Missions & Outreach

Below are ministries and missionaries that our congregation has the privilege of partnering with as we share the Gospel of Jesus Christ here in Merced and around the world. For more information please contact Hub Walsh.

Alpha Crisis Pregnancy Help Center
Alpha is a non-profit organization offering support to any woman facing an unexpected pregnancy. They provide caring counseling and factual information to encourage women to consider alternatives to abortion. The organization is staffed by volunteers from our community trained in counseling skills and provides its services free of charge. Alpha is funded by individual and church contributions and fundraising events and does not receive any governement funding. All the volunteers are Christians who share the Good News about Jesus with each woman who expresses interest. Pray for this ministry that the clients will be receptive to the Gospel. Alpha Crisis Pregnancy Help Center

Alpha Crisis Pregnancy Help Center
645 West Olive Avenue
Merced, California 95340
Phone: (209) 383-4700

Ben & Jeanne Beckner
Ben Beckner is the Evangelical Free Church of America West Europe Area Director. He oversees church planting and outreach ministries in England, Belgium, France, and Spain. He is also developing plans to open church planting work in Lisbon, Portugal.

Ben & Jeanne Beckner
26, rue Benoit Badoil
69630 Chaponost
France
Phone: (33) 04 78 45 59 82
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Tom & Marti Chance
Tom and Marti change are the AWANA missionaries for North Central California. They work behind the scenes providing vital support for the AWANA clubs in our territory.
Visit Our AWANA Page.

Tom and Marti Chance P.O. Box 748
Denair, CA 95316-0748
(209) 667-6115
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Mike & Janet Davis
The Davis Family has served in Spain and Portugal. Church planting has always been the primary focus for the Davises. Mike presently serves as Area Leader for Europe. He oversees the work of 12 City Teams. The focus remains church planting, but Mike’s time is now largely dedicated to coaching and leading the City Team Leaders of these 12 cities. During the last 2 years four new City Teams have been added to ReachGlobal in West Europe: Lisbon, Toulouse, Rome, & Paris. For the latest check out the Davis' Blog

Gospel For Asia
13,000 plus native missionaries serve as part of Gospel For Asia's ministry in India and neighboring countries. These evangelists/church planters daily wage spiritual battles against Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh forces. Yet, over 21,000 churches have been established.
Go to Gospel For Asia

Gospel For Asia
1800 Golden Trail Court
Carrollton, Texas 75010
Phone: (800) 946-2742
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Daryl & Valerie Griffin
Daryl and Valerie Griffen are serving with Fellowship International Mission in Venezuela. They are involved in evangelistic and discipleship ministry as well as church planting and local church support.

Daryl & Valerie Griffin
Fellowship International Mission
555 South 24th Street
Allentown, PA 18104
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Jeremiah & Lori Kepner
Jeremiah and Lori serve with Campus Crusade for Christ on the campus of the Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, Arizona. The goal of Campus Crusade is to help students begin a relationship with God, through Jesus Christ. They are then committed to building new believers in their faith and training them to win, build, and send others. In short, their mission is to be used by God to turn lost students into Christ-centered laborers. Jeremiah and Lori are re-launching Campus Crusade's ministry at NAU through a ministry called "Lifelines." For more information go to Jeremiah and Lori Kepner

Jeremiah & Kori Kepner
2393 West Zepher Avenue
Flagstaff, Arizona 86001
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Love INC
Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC), is a division of World Vision U.S. It is a national ministry with more than 120 affiliates, representing a partnership of over 7,000 churches and 6,000 community-based organizations in 29 states and Puerto Rico. Love INC's mission is to mobilize the Church to transform lives and neighborhoods In the Name of Christ. Love INC provides a model churches can use to work together across denominational lines, to help people in need in their communities.
Go to LoveINC

Gil and Amy Medina
Gil and Amy serve with the Evangelical Free Church International Mission in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. They are teachers at the Haven of Peace Academy which is a Christ-centered, English-medium educational institution fufilling Western academnic standards. The school was founded in 1994 and has grown from single classes to a school of approximately 220 students aged from 5 to 16. For more information go to Gil and Amy Medina.

Gil and Amy Medina
P.O. Box 23265
Oyster Bay, Tanzania, East Africa
255-22-215-3501
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Kathy
Kathy lives in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on the east coast of Africa. In Tanzania, there is usually one of three seasons: hot, hotter, or hottest! Dar es Salaam is a tropical port city right next to the Indian Ocean. Over four million people life in Dar, seventy percent of whom are Muslim. Kathy works with Reach Global, teaching in several schools in order to build relationships in the community. She also puts on clubs, sports, English, and overnight camps, and cooking classes for the youth and women. She loves using her hobbies, like swimming and baking, to meet new people and develop friendships to share the Truth. Please pray for Kathy as she share her life and is a light in the communities tha she lives in.

Merced County Jail Ministry
The Merced County Jail Ministry has been ministering to inmates for over 14 years. It began with Chaplain Bill King when the county jail was housed on Belcher Road. The ministry expanded, adding chaplains Joel Kemps, Sandy Sebesta, and several other volunteers, as the jail was moved to its current Sandy Mush facility. The jail ministry continues to teach God's word in small group and one-on-one ministries, sharing with inmates about the God who can deliver them from the stranglehold of Satan.

Merced County Jail Ministry
Chaplain Lance Marshall
23 West Alexander, Suite 410
Merced, California 95348
Phone: (209) 233-5368

Mexico Outreach Ministry
Twice a year our congregation sends teams of youth and adults to Mexico to serve with the Mount Hermon Evangelical Free Church of Ensenada and the Bethesda Evangelical Free Church of Puerta Trampa. To learn more about what God is doing in Mexico please visit our Creekside Mexico Outreach Page.

Tom & Linda Miller
The Millers are serving with Campus Crusade for Christ. Tom is a key leader in a special ministry called "History's Handful." He challenges leaders from the business and professional worlds of various countries to use their L.I.F.E. (Labor, Influence, Finances, and Expertise) to help make a difference in the lives of millions of people by introducing them to the love of Jesus. This ministry has taken Tom, over the years, to over 50 countries.

Tom & Linda Miller
1899 Branchwater Trail
Orlando, Florida 32825-8513
Phone: (407) 380-6038
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New Hope Merced

New Hope Merced opened its doors on March 1, 2008 at the Creekside Evangelical Free Church and is now working with Merced area gang youth. New Hope Merced is a Christian, faith based, organization dedicated to transforming the lives of gang youth through a saving relationship with our Lord, mentoring, and employment. We are working closely with Hope Now for Youth in Fresno, which has helped over 1,500 gang youth leave the gang life behind since its founding in 1993. Over 85% of Hope Now's youth have become successful employees and resonsible members of the community. Less than 8% have ever re-entered the criminal justice system. Hope Now for Youth was also the inspiration for New Hope Madera, which has been "on the streets" for over a year now.

Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child is a ministry of Samaritan's Purse. Each year millions of shoe boxes are distributed to children in over 95 countries. Each year our Children's Ministries work to support Operatin Christmas Child through the packing of shoe boxes. You can find out more by visiting our Operation Christmas Child Page or by contacting Samaritan's Purse directly.
Go to Samaritan's Purse

Samaritan's Purse
P.O. Box 3000
Boone, NC 28607
Phone (828) 262-1980
Fax (828) 266-1053

Trino & Esther Ortiz
Trino and Esther have been serving with Missionary Gospel Fellowship since 1994. They have been in ministry for over 28 years. They minister in Ensenada, Mexico. The Ortizs are involved in church planting in very needy areas. They are pastoring the Monte Hermon Evangelical Free Church (Iglesia Evangelica Libre Monte Hermon) in Ensenada that began in 1989. Their ministries are varied in working in the church, outside the church, counseling married couples, conferences, and children's Bible clubs. They have also begun a medical clinic in Puerta Trampa where an Evangelical Free Church has begun. It is our privilege to serve Trino and Esther and the church in Ensenda through Creekside's Mexico Outreach Ministry.

Trino & Esther Ortiz
P.O. Box 837
Chula Vista, California 91912
011-52-646-176-3057
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Chenaniah & Merlin Perumalla
Chenaniah and Merlin have served with Missionary Gospel Fellowship since August 2006. They are working to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ to the immigrant Indian community of the Central Valley. The Perumallsa have two children, Alex and Regalia.

Kenny & Merlin Perumalla
950 W. Zeering Road #24
Turlock, CA 95382
Phone: (209) 668-6848
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Short Termers Exploring Missions (STEM)
Our congregation encourages and suports individuals from within our congregation to participate in short term missions projects. We praise God for these opportunities to reach beyond our borders and share the Gospel with others. These missions experiences are also life transforming for the participant.