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Missions

Bringing Hope to People Everywhere

At New Hope Church, we are humbled and excited to join God in His work—both in the greater Lansing area and around the world. We partner with key missionaries and organizations that share our passion for spreading God’s love and making a lasting impact. Above all, we strive to build a culture of discipleship, knowing that when we serve together, lives are transformed, and God’s Kingdom grows.

Missionaries We Partner With

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Ronnie & Lexie Porrello

The Porrellos are serving as missionaries in Colombia with Ethnos360, focused on planting mature churches amongst unreached people groups.
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Aaron & Cassie Gortmaker

The Gortmakers live in Costa Rica where they are developing a camp ministry center called Arbol de Vida (Tree of Life).
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Nathan & Courtney Reynolds

The Reynolds are serving as full-time staff with Campus Crusade for Christ at Michigan State University.
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Dan & Hannah Knox

The Knox family is serving as missionaries in the Philippines with Ethnos360 and functions as Center Managers to support and care for other missionaries in remote locations.
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Alex Pickens

Alex Pickens

Alex serves as a Community Outreach Minister in Lansing, MI, focusing on first responders in an effort to align with the Great Commission.
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William & Marilyn Wagner

William and Marilyn lead an organization that equips the church with strategies to transform the culture and trains pastors and ministry leaders to contend for the faith.
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David & Ann Kitonga

The Kitongas lead the Africa Equip Ministry, which helps transform the lives of people in the slum to become Christ following, educated, and productive men, women, and children.
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Katie Scott

Katie Scott joined Back2Back Ministries in 2019, serving in Haiti before transitioning to a remote role due to ongoing violence. Now based in the Dominican Republic, she continues overseeing finances for both the DR and Haiti teams as well as supporting the local staff.
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Local & Global Partnerships

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Samaritan's Purse

Samaritan’s Purse is a Christian relief and evangelism organization led by Franklin Graham. We partner with the organization by sending crews to disaster relief areas through their U.S. Disaster Relief program, as well as, organizing and gathering shoeboxes from the greater Lansing area for the Operation Christmas Child initiative in order to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with children across the world.
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Christian Services

Christian Services/LOVE INC enables local churches to share Christ’s love by providing the necessary link between church volunteers and those in our own community who are in need. Here at NH, we partner with Christian Services to provide food and other goods to those who are in need within our community.
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City Rescue Mission

The City Rescue Mission is a 501(c)3 Christian ministry founded in and still serving Michigan’s capital area. Every year, thousands of women, children, and men find refuge and rescue thanks to the compassion of our community. Their mission is to meet physical needs for food and shelter to bring those with spiritual needs the hope that is found in Jesus Christ.
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The Clothesline

Tom and Lisa Jelenek started The Laingsburg Clothesline as a way to provide proper clothing to individuals and families at very low cost and for free to those who experience tragic loss such as a house fire.
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House of Promise

The House of Promise is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides survivors of sex abuse and sex trafficking unconditional love, acceptance, and a place to heal. Their goal is to disrupt the destructive patterns of slavery through education and care for the survivors. They do this through training, counseling, and helping the young girls/women relearn basic skills, so that they can rebuild their lives and reintegrate into society.
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Family Impact Centers (FIC)

Family Impact Centers works hand in hand with local communities and area churches to offer hope and to help bring restoration to individuals and families in need. FIC’s Client Choice Food Pantry allows the opportunity for those in emergency situations to choose their own food/personal/cleaning items after calling for an appointment. They also offer men’s and women’s Bible studies, parenting classes, health and wellness workshops, as well as Grief Share and professional Christian counseling.
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Persecution.org

Persecution is a multifaceted problem that requires a comprehensive solution. For nearly three decades, ICC has developed a unique approach focused on assistance, advocacy, and awareness. They exist to bandage the wounds of persecuted Christians and to build the Church in the most challenging parts of the world.
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Shared Pregnancy

Shared Pregnancy is a life-affirming organization that provides tangible support to women when they choose to carry their babies to term. Pregnant women can receive free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, and information, as well as participate in a Learn and Earn program for continued emotional and material support. Shared Pregnancy walks alongside women from pregnancy through the first four years of the baby's life.
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Ingham County Jail Ministry

RTF (Reach the Forgotten Jail Ministry) believes in the redemption and restoration of inmates through Jesus Christ. As the largest jail-focused ministry in the U.S., they empower chaplains and volunteers to share hope and salvation with the “forgotten” women and men incarcerated in Michigan’s county jails.
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Hannah's House

Hannah’s House in Lansing provides homeless, expectant mothers with more than food and shelter—it offers a chance to build emotional, physical, and spiritual strength for parenting or adoption. Women live there free of charge through pregnancy and up to six months postpartum, gaining the support and skills needed for a stable, independent future.
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Medic Corps

Medic Corps is a Christian U.S.-based non-governmental organization that deploys their cross-trained volunteers to provide humanitarian aid, medical assistance, and rescue services to disaster areas. Their mission is to provide rapid response and critical aid where it is most needed. Their teams on the ground seek to find the areas that are being neglected in order to fill in the gaps.
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Endeavor House Ministries

Endeavor House Ministries

Endeavor House Ministries is a residential, and Christ-centered, community-based transitional housing program designed to help men and women find freedom from drug and alcohol use. The intent is to equip the participants with the life skills and coping mechanisms necessary to ensure them a successful transition back into everyday society upon completion of the program. They provide a safe, structured learning environment in their one-year program.
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You Can Make an Eternal Impact

Pray

Partner with us in prayer for our missionaries and ministry partners! Your prayers strengthen their work, providing spiritual protection, guidance, and encouragement in the face of challenges.

Will you pray with us?

Give

When you give to New Hope Church, you help bring the hope of Jesus to people in need—both in our community and around the world.

Your generosity has the power to transform lives

Go

Serving on the missions team is a powerful way to share God’s love, meet real needs, and be part of life-changing work both locally and globally. Is God calling you to step out in faith?

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Praying continually.
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