MISSIONs: Local & GLobal
Local
Missions
Through Central’s local mission partnerships, we are committing money, volunteers, time, and energy into what our Lord is doing right here in Amarillo. The Bible says we are created by God to do good works which he has prepared in advance for us to do. And those good works are all around us. We believe our local missions partnerships provide more opportunity for Christian ministry and more potential for God’s salvation.
Global
Missions
As part of Central’s proud heritage of global missions, we provide financial and spiritual support to several church planters and missionaries around the globe. Our Lord calls us to proclaim the Good News of his Kingdom to all the world. And our partnerships with his servants in Latin America, Africa, India, and Eastern Europe allow us to participate in God’s Gospel work in faraway places.
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Africa:
Matt Jones
Central is supporting Matt Jones with Empower One. Through this ministry, Matt works with native preachers in Uganda and Sudan to equip them to lead and spread the gospel. Empower One equips local leaders to establish churches in order to reach the unreached in the hard places of Africa.
Amarillo: Bivins ELementary
Central continues its partnership with Bivins Elementary School here in our neighborhood. Funding helps meet teacher needs throughout the year, provides Snack Paks for dozens of kids each week, and offers family support through a social worker.
Amarillo:
Care central
This ministry takes place each Sunday morning at the Guest Central desk here in our building at Central. Those who need financial assistance with emergency gasoline, and birth certificates come here to meet with volunteers who visit with, pray with, and assist each individual.
Amarillo:
High Plains children's home
For many years, Central and High Plains Children's Home have had a partnership. The mission of HPCH is to embrace the charge of guiding those in their care towards Christ by defending their hearts and instilling in them courage to become agents of love and hope.
Amarillo:
Hope Choice
HopeChoice is one of our local missions that partners with 1000+ clients each month and provides services, including pregnancy care, educational classes, and post-abortion support. Your mission’s giving helped support retreats and provided operating funds.
Amarillo: Life Challenge
Life Challenge is a faith-based recovery program for men coming out of addiction. The program exists with the intent of rebuilding hope, renewing life, and restoring families through a 12-month commitment by participants. Your giving helps fund their operations which include maintaining their campus and providing vocational programs for their participants.
Amarillo:
Loaves & Fishes
Loaves & Fishes has existed at Central since 2003. This ministry takes place the first three Thursday mornings of the month at the church building. Participants enjoy a short time of worship followed by a food distribution. Prayer time and relationship building with the participants is an important part of this ministry.
Amarillo:
Martha's Home
Central has partnered with Martha’s Home for many years, and that relationship continues. Your giving benefits the daily operations of Martha's Home and also provides the meals provided for residents every Wednesday evening.
Amarillo:
the parc
Growth is happening at The PARC (Panhandle Adult Rebuilding Center), and your giving has been a part of that. The PARC is looking forward to expanding its space to serve even more participants.
Brazil:
Boa Vista
Under the supervision of Great Cities Missions, two families are serving in Boa Vista, Brazil. They have established a growing church community there, and they are also ministering to Venezuelan refugees that arrive in Boa Vista.
Colombia: Byron & Sandra Cana
Byron and Sandra Cana along with their sons Diego and Derek work with the church in the Suba neighborhood of Bogota, Colombia. Their new church building is currently under construction, and they look forward to worshiping together in the new space.
Florida: Junior & Patricia Lira
Junior and Patricia Lira are in Boca Raton, Florida establishing a church in the Portuguese-speaking community there. They are working with another couple, the Borbas, on this project.
Guatemala: Health Talents International
Health Talents International has been serving the health, educational, and spiritual needs of people in Guatemala through Clinica Ezell, Clinica Caris, and multiple mobile clinics for over 50 years. Volunteers, medical professionals, students, and followers of Jesus are all blessed by joining the work God is doing through this place of healing and hope.
India: Bhimavaram
Our new partners in Bhimavaram have a preacher training and support program. They also provide benevolence and healthcare services, run a school, and provide a foster care program. We are excited about supporting this new work.
Kenya: Ring Road Ministries
Central’s first mission trip to Kenya in 2009 started a partnership that has grown into deep relationships with the children, staff, teachers, and church. Alara was a school with only 25 students and has expanded to include a primary school, middle school, and high school. Ring Road has also expanded into not only a primary school but also a middle school. Additionally, Ring Road has a clinic that takes care of the medical needs of the community.
New York: Seth Bouchelle
Seth Bouchelle is our missionary in New York City, and lives in East Harlem with his wife Rui who is a physician at a local hospital. Seth focuses on planting house churches in immigrant communities, both in NYC and through the connections those churches have internationally. Additionally, Seth works to equip churches in evangelism and cross-cultural missionary skills.
Ukraine:
Our House
Our House exists to provide a home in which orphanage graduates live and experience Christianity daily, learn life skills and technical skills, achieve the highest level of education desired, attain a self-supporting profession or trade, and have a good foundation on which to build a solid future.
Great Cities Missions
Central has a long-standing relationship with Great Cities Missions that began over 40 years ago. GCM trains, sends, and supports over 100 missionaries throughout the Latin World. Missions funding from Central continues to provide annual support for their organization as God reaches more corners of the world through their work.
Central Member Mission Trips
We believe that God is at work throughout the world through a variety of people, and we want to help make that a reality for our own members. With funds given through Missions Month, we are able to help cover the costs for members participating in mission trips outside of Central or to pay for internships with either our global missionaries or local partners.
Student Mission Trips
Funding received during Missions Month also benefits our Student Ministry participating in mission trips. Our students have the opportunity to serve and lead at Camp Blessing—a summer camp experience for students with special needs. Additionally, both middle school and high school teens participate in Students in Action—three days here in Amarillo dedicated to serving through our outreach ministries, with our local mission partners, and with other organizations in our community.