Learn more about our church family’s recent mission trips:

Nepal – October 2011

Matt Helems played bass in a worship band in a Bhutanese refugee camp at their first evangelistic festival. The team also helped teach pastors, visited schools and provide medical care.

India 8/19/11 – 9/2/11

Sex Trafficking and Medical Work Trip with India Partners in Mumbai, India. Check out their website here.

Rwanda 8/14/2011 – 8/24/2011

Working with Africa New Life Ministries, Pam Knox, Darcy Hansen, and Ginger and Chloe McHenry will be traveled to Rwanda. Visit africanewlife.org for more information on their mission.

Kenya  7/30/11 – 8/14/11

Traveling with Open Arms International, Shanon Vroman and friends offered a 4 day medical clinic to hundreds in the local communities, hosting children’s ministry events and feeding hungry children in the slum areas. For more information please contact Shanon.

London and Scotland, July 2011

Jeff and Kari Patterson spoke at the 2011 “Single-Minded” conference and other conferences in London.  They also trained church leaders, pastors, and student leaders in Gospel-centered discipleship and traveled to Scotland to encourage the Luses, our missionaries there.

Guatemala, June 2011

Working with Medical Teams International, Paul and Heather Foster led a trip to Guatemala where they provided medical and nutritional evaluations, focusing primarily on children.

Nicaragua, June 2011

Watch this video on WCC’s high school mission trip to Nicaragua!

Tokyo (May 25 – June 6, 2011)

Working with Grace City Church Tokyo, Max Blair and other members of the Juilliard Christian Fellowship helped build relationships between Japanese Christians and the Japanese that have never heard the gospel. Max performed in concerts at churches and in church members’ homes.

ELDORET, KENYA (JULY 31-AUGUST 14, 2010)

Willamette Christian Church took a team, including Lead Pastor Joel Dombrow and his wife, Joy, as well as 10 others, to Kenya for this Open Arms mission dedicated to medical clinics and children’s ministry. Learn more about Open Arms International by going to their website.

RWANDA (NOVEMBER 1-15, 2009)

Read their blog here.

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (OCTOBER 24-31, 2009)

This group of 11 served in Aboledas, Atizapan, Mexico City, helping Steve and Kay Carpenter build their worship center where they serve the community, teach English to kids and adults and vision casting with the Carpenters for the future of WCC’s relationship with them. Click here to follow their trip on the WCC in Mexico blog.

ELDORET, KENYA (JULY 25-AUGUST 9, 2009)

Shane Monahan and Brandt, Shanon, Hunter, Karleigh and Spencer Vroman traveled to Eldoret, Kenya for this Open Arms mission dedicated to medical clinics and children’s ministry. Follow their journey through their blog, or learn more about Open Arms International by going to their website.

KIGALI, RWANDA (JULY 13-20, 2009)

Volunteer medical and dental professionals – including WCC members Chris and Elise Veley – served in Rwanda, providing free clinics to those who otherwise cannot access these services. This opportunity was sponsored by Compassion Rwanda, a project of Compassion Connect, aligned with City Fest, Kigali with Andrew Palau. Read their blog here.

BOMET, KENYA (JUNE 27 – JULY 19, 2009)

Read Dan and Heather Holland’s family blog to learn more about their trip, sponsored by World Medical Mission (part of Samaritan’s Purse). Dan performed eye surgery, while Heather and the children did community outreach and children’s ministry.

RWANDA (AUGUST 3-20, 2008)

Read their blog at LOVEISACTION.org

MEXICO (AUGUST 1-10, 2008)

Read their blog at WILLAMETTEYOUTH.com see photos HERE.

KENYA (JULY 2008)

Visit their site at OPENARMSINTERNATIONAL.ORG