International Missions
We strive to make an impact locally through Renovation Church, regionally through church planting, and globally through our international missions work.
MISSIONS AT RENOVATION CHURCH
At Renovation Church, our vision is: “to follow Jesus and help others do the same.” And we want to do that not only here in the Twin Cities, but around the world! We believe this is best done by helping to establish or strengthen local church ministries in various areas around the world with the goal of establishing locally sustained and locally propagating church communities. With that in mind, our first focus is on sending and supporting long term missionaries to strategic parts of the world. Secondly, we provide short term support teams when our missionaries request help to accomplish a goal in their local context that would benefit from the unique gifts that a team of Americans can provide. Lastly, we partner with evangelistic organizations, like SHINE Ministries and Steiger International, that partner with local churches to reach whole cities with the gospel around the world.
We also support The Timothy Initiative, an organization that plants house churches in unreached areas around the world, and the Deaf Bible Society, an organization that provides video bibles translations in many of the world’s signed languages, thus reaching deaf communities (the largest unreached group of people in the world!) with God’s word!
RECENT ACTVITIES
MOZAMBIQUE
This past July we sent a team of 22 people from Renovation to partner with SHINE Ministries and 1400 local church leaders in Nampula, Mozambique. They participated in several days of street preaching and person-to-person evangelism where our Renovation team led 1800 people to Christ. They also provided training for 300 local pastors, a seminar for local Christian business leaders, and multiple festivals for hundreds or youths. The week concluded with a massive evangelistic outreach gathering with live music from both Mozambique and the Twin Cities. By the end of the week, the whole event presented the gospel to over half a million people in Nampula and connected over 90,000 new believers with the local pastors to continue the work of ongoing discipleship.
GREECE
In June, Renovation sent a team of 8 people to Athens, Greece, to help staff a missionary conference for hundreds of full-time missionary families. One of the best ways to help spread the gospel internationally is to go above and beyond in supporting the families that are on the mission field full time. This team got to visit with one of the families that we support, Nathan and Sara Moss, who were attending the conference to learn how to be more effective as missionaries in their context. They also provided childcare for many of the families so that the children could have a wonderful and fruitful time, while their parents sharpened their skills. As a result, these missionary families were able to return to their stations with new skills and a refreshed heart for impacting communities around the globe for Jesus.
UPCOMING TRIPS
Information about upcoming opportunities coming soon!
Global Partners
We support our long-term global partners with financial support, prayer, and communication with our church body.
World Wide Village
World Wide Village
World Wide Village is a Christ-centered non-profit organization that encourages the Haitian people with the truth that there is hope for now and for eternity. By advocating a community-based approach to development, World Wide Village empowers and engages local leaders to implement creative solutions to aid in spiritual development and community enrichment through education.
SHINE Ministries
SHINE Ministries
In 2005, Dr. Sammy Wanyonyi launched the global evangelism and leadership mission, SHINE. It exists as a vehicle to proclaim Jesus Christ to all lost peoples around the world, to mobilize and resource the local church in it’s passion to fulfill the Great Commission, and to equip the present and next generation of leaders in their spiritual quest and service to God and society.
The Timothy Initiative
The Timothy Initiative
The Timothy Initiative believes the best way to fulfill the Great Commission is by making disciples who make disciples and planting churches that plant churches.
Through TTI’s training, local leaders equip Christians with the necessary tools, resources, and strategies to reach their nations for Christ.
Ben Pierce
Ben Pierce
Ben Pierce is a member of the Steiger International Leadership Team and Creative Director of Come&Live!, a worldwide community that mobilizes artists, creators, and influencers to reach and disciple the Global Youth Culture for Jesus. He also leads a weekly podcast, Provoke & Inspire, and speaks regularly at churches, conferences, universities, and seminaries around the globe. He challenges people to live lives of radical faith and courageously engage the Global Youth Culture with the Gospel.
Missionaries We Support
Nathan & Sarah Moss
Nathan & Sarah Moss
Nathan and Sara Moss live in Eastern Europe and work in partnership World Hope International. World Hope exists to provide educational resources for every community in our region because everyone should have access to quality learning opportunities! The team in Eastern Europe is committed to not only provide opportunities for education but also opportunities for spiritual growth and development. When people experience a meaningful relationship with God through Jesus, their whole life changes, churches thrive, and communities are transformed.
Mitch & Abbey Frederickson
Mitch & Abbey Frederickson
Mitch is on staff with Young Life in the Northern Twin Cities serving high school and middle school students in the Mounds View, Roseville, and Irondale communities. Young Life's mission is to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith. Young Life does this by going where kids are and building relationships with them, earning the right to share the Good News of Jesus Christ, and inviting them to respond to the Good News and walking with them regardless of their response!
Karl & Chelsea Hengeveld
Karl & Chelsea Hengeveld
Karl serves on the Dubbing Parternships team within Jesus Film. This team works with other missionary organizations such as YWAM, training local staff in how to record the Jesus Film themselves. Chelsea serves with Destino, a campus minsitry of Cru that uses a Latino-cultural value system to do ministry and engage more college students with the gospel. She has the privilege of coaching student leaders from over 15 campuses across the country to launch new Destino movements at their universities.
The Smith Family
The Smiths
The Smith Family* will live in Southeast Asia and work in partnership with local believers to share the hope and love of Jesus with those who do not know Him. They will be starting a business in the area to bless the region economically as well as offer intentional relationships to those who don't have access to the good news of Jesus.
*names changed to protect the integrity of their mission
Every person that is saved by Jesus shares the privilege and responsibility of taking his good news to people around the world. Some may be called to move their families internationally, others are called to be traveling evangelists, and many are given the gifts to provide resources and support. Together, even one local body of believers like Renovation Church, can help pass on the great truth of salvation to all the nations.