Category: Cooperative Program

IMB missionary Gary Warrior and his friends meet regularly in a Central Asian restaurant to discuss their faith in Christ over plates of plov and kabobs. With more than 20 years in the region, Gary mentors missionary teams while staying personally involved in evangelism, discipleship, and church planting. He and his wife, Ann, have seen…

Most people in this South Asian village were afraid to seek medical attention. The closest hospital is 15 miles away, making it difficult to get proper care.  Now, thanks to a South Asian doctor people call “Lucky,” villagers have access to medical and soul care.   While studying to be a doctor, Lucky heard the…

God called Philip and Andi Coleman from Kentucky to Anchorage to help struggling churches. The couple planted True North Church in Anchorage. Later, they learned about an older church in town that was dying. The two churches joined forces to serve and reach their community together.  Alaska can be a tough place to start or…

The Lord called David Brown, and his wife, Shannon, to retire to Moldova to serve alongside IMB missionaries Ryan and Jenni Meredith. “I wanted to retire to something, not from something,” David said. The Browns and the Merediths are the first IMB presence Moldova has had in many years.  The team has a three-part ministry…

God gripped Reggie’s heart with a passion to plant a church where God is, but the church is not. That led Reggie and Courtney to the West End of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  West End has deep physical and spiritual needs. Classified as a food desert with pockets of low-income housing, the neighborhood is highly diverse.  Christ…

IMB missionaries Dan and Lori Upchurch minister to Ukrainian refugees in Poland along with their ministry partners, Christian Community Church. The church provides a space for worship, service, community, and belonging.  Many Ukrainians found their Savior in this church, meeting in a room that looks like it may have been a dance studio in a…