At Central we take Jesus’ Matthew 28 Commission seriously, to “go and make disciples of all nations.” Because that commission is global in scope, we take a cue from Jesus in Acts 1:8 and partner with individuals and ministries to reach our “Judea” (surrounding geographic area), “Samaria” (surrounding regions), and “ends of the earth” (global outreach) with the good news of Jesus. Individuals and ministries we partner with include:
Our “Judea”: Central Missionaries in Illinois
Axiom: Axiom is a Christian Campus Fellowship at the University of Illinois (Champaign, IL).
Encounter Campus Ministries (isuencounter.org): Encounter is a campus ministry that strengthens Christian fellowship and encourages Christian growth in students at Illinois State University (Normal, IL).
Rock River Christian Camp (rockrivercc.net): Rock River is a Christian camp that exists to glorify God by impacting all generations for Christ in a natural setting. (Polo, IL).
Our “Samaria”: Central Missionaries in Surrounding States
International Conference on Missions (theicom.org): ICOM is a conference that exists to encourage, equip, and enlist workers for the Harvest (Clayton, IN).
Scarlet Hope (scarlethope.org): Scarlet Hope is a ministry that exists to share the love and hope of Jesus Christ with women in the adult entertainment industry. We partner with Amanda Roederer (Assistant Development Director) to bring hope and love to this loveless and dark environment (Louisville, KY).
The Welcome Network The Welcome Network is a nonprofit mission that welcomes immigrants and refugees to their new homes in the Chicago area.
Our “Ends of the Earth”: Central Missionaries Who Serve Across the Globe
Eastern Dominican Christian Mission (easterndominican.org): Led by Ryan and Erin VandeLinde, EDCM is a mission effort that exists to develop churches in the Dominican Republic, by assisting national workers or indigenous people to lead their own congregations (Dominican Republic).
Northern European Evangelism (rksmelser.com): Led by Randy and Katy Smelser, NEE is a mission work that reaches into Peine, Germany through a church plant, personal contacts, and home Bible studies (Germany).
Haitian Christian Outreach (haitianchristian.org): Led by Roro and Gerard Eustache, HCC partners with Haitian Christians to develop disciples for a lasting impact through the continuation of the Gospel. This work, primarily targeting the Port-Au-Prince area, supports a church, educational facilities, and a feeding program (Haiti).
Kagoshima Christian Mission : Led by Walter and Mary Maxey, KCM is focused on sharing the Gospel with the lost in southern Japan; they accomplish this through church planting, English Bible classes, and conducting Christian camps (Japan).
Lifeline Christian Mission We support Lifeline on two fronts. One is through their meal packing ministry. If you’d like to know more about that, please click this link https://www.centrallive.net/serve/. We also support Rob McCabe, the mobile meal pack director for Lifeline.
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