Reach Out

TO THE WORLD WITH THE LOVE OF CHRIST

At Reach Church, we believe the love of Jesus compels us to go beyond our church walls. As part of our Reach Out vision, we partner with organizations and individuals making a tangible difference—starting with our neighbors and extending to the nations. Through generosity, prayer, and hands-on involvement, we are committed to bringing hope, help, and the gospel to the world around us.

Below, you’ll find the missionaries and organizations we support as we Reach Out together.

LOCAL MISSIONS

Prison Seminaries Foundation — Limon, CO
The Prison Seminary Foundation equips inmate students serving long sentences to be agents of change within and beyond the prison walls. This four-year educational experience is framed in a spirit of servanthood. The Prison Seminary Model is about creating transformational opportunities in cooperation with state departments of corrections and higher-education institutions that support the moral rehabilitation of every inmate. 
Springs Rescue Mission — Colorado Springs, CO
Springs Rescue Mission is local and they are committed to meeting their guests as they are. They want to see lives transformed for eternity and filled with hope as their community works together to fight homelessness, poverty, and addiction. Springs Rescue Mission provides life-changing services and offers a welcoming and safe environment for transformation. Because of their love for and obedience to God their mission is to mobilize the community to provide housing, health, and work services for neighbors in need. 
Mary’s Home — Colorado Springs, CO
Mary’s Home is a safe haven for women and children escaping cycles of poverty, abuse, and homelessness in Colorado Springs. They offer transformational education and coaching for single mothers seeking to build a stable life and career, while forming lasting bonds with the women they serve, offering a healing environment, supportive journey, and a pathway to professional success. Mary’s Home uses a cross-generational and holistic approach to help women and their children develop critical learning and coping skills so they can grow and thrive.

GLOBAL MISSION ENDEAVORS 

Operation Christmas Child Missions
The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God's love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Through this project, Samaritan's Purse partners with the local church worldwide to share the Good News of Jesus Christ and make disciples of the nations. Reach Church comes together to build and send out boxes every year.
Convoy of Hope
Open Bible Churches partners with Convoy of Hope's Disaster Services Team. Whenever a disaster strikes, Convoy is one of the first to help, as will Open Bible Churches when we contribute financial assistance and volunteers. Convoy of Hope remains on site well after the disasters to assist people as they reassemble their lives. 

OPEN BIBLE PARTNERS

Gideon 300
Gideon 300 is a group of 300 people who have decided to help fund the development of leaders and planting of churches. Empowering the expansion of God's Kingdom locally, regionally, and internationally. By committing $25 or more monthly you will help fund the training and launching of new leaders into the harvest.
Church Planting
A church is measured by what it sends and how it goes into the world! Church planting is the number one effective way to evangelize the world. Please prayerfully consider giving to help those going out and planting churches!
MOVE Ministry
MOVE Ministries operates with two purposes: to minister to men and challenge them to be leaders in their homes and churches and to enhance missions and church ministries around the world by constructing churches and other ministry buildings, and mobilize men in the body of Christ.
MVP2MVP
We partner with Open Bible and MVP to support ministry outside of our missionaries. This allows us to support those building churches, dig wells, and meet needs in other areas of communities. Please prayerfully consider giving to MVP2MVP!

OPEN BIBLE MISSIONARIES

Fayth McConnell — Northern Mexico
Fayth currently serves as a missionary in Northern Mexico.
Please prayerfully consider sending your support to God Is On The Move in honor of Bill McConnell. The purpose of God Is On The Move is to glorify God, bring people to Jesus Christ and to minister to the spiritual, emotional, physical and social needs of the disadvantaged men, women and children of Northern Mexico.
Tammy Swailes — Europe
Tammy serves as regional director for INSTE in Europe, assisting the INSTE programs in Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, France, Spain, England, and a Central Asian country. Tammy oversees the translation of the INSTE books and materials into Ukrainian, Romanian, and a Central Asian language.
Travis and Heather Hunsaker — Mexico
Travis and Heather minister as the directors of Puente de Amistad (Bridge of Friendship) in Tijuana, Mexico. Puente de Amistad is a Christ-centered short-term mission base where visiting groups and individuals stay during their time of ministry in Tijuana.
Brent and Sara Kelderman —Trinidad
In the fall of 2024, Brent and Sara went on to assist missionaries Mike and Pam Lumbard, directors of the School of Global Leadership in Trinidad. Brent and Sara will help make expansion possible and assist with youth teams coming to Trinidad and beyond to experience the missions firsthand. They will also help with the academic side of SGL and will be resources for the future Open Bible High School in Chaguanas, Trinidad and the Spanish church in San Fernando, Trinidad.
Rich and Patti Kopp — Ghana and Liberia
Rich and Patti Kopp are founders of the Church Planters Academy in Ghana, West Africa. Since 2016 more than twelve churches have been planted and hundreds of people have committed their lives to Christ. Rich and Patti are planning to launch a second location for the Church Planters Academy in Liberia, West Africa, in 2020. They will continue to look in other countries for places to launch the Academy.
Mike and Pam Lumbard — Trinidad
Mike and Pam Lumbard are the Directors of the School of Global Leadership, a missions training school located in Trinidad.
Drew and Jessica Welch — Liberia
Drew, Jessica, and their family are answering the call to rebuild Liberia. They are working alongside the national leadership to help the ministry in Liberia to thrive again instead of just surviving.
Mike & Dara Rasavanh — Thailand
Mike & Dara's goal is to train individuals to serve as leaders and pastors that will evangelize and disciple others, and then send these individuals out to spread The Good News of Jesus Christ. 
Tom and Sherry Moore — Guinea
Tom and Sherry develop leadership skills and accountability with the national church members and pastors in Guinea. They are also expanding theological education through INSTE!
Roger and Connie Cox — Cambodia
Roger and Connie saw the need for existing followers of Christ to be trained and discipled. They see the need to proclaim the Gospel, develop disciple-makers, and train future leaders for church plants in Cambodia.
Del Brown — Mexico
Del has a passion to advance the kingdom of God. He shares God's love by caring for people in need, teaching God's Word, and winning the lost for Christ. Del networks with several churches, orphanages, and the men's and women's rehab ranch, where several buildings have been built through the work of visiting teams.
Nelson & Tirsa Gaitan — Nicaragua
The Gaitan's focus their ministry on outreaches such as humanitarian aid, VBS, and meeting needs of their Nicaraguan communities. Their passion is in reaching the lost, training leaders, and disciplining new believers.
Linda Wilson — India
Linda has planted 95 churches, each with a freshwater well, which both serves as a community center for villages and provides cows, goats, and chickens. For those of you that might remember, the Reach Church children used to collect coins in buckets to bless this ministry in the past, such a great ministry for God’s Kingdom!
Okon & Grace Obot — Nigeria
Okon Obot, a native Nigerian, serves as the field director and president of Open Bible Churches in Nigeria. After graduation from Open Bible's FL Beacon College in Largo, Florida, Okon was granted National Missionary Appointment and returned home to Nigeria in September of 1989 to pioneer an Open Bible church. There are now 81 Open Bible churches in Nigeria, with over 12,000 members.
Joshua Essy — Papua New Guinea
Joshua Essy is the newly elected National President of the Open Bible Churches of Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea has a medical clinic with a maternity ward that treats around 20,000 patients annually. Papua New Guinea also maintains a station with self help projects that include coffee, gardens, cattle, and a sawmill. Joshua Essy serves as a field director, as well.
Justus & Michaela Morgan — Mexico
Justus and Michaela are committed to long-term missions and have a desire to go to the hard & unreached places with the Gospel. Having spent a summer in Tijuana, Mexico, the Morgans know God is calling them to go back to serve at Open Bible’s Puente de Amistad missions base. The couple is excited to serve alongside Travis and Heather Hunsaker, ministering to the people of Tijuana, Mexico.
Nicole — Middle East
Nicole* is a member of one of our Open Bible Churches in the Central Region. She spent most of her time in the Middle East learning Arabic and working with her ministry team there. After her trip, she will return to the Middle East to proclaim the gospel, plant a church, and give access to Jesus to those who have never heard. *Last name and location have been withheld for security reasons.
Ly & Sarin Mak — Cambodia
LyHoung and Sarin Mak are Open Bible national missionaries to Cambodia, serving as the directors of the Lifesong Learning Center in Tamada village.
Andy & Nancy — West Africa
For their safety, these missionaries cannot reveal any specific information to you, which means they need your prayer support! Christian persecution is very high where they serve.