FAITH PROMISE 2023

59th Annual Missions Faith Promise Rally
September 2023

Our direction is clear, we are not to keep the good news of the gospel to ourselves, but we are to take the good news of the gospel to the streets and to the nations. Jesus’ final commissioning to the disciples was to go and make disciples (Matthew 28:19-20). If we claim to be Jesus’ disciples, we must take his commissioning seriously. Faith Promise is an opportunity for us to take faithful action on our responsibilities.

MCC serves alongside several different missionary partners to proclaim this critical message to people across the street in private and public places as well as places across the globe. Collectively our goal is to make sure that everyone has an opportunity to hear the good news of Jesus Christ and to become a disciple of him!

During our 59th Annual Faith Promise Rally, we will catch a glimpse of the Kingdom impact our missionary partners have in the different places they serve. Allow Faith Promise to impact you and move you to take action. Invite God’s Spirit to move us as individuals and a church body to be proclaimers and disciple makers of Jesus Christ.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 10th – WEEK 1

Missionary presentations in the Worship Center (9 – 10am)

Jeff Greene, International Disaster Emergency Service

Hal Rogers, Woodburn Christian Children’s Home

Scott & Shannon LaRue, LifeVenture Group

Timothy Dettmer, Allen County Jail Chaplaincy

Ben Geiger, Christian Student Fellowship at Indiana University

Michael Hawkins, ICOM (International Conference on Missions)

Daniel Llamas, Colegio Biblico

Worship Service in the Worship Center (10:30am)

Preaching – Frank Weller, Great Lakes Christian College

Communion Meditation and Prayer – Michael Hawkins, ICOM

Lunch for the missionaries after worship service with members of the MCC Missions Team, Staff and Eldership and their families.

September 12th – Jennifer’s Closet worknight in the Closet (5:30 – 7:30pm)

September 16th - Annual IDES GAP Food Packing Event in the Family Life Center (9am -12pm)


SEPTEMBER 17th – WEEK 2

Missionary presentations in the Worship Center (9 – 10am)

Mick O’Hanahan, Ninos de Mexico

Rhonda O’Reilly, Karing for Kids

Tom & Suja Brane, Impact Africa

Christine Walker, Community Care of Northeast Indiana

Billy Loft, Latin American Ministries

Stephanie Thompson, By the Book

Brian Smith, AgriStewards

*Missionaries attending the rally but not presenting: Brian & Sheri James, Master’s Pantry and Kevin Petermen, Lake James Christian Camp

Worship Service in the Worship Center (10:30am)

Preaching - Mark Pike, Christian Student Foundation

Communion Meditation and Prayer – Tom & Suja Brane, Impact Africa

Mission Spotlight - Anna Phillips, CIY

Lunch for the missionaries after worship service open to all attendees of MCC.

COLLECTIONS

New & used youth soccer equipment for El Salvador in the East Main Entrance through September 16th (partnering with IDES - goods will be shipped to IDES with GAP meals).

New & used women’s & men’s tennis shoes, light jackets, and coats (for distribution by the Allen County Jail Chaplaincy) in the East Main Entrance through October 1st.

Commitment Card

A significant part of Faith Promise is the financial commitment that we ask each person who calls MCC their church home to make toward our global missions outreach. In the form below you can fill out a digital “Commitment Card” at any time during Faith Promise.

Your Faith Promise financial commitment combined with all others form the basis of MCC's Missions Budget for the coming year. Collectively our goal is to make sure everyone has the opportunity to hear the good news of Jesus who takes away the sins of the world! One cannot believe and call upon the saving name of Jesus if the message fails to reach them. MCC serves together with several different mission partners to proclaim this important message across the street and around the world. Please pledge and join us in financially supporting our missionary partners in 2024.

Giving toward your Faith Promise can be done throughout the year by using the church’s designated envelope system, by simply putting a note in with your offering stating that it is for your Faith Promise, or by giving online here.

How To Give

The Faith Promise commitment you make will be for the upcoming year beginning in January 2024.

Your commitment is exclusively for Missions Ministry. Your monies can be given three different ways:

  1. Numbered giving envelope - If you have been giving in the past, the envelope packet will be available at the end of the year for 2024 giving. If you currently do not have a packet and want to receive one, please contact the church office.

  2. Purple giving envelope* - These envelopes are located in the Worship Center in the backs of the chairs and also on the Giving Boxes.

  3. Electronically - You can set up your giving to be initiated electronically by clicking here.

In all three cases you must indicate what portion of your gift is for missions in order for it to get to the proper fund for disbursement. Gifts to the General Ministry (General Fund) do not go to missions. Any funds you designate to a specific mission does not apply toward your faith promise giving/pledge. If your preference is to give to a specific mission please do not include this amount as part of the amount you pledge at Faith Promise.

*Please note: these same envelopes can be used simultaneously for gifts to the General Fund which are used for general operating expenses for the church. In this case you would mark the line labeled “General Ministry” for that portion of your gift.