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Missions week 2016
what's inside
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missions week schedule
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about phil schneider
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financial report
special projects report
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2015 SPAIN MISSIONS TRIP RECAP
2016 MISSIONS TRIPS
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2016 MISSIONARY GUESTS
Don & Melba Exley - Argentina
Damian & Nancy McCrink - Illinois
Ronald & Donna Mueller - Angola
Jeff & Maryann Stone - Sensitive Location
Don & Diane White - Sensitive Location
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A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTOR
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2015 BATAVIA, IL MISSIONS TRIP RECAP
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MISSIONARIES WE SUPPORT
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ORGANIZATIONS WE SUPPORT
Missions Week is an annual event at Calvary when we welcome missionaries
we support from around the world and get to know more about their ministry.
missions week schedule
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21
9am
10:30am
Opening Service with Don Exley, special music and presentation of flags
Opening Service with Don Exley, special music and presentation of flags
6pm
C2 Small Groups with missionary guests (Time may vary by group.)
6pm
Meet the Missionary Night hosted by Paul and Kim Rose in the Fellowship Hall at Calvary Jefferson Street. Soups will be provided. Please bring a snack to share and RSVP to Linda at [email protected] or at 546-9700.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22
6pm
C2 Small Groups with missionary guests (Time may vary by group.)
6pm
Meet the Missionary Night hosted by Judith Berg and April Birch in the Fellowship
Hall at Calvary Jefferson Street. Pasta will be provided. Please bring a salad or
dessert to share and RSVP to Lana at [email protected] or at 546-9700.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
9am Genuine Ladies Bible Study with missionary guest in Room K102 at Hazel Dell
6pm C2 Small Groups with missionary guests (Time may vary by group.)
6pm
Meet the Missionary Night hosted by Pastor Dawn and Rich Stuemke in the
Fellowship Hall at Calvary Jefferson Street. Tacos provided, and an offering to cover
food expenses will be received. RSVP to Lana at [email protected] or at
546-9700.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
10am
AM Edition Ladies Bible Study with missionary guest in the Fellowship Hall at
Calvary Jefferson Street
7pm/7:15pm Wednesday Services with missionaries in all departments
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
6pm
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ReFresh Ladies Gathering & Auction with all lady missionary guests and items
donated by missionaries in the Fellowship Hall at Calvary Jefferson Street. Dinner will be prepared by Diane Graham, and childcare is available. Please RSVP to Lana
Birch at [email protected] or 546-9700.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26
1pm Friday Prayers with missionary guests in Room 122 at Calvary Jefferson Street
6pm C2 Small Groups with missionary guests (Time may vary by group.)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28
9am
Closing Service with Faith Promises, special music, kids choir, and guest
speaker, Phil Schneider, Illinois Assembly of God District Superintendent
10:30am
Closing Service with Faith Promises, special music, kids choir, and guest
speaker, Phil Schneider, Illinois Assembly of God District Superintendent
Phillip B. Schneider was elected District Superintendent in
2012. Previously, he served as Executive Presbyter of the
South Region since 2008 and as Presbyter of the Metro
North Section since 2000.
Rev. Schneider served as pastor of Cornerstone A/G in
Bethalto from 1990-2012. During that time, the church
developed a multi-site presence, helping to develop church
campuses across the metro east area of St. Louis and
Shrewsbury, Missouri. He previously ministered in East Peoria
and Litchfield as well as 30 years of Illinois youth camps.
He and his wife Renee have been married since 1981 and
have five children and three grandchildren.
about phil schneider
guest speaker: 2/28
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FINANCIAL REPORT
Foreign Missions Home & Community Missions
Special Projects
Student Missions Trips
Batavia Missions Trip
Spain Missions Trip
TOTAL GIVING IN 2015
$119,935
$30,783
$77,856
$1,050
$3,090
$28,327
$261,041
SPECIAL PROJECTS REPORT
Transform America People Reaching People / Nepal
Boys and Girls Missionary Crusade
Refuge Ranch
Huldah Buntain Ministry Center Samaritan’s Purse
Mark Purkey / Germany Church Project
Fellowship of Christian Athletes - Motocross
Beer Lahai Roi / Bottles for Babies
Speed the Light
Cuba House Project
Convoy of Hope / Nepal Earthquake Relief
Assembly of God Refugee Crisis
Martinez Church Project / Buenos Aires, Argentina
Convoy of Hope
TOTAL SPECIAL PROJECTS GIVING IN 2015
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$100
$250
$333
$400
$1,000
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
$2,040
$5,532
$7,000
$7,200
$11,000
$12,000
$25,000
$77,855
These are projects that were donated to during 2015
outside of Calvary’s normal monthly pledges.
SPAIN
2015
In November, Pastor Dawn led a group of eleven people from
Calvary to the Puerta del Sol area of Madrid, Spain. They served
for eleven days with missionaries Karen and Kevin Prevost and
the “on the red box” evangelism ministry.
The team spent their afternoons in advanced evangelism training
followed by an hour of prayer and worship and evenings sharing
their testimonies, illustrated sermons, witnessing and handing out
tracts in the Puerta del Sol plaza.
Each person on the team learned how to share a two minute
story of what Christ had done in their lives and the difference it
has made. While the opportunity was challenging and stretching,
each of the team members found a sense of fulfillment,
accomplishment and spiritual growth.
HILLCREST CHILDREN'S HOME
HOT SPRINGS, AR
August 1-8
2016
missions
trips
KING'S CASTLE
el Salvador
October 7-17
RELEVANT MINISTRIES
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2016 missionary guests
Don and Melba have been missionaries in Argentina since
1976, have planted or helped plant many churches, and have
served as Area Directors for the past twenty-five years. They
recently served as lead pastors in one of the churches they
planted that has grown to 1,500 people attending weekly. The
Exley’s future plans involve teaching in the Latin American
Advanced Training Seminary, working with new missionaries
as they prepare to impact Latin America, and helping develop
don & Melba exley
ARGENTINA
a strategic approach for renewed missionary involvement in
church planting.
Damian and Nancy have been active in ministry for years and
have followed God’s direction which has lead to a full and
exciting life. They have served as college pastors in Illinois and
missionaries in Jamaica, Portugal and Mozambique. As the
Lead Pastor of River City Church, Damian views himself as a
missionary to the Fox River Valley area and desires to create a
church that engages and serves the community. Damian and
DAMIAN & NANCY MCCRINK Nancy have three wonderful kids: Levi, Jade, and Jude.
BATAVIA, ILLINOIS
Ron & Donna Mueller will continue their involvement in Africa
Tabernacle Evangelism including church planting, establishing,
construction and crusades, along with their work with the
extension Bible school training of pastors. Prior to the missions
appointment, the Mueller’s served as pastors of evangelism
and youth in Manteca, California. They began their overseas
ministry as missionary associates in Namibia in 1995 and have
RONALD & DONNA MUELLER two daughters who are both in college.
ANGOLA
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Jeff and Maryann met while serving at a Christian school in
Jerusalem, Israel. After getting married in 2011, they spent the first
four years of marriage working with Palestinian Muslims through
education. During their time in Israel, the Stones helped plant an
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international church which became the home church of Muslims
erving in
C E N T RA L E U R A S I A
who had come to Christ. Jeff and Maryann, along with their son
Jack, will be moving to their destination where they will be trained
Don
White
Jeff &&Maryann
Diane Stone
SENSITIVE LOCATION
as church planters and endeavor to establish a church planting
movement among an unreached people group in the Middle East.
ASSIGNMENT
Donald and Diane will learn the difficult
language and culture of one of the least
reached countries in Central Eurasia. Don
& Diane will partner with the field as the
country administrators to help implement the
vision to plant AG churches in the nation.
This vision will be accomplished through
raising up church planting teams, ministry
to university students, developing ministries
to trafficked women and those struggling
with addictions, and continuing to develop
Christian education through Global University
and other avenues.
Don and Diane will begin learning a new and difficult language
and culture as they partner with country administrators to plant A/G
churches in central Eurasia. They will focus on raising up church
planting teams, ministry to university students, developing
PREVIOUS SERVICE
ministries
to trafficked
women
and those struggling with
• Don was administrator
for more than
four
years in an international church in this same
country. He assisted
in the
development of to develop Christian education through
addictions,
and
continuing
life groups within the church, managed the
finances and served as facilitator for the
Global
University
and other avenues. Both Don and Diane have
church family
camp program.
DOn & diane white
SENSITIVE LOCATION
• Diane has served in many ministries in her
local church
for over
years in the areas in ministry serving in various positions.
many
years
of15experience
of children and youth and recently served
with her husband as mission’s coordinator.
She previously worked over 18 years as a
physical therapist assistant, most recently in
a homecare setting assisting the elderly and
homebound
BIRTHDATES
Don
Diane
4/26
4/10
ANNIVERSARY
1/6/07
ACCOUNT
2952802
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from the director
Yielding my thoughts to those of the great Oswald Sanders:
We are not saved only to be instruments for God, but to be His sons
and daughters. He does not turn us into spiritual agents but into spiritual
messengers, and the message must be a part of us. The Son of God was
His own message—“The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are
life” (John 6:63). As His disciples, our lives must be a holy example of the
reality of our message. Even the natural heart of the unsaved will serve
if called upon to do so, but it takes a heart broken by conviction of sin,
baptized by the Holy Spirit, and crushed into submission to God’s purpose
to make a person’s life a holy example of God’s message.
There is a difference between giving a testimony and preaching. A
preacher is someone who has received the call of God and is determined
to use all his energy to proclaim God’s truth. God takes us beyond our
own aspirations and ideas for our lives, and molds and shapes us for His
purpose, just as He worked in the disciples’ lives after Pentecost. The
purpose of Pentecost was not to teach the disciples something, but to
make them the incarnation of what they preached so that they would
literally become God’s message in the flesh. “. . . you shall be witnesses to
Me . . .” (Acts 1:8).
Allow God to have complete liberty in your life when you speak. Before
God’s message can liberate other people, His liberation must first be real
in you. Gather your material carefully, and then allow God to “set your
words on fire” for His glory.
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BATAVIA, IL 2015
In June, Pastor Riley and Casey took a group
of ten students to Batavia, Illinois to work with a
new church plant, River City Church. Pastored by
Damian and Nancy McCrink, River City Church
had just recently purchased their first building,
and our students were part of the renovation
team. Many hours were spent painting, pulling
weeds, and other similar tasks. The students
also got to take part in the church’s summer VBS,
including spearheading the decorations, leading
all the music and skits, and overseeing the
classrooms. The students’ love for kids really
developed over this trip, and now many are
volunteering in Calvary Kids on a weekly basis.
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speaking life in
eurasia
HULDAH BUNTAIN - Sensitive Location
Huldah has over 70 preaching points and a fully equipped general hospital and
research center. Her ministry also sponsors multiple feeding programs and rural
medical clinics.
STEVE & RACHEL CAMPBELL - Sensitive Location
Steve and Rachel have served three terms studying the local language and
teaching local leaders. They have a heart to reach every tongue, tribe and
people group with the gospel, especially those who have not heard!
JJ & NELIA FERRELL - Romania
JJ and Nelia establish youth ministry where it does not exist. They preach at
youth conferences, teach youth ministry seminars, plant youth ministries in
churches, and minister through Teen Challenge.
STEVE & JENNIFER MCMICHAEL - Sensitive Location
Steve and Jennifer began their journey in the nation of South Africa in 2003.
Currently, they serve as international pastors in North Africa.
MARK & ALLISON SCHULER - Sensitive Location
Mark and Allison work with young adults and families through teaching English,
and volunteering at a local church. They use The Master’s Cup, a coffee house to
build friendships that can lead to discovery and discipleship.
PAUL & SHELLY SINGH - Sensitive Location
Paul and Shelly assist national leadership in training and discipling pastors and
leaders.
BOB & MARILYN STEFAN - Sensitive Location
Bob and Marilyn help plant sustainable churches teaching biblical principles of
finance, management and effective partnering.
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speaking life in
asia pacific
JAMIE & TASHA KEMP - Indonesia
Jamie and Tasha focus on reaching Muslim university students, training youth
ministries, and engaging unreached people.
JOYCE KATANO - Japan
Joyce directs Chi Alpha in Japan, teaches at Central Bible College, serves with
the National Youth Department, ministers at a local church, and travels
internationally speaking at youth conventions and ministry training seminars.
JAIMEE SILVA - Thailand
Jaimee serves as the Children’s and Family Pastor at International Christian
Assembly in Bangkok.
TY & CINA SILVA - Philippines
Ty and Cina focus on establishing student ministries in Asia Pacific through
vision casting, training workers and providing materials for student ministries.
Jeremy & Tina Skinner - Indonesia
Jeremy, Tina and Amelia Joy are on their first term sharing the love of Christ and
His good news to the millions of unreached people of Indonesia. They have
held various staff positions at Rockford First Assembly.
BILL & KIM SNIDER - Philippines
Bill and Kim serve as area directors for East/Central Asia and as Asia Pacific
Media Ministries.
BEN & KATHLEEN STRUSS - Indonesia
Ben and Kathleen target unreached people groups through creative
evangelism among university students and partner with the national church to
train church-planting leaders.
GRANT & MOLLY WYATT - Sensitive Location
Grant, Molly, Logan and Grayson serve through a coffee shop ministry and
founded Unpaved Ground Travel, an adventure travel company, which uses
off-road motorbikes to reach and strengthen those in remote areas.
JERRY & BARBARA WYATT - Sensitive Location
Jerry and Barbara teach at the National Institute Bible School where they are
involved with church planting and Bible translation and are the founders of
The Master’s Cup, a coffee house aimed at evangelism through teaching
converastional English.
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speaking life in
Europe
CHRIS & NASIM ALI - England
Chris and Nasim minister to the large population of Muslims in London.
IAN & JUDITH GREEN - Europe
Ian and Judith plant churches and train leaders throughout eastern Europe.
CHRIS & AMY HALES - Czech Republic
Chris and Amy are planting an international church in Prague.
MIKE & LORETTA HOPKINS - Italy
Michael and Loretta serve as Senior Pastors of an A/G church that
ministers to the foreign population of Rome.
TOM & JENNIE KEATING - Belgium
Tom and Jenni Keating work with Convoy of Hope International to initiate and
expand relief and development work among the poor and lost in Africa,
Southern Asia and the Middle East.
KENT & LESLIE LINNEWEH - The Netherlands
Kent and Leslie are strategizing, developing and assisting church planting
initiatives throughout Europe.
RANDY & DIANE MCGEHEE - Italy
Randy and Diane are ministering to Italy’s growing international community.
MICHAEL & BERYL MCNAMEE - Belgium
Michael and Beryl use Convoy of Hope to highlight their efforts in church
planting.
DAVE & CHASITY PARKS - England
Dave and Chasity, along with their three children, are spear-heading a church
plant.
KEVIN & KAREN PREVOST - Spain
Kevin and Karen have worked in Spain since 1985. Their focus is church
planting and open-air evangelism with “on the red box.”
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TIM & MARKETA SOUTHERLAND - Europe
Tim and Marketa are involved in church planting and leadership development,
and Tim serves as the Area Director of Northwest Europe.
HARVEY & MARIA SKINNER - Italy
Harvey and Maria hold training seminars in churches and Bible schools to help
believers understand how to minister to Muslims.
TODD & AMANDA TYSON - France
Todd, Amanda and their four children plant churches to reach every language
group in Europe and lead a church and ministry center in Paris.
speaking life
internationally
BOB HOSKINS - One Hope
Bob is the founder of One Hope, a worldwide ministry that has placed the
printed gospel into the hands of over 400 million children.
ROB HOSKINS - One Hope
Rob works with One Hope ministries internationally.
RANDY HURST - International Missionary Evangelist
Randy is the Communications Director for Assemblies of God World Missions.
KEN & SHERRI PATRICK - Builder’s International
Ken and Sherri promote A/G Regional Impact projects and help oversee the
finances for teams.
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speaking life in
latin america the carribean
DAVE & DEBBIE AMSLER - Guatemala
Dave and Debbie are passionate about reaching children and youth. They work
with their organization One Way Guatemala.
DAWN AMSLER - Dominican Republic
Dawn has served in the Dominican since 2010. She co-founded a program
called Engage in Missions.
JON & JENNIFER DAHLAGER - Costa Rica
Jon and Jennifer feel called to raise up the next generation of students across
Latin America.
BOB & JENNIFER FRITH - Uruguay
Bob and Jennifer work as church planters and pastor a bilingual church with the
purpose of ministering to the middle and upper class sector of the capitol city of
Montevideo.
ROCKY & SHERRY GRAMS - Argentina
Rocky and Sherry direct the Bible Institute in Buenos Aries and work with the
Interdenominational Women's Bible Study group.
TRENT & TINA MORROW - Uruguay
Trent and Tina’s focus is to reach the children of Uruguay through outreaches,
kids camps and sports camps.
RICHARD & CYNTHIA NICHOLSON - El Salvador
Richard and Cynthia are the Latin American and Caribbean Area Directors
overseeing missionaries and missionary associates.
DON & TERRI TRIPLETT - El Salvador
Don and Terri are founders of King's Castle Ministries with the purpose of raising
an army of spirit-filled believers.
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THOM WALKER - Nicaragua
Thom serves villages in the rainforest through lay medicine,
literacy programs and the Jesus film.
PAUL & KARLA WEIS - Guatemala
Paul and Karla train new church planters in remote mountainous regions and
assist pastors and their families that live well below poverty level.
speaking life in
the united states
RANDY & RENEE CARLSON - Pine Island, FL
Randy and Renee are planting a church off of Florida’s west coast. The Way
Assembly of God is the first Assembly of God church on the island. Praise the
Lord for opening the doors to start this new work.
TOM & JAN MAY - Dekalb, IL
Tom and Jan work with the Northern Illinois University Campus Ministries.
CHARLES & KEHINDE MOODIE - Chicago, IL
Charles, Kehinde and their two children are in the process of planting a church.
WILMA SCHNEIDEr - Agora Group
Wilma works with the Agora School for Global Leadership to help church plants
and ministry outreaches in Ohio and abroad.
BARBARA WELLARD - Native Americans (Retired)
Barbara worked with the Carrizo and Apache Indians for over 50 years.
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speaking life in
africa
THOM & CONNIE GAGNE - Sensitive Location
Thom and Connie present the gospel to children affected by the AIDS pandemic,
bringing them hope for a better future.
EARL & LAURA GOODRICH - South Africa
Earl, Laura, Nathan and Alex focus on working with Sunday School teachers and
pastors to develop strong children’s ministries.
JEFF & ABBY HUNT - South Africa
Jeff and Abby started Hope Church in Freedom Park, and they organize various
outreaches through Engage Africa.
BRETT & JOAN NELSON - Sensitive Location
Brett, Joan, Dakota, Garrett, Murena and Thandi serve in a country in North Africa
that is over 99% unreached by strategically training church planters.
STEVE & NATALIE OVERTURF - Sensitive Location
Steve, Natalie and their five children plant team leaders reaching out to Muslims.
ALAN & PAT PETTINGER - South Africa
Alan and Pat are in their second year in Zululand where they are developing a
training center for pastors and caring for those with AIDS.
KEVIN & MIRIAM SMITH - Sensitive Location
Kevin and Miriam share the light and love of Jesus with a troubled African nation.
CHRIS & AMY STUBBS - South Africa
Chris and Amy, along with their three children, lead a Bible college in Rustenburg.
BRYAN & Christi white - Sensitive Location
Bryan, Christi, Savannah, and Matthew are currently in language school being
equipped to reach out to children in Africa. Their passion is found in Psalm 71:18,
“Let me proclaim your power to this new generation!”
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Aged Ministers
Agora Group
All God's Children
American Family Institute
Beer Lahai Roi
BGMC
Billy Graham Association
Boys & Girls Club
Builder’s International
Calcutta Mercy Ministries
Cape Coral Church, Cape Coral, FL
Christian Broadcasting Network
Contact Ministries
Convoy of Hope
Dave Roever Ministry
Engage Africa
Evangel International Church
Feed the Hungry
Global University
Hillcrest Children’s Home
Hope Thrift Center
Illinois Bible Institute
Illinois District
Lee Singers
Mini O’Beirne Crisis Nursery
North Central University
One Hope
One Way Guatemala
People Reaching People
Proton Foundation
Reach America Coalition
River City Church, Batavia, IL
Salvation Army
Samaritan’s Purse
Speed the Light
The Hitting Center
Washington Street Mission
WCIC Radio
WLUJ Radio
World Challenge
speaking life through
ORGANIZATIONS
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