"Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest." Matthew 9:38
Missions
1. North American Missions (Annie Armstrong)
Location: National & Statewide (North America)
Focus: Church planting and compassion ministries across the United States and Canada.
2. Collegiate Ministries — Daytona State College
Location: Local (Daytona Beach, FL)
Focus: Campus evangelism, student discipleship, and leadership development.
3. Collegiate Ministry Week
Location: Regional / National
Focus: Student leadership development, deep spiritual renewal, and missional training for college students.
4. Canaveral Port Ministries
Location: Regional (Port Canaveral, FL)
Focus: International seafarer ministry, compassionate outreach, and maritime gospel ministry.
5. International Missions (Lottie Moon)
Location: Global
Focus: Unreached people groups, overseas church planting, and international gospel advancement.
6. Annual Missions Conference
Location: Local Church & Community
Focus: Churchwide mission mobilization, missionary connection, and global awareness.
7. Operation Christmas Child (Samaritan's Purse)
Location: Global
Focus: Evangelism, discipleship, and practical gift-giving to children worldwide.
8. Raceway Ministries
Location: Regional & Local (Speedway Campgrounds)
Focus: Outreach, hospitality, chaplaincy, and evangelism within the motorsports community.
9. Missionary Prayer Warriors
Location: Churchwide & Global Reach
Focus: Focused intercessory prayer, prayer chain mobilization, and spiritual warfare support for missionaries.
10. Kitchen & Hospitality Team
Location: Local Church & Community Outreach
Focus: Biblical hospitality, event catering, fellowship meal preparation, and practical support for ministry events.
Location: National & Statewide (North America)
Focus: Church planting and compassion ministries across the United States and Canada.
- Pray: Lift up church planters, missionaries, and their families serving in rapidly growing metro areas and unreached communities.
- Know: Named in honor of Annie Armstrong—a tireless advocate for missions—this work supports over 2,400 missionary families spreading the gospel across North America.
- Give: 100% of gifts to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering go directly to field personnel and resources on the ground.
- Go: Participate in regional church planting partnerships, short-term mission trips, or community outreach projects across the country.
2. Collegiate Ministries — Daytona State College
Location: Local (Daytona Beach, FL)
Focus: Campus evangelism, student discipleship, and leadership development.
- Pray: Pray for open hearts among students, wisdom for campus leaders, and bold student believers sharing the gospel on campus.
- Know: College campuses are strategic mission fields where young adults make lifelong decisions. Our local collegiate ministry engages DSC students right in our backyard.
- Give: Support campus events, weekly gatherings, student outreach meals, and leadership training programs.
- Go: Serve as a mentor, help provide outreach meals, assist with welcome-week events, or join on-campus outreach efforts.
3. Collegiate Ministry Week
Location: Regional / National
Focus: Student leadership development, deep spiritual renewal, and missional training for college students.
- Pray: Lift up the college students and ministry leaders attending, praying for spiritual clarity, gospel conviction, and strong encouragement before heading back onto campus.
- Know: Collegiate Week brings together thousands of college students and campus leaders for high-impact worship, biblical teaching, and focused training to equip the next generation to live on mission.
- Give: Help offset conference registration, travel expenses, and housing costs so students can attend this life-changing event without financial barriers.
- Go: Participate as a chaperone or adult mentor, assist with trip logistics, or send college students from our church family to be trained and commissioned for campus ministry.
4. Canaveral Port Ministries
Location: Regional (Port Canaveral, FL)
Focus: International seafarer ministry, compassionate outreach, and maritime gospel ministry.
- Pray: Pray for international crew members far from home, for open doors to share the gospel, and for seafarers to carry the faith back to their home nations.
- Know: Port Canaveral hosts thousands of international crew members on cargo and cruise ships each week. This ministry meets their practical needs—like international phone cards, transportation, and care packages—while sharing the hope of Christ.
- Give: Donate funds or care package supplies (toiletries, Bibles, warm clothing) to support the daily ministry center that welcomes crew members arriving at port.
- Go: Serve as a port volunteer, driver, or hospitality host to welcome crew members, provide rides, or help pack and distribute care packages.
5. International Missions (Lottie Moon)
Location: Global
Focus: Unreached people groups, overseas church planting, and international gospel advancement.
- Pray: Lift up over 3,500 international missionary families serving on the front lines, asking for physical protection, spiritual endurance, and open doors among unreached nations.
- Know: Named in memory of Lottie Moon, who devoted nearly 40 years to sharing the gospel in China, this effort supports field personnel serving around the globe through the International Mission Board.
- Give: 100% of gifts to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering directly fund missionary salaries, housing, medical care, and ministry resources on the field.
- Go: Explore opportunities for short-term international mission trips, mid-term internships, or long-term career missionary service.
6. Annual Missions Conference
Location: Local Church & Community
Focus: Churchwide mission mobilization, missionary connection, and global awareness.
- Pray: Pray for speaker preparation, host families, deep spiritual renewal across our church, and clear callings for members to step into mission field service.
- Know: Our annual flagship event brings together our supported missionaries, ministry partners, and church family for a dedicated focus on God's work across the world and right here at home.
- Give: Support conference logistics, missionary travel expenses, honorariums, and special mission project offerings collected during the gathering.
- Go: Attend sessions, host a missionary family in your home, volunteer on the conference setup and hospitality team, or commit to a new mission opportunity highlighted during the event.
7. Operation Christmas Child (Samaritan's Purse)
Location: Global
Focus: Evangelism, discipleship, and practical gift-giving to children worldwide.
- Pray: Pray for each child receiving a shoebox, asking that their hearts be open to the gospel message and that their local churches grow through The Greatest Journey discipleship program.
- Know: Operated by Samaritan’s Purse, this project collects shoeboxes packed with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items, pairing each gift with a presentation of the gospel to children in over 100 countries.
- Give: Pack shoeboxes with gifts and provide the necessary shipping funds ($10 per box) to help deliver gifts to hard-to-reach corners of the world.
- Go: Participate in church packing parties, volunteer at a local collection drop-off center, or serve at an OCC processing center during the collection season.
8. Raceway Ministries
Location: Regional & Local (Speedway Campgrounds)
Focus: Outreach, hospitality, chaplaincy, and evangelism within the motorsports community.
- Pray: Pray for race fans, drivers, track workers, and emergency crews—asking for safety during race weekends and open hearts to spiritual conversations.
- Know: Raceway Ministries meets fans where they gather, establishing a compassionate Christian presence in speedway campgrounds during major racing events to build relationships and share God's hope.
- Give: Support hospitality tents, fresh coffee and water stations, shuttle/cart rides, children's activities, and devotional materials distributed throughout the campgrounds.
- Go: Serve on a raceway chaplaincy team, assist with campground hospitality, drive shuttles, or help host Sunday morning church services right on the track grounds.
9. Missionary Prayer Warriors
Location: Churchwide & Global Reach
Focus: Focused intercessory prayer, prayer chain mobilization, and spiritual warfare support for missionaries.
- Pray: Commit to receiving regular, urgent prayer updates from the field and lifting up physical, emotional, and spiritual protection for our partners.
- Know: Effective mission work is built on prayer. The Prayer Warriors team connects our church directly to missionaries to ensure they are never facing ministry challenges alone.
- Give: Support prayer guides, communication tools, and special care packages or encouraging notes sent to missionaries on the front lines.
- Go: Join the weekly or monthly intercessory prayer group, partner with a specific missionary family as a dedicated prayer partner, or help coordinate urgent prayer alerts for the congregation
10. Kitchen & Hospitality Team
Location: Local Church & Community Outreach
Focus: Biblical hospitality, event catering, fellowship meal preparation, and practical support for ministry events.
- Pray: Pray for strength, joy, and unity among our kitchen servants, and ask that every meal served creates a welcoming environment where hearts are open to fellowship and gospel conversations.
- Know: Food opens doors for connection. This dedicated team supports every ministry arm of our church—from powering mission conferences and student events to providing comfort meals for grieving families and community outreach feeds.
- Give: Support meal budgets, kitchen equipment upgrades, paper products, and sponsorship funds that ensure no family or guest is ever turned away from a church gathering for lack of food.
- Go: Serve on a meal prep team, assist with setup and cleanup, bake items for special outreach events, or step up to help lead food preparation for major mission conferences.
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)
