Category: Cooperative Program

God called Philip and Andi Coleman from Kentucky to Anchorage to help struggling churches. The couple planted True North Church in Anchorage. Later, they learned about an older church in town that was dying. The two churches joined forces to serve and reach their community together.  Alaska can be a tough place to start or…

The Lord called David Brown, and his wife, Shannon, to retire to Moldova to serve alongside IMB missionaries Ryan and Jenni Meredith. “I wanted to retire to something, not from something,” David said. The Browns and the Merediths are the first IMB presence Moldova has had in many years.  The team has a three-part ministry…

God gripped Reggie’s heart with a passion to plant a church where God is, but the church is not. That led Reggie and Courtney to the West End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  West End has deep physical and spiritual needs. Classified as a food desert with pockets of low-income housing, the neighborhood is highly diverse.  Christ…

IMB missionaries Dan and Lori Upchurch minister to Ukrainian refugees in Poland along with their ministry partners, Christian Community Church. The church provides a space for worship, service, community, and belonging.  Many Ukrainians found their Savior in this church, meeting in a room that looks like it may have been a dance studio in a…

Vergil and Kelsey Brown planted a successful church in Portland. Ten years later, God called them to plant a new church in another, very different part of the city.  In this new location, Christianity is foreign to most residents, but many people are curious about spiritual topics.  Redemption Church has a passion for sharing the…

IMB missionaries Don and Pam Lynch live and serve in Belgium. The country ranks high on the number of suicides, people suffering from depression, and percentages of people who take antidepressants.  “If you have no hope for the future, you don’t have anything to look forward to. Life is either a great adventure or a…