Missions
Jesus said: “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” (Mark 16:15)
El Cerrito Christian Center is committed to the Great Commission of reaching the world with the good news of the Kingdom! We currently we have two missionary projects: Mission Africa and World Missions.
Mission Africa is a vision God gave us to be in direct partnership with ministries in Africa in order to share the Gospel, provide relief to the needy, and provide training and support for local leaders.
To give spiritual direction and administrative oversight to this vision, ECCC sent Missionaries Fred and Teresa Routt to live in Africa and carry the ministry forward. In the three years since the inception of this vision, we have planted two churches, where we now plan to build a sanctuary and orphanage. In this time we have also helped hundreds of families with prayer, encouragement, Biblical instruction, medical assistance, and material supplies. We are also digging wells in areas where water is scarce, so as to improve the lives of the community.
In the World Missions front, in partnership with the Assemblies of God Missions Department and other reputable Christian ministries, El Cerrito Christian Center sponsors 25 missionaries around the world. From Alaska to Zimbabwe, from an university campus to a native American community, in over two dozen countries throughout four continents, ECCC is supporting missions. The specific projects include orphanages (e.g., Eurasia’s Future or Latin America Childcare), Bible Schools (e.g., Latin America Advanced School of Theology), Inner City ministries (e.g., SUM), college ministry (e.g., Chi Alpha), or church planting (e.g., David and Linda Arzouini, Rob and April Jones).
For 2006, it is our goal to double our investment in missions in every front. In Mission Africa we plan to build a sanctuary and orphanage in Swaziland and in World Missions we want to double the number of missionaries we sponsor, from 25 to 50!
| Our Missionaries: | |
| First Resort | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Victor & Irina Gaiduchik | Slavic/Russian Ministries |
| Anatoliy & Alla Lastivka | Slavic/Russian Ministries |
| Dennis & JonJulienne Peters | Asian Ministries |
| Henry & Ivonne Smith | Ecuador |
| Wade & Susan Cogan | Alaska Native Ministries |
| Chris Yandell | Chi Alpha Campus Ministries |
| Oakland SUM | Intercultural Ministries |
| Tim & Eve Austin | Central Eurasia |
| Rob & April Jones | Spain |
| Mike & Dodey Files | Chile |
| Richard & Sharon Hoover | Brazil |
| David & Linda Arzouni | Mali |
| Bill & Mary-Ann Schubert | Federal States of Micronesia (Pohnpei) |
| Dean & Peggy Galyen | Zimbabwe |
| Mel & Sharon Johnson | Caring Connection |
| Latin America Childcare | Latin America/Caribbean |
| Eurasia's Future | Eurasia |
| Faces of Eurasia | Eurasia |
| Advanced School of Theology | Latin America |
| Doris Johnson | Brazil |
| Michele Crowe | Ecuador |
| Oded and Bimini Cohen | Jews for Jesus |