenue currently serving in Central Asia.  They will be conducting a Transformational Leadership Course (TLC) for leaders from many Central Asian countries.  Many of them have been building God’s kingdom in the midst of intense persecution and hardship. This 3½ month course (May -August) is to equip and empower these national believers to enable them to develop other leaders in their home countries.  This is a wonderful opportunity for you, or your small group, to become involved in Park’s mission to make disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.  Please consider supporting the TLC, or an individual leader, with your prayers & finances.  For more information, contact Rick Chynoweth (612-929-1876) or the PAC Mission Commission: parkavenue34@gmail.com.

Individual Missionaries

Currently, Park Avenue Church is supporting, either financially or in prayer, 25 different permanent missionary families and/or individuals throughout the world.

Our missionaries are involved in the following ministries:

• teaching at Christian schools in Jordan, Uzbekistan and Brazil
• relief work and orphan care in Central Asia;
• friendship evangelism to Muslims, and discipleship for new believers in the USA;
• evangelism to university students in Toulouse, France;
• running a Christian boys home in Tijuana, Mexico;
• relief work and medical assistance in Kabul, Afghanistan;
• bringing the Gospel to foreign university students in the USA;
• ministering to AIDS/HIV infected orphans; drug counseling discipleship in South Africa;
• teaching English and bringing the Gospel to people in East Asia;
• and many more

Some of the ministry groups that our missionaries are working through are Campus Crusade for Christ, The Navigators, Youth With A Mission, Young Life

Short-term Missions Trips

The Mission Commission also encourages and supports members of Park Avenue Church embarking on “short-term” missions trips, which usually last as short as a week or up to several months Individuals going on a short-term missions trip will generally use their vacation time to assist or encourage existing ministries or outreaches in other countries.

Getting Involved

• Pray for the work of God to prosper in our country and around the world!
• Ask a Mission Commission member or missionary you know about how to get on a short-term mission.
• Become an encourager to a missionary and family by sending birthday cards and occasional letters, etc.
• Lead a mission trip to help a Park Avenue missionary.
• Financially support a missionary directly or designate your church offering to "world missions" to support all of the Park Avenue missionaries.
• Pray some more - and celebrate God's work in the world!

The Mission Commission can be reached at: worldmissions@parkavechurch.org