INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS
Not only a command, but a joy. Fulfilling the great commission until all have heard.
We are a missions focused church and missions focused people because our Lord is preparing a feast in His Kingdom for people of every tongue, tribe and nation. It is His heart that the Good News be shared with every man, woman and child.
Some of the last words Jesus spoke to His disciples before he ascended back to the Father is known as the Great Commission. It is the assignment and joyous duty of every Christ follower:
We know that only 3.5% of all money given to churches in the US goes to missions. That is both embarrassing and a disgrace. To make it worse only 1% of that measly 3.5% goes to unreached peoples. A pittance.
But not at CHS. We are committed to sharing our resources so that the resurrection of Jesus from the dead and the Good News of forgiveness and Life in Him can be shared with everyone. Why? It’s not because we are super spiritual or nice. It is because we can read. Jesus could not be clearer that in the Kingdom of God, men, women and children from every tongue, tribe and nation will be with Him and feasting. His heart is for the nations…ALL the nations.
We have a written, strategic mission’s philosophy and our budget reflects it. In addition to sending folks out across the globe and planting healthy Anglican churches in the 10-40 window, we normally give about $1,000,000 a year to proclaim, teach, give a hand up in Jesus’ name and to send our members out on mission.
If you want more information on our various mission fields and efforts, please feel free to contact Lisa Strickland at lisabstrick@gmail.com
““All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.””
LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS
Jesus said share the gospel with your hometown.
Sharing the Gospel of Jesus by making disciples where we live in Roanoke, VA.
MINISTRIES WE PARTNER WITH FINANCIALLY
Church people often squabble over whether our efforts to evangelize, make disciples and bring the Kingdom of God should be focused in our hometown, our country or overseas. These squabbles are unnecessary as Jesus has already spoken plainly about where to invest our time and money as His ambassadors.
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Jesus told his followers to start witnessing where they lived (Jerusalem) but to move out from there to their region (Judea), then to their neighboring country (Samaria) and then take the Good News to the entire world.
We love to love others in Jesus’ name. Locally and regionally, we are laser focused on teaching and instructing our members in “the Faith once delivered to the Saints.” As we are discipling our members it is crucial that they learn to become self-feeders so they too can study God’s word at home daily. Following Jesus’ command not to say, “Peace, be filled and be warmed,” We also care for the physical needs of the poor in our midst. A fourth kingdom expanding focus is planting new churches so that there are Gospel centric Anglican churches in Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina.
Not only do we give lots of money, we also give ourselves. I Thessalonians 2 commands us: “Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.”