Featured Missionaries

Mike & Michelle Klunke
Gillian, Natalie, & Luke

Reliant - Cornerstone Church

Supported Since2009

Mike is a campus pastor for Cornerstone Church, serving ISU, IWU, and Heartland College students. Reliant Mission is closely affiliated with Collegiate Church Network, which plants churches on secular college campuses. Mike has leadership roles in this ministry as well. His duties include training student and staff leaders, assisting other campus churches through challenges, and serving on their board.

Update from Mike: 

Last weekend our son Luke left for college. The nest is empty but our hearts are filled with joy for the journey ahead. Illinois State students are back and we spent the first couple weeks meeting new students. The last several years of work have been focused on defining our leadership team and equipping them to lead. On September 14th we recognize two new elders and pastors in our church who are ready to lead. October 1st-March 31st is a sabbatical and work transition for Mike as he steps into co-directing Pastor and Missionary care for The Collegiate Church Network (of which Cornerstone is a member church). God has been incredibly faithful to us during this transition.
 

Let’s Pray 

• Pray for grace for us to figure out a new season of family.
• Pray for rest and recharge during the Sabbatical.
• Pray for fresh zeal and vision for the next chapter.

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