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"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations..."

 

East Main has longstanding commitment to Mission. Each year roughly one third of our giving is devoted to the further development of our Mission partnerships, and nearly a quarter of our congregation gives of themselves in a personal way through one of our Mission STEPS (Short-Term Experiences in Partnership and Service) opportunities.

 

Where We Are...

 

 

What We Do...


WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS

Wycliffe International is an association of member organizations bound together by the singular vision to ensure that the Word of God is accessible to all people in the language of their heart. While about 200 million people still do not have the Bible in their own language, Wycliffe also understands that access means literacy, community development, and church partnerships.

Kirk and Christine Franklin (email) are based in Australia. On 1 January 2008, Kirk became the Executive Director/CEO of Wycliffe International. Kirk works with a multi-cultural leadership team of 13 people who work from Melbourne, Australia.

Barry and Suzzanne Nichol (email) serve in Kenya. Barry's work as an administrator includes liaison for Nairobi operations, budget oversight, office management, special projects and managing a fleet of vehicle.

ANTIOCH MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL

Fred and Kathy Mueller (email) work among the unreached Evenki people in Kumora, Siberia. With their six children, they moved to southern Siberia from Irkutsk in 2003. There are around 60,000-100,000 Evenki people scattered throughout Siberia, Mongolia, and China. Since the fall of communism, alcohol and violence have spread rampantly.

The Muellers faithfully pray for and reach out to their neighbors through sports camps, English classes, and evangelism. The Muellers are veteran missionaries, and have served with AMI since 1993. They live like those around them, in primitive conditions, pumping their own water from a well, and going without plumbing or modern conveniences in below-freezing weather

INTERSERVE

Interserve USA is part of an international and interdenominational fellowship of Christians committed to each other and in partnership for service to the people of the Arab World and Asia. They serve in countries across North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia and among immigrant people in the U.S. Christian professionals and highly trained personnel use their professional skills to minister holistically to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the people they serve. Nicky Stock (email) serves in Asia.

INDIA EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP

The India Evangelical Fellowship is an association of Christian ministries that are committed to the fulfillment of Christ’s Great Commission and the authority of the Bible. In addition to fostering cooperation within India, the IEF provides opportunities for ministries to partner internationally through its association with Evangelical Fellowship International.

CORNERSTONE INTERNATIONAL

CornerStone exists to train, equip, send and cover those who are called to cross-cultural missions. Since its founding in 1972, these workers have established feeding programs, orphanages, and churches; built and staffed medical facilities; trained pastors in leadership; and taught evangelism and discipleship programs. Craig and Kara Garrison (email) serve with Cornerstone in Myanmar primarily in the area of relief and advocacy. (download current newsletter)

KENYA CHILDREN PROJECT

The Kenya Children Project (KCP), works in the Mathare Slum in Nairobi, Kenya. The KCP is a holistic education project started through a partnership between Believers Centre Mathare Church, Adam Gould (blog), and Life in Abundance, a Kenyan Non-Government Organization. The project provides nutritious lunches, school supplies, uniforms, and desks for the children. In addition, micro-enterprise loans and skills training for parents help empower them to provide for their families.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) WORLD MISSION - ETHIOPIA

John and Gwen Haspels both grew up in Africa as missionaries' kids. For the past eight years, they have been working with the Suri people in Ethiopia in partnership with the Ethiopian Evangelical Church. The Haspels have focused their attention on a remote and unreached branch of the Suri called the Baale. This has required them to build a "road" over a mountain to reach the Baale. Future community development plans include a school, health clinic, and wells, though the ultimate aim is evangelism, discipleship, and church planting. John and Gwen's only access to the outside world is via two-way radio. There is no cell phone or e-mail contact with their family and supporters. They must travel about five hours to reach the nearest telephone, and it is a two-day trip to the nearest city for supplies.

WORLD VISION

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

East Main has partnered with World Vision by funding the construction and ongoing maintenance for 7 boreholes in the Twachiyanda Area Development Project in Zambia, Africa. We also served as the coordinating church to bring the World Vision Experience AIDS exhibit to Grove City in partnership with the Grove City YMCA and the Shenango Presbytery.

SHENANGO PRESBYTERY SUDAN PARTNERSHIP

This mission focus project of Shenango Presbytery is in partnership with the Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church (SPEC) and includes work with the Nile Theological College and Gereif Bible School as well as PCUSA Mission Co-worker, Ingrid Reneau, who serves in southern Sudan, Africa.

ARAB WORLD MINISTRIES MEDIA

Our partners work with Arab Muslims who are living on the edge of traditional culture and values long established. Young people under the age of 25, who make up about 60% of the worldwide Arab population, have a very different mindset from their parents. In particular, globalization has allowed them to connect to the outside world and introduced them to other ways of thinking to a degree previous generations could not have imagined. This virtual community, arising from new technologies such as the Internet and mobile phones, in addition to print and broadcast media, provides a unique opportunity to reach out to young Muslims with the love of Christ.

EFCA

Todd and Jana Patterson (email) will soon return to Slovakia upon completion of his graduate studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.  They hope to help prepare pastors to serve the Cirkev Bratska Church in Slovakia by teaching at the Seminary.  (download current newsletter)

HOPE TO PEOPLE

Hope to People was founded by Taras Pristupa in an effort to spread the gospel throughout the areas of the former USSR. Since its establishment in September of 1993, this mission organization has provided training and support for missionaries, witnessed the growth of 42 churches, and provided forums for ongoing discipleship and ministry. East Main has been privileged to host Misha Dubovik, present CEO of Hope to People, and his wife, Inna, as well as participate in the ministry by sending short-term teams to Rivne, Ukraine. We are currently exploring ways that we might build upon this experience.

MISSION TO THE WORLD

Mission to the World is the mission-sending agency of the Presbyterian Church in America, helping to fulfill the Great Commission by advancing church-planting movements in strategic areas worldwide. Rich Wolfe (email) serves as a Regional Director for Mission to the World in Central America and the Carribean. He is especially focused on leadership development, mentoring, and church planting.  For more information, visit the Wolfe's on the web.

LIFTING BURDENS, INC.

The purpose of Lifting Burdens, INC. is to reach out and touch our Mexican brothers and sisters where they are. The mission is run by Jorge and Marilyn Gatica (email) who seek to improve the lives of others in Reynosa, Mexico by sharing God's love and His blessings in tangible ways. They do this through special projects like building construction and repair for needy families, the development of kid’s clubs throughout the community, Bible study and leadership training in area churches, as well ongoing assistance programs that provide breakfast, school supplies, vitamins and other necessities for school aged children.

NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH MINISTRIES

Native American Youth Ministries is a non-denominational, Evangelical Christian mission organization dedicated to minister to Native American people through evangelism, encouragement, and equipping. NAYM is committed to work with Christian Native American leaders, churches, and other ministries. Mark and Nancy Smith (email) have served among Native Americans in Arizona since 1983. Mark is the director of the work team ministry and spends much of his time doing construction work on Native churches, missions and homes. He travels on the Hopi, Navajo, Apache and Tohono O’odham Reservations. Nancy holds down the fort at their home near Phoenix, and does bookkeeping and other office work for the mission. She is a Registered Nurse and is involved with health care through Hope House ministries.

CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST

CCC Helps to fulfill the Great Commission in the power of the Holy Spirit by winning people to faith in Jesus Christ, building them in their faith and sending them to win and build others; and helping the Body of Christ do evangelism and discipleship.

Ron and Carol Soderquist (email) serve in Minneapolis with the Campus Crusade ministry Priority Associates whose mission is to present Christ and to develop spiritual leaders in the business marketplace.

SLIPPERY ROCK PREGNANCY CENTER

The Slippery Rock Pregnancy Center is life affirming and does not refer for or provide abortions or birth control. They offer a variety of free and confidential services to women, men and their families during and after pregnancy including abstinence education, counseling services, parenting classes, and post-abortion counseling.

GROVE CITY COLLEGE INTERVARSITY MISSION FELLOWSHIP

Intervarsity Misson Fellowship is a campus ministry that seeks to foster a servant’s attitude toward each other and those around us, while maintaining a constant vision for missions worldwide.  Their goal is to promote a sacrificial lifestyle of prayer and outreach through a community in Christ, committed to advancing God’s Kingdom near and far.  Students are offered many ways to get involved both on and off campus, including outreaches to Slippery Rock University, and an annual missions conference.

 GROVE CITY COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY

Grove City Community Food Pantry is a non-profit organization, which, in 1981, grew out of the efforts of the Grove City Ministerium to address the needs of low-income families in the community. Although housed in Grace United Methodist Church, the pantry is a mission of the community as a whole. We are supported through various grants, the Grove City Area United Way, and by the generosity of many Grove City area churches, organizations, businesses, and individuals.

SENECA HILLS BIBLE CONFERENCE

Seneca Hills is an inter-denominational, Christian ministry conducting camps and conferences for all ages, but especially youth, with programs emphasizing evangelism and discipleship. Their primary objective is to encourage and enable youth and adults to place their trust in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. For those who have already trusted Christ, they help equip them to live in a way that reveals the growing influence that Christ has in their hearts.

CHRISTIAN ASSISTANCE NETWORK

Christian Assistance Newtork was founded in 1999 when a group of Grove City area community members was led by God to reach out to a family in great need. The head of the household had become gravely ill and was unable to work; the home needed many repairs. CAN not only made the necessary repairs, but also helped the family find proper medical care and provided financial guidance. CAN’s work with the family led them to a relationship with Jesus Christ. CAN has aided the disabled, provided financial assistance for medical expenses, found jobs for those in need, and encouraged community members to volunteer.

MERCER COUNTY PRISON MINISTRY

The State Correctional Institution at  Mercer( SCI) was completed and dedicated in 1978. It now houses 1750 prisoners.  East Main has been supporting a Bible Study for more than 10 years at SCI.  The Presbyterian Women save greeting cards to be used by inmates, money from East Main has been used to update the worship service sound system, and Bibles are provided to inmates upon their request.  Inside the walls ,  the spirits of men are lifted by attending Bible Study groups for singing, Bible study/discussion, and prayer for each other and the world. Some have been converted to Christ after coming to the prison, and are growing in their faith and knowledge of the Lord.   Some are active in presenting Christ to their fellow inmates.