Samaria Missions Partners

Graffiti Church and Community Ministry
While it may be a strange name for a church and community ministry, people all over the Lower East Side of New Your know the name. Graffiti Church, located a few blocks from one of the largest housing projects in the nation, started out of a small graffiti-covered storefront over 30 years ago as a reading program for children. Now, Graffiti serves hundreds of at-risk children and youth, homeless adults, and the urban poor every year through after-school programs, feeding programs, clothing closets, and worship services.

Opportunities for Service:
Prayer and financial sponsorship for low-income individuals to attend summer camp, winter retreat, and other events; adults to partner with to enable the after-school programs and other mercy ministries to continue; young adults (20-30) to raise their own financial support to come and be a part of the internship program for Urban Encounter for one year.

Contact Info:
  RCBC:  Sheri Summey - Email: toughone56@aol.com
  Mission Partner Contact:  Lorie Thomas - Email: loriethomas82@hotmail.com
  Website: www.graffitichurch.org

Crosspointe Baptist Church
We are a new church (five years old) located in Vancouver, Washington. Washington and Oregon are the two most un-churched states in the United States. Less than 10% of the people attend any kind of church and church growth experts project that only 2%-5% of the Pacific Northwest are Christians. CrossPointe is the result of a merger of two small churches who came together in 2002. The church averages about 200 in worship and is actually one of the largest Southern Baptist Churches in our association of 75 churches. CrossPointe is a purpose driven church. We are trying to be intentional in the areas of worship, evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, and ministry. The church moved into a new building on Easter and is having a grand opening service October 7, 2007 for the community. Please pray for our people to invite others, and for the community to be responsive to the invitations we will be sending out. CrossPointe also has a small Korean congregation (about 40) people and is looking at adding a Slavic church (about 150 people) to its Sunday schedule. Jim Fitzpatrick is the Pastor, Jana Lewis is the Ministry Associate (worship, children, office) and Matt Kauffman is the Student Ministry Pastor (youth).


Contact Info:
  RCBC:  Chris Vasilas - Email:  chrisvasilas@yahoo.com
  Mission Partner Contact:  Jim Fitzpatrick - Email: jim.Fitzpatrick@crosspointebaptist.net
  Website:  www.crosspointebaptist.net

Pittsburg Avenue Baptist Church
PABC is a small rural church seeking to reach the lost in the community and disciple the saved. God is doing amazing things through His Holy Spirit at the church. The church has gained the reputation in the community as being “a church that redeems families” and they are praising the Lord for it. Over 30 people come to Christ each year at PABC with only half of those people being children.

Opportunities for Service:
Prayer, volunteers to come and help reach out to the community and financial support

Contact Info:
  RCBC: Toby Dix - Email: toby@rockycreekonline.org
  Mission Partner Contact: Randy Martinez- Email: martinezsix@verizon.net

Meridzo Center Ministries
MCM is a labor intensive mission of helping people to rebuild their homes, towns and their lives, the physical tangible and the spiritual in the heart of the Appalachian mountains of southeastern KY.

Opportunities for Service:
Distribution center for clothing, food, lumber, sewing room, home repair, prayer ministry, teen club, furniture warehouse, Calvary campus which assist the deaf and hearing impaired, summer camps and pastor’s retreats.

Contact Info:
  RCBC: Rufus Phipps - Email: rufusphipps@bellsouth.net
  Mission Partner Contact: Rick and Kristi Hunter - Email: hunterrkwsa@hotmail.com
  Website: www.meridzo.org

Church Starting Strategist-Canada
Our ministry helps to start churches amongst 21 million lost Canadians in Eastern Canada. This includes connecting churches to partner with church starters and to discover, develop, and deploy church starters.

Opportunities for Service:
Prayer support and adopting church starters and their families, mission opportunities, resource support and overall watch care.

Contact Info:
  RCBC: Dave Shumaker - Email: shumakers5@bellsouth.net
  Mission Partner Contact: Gary Smith - Email: churchstarting@yahoo.ca

The 777 Ranch
The Three Seven’s Ranch is a Christian camp ministry using the “working ranch” setting to glorify God by developing and training leaders, reaching the lost, and encouraging and equipping believers in Utah and the Rocky Mountain West.

The Three Seven's Ranch is a non-profit corporation governed by a board of directors. Camper fees pay only for operational expenses of regular programs per camp. All other expenses, including building projects, are funded by the gifts of interested friends. All donations are tax-deductible.


Opportunities for Service:
Prayer and financial partnerships, Missions opportunities to provide encouragement through helps in service and construction needs.

Contact Info:
  RCBC: Danny Ivey - Email: divey@bellsouth.net
  Mission Partner Contact: Camp Director, Rick Benson, Brad & Julie Benson - Email: juliebe@nbbc.edu
  Website: www.777ranch.org

Tri-Mountain Community Church
Tri-Mountain Community Church is a relatively new church serving Ridgefield, LaCenter, Woodland, Battle Ground, and North Vancouver. We began holding services in September of 2004.

We meet at the Ridgefield High School each Sunday to share the relevant message God has given us for our lives. We encourage casual dress and worship using the same contemporary Christian music that you may already be listening to on the radio.

Contact Info:
  RCBC:  David Williams - Email: david@rockycreekonline.org
  Mission Partner Contact:  Rob & Lori Pengra - Email: robpengra@qwest.net, TriMtCommunity@hotmail.com
  Website: www.trimountainchurch.com

Christian Vocational Ministries
CVM is a second-chance ministry for men designed to help those desiring to make a fresh start in life or young men simply wanting to learn a vocational trade in a thoroughly Christian environment.

The program run by Mr. John Innes consists of cabinet building instruction in a modern, well-equipped shop and general housing construction. In addition, personal and group Bible studies and counseling are implemented on a regular basis. Scripture memory also plays a major role in helping these men chart a new course in life.

The men at CVM learn to serve the Lord by making occasional trips to help churches with building projects. As Mr. Innes says, "We don't use people to get work done, we use work to get people done!" This ministry rejoices in a number of graduates from the one-year program who have moved on to become productive and successful.

Opportunities for Service:
Prayer and financial support, minister with our partners to support and encourage them in training and guidance in godly working and living.

Contact Info:
  RCBC: Danny Ivey - Email: divey@bellsouth.net
  Mission Partner Contact: John and Marylu Innes, Marysvale, Utah - Email: cvm@color-country.net
  Website: www.cvmutah.com