Missions Partners
"But 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."
Acts 1:8 (NIV)
Jerusalem (Spartanburg)
Greater Spartanburg Ministries
Greater Spartanburg Ministries is a faith-based organization dedicated to helping those in need in the Spartanburg community. They offer valuable assistance such as food, clothing, financial aid for heating and cooling, and special aid for victims of house fires. Through each of these care ministries, they share the Gospel Message.
For more information, visit their website, follow them on Facebook, or speak with a member of the Acts 1:8 Team!
Sidewalk Hope
Sidewalk Hope is a mobile children’s church that makes weekly site visits year-round to housing developments in Spartanburg. Using a modified box truck with a drop-down side that converts into a stage, and complete with media needs, Sidewalk Hope can take the gospel of Christ to the children directly where they live. Each visit consists of praise and worship, Biblical teaching, games and incentives, Scripture memory, a meal, and individual or group prayer time.
For more information, visit their website!
Judea (South Carolina)
Janie Chapman Offering
Janie Weston Chapman was the first president of the Woman’s Missionary Union. In honor of her extraordinary leadership, the Woman’s Missionary Union organizes a statewide season of prayer and missions offering in her name every year. The proceeds from this offering go to support Christian missions all over South Carolina.
For more information, please speak with a member of the Acts 1:8 Team!
Connie Maxwell Children’s Home
Connie Maxwell Children’s Home offers hope and healing to South Carolina’s children through faith-based care, counseling, and family service programs. They meet physical needs, improve family relationships, teach productive life habits, and encourage growth in the Christian faith. Established in 1982 as a ministry of the South Carolina Baptist Convention, they have served over 17,000 individuals in the name of Christ.
For more information, visit their website, follow them on Facebook, or speak with a member of the Acts 1:8 Team!
Samaria (North America)
Anchor Church
Anchor Church is a church plant in Boothbay, Maine. It is currently led by Roger and Carolina Ferrell, missionaries with Multiply Maine who have helped start dozens of new churches across North America. They share God's Word by emphasizing that Christ has made relationship possible, so now we are called to seek, treasure, and proclaim Him!
For more information, visit their website, follow them on Facebook, or speak with a member of the Acts 1:8 Team!
Annie Armstrong Offering
Annie Walker Armstrong was a founding member of the Woman’s Missionary Union. Today, the North American Mission Board (NAMB) honors her visionary leadership with an annual week of prayer and missions offering in her name. The proceeds of this offering support NAMB’s missionaries in the United States and Canada.
For more information, click here or speak with a member of the Acts 1:8 Team!
Ends of the Earth (Overseas)
Lottie Moon Offering
Charlotte Digges Moon, nicknamed “Lottie,” spent 39 years as an overseas missionary in the late 1800s. The Woman’s Missionary Union later honored her work by launching an annual week of prayer and missions offering in her name. Today, the International Mission Board (IMB) oversees this offering to fund Southern Baptist missions all over the world.
For more information, click here or speak with a member of the Acts 1:8 Team!
Stone Family
Gary and Lily Stone have spent over 30 years doing mission work through the International Mission Board (IMB). From 2016 until October of 2020, they served under the Cross Vision international Missions in Guatemala. They are back with the IMB. Lily is the Field Medical coordinator for the Americas and Gary will work specifically with the indigenous population in Guatemala. Please pray for Gary and Lily as they continue to share the Good News
For more information, visit their website, follow them on Facebook, or speak with a member of the Acts 1:8 Team!