As a missions team, we have been looking for ways to engage with and help our congregation feel more personally connected to the ministries our church supports. With that in mind, below you will find a brief description of each of our partners and how they act out God's heart for the imprisoned and enslaved, for the poor, for the next generation, and for the world.

Our heart is for us as a congregation to be continually thinking of and praying for our missions partners. As you read this, it is our hope that the Lord causes a couple of them to stand out to you as ministries you want to be praying for in your day-to-day life.

If you have questions about any of these ministries, please contact us.

Missions Committee: Walter Wittwer, Dawn Wulff, Tom Hendrican, Kendra Jackson

God's heart for the imprisoned and enslaved

Kairos Prison Ministry shares the transforming love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ to impact the hearts and lives of incarcerated men, women and youth.

Kairos Inside volunteers lead 3 and 1/2 day weekends in both male and female institutions, with the hope of developing Christian communities inside prisons.

Kairos Outside is a retreat for women to support each other as they journey through the incarceration of a friend or relative.

Kairos Torch offers an initial weekend, followed by a long-term mentoring process that encourages young men and women to move towards making better life choices.

Missions advocate at Apostles: Walter Wittwer

Homebridge provides healing, hiring and hope to previously incarcerated and gang-involved men and women in the Bridgeport area—from ensuring basic needs are met to job training to GED preparation. 

Missions advocate at Apostles: Walter Wittwer

Partnership to End Human Trafficking serves survivors in Fairfield County and those who support them on their pathway toward healing and independence through community outreach, residential recovery, and economic empowerment.

P.E.H.T. opened its newest residence in January to serve survivors (and their pets!) in the Greater Hartford Region.

Missions advocate at Apostles: Shelli Hendrican

Amirah provides exit and after care opportunities to women who have survived different forms of sex trafficking, sexual exploitation, and prostitution.

Amirah's services include comprehensive case management, economic stability planning, housing navigation, support groups, individual coaching, and peer care navigation.

Missions advocate at Apostles: Shelli Hendrican

God's heart for the poor

Bridgeport Rescue Mission demonstrates the love of God to the hungry, homeless and addicted in Bridgeport by providing food, safe housing and addiction recovery.

The Mission provided 900,645 meals in 2023 through their food Pantry, Café meals, and the Great ThanksGiving Project. Through the Abundant Life Program accommodates men and women facing chronic homelessness.

Hopeline Pregnancy Resource Center cares for women and families in Connecticut through free and confidential pregnancy services.

Hopeline offers free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, options coaching, recovery care, and healthy relationships education.

Missions advocate at Apostles: Jen Stefkens

God's heart for the next generation

Bridges is made up of people from local churches who want international students studying in southern CT to feel welcome and cared for and experience God’s love. 

Bridges brings students together in Christian community and offers study help, weekly events and a Sunday church service on the UB campus.

Missions advocate at Apostles: Amy Willers

Young Life serves middle school and high school students in Fairfield and the surrounding towns, like Westport and Trumbull.

Young Life gatherings (9-12 grade students) and WyldLife clubs (6-8 grade students) introduce students to Jesus Christ and help them to grow in their faith by celebrating relationships in a safe and fun environment. 

Missions advocate at Apostles: Tim Toy

God's heart for the nations

Light and Life Foundation provides financial support for over 1,500 special needs and impoverished children who live in and around the neighborhood of Hogares Luz y Vida. The monetary aid funds educational, medical, and staffing needs for the orphanage and its affiliated programs.

Hogares Luz y Vida (The Home of Light and Life) cares for the orphaned, abandoned, impoverished, and disabled children of Bogota, Colombia. 

Missions advocate at Apostles: Patty Sullivan

Friends of Gahini: The Weber Family serving in Rwanda as liaisons between churches in the USA and churches in Rwanda to strengthen their existing partnerships and build new ones to further the Gospel in the Diocese of Gahini.

From their newsletter: "On March 28th, we will celebrate one year in Rwanda! We are so grateful for this year of settling in and studying Kinyarwanda."

AFM Kazakhstan: Asher, an Anglican priest, his wife Hannah and their six boys serve with AFM in Central Asia to build up the church through discipleship. Their focus right now is language learning and building relationships with local people through their everyday contacts.

Long term goals include starting a house church. They are in touch with a small community of ex-pat believers. Pray for their family as they continue to learn the language and culture of Kazakhstan and that their faith remain strong. 

AFM Cambodia: The McLaughlin Family serves in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where they are in the early stages of an international church plant. The church began public worship in October, and it is growing into a healthy and joyful place. Every week, people from all kinds of nationalities gather to worship and encounter the Lord in Word and Table. 

Fr. Will is cominng to Connecticut in June! He will preach on June 9th, and we will have a quick Q&A during hospitality to learn more about the McLaughlins’ work in Cambodia!

Please join us in prayer for the McLaughlins’ transportation needs to be met while they are in the U.S.