Hillcrest Baptist Church
Around the World

Gospel for Asia Support (Ongoing)
Gospel for Asia trains and supports missionaries in unreached areas of Asia. We will send support in various forms throughout the year to this missionary effort in Asia, such as funds for Bibles, VBS packets, musical instruments, and other needed items.

Motlanyana Support (Ongoing)
We will send $40 a month to Motlanyana, a child in Africa the student ministry has adopted through World Vision.

Mission Trip to Ryazan, Russia  (June 8 - 18)
We will participate in a Serve The City project, a social ministry with other churches and organizations, and an orphanage ministry where we will help with summer camp for the orphans. Calvary Chapel             

Mission Trip to Mexico (July 4 - 12)
We will be partnering with Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Florence to conduct VBS, do construction, mechanical work, etc.

Medical Mission Trip to Nicaragua (August 2 - 9)
This will be a mission trip for medical personnel. We will partner with another local church on this trip.

Mission Trip to Brazil (Dates: TBD by signup)
We will partner with Chuck Conner of Christian Missions Unlimited in building a new church in a city or village.

Opportunities for Around the World Mission Education

WMU (Ongoing)
National WMU provides missions resources that rekindle a passion for God’s mission among God’s people. The Hillcrest group meets once a month to pray for missionaries around the world and participate in mission projects.

Mission Friends (Ongoing)
Mission Friends meets on Sundays at 5:00 p.m. and provides learning experiences for preschoolers to make them aware that not everyone knows about God's love and to help them understand ways they can help others know about His love.

G.A.’s and R.A.’s (Ongoing)
Girls in Action is a missions organization for girls in grades 1 - 6. Royal Ambassadors is a mission organization for boys in grades 1 - 6. They meet on Sundays at 5:00 p.m. to learn what missionaries do and pray for missionaries and their work. They participate in mission projects throughout the year to help tell other people about Jesus. 

Secret Church for Students (November 7 - 8)
Students will travel to Birmingham, Alabama, for a one- night training event called Secret Church that provides information about foreign missions and the persecuted church.


Small Group Missions Focus for Students (Fall Semester)

Students will determine an area in the world in which they have an interest. They will make contact with missionaries and begin praying and providing for missionary contacts. They will be educated about the culture and spiritual state of the area.