Global Ministry at First Evan
From our beginning in 1935, First Evan has intentionally maintained a focus on Global Missions and Memphis Ministries. Over the years, we have seen the Lord at work through our efforts with national partners and missionaries around the world. We consider it a privilege to be invited by God to live as disciples of Jesus and participate in bringing the knowledge of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior to others.
FEC’s Global Mission Team exists to motivate, develop, and equip members to go, send, give, and pray for the purpose of proclaiming the gospel, making disciples, and planting and strengthening churches, especially among the large, unreached populations in the world.
Let us continue to be gospel-witnesses at home and abroad.
Pray
As a congregation our priority is prayer for our Global Partner families. Each person attending our church is encouraged to pray for at least one partner and to build a relationship with that person or family. Materials are available from the missions office to help you become a prayer partner. Hundreds are already doing this, but our vision is that everyone attending First Evan would make this missions commitment.
Contact the Missions Office for additional prayer resources.
Give
Another meaningful way to participate in missions is through the generous giving of the resources God has entrusted to you.
At First Evan, there are three primary ways you can invest in missions:
1) Designate "Missions Fund" on your check or on the giving envelope. All money in this fund is used for projects such as Bible translation, training national pastors, Bibles and Bible resources in regional languages, short-term teams, etc.
2) Designate a specific First Evan approved missionary or national partner whose ministry you would like to support. All funds designated for specific First Evan approved missionaries or partners are totaled monthly and sent to them as ministry support via their mission sending agency.
3) Designate the International Disaster Fund to provide financial resources to people in grave need worldwide in areas which have experienced catastrophic disasters or ongoing conflicts. Through this fund, we aim to provide some measure of comfort in Jesus’ name through our trusted ministry partners.
Contact the Missions Office for additional giving opportunities.
Go & Serve
If you are interested in mission teams, opportunities, becoming a full-time missionary, or serving with Global Missions ministries, please contact the Missions Office.
Short-Term Teams (1–4 weeks)
Every year we plan short-term teams here in the USA and abroad. This provides tremendous opportunities for you to GO and/or to SEND (pray & give), to learn about missions and to minister to people with the love of Christ. These trips are organized for missions exposure & training, for evangelizing the lost and for the encouragement of missionaries and nationals who have been laboring in the field for many years.
Long-Term Opportunities
(6 months–3 years)
Our missionaries and partner agencies are always looking for help. Please contact the Missions Office and we will pray with you and guide you in finding the right place for you. This opportunity is available to all adults, singles or couples, of all ages.
Career Opportunities
We are praying for the Lord to raise up new missionaries from our FEC family to go to one of our strategic priority areas. Contact the Missions Office for more information.
Send
Over the years, First Evan has sent many of our own people. Currently, about 1/3 of our approved missionaries grew up at First Evan. All of our missionaries have a strong relationship with First Evan. By being involved with the Global Missions Team, one has the privilege of casting a vision for Global Missions at First Evan, vetting new missionary candidates, and sending them off to the field.
Serve on the Global Missions Team
Each year new members are added to the Global Team (GMT) to replace the ones who rotate off after serving a three-year term. Volunteers should have a heart for missions. The GMT seeks to guide FEC's missions program in light of the Scriptural Foundation, the Definition of Missions, and the Missions Purpose Statement. Contact the Missions Office for more information at 682-8452.
FIRST EVAN GLOBAL PARTNERS
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Pradip and Judith
ASIA
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Bryce and Susan Bouchard
OAKS INTERNATIONAL | OK, USA
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David and Katya
NOVO | UKRAINE
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D and J
MIDDLE EAST
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David and Vicki Frazier
ESI | TN, USA
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Jonathan and Jayne Frazier
ESI | MI, USA
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Alex and Amy Galloway
NOVO | SPAIN
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Lety Gaytan
TIM | MEXICO
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Charity Gurley
ORPHANOS | ETHIOPIA
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Dottie Hoppe
PANAMERICA MISSION | AR, USA
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Jeri and Gloria Little
NOVO | FL, USA
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Roger and Abi Lowther
MTW | JAPAN
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Ron and Betsy Man
WRI | TN, USA
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Fletcher and Mary Elizabeth Maynard
BRIDGES INTL | NC, USA
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Dawn
MIDDLE EAST
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Mark and Rhonda Miller
PIONEERS | NC, USA
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Brian and Joanne
UAE
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Dana Phillips
GO | UGANDA
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David and Meg Robbins
CRU | FL, USA
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Leslie Rutherfurd
WYCLIFFE | NEW ZEALAND
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Jeff and Katie Saunders
MTW | JAPAN
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Andrew and Lori Spurgeon
GO | SINGAPORE
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David and Mary Alice Stevens
PARACLETE MISSION GROUP | GA, USA
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Dan and Susan Wicher
TN, USA
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Steve and Margaret Winstead
ORPHANOS | ETHIOPIA
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J and S
MIDDLE EAST
FIRST EVAN HAS NATIONAL PARTNERS IN…
Corky White, Pastor of Outreach and Missions
Tori Martin, Missions Assistant
Global Missions Team (GMT): Leigh Sistrunk (Chairman), Mark Gosney (Elder), Steve Cloud (Deacon), Carie Alley, Kari Armstrong, Scott Arnwine, Wes Bailey, Sheila Battle, Art Bouck, Justin Hensley, Lex Hester, Laura Love, Christopher Marino, Bethany Scoggins, Christie Taylor, and Marie Thompson.
Ron Man, Missionary in Residence (Worship Resources International)