Featured Missionaries

John & Laura Cross

CRU - Valor

Supported Since 2021

John serves as the Valor Team Leader for the Great Lakes Region, covering schools with ROTC programs in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan's lower-peninsula and Wisconsin. He mentors and guides student leaders in their efforts to lead effective local Bible studies and fellowships. Laura ministers to the young women of the Redbird Valor group by mentoring and discipling them to deepen their faith.

Let’s Pray 

• Praise for finishing the semester well and the commissioning of new officers all over the Great Lakes region. 
• Pray for new officers in their new careers and as they attend Basic Officer Leader Courses.
• Pray for Army cadets at Advanced Camp at Ft. Knox for training.
• Pray Summer Bible Studies offered at Ft. Knox for cadets on Wed & Sun nights. 
• Pray for the team of volunteers & various ministry staff who connect & encourage these cadets. 
• Pray for that cadets would attend these events & make decisions to follow Christ.
• Pray for Cru25 in Milwaukee in July - Cru staff from all over the world will gather.
• Pray for John as he heads to Rocky Mountain High with cadets, midshipmen and junior officers for a week of high adventure and spiritual mentorship (July 27-Aug 3 - plus travel days on each side).
• Pray for our travels, both personal and Valor related throughout the summer.

Missions has been a part of our DNA from the very beginning!

1964 our first full time missionary was sent.

1966 we hosted our first missions conference.

Presently we support over 40 missionaries near and far. They include church planters, college campus ministries, international ministry, and training / discipling / mobilizing.

Who are our missionaries?

First of all we call our missionaries, "Global Partners". We consider our support of them a partnership, and we take it seriously! We pray for them continually and strive to keep in touch with them so that we can remain involved in their work. Their stories are amazing!

Grace Church Global Partners are young adults just heading out on the mission field. They are couples and families choosing to live in other countries to form relationships so they can share the gospel. They are individuals entrenched on college campuses. They are seasoned workers of God who have spent their whole lives in service to Him to share the love of Jesus and further His Kingdom. And they are people who live and work in their neighborhoods and churches to share the salvation of Jesus Christ in their own countries.

How do we support our missionaries?

No money is used from the operating budget of Grace Church to support our Global Partners.

The financial support for all our Global Partners comes directly from the generous family of Grace Church. Pledges are made in the fall of each year to help the GO Team oversee the yearly budget and make decisions on support.

Are there other ways Grace Church fulfills the command of  Matthew 28:19?                                                 YES! The GO Team supports

Short term missions trips (Adult & Youth)

Annual Missions Garage Sale (an outreach to the local community the benefits our Global Partners in a big way)

Conferences & learning opportunities