Columbia Presbyterian Church: Our Supported World Missionaries

Through the prayers and giving of CPC members, our Lord Jesus Christ is bringing salvation, renewal and hope to people around the world. 

Missionaries we support:

What World Missions does Columbia Presbyterian Church support in Africa?

Katherine Hines (Hines Uganda Ministries)  https://hineskids.org/cms/about-us/

Quick Answer

Columbia Presbyterian Church's World Missions aims to bring salvation, renewal, and hope to people globally through the prayers and giving of its members. Columbia Presbyterian Church supports missionaries and ministries across at least six major regions: Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. These ministries encompass diverse efforts such as medical care in Kenya and Cameroon, theological education for pastors, church planting in a large Muslim city, and operating orphanages like Hogar de Esperanza in Peru.

Matthew Loftus (Kenya) (Teaching family doctors in a hospital in Chogoria, Kenya) https://matthewandmaggie.org/

Fund for indigent patients treated by Dr. Wayne Koch* at Mbingo Baptist Hospital, Cameroon.  View for more information

What World Missions does Columbia Presbyterian Church support in Europe?

Dick and Linda Barnes* (Arranging conferences to support and encourage Eastern European MCFs) https://www.accts.org/our_team.html

Jon and Tracy Eide (MTW Ukraine Director, coordinating support for, and aid distribution through, EPCU churches) https://mtw.org/missionaries/details/jonathan-and-tracy-eide

What World Missions does Columbia Presbyterian Church support in the Middle East?

“DrB” (Church planter in large Muslim city) For more information contact World Missions Team

What World Missions does Columbia Presbyterian Church support in Central and South America?

Jeff and Amy Dowdy (Associate Pastor of Communidade Horizonte Church, Belo Horizonte, Brazil).   https://www.campusoutreach.org/donate/jeff-dowdy/

Hogar de Esperanza orphanage (managed by Pablo Cenepo-Torres, Tujillo, Peru) https://www.cmml.us/m/282 and https://www.hogardeesperanza.com/

Manuel Padilla* (Theological education for groups of pastors and leaders in Central and South America).  https://equipleaders.org/faculty/rev-manuel-and-kimberly-padilla-morales/

What World Missions does Columbia Presbyterian Church support in South Asia?

“Phil”* (Social media outreach and training locals to mentor new Christians in environments hostile to the gospel) https://pioneers.org/   For more information contact World Missions Team

“Suresh” (Evangelism and church planting in poor communities)  https://www.fim.org/    For more information contact World Missions Team

What World Missions does Columbia Presbyterian Church support in Southeast Asia?

Craig and Ree Coulbourne* (National Director of MTW in Japan) https://mtw.org/missionaries/details/craig-and-ree-coulbourne

Dan and Carol Iverson* (Counseling Japanese pastors and recruiting missionaries for MTW) https://mtw.org/missionaries/details/dan-and-carol-iverson

Linda Karner* (Teaching children of missionaries in Christian school near Tokyo) https://mtw.org/missionaries/details/linda-karner

“SnT” (Friendship evangelism in an environment hostile to the gospel) https://pioneers.org/ For more information contact Pastor Edward Ruiz with the World Missions Team

PLEASE NOTE:

* means that the missionary concerned was previously a member of CPC

“Quotes” means that, because they are in a Security-Sensitive location, we prefer to share only their “nickname” and a general description of the region where they work.

Frequently Asked Questions

1 What is the purpose of Columbia Presbyterian Church's World Missions?

Columbia Presbyterian Church's World Missions aims to bring salvation, renewal, and hope to people globally. This is achieved through the prayers and giving of its members, supporting various missionaries and ministries around the world.

2 Which regions and types of ministries does CPC's World Missions support?

CPC's World Missions supports ministries across Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central and South America, and Southeast and South Asia. These ministries encompass a wide range of work, including medical care, theological education, church planting, orphanages, social media outreach, and support for missionary families.

3 How can I find more information about specific missionaries or ministries listed?

For many supported missionaries, direct links to their websites or organizations are provided on the page for more details. For others, such as those in the Middle East and South Asia, you can contact the World Missions Team or Pastor Edward Ruiz for additional information.