The Hillcrest Mission and Outreach Team leads our church's efforts to share the love and message of Christ through local and global missions partners. 

The Hillcrest family takes seriously Jesus' words in Acts 1:7,"...you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” This is our strategy for missions and outreach: to be Christ's witnesses to people near and far away, including those who are like us and those with whom with have little in common.

International Missions:

Converge Worldwide: supporting conference ministries in the US and at least 19 foreign countries in Central America, South America, southern Europe, former Eastern Bloc nations, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and the Asian Pacific Rim.

Republic of Congo, Africa supporting Dr. Joseph and Becky Harvey's leadership of bringing hope and healing through Pioneer Christian Hospital.  Dr. Harvey founded PCH as the Congo's first Christian Hospital.

Thailand Steve and Nopaluk Cable who lead Santisuk English School, an evangelistic outreach to students at the world's largest University in Bangkok, Thailand.

Malawi, Africa a long-term partnership with World Vision supporting two Area Development Projects in HIV/AIDS-affected areas.

Mexico Dr. Armando and Debbie Guzman, supporting medical missions and church planting/pastoral leadership training in Chiapas, Mexico

Belgium supporting Jonathon and Sarah Weber in church ministry/discipleship training in Belgium.

Jesus Film Project video ministry of Shawn and Cindy Bandy developing follow-up materials for use with the Jesus Film, an evangelistic tool that worldwide leads more than 7.8 million people each year to make commitments to follow Jesus.

Sudan supporting Nathan and Amy Kidder in a brand-new ministry of taking the Gospel to two unreached peoples in the Sudan

Wycliffe Bible Translators supporting the ministry of Greg and Sherri Lorie in development of video discipleship materials

Foreign Student Outreach at JCC yet to be formally developed

US Ministries:

Converge MidAtlantic supporting church planting and conference ministries in a network of churches in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina

Family Life Network Christian Radio (WCOT) and outreach ministries in New York and Pennsylvania

AWANA missionary support for Marlin Fuller

Salvation Army food pantry and abuse crisis center

Choose Life of Jamestown/Women's Services supporting pro-life support ministries to women with unplanned pregnancies and W.A.I.T. sexual education training for teenagers in local schools

Royal Family Camp a local Christian ministry to abused and abandoned children

InterVarsity Campus Ministry supporting the local chapter and Dan Soderburg's leadership on the JCC campus

Love Inc. (Love in the Name of Christ) supporting a movement of local churches working together to show God's love to the poor and needy

Chris and Jody Vitarelli planting a new church in Fenton, MI.