MISSIONS MINISTRY
Calvary Nexus Missions Ministry
Theme Verses:
“And Jesus came back and spoke to them, saying, ‘All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.’” (Matthew 28:19-20)
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)
Objectives:
Focus geographically on strategic areas of Kingdom expansion, including Mexico, the Philippines, Germany, Australia, and Africa, by assisting Calvary Chapel-style ministries which are intentionally raising up pastors and leaders, planting bible teaching churches, and loving their neighbors. Identify, train, mobilize and support missionaries from our local church body to serve in local and international ministry.
Calvary Nexus is blessed to support the following missionaries and ministries
Africa
South Africa
New Life in Christ South Africa (Demitri & Karen Nikiforos)
Pastor Demitri oversees this national organization that identifies, trains, and supports church planters.
website: newlifect.co.za
Uganda
Connect2 Ministries (John Wern)
John, an elder here at Calvary Nexus, helps lead this non-profit organization which provides vocational training for men and women in a Christ-centered environment and organizes leadership and marriage conferences.
website: connect2ministries.org
Asia
Philippines
Mark & Sherry Chua
Mark and Sherry are former staff members here at Calvary Nexus. Along with their young children Paul and Malia, they’re assisting with a variety of ministries at Calvary Chapel, Manila.
website: dearchuas.com
2019 Update Video
Calvary Chapel Manila (Lito & Cecille de Guzman)
Pastor Lito oversees this ministry in the heart of Manila, which is involved with local outreach, youth evangelism, and church planting.
website: calvarychapelmanila.org
Also, visit their Facebook page to learn more.
Calvary Chapel Dumaguete (Joseph & Lolit Jo)
Pastor Jo leads this thriving church which is involved with local outreach, prison ministry, and youth evangelism.
website: calvarychapeldumaguete.com
India
Talking Bibles International
This ministry produces and distributes audio recordings of translated Scriptures in hundreds of languages, making them accessible for millions of people around the world who cannot read.
website: talkingbibles.org
Australia
Ryan & Joy Reiter
Ryan, a former Calvary Nexus staff member, and his wife, Joy are serving the Lord through a variety of ministries, both at a local church and in their community, in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia.
website: ryanwithjoy.com
Europe
Germany
Aaron & Amy Snyder (Calvary Chapel Siegen)
Aaron serves on staff at this large church as the pastor of student ministries. He and his wife, Amy, and their four young children are also involved with reaching refugees with the gospel.
website: cc-siegen.de/gruppen/rocksolid
2019 Update Video
North America
Mexico
Richard & Samantha Payne
Rich, Samantha and their family are former Calvary Nexus attenders now serving the Lord as full-time missionaries in Vicente Guerrero. Their ministry involves worship, teaching, construction, and a variety of other disciple-making opportunities.
website: samanthapayne10.wixsite.com/paynesupdates
Casa Estrella (Joe & Esther Valenzuela)
Casa Estrella is a Christ-centered girl’s home in Rosarito, founded and operated by Joe and Esther. This powerful ministry rescues girls from abuse and addiction and guides them to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
website: casaestrellafoundation.com
Jose Luis & Cindy Pesina (Gracia del Calvario)
Pastor Jose Luis and Cindy are church planters in Tijuana. In addition to shepherding the local church they began, they also conduct numerous outreach and community service activities, including regularly providing meals for hundreds of impoverished children.
website: graceofcalvary.org
Mike & Sarah Vincent (Calvary Chapel Rosarito)
In 2002 Pastor Mike, with his wife Sarah, founded Calvary Chapel in Rosarito. In addition to serving as lead pastor of this growing church, Mike also oversees ongoing church planter training classes, and has raised up dozens of church planters who’ve planted numerous new churches across Baja over the past decade.
website: calvarychapelrosarito.net/
Horizonte Ministries (Juan Domingo)
Pastor Juan Domingo, along with his son, Jonathan lead Calvary Chapel Ensenada in Baja, Mexico. Additionally, through Horizonte Ministries, they sponsor a bible college and a home for special needs children.
website: horizonteensenada.com
United States
Ventura County Pregnancy Center (Janice Jesse)
The VCPC, directed by Calvary Nexus attendee Janice Jesse, is a Christ-centered ministry which provides support to women and men in unplanned pregnancy or post-abortive situations, including free pregnancy tests, confidential counseling, free ultrasounds, and more.
website: venturacpc.org
Nathan Porter (InterVarsity)
Nathan, a member of our Calvary Nexus church family, serves full-time with InterVarsity as a missionary to CSUCI and Moorpark College. In addition to raising up Christian leaders, he also oversees several bible studies involving dozens of students.
website: intervarsity.org
Bill Holdridge (Poimen)
Poimen (“Shepherd”) is a unique ministry operating in the U.S. and the United Kingdom which focuses on strengthening pastors in order to strengthen churches.
website: poimenministries.com
Gideons International (Warren Nelson)
Warren serves as a missionary with Gideons International, a ministry dedicated to making Bibles available to everyone in the world to reach people with the good news about Jesus Christ.
website: gideons.org
Gabriel’s House (Sam Gallucci)
This Christ-centered ministry in Oxnard provides food, housing and other critical resources for homeless mothers and their children to help them find permanent solutions.
website: gabriels-house.org
Child Evangelism Fellowship (Jane Boyer)
Jane, a part of our Cavalry Nexus family, coordinates the “Good News Club,” an outreach ministry to students at our local grade schools. Faithful volunteers have opportunity each week to demonstrate God’s love to children and tell them about Jesus.
website: cefonline.com
Sheri Snyder (Pacific Youth Correctional Ministries)
As a chaplain in Orange County, CA Sheri and her team focus on sharing the gospel with incarcerated and at-risk youth, seeing many young people come to Christ.
website: pacificyouth.org
If you are interested in knowing more about missions and serving in the mission field, please contact Sheri Mergenthal at sheri@calvarynexus.org
“And how shall they preach unless they are sent?”
– Romans 10:15
