JOINING GOD AT WORK

Explore this page to learn how you can join God at work locally and around the world this year!

 

PRAY

The mission of reaching the nations and those across the street with the Gospel is urgent. We can participate in the daily activities of church planters, missionaries, and our own personal sharing with our ones through fervent prayer. 

Matthew 9 shows us the importance of praying...

Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” -Matthew 9:37-38

  • Pray that those who share will do so in clear and understandable ways.
  • Pray for opportunities for children to hear about Jesus. Ask the Father to protect them from harm and unhealthy environments.
  • Pray for house churches around the world to be established and for unity, vision and willingness to “be” church for one another.
  • Pray for the families of church planters across North America. 
  • Pray for your One
GIVE

When you give to the General Operating Budget at Jersey, 13.5 CENTS of every dollar given goes to support Missions both locally and around the world

DID YOU KNOW?

When you give directly to Missions above your regular giving at Jersey, you can help advance missions even further. 100% goes to support missions in the following ways:

75% International | 15% North American | 5% Volunteer Missions | 5% Jersey Missions

Simply select MISSIONS when giving online or write MISSIONS on your check. 

Total budget designated to Missions last year: $432,790

Total COMBINED Missions Giving last year: $864,002

In the past decade, we have given $7,001,544 to mission efforts locally and around the world 

 

GO

Jesus’ last words on earth set the standard for every believer: to glorify Him by making His name known. This is why Christ calls every believer to play their part in taking the Gospel locally and around the world.

We will keep you posted as new opportunities come up and how you can GO. Keep an eye on the Mission Opportunities section of this page.

Do you have your passport?
We would encourage everyone to get your passport ready. You never know when you will be called to GO! Will you be ready?

ONGOING LOCAL MISSIONS OPPORTUNITIES 
Explore various local mission opportunities:

Stowe Mission of Central Ohio

  • Serving lunch the second Monday and second Tuesday of each month in addition to other special days
  • Periodic upkeep and maintenance of the Stowe Center 
  • Volunteers for block parties and other special events
  • Pregnancy Center at Stowe Mission

Licking County Jail Ministry

  • Volunteers needed to visit inmates at the Licking County Jail
  • Volunteers needed to start Bible Studies at the Licking County Jail
  • Volunteers willing to help serve lunches at Vertical 196

Look Up Center

  • Ongoing support for the events and activities associated with the Look Up Center in Newark.
PARTNERSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES

WHO ARE YOU IMPACTING WHEN YOU GIVE?

STOWE MISSION CENTER
Making A Difference in Downtown Columbus and Beyond

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER
Healing the Physical and Spiritual Needs Of People In Southeast Asia

GRACEHAVEN (Local) & AGAPE INTERNATIONAL (Southeast Asia)
Fighting Human Trafficking Locally and Around the World 

CBEM AFRICA (KENYA)
Reaching the Lost in Kenya, Africa

CARE WEEK
Care Week started as an opportunity for Jersey Students to minister to people in our community. From facilitating a Sports & Arts Camp for local kids to completing construction and landscaping projects on homes in the area, students shared the love of Christ with hundreds of people through their service. 

FEED THE CITY
Feed the City is a one day mission trip and one of the most exciting, encompassing mission opportunities at Jersey. Your regular and above-and-beyond giving makes Feed the City a reality.

 

NEWS FROM MISSIONS ORGANIZATIONS

Read recent updates from the International Mission Board here.

Discover helpful evangelism resources and read recent articles from the North American Mission Board here.

Find the latest news and resources from the State Convention of Baptists here.

Jersey has for many years and continues to contribute to the Lottie Moon offering. If you would like to give toward Lottie Moon, please choose "International Missions" when you give.

LOCAL MISSIONS

The call to mission begins at home. We are called first to our family, friends, neighbors and co-workers. Additionally, we support local missions through Stowe Mission of Central Ohio, Look Up Center, L.E.A.D.S. Center, Storehouse for Jesus, Johnstown Food Pantry, a local Truck Stop Ministry, the Licking County Jail Ministry, and Southern Baptist Disaster Relief on an ongoing basis.

STOWE MISSION OF CENTRAL OHIO

When you give and serve, you help places like the Stowe Mission Center, a ministry in inner-city Columbus. They provide assistance to those in need through a community kitchen, food pantry, dental, eye, and pregnancy resource clinics, after-school tutoring, and Stowe Church South City. Through your giving and the ministries of Stowe, we hope to see our inner-city neighbors grow into leaders who can then help others grow. Thank you for making a difference.

Five-eight volunteers are needed the second Monday and Tuesday of each month to serve lunch.

Volunteers will serve from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM. This includes serving lunch as well as set-up and clean-up.

The Stowe Mission of Central Ohio is a ministry of the Metro Columbus Baptist Association. Kellie Karlick currently serves as Executive Director.

Stowe Center Location and Contact Info:
888 Parsons Avenue
P.O. Box 6349
Columbus, OH 43206
P: 614.445.7500
F: 614.445.7900
stowemission.org

LOOK UP CENTER (NEWARK)

Volunteers are needed to serve dinner every Monday night. The Look Up Center is also accepting items for the thrift store, as well as various food items.

JAIL MINISTRY

Volunteers are needed to visit inmates, as well as start Bible Studies, in the Licking County Jail. This program is called Be a Friend.

CARE WEEK 
Care Week started as an opportunity for Jersey Students to minister to people in our community. From facilitating a Sports & Arts Camp for local kids to completing construction and landscaping projects on homes in the area, students shared the love of Christ with hundreds of people through their service. Care Week has since grown as adult Grow Groups have joined in service for Care Day, creating more opportunities for us to reach out to the surrounding communities with the ultimate goal of connecting people to Christ. When you give, you are funding a mission that is having Kingdom results. Thank you!

FEED THE CITY – November 2023
Feed the City is a one day mission trip and one of the most exciting, encompassing mission opportunities at Jersey. Months of planning and weeks of following up culminate into one incredibly impactful day. Hundreds of Jersey volunteers come together in all kinds of ways - from praying for the event and donating food items to assembling bags and engaging with guests. Your regular and above-and-beyond giving makes Feed the City a reality.

For more information or to volunteer in any of these areas, contact Penny Zuber at 

NORTH AMERICA MISSIONS

CHURCH PLANTS

MARANATHA CHURCH - CANAL WINCHESTER
A new church plant seeking to show the grace and kingdom of Jesus to Canal Winchester, Ohio. We desire to be used by God to bring a Gospel focus here, as well as deep Biblical teaching and a noticeable Christian Community. We want to be a body of believers that are noticed for showing how great the Kingdom of Jesus is, by God’s grace. We began meeting in October 2022 with our core team, and we are praying for God to help us put our roots deep into these communities that are desperately hurting for strong, gracious Gospel witness.

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS

Click here to read an exciting update on the Lottie Moon offering!

Mercy Medical Center
We are privileged to serve as a strategic partner with Mercy Medical Center (MMC), a ministry designed to meet the physical and spiritual needs of the people of Cambodia. Mercy is a hospital with inpatient and outpatient facilities, including a dormitory that temporarily houses family members of patients and the many volunteers that are on staff. This hospital is a modern-day healthcare facility in the middle of poverty. We hope you are encouraged by the following highlights that you helped make possible:

  • A continued focus on leadership development among our national leaders and younger missionaries
  • 19,051 patient visits (2021)
  • 1,565 one-on-one Gospel conversations (2021)
  • 2 new churches and 16 churches receiving leadership training (2021)
  • 100 new Khmer doctors have been trained

Click here to view the new MMC Annual Impact Report!


CBEM Africa
Reaching the lost in Kenya
Committed Believers Evangelical Ministry of Africa is focused on reaching the unevangelized people groups of Africa with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They plant mission-minded churches, provide opportunities for Ministers to exercise their spiritual gifts, mobilize believers to serve God at all costs, and revive churches to be purposeful. Below is just some of what you helped make possible over this past year:

  • Total converts = 483
  • Due to extended drought, food relief was provided to 1,241 people
  • Purchased land and obtained funding for new church plant at Miti Charaka in early 2023 in an effort to reach out to three unreached people groups
  • Obtained funding for two new churches in Katsanga Katune and Thulu
  • Competed construction of Glory Academy


Agape International 
Southeast Asia and Belize
A ministry to help alleviate human trafficking and restore people who have been involved in trafficking. Agape provides spiritual counseling for those that are rescued. So far, they have rescued over 1,500 survivors and assisted in the arrest of over 350 traffickers.

Learn more about one of our strategic mission partners, the International Mission Board (IMB), at imb.org.

MISSION OPPORTUNITIES

LOCAL

CARE WEEK - June
Students in grades 6 - 12 have the opportunity to facilitate a Sports & Arts Camp for kids in the community, as well as participate in construction projects, all with the ultimate goal of sharing Christ.

CARE DAY - June
Adults at Jersey have the opportunity to serve people in our communities as a part of Care Day.

FEED THE CITY – November 2023
Volunteers needed in all areas of service

Check out more of our ongoing local missions opportunities here.

NORTH AMERICA

YOUNG ADULTS TRIP to work with a church plant location in Ohio.

 

INTERNATIONAL

BANGKOK, THAILAND - Late Fall 2023
Work with helping the refugees in the city. Evangelism, helping with food distribution and other ways to help our workers there.

Additional trips are in the planning stages.