Missions and MinistriesAs a church, we place a priority on supporting missions work and mercy ministries near and far.Missions works we support:
Per & Beth Almquist (Lewiston, ME) – Per is the pastor of Free Grace Presbyterian Church in Lewiston, a daughter church of Christ the Redeemer in Portland, ME, which was recently planted by our presbytery and the PCA’s Mission to North America (MNA) agency.
Stan & Donna Armes (South Africa): Stan & Donna are Mission to the World (MTW) missionaries currently serving in South Africa with the Bible Institute Eastern Cape. Stan is a seminary professor, while Donna is involved in Christian counseling, especially for those with AIDs. Stan and Donna also serve in couples counseling with their local church.
Chris & Zhenya Bear (England): Chris & Zhenya are MTW missionaries working toward the planting of a church in the London area.
Jamie & Jackie Gildard (France): Jamie & Jackie are MTW missionaries serving in Marseilles, France. In addition to their work with a local church, they are involved in evangelism and discipleship with a variety of groups and individuals.
Hong Key Chung (Romania) – Hong Key is a Korean missionary involved in church planting and discipleship throughout Romania. His efforts have led to the establishment of a Presbyterian church in Bucharest.
Jeff & Micha Marlowe (Atlanta) – Jeff & Micha are MTW missionaries working out of the agency's headquarters. Jeff works with MTW to recruit and train missionaries for service among predominantly Muslim populations in Europe and North Africa.
O. Palmer Robertson (Uganda): Dr. Robertson serves as director and principal of the African Bible College campus in Kampala, Uganda. The school provides a rigorous Bible and liberal arts education in preparing students to serve as leaders in the central African church. In addition to supporting Dr. Robertson, EPC helps to pay the tuition of a student at the school each year.
Herb Shipman (Vermont): Herb is a retired PCA pastor who leads a Bible study ministry among the dairy farmers of northern Vermont.
Bob & Joanne Tanzie (Spain) – Bob & Joanne are MTW missionaries working to plant churches with a team in the Madrid area.
Jon & Allie Taylor (Manchester, NH) – Jon is the pastor of the Church of the Redeemer in Manchester, a church recently planted by our presbytery and MNA.
Ken & Katy Wienecke (North Carolina) – Ken & Katy work with Wycliffe Bible Translators. Ken is involved in using computer technology to develop typescripts for use in the translation of non-Roman script languages.
Gideons International – For many years, Gideons has been involved in Bible distribution and evangelism around the world. Our gift helps provide Bibles for members of the US military.
The Presbyterian Church in America - The PCA supports two large missionary agencies: Mission to North America (MNA), responsible for church planting in the United States and Canada, and Mission to the World (MTW), responsible for international church planting. Our missions giving contributes to the budgets of both of these agencies, as well as supporting Covenant College, Covenant Seminary, the administrative work of the denomination, its campus ministry (Reformed University Ministries), a retreat center (Ridge Haven), and its Christian education agency.
Northern New England Presbytery – Our presbytery includes churches and mission works (early stage churches) in the states of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The presbytery supports church planting efforts in the region as well as foreign missions and the work of Hong Key Chung in Romania.
Special Offerings – Each year, Exeter Presbyterian takes part in two special offerings coordinated by our denomination. The Christmas collection provides aid to retired PCA ministers in need and their widows and orphans. The Easter collection supports a world-wide disaster relief fund.
Local mercy ministries we support:
Operation Blessing: Located in Portsmouth, NH, Operation Blessing provides transitional help for women with young children in need. Exeter Presbyterian holds an annual appliance and housewares drive as well as an annual clothing drive in support of this ministry.
Birthright (of Portsmouth, NH): Our local Birthright center provides aid, support, and life-affirming alternatives to women in crisis pregnancy situations in the seacoast area of New Hampshire. We have an annual diaper drive and fundraising flower sale to support these efforts.
New Generations (Portsmouth): New Generations provides support and life skills training to homeless women and mothers with young children. Our church holds an annual paper goods drive to aid this ministry.
St. Vincent de Paul Society (Exeter): The Exeter chapter of the St. Vincent de Paul Society provides food and other essentials to the needy of our community. Exeter Presbyterian participates is their annual Thanksgiving Food drive and raises funds to support this ministry through an annual charity garage sale at the church.
Christmas gifts: Each Christmas, St. Michael's Church of Exeter coordinates an effort to purchase gifts for the needy of our community. Individual families from our church annually participate in this effort.
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