M I S S I O N S

PRAY.   ENCOURAGE.   GIVE.   GO.

The Park Church loves missions.  Because of God's goodness,

we are blessed to actively participate in many mission fields around the world.

The Park is very blessed to be able to financially support numerous domestic and international full-time missionaries; and we are committed to sending short-term mission teams around the world on a year-round basis.
MISSIONS: Sowing For Eternity (SFE) is our program to gather financial support for many of these mission efforts.

W H A T   C A N    O N E   D R O P   D O ?

On May 7th, we collectively moved in faith by dedicating our entire offering to The Lord to do with what only He can do.  

Our humble donations and pledges to support the Missions He has brought before us to pray over, encourage, and GIVE to.

Believing in what God IS and WILL do to advance His Kingdom by allowing us to participate in giving back to Him,

our pledges and donations on May 7th totaled $701,947!!!   Our "drops" .... HIS LIVING WATER!

It's not too late to be part of Mission Give Day by submitting your donations and/or pledges.

In person, grab a pink envelope in the back of the auditorium, then drop it in the collection boxes.

You can also donate here:

2 0 2 3   S H O R T - T E R M   M I S S I O N   O P P O R T U N I T I E S 

Pray.  Encourage.  Give.  Go!

A C T I V E   M I S S I O N A R I E S   A R O U N D   T H E   G L O B E

Ron & Lori Clark

Portland, OR
• Agape Community Ministries
• Focusing on community leadership and ministry in the Portland, OR area.

Charles & Angela Marsalis

New Orleans, LA
• Planted Hollygrove Church of Christ following Hurricane Katrina, 2007
• Ministers families in one of the poorest neighborhoods of New Orleans
The Park has supported the Marsalis Family since 2008, sending short-term teams each year to serve in the community and build relationships, including an annual neighborhood fish fry.

Santos & Lidia Palacios

Jiquilsco, El Salvador
• Moved to El Salvador in 2014 to begin a new work in Jiquilisco
• Planting a new church in Puerto El Triunfo in 2017
The Park has sponsored the Palacios Family since 2014. Santos and Lidia became Christians through their relationship with Iglesia de Cristo at The Park while living in Tulsa. They host The Park’s short-term mission teams each year.

Doors Slammed Open

El Salvador/Honduras
• Supporting students at the Boarder Bible Institute in both Honduras and El Salvador
• Short Term mission trips are sponsored by The Park each year
The Park became a sponsor of Doors Slammed Open many years ago

Amber Foster

Raul & Betty Alvarado

Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Panama City, Panama
• Began work in Tegucigalpa, Honduras in 2006
• Launched Breaking Chains Ministries which serves those seeking to leave life on the streets
• Family includes one daughter, Rosie, and numerous foster children
The Park has been Amber’s lead sponsor since 2006. She developed a love for missions while serving in missions as a student at Oklahoma Christian.

• Metropolitan Church of Christ in Panama City was established in 2009
• Preach and teach in nearby towns and jungle villages
• Administrators of their church-based school
The Park began supporting the Alvarado’s in 2010. Our members travel to teach at the Panama Bible School. 

Christian School

Outreach Center

Lagosette, Haiti
Rio San Juan, Dominican Republic
• Lagosette School is a Christian school with classes from preschool through sixth grade
• Over 340 children attend school here
• Provides a hot meal each school day
The school on the Manna property allows children from several villages to attend school there. The Park pays teacher salaries.

• Serves local children in Rio San Juan by providing physical needs
• Offers after-school activities, tutoring help, Bible classes, & family support
The Park became a sponsor of the Outreach Center when it began in 2006.

Justin & Jennifer Cherry

Otavio &  Alessandra Calegari

Auckland, New Zealand
Niteroi, Brazil
•Serve and lead Discover Church in Auckland
•Lead a non-profit called Back-to-School Project
 The Park has sponsored the Cherry Family for several years. Justin Cherry is from the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. They host The Park's short-term mission teams.

• Recently moved to Niteroi from Brasilia to serve in the church there
• Native Brazilians, moved to Brasilia to work with the church in 2008
• For almost 10 years The Park has been a part of supporting the Calegari’s work in missions

Kye & Lydia Courtright

Jura Lazar

Leipzig, Germany
Varazdin, Croatia
• Kye and Lydia are part of a two couple missionary team
• Kye leads the preaching and Bible studies. Lydia leads the Women's ministry
•The Park has help support the Courtrights since 2021
•Native German, Lydia, loves sharing the gospel with others in Liepzig
•Jura works with local authorities in placing Bibles in every public school in the area.  Thousands of children have received their personal copy of the Bible
• Native Croatian, Jura works with the Varazdin Church of Christ and
European Missions

Putrela Church of Christ Children's Home

David & Ari Rafael

Putrela, India
Curahuasi, Peru
•Philip Ganta and his family lead a 200 bed children's home
•Rescuing children from poverty and slavery
•The home provides a private school K-12th grade
 The Park has been supporting the Children's Home for several years.

• David is native Peruvian and teaches at Diospi Suyana Christian School
•Ari is a physician at Diospi Suyana Mission Hospital
• The Rafael's have two daughters and they love working with the local people of Peru while teaching about God
•The Park supports the Rafael's through prayer and Shepherding
•The Rafael's are self funded.  To give to their work -  click on the button below. Select the Fund "SFE" and in the Memo line type RAFAEL.


O'Brien Malindi

Tshidimbini, South Africa
• Long-time missionaries, teaching the gospel
• O’Brien Malindi is a community leader
• Associated with Gospel Chariot Missions
• Their family includes five adult children
The Park sends a short-term mission team each year to help teach.

Machona Monyamane

Pretoria, South Africa
Became part of The Park Church of Christ missions family in 2016
• Works with Gospel Chariot Missions
• They have two daughters
A short-term mission team travels to Pretoria, South Africa each year.

Jonathan Chuma

Beitbridge, Zimbabwe
•Mission information coming soon



Gospel Chariot

African Continent
• Gospel Chariot is a missions organization that sends out preachers and traveling gospel meetings to many countries in Africa
• The truck opens and creates a stage and a tent is put up with hundreds of chairs for people to come and hear the Bible
 

O T H E R   M I S S I O N S  

S U P P O R T E D   T H R U   S F E

Contact Mission Church of Christ

Tulsa, Oklahoma
• A church plant in the inner city of Tulsa
•Supported by many of The Park's members for many years through prayer, monetary giving, volunteer workers, etc.
•A growing congregation that we here at The Park send funds from SFE

Prison Ministry @ The Park

Oklahoma area facilities
Jim and Jody Carmichael along with Jim Pinkston lead many volunteers, teaching in the various prisons and jails in the Tulsa area. They share correspondence courses with inmates as well as life skill lessons.
This is a great area to serve by visiting the prisons, or grading lessons.

Hispanic Ministry @ The Park

Tulsa, Oklahoma
Francisco Davila preaches each Sunday in Spanish to our Spanish speaking members. This congregation worships in the Chapel building and offers Bible classes for all ages.

Deaf Ministry @ The Park

Tulsa, Oklahoma
Zeth Pankhurst and Lewis Perry lead the Deaf ministry along with several faithful volunteers.  Worship in ASL that is voice translated for all. Bible classes and activities keep these Park members busy and joyful as they worhsip.

Campus Bible Chair

Disaster Relief

Oklahoma
United States
Northeastern State University
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma University
We cheer and support all three of these schools and their Bible Chair programs.  Creating a space for students to relax, learn, experience Spiritual growth and create life long friendships in God's kingdom.
Our Disaster Relief team gathers supplies and volunteers and travels to areas of our country experiencing natural disasters.
This is a great way to volunteer for a short term mission trip.

World Bible School

World Wide
World Bible School mails correspondence courses all over the world to students wanting to learn more about the Bible and our God. The courses teach through the steps of salvation. WBS is always seeking new volunteers to write letters or grade lessons for these eager students.

Let's Start Talking

Worldwide
Let's Start Talking (LST) is an evangelistic, short-term mission focused on sharing Jesus with those seeking to improve their English. Over 500 people go on LST trips to over 30 countries every year.  A new program connects volunteers with students virtually through zoom.
 

P R A Y .   E N C O U R A G E .   G I V E .   G O .

MISSIONS:  Sowing For Eternity

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Giving to Missions at The Park Church of Christ

Serve the Kingdom on our Upcoming Mission Trips

MISSIONS: Sowing For Eternity (SFE) is a unified effort of The Park Church of Christ to answer the Great Commission set before us in Mark 16:15…. “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” In doing so, we join together to support mission efforts both domestically and internationally by praying, encouraging them, as well as, giving to the Missions: SFE  fund.  The SFE fund is established through The Park to financially help the missionaries we support in the field and also the short-term mission projects our members go on to support these efforts. 
Each year, we have multiple opportunities to serve on a Short Term Mission Trips, both near and far.
If you would like to learn more about upcoming Mission opportunities, click the button below to email us for more information.

Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said,

rivers of living water will flow from within them.

John 7:38

M I S S I O N S   2 0 2 3  :  L I V I N G   W A T E R 


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