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Missionary

One who is called by God to initiate evangelistic strategies and strong gospel witness for the effective establishing of local, indigenous churches characterized by true worship of God, effective biblical nurture of believers, and evangelization of unbelievers, to the end that these churches will reproduce themselves. This work occurs in a specific, strategic cross-cultural context involving the crossing of cultural-linguistic barriers. 

Missionary Partner

One who is primarily engaged in mobilizing missionaries or providing practical, technical or administrative services required by a sending agency to support the missionary who is sent by the local church. 

EVANGELIST

One who is primarily engaged in evangelism of unbelievers and ongoing discipleship of Christians alongside the local church. They may do this by providing practical, technical or administrative services targeted at specific, strategic demographics in the US working within a parachurch organization and being commissioned/sent by the local church.  

Church Planter

A planter is one who is called by God to initiate evangelistic strategies and strong gospel witness for the effective establishing of local, indigenous churches characterized by true worship of God, effective biblical nurture of believers, and evangelization of unbelievers, to the end that these churches will reproduce themselves.  

CHURCH REVITALIZER

A revitalizer is one who is called to do most the same activities of a planter as evangelism/discipleship, hospitality, etc. But within an existing particular church who needs spiritual vitality, biblical leadership, and a new vision for faithful growth in and service unto Christ. 

Missionaries

  • E & D 
    • E & D are working with unreached people in Southeast Asia, evangelizing the lost and raising up pastors.
  • Fernando & Margot DeSouza
    • Fernando & Margot are currently in language school in France in preparation to go to Chad to plant churches among the K people.
  • Jon and Melissa Eager
    • Jon & Melissa Eager are members of the Hershey Evangelical Free Church and serve with Africa Inland Mission. Jon is a medical doctor and has been serving the Sandawe people of Tanzania together with medical workers from the Africa Inland Church of Tanzania. The Eagers joined the Cedar Crest BFC Tanzania team working among the Sandawe unreached people group.
  • John and Karen Elias
    • John and Karen minister to their Muslim neighbors and equip churches to reach out to them in order to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. Many of the people they work with are part of Unreached People Groups of the world.
  • Sheri Felty
    • Sheri serves with The Evangelical Alliance Mission in Spain. She is an Educational Therapist ministering to children with learning disabilities. Sheri also partners with “Push The Rock” sports ministry as a way to introduce young people to the gospel of Jesus Christ and to build relationships that otherwise may not have been built.
  • Alex Hartranft
    • Alex serves in Chad with a church-planting team from AIM (Africa Inland Mission) among the K people.
  • D & A H
    • D and A are currently setting up a textile business and are learning a minority language with the vision to see a Body established and the Father worshipped among one of Asia’s many ethnic minority peoples.
  • Tony & Joanna Murrin
    • Tony & Joanna serve as field director for International Tribal Ministries. Tony oversees the ITM aviation department and Joanna coordinates the medical service and mission home ministry. They have been involved in planting various churches among tribal groups in Bolivia. They are both involved at the Cochabamba International church doing teaching, music and leadership. They have four children.
  • Efthemes & Irene Sioukiouroglou
    • Efthemes & Irene are Greek members of Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church and serve under Fellowship International Mission. They are working among refugees in their native country Greece, using friendship evangelism as an avenue for meeting both spiritual & physical needs, such as language school, food, clothing and employment.
  • Luis & Haleigh Vargas
    • Luis and Haleigh (Ott) Vargas and their infant son, Noah, serve in Bolivia. Their desire is to do church planting in unreached people groups in Bolivia and are currently attending a 2-year training program with Misión Etnos in Santa Cruz.
  • D & R
    • Consultants assisting churches in Southeast Asia with campus ministry.

Missionary Partners

  • Brett & Krista Miller
    • Brett & Krista are serving with CRU on the campus of George Mason University. They have an exciting evangelism & discipleship ministry to college students both domestic & international, many of whom come from Unreached peoples of the world.
  • Sam & Melissa Adams
    • Sam & Melissa are members of Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church and serve under Christian Missionary Technical Services. Sam is involved in the organization and distribution of the CMTS supply operation to assist missionary endeavors, while Melissa serves in the Children’s Ministry at CCBFC. Their mission is to supply, train, and support missionaries worldwide.
  • Sanjay & Keren Dalavai
    • Sanjay is the founder (along with Keren) and director of Life Change Ministries International (LCMI), which works to bring the good news of the Gospel to children and teenagers in India and Asia through Christian camping.
  • Francisco & Eliane DeSouza
    • Francisco & Eliane are members of Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church and serve with Fellowship International Mission. Francisco & Eliane have served as missionaries in Brazil and Francisco now serves as the Director of Ministry Personnel. He is involved in member care to missionaries on the field. He specializes in assisting churches and helps them find, prepare and deploy new missionaries.  Francisco makes himself available to churches, bible schools and seminaries for the advancement of missions in their locations.
  • Amanda Harman
    • Amanda serves with Cru at Penn State University doing evangelism, discipleship, and Bible studies with college students.
  • Daniel & Elisabeth Hunziker
    • Daniel & Elisabeth are serving with Wycliffe Bible Translators as a part of the Cedar Crest BFC Tanzania team. They have worked diligently to create a written Sandawe alphabet and translate the scriptures into the Sandawe language. They have translated the Jesus film into the local language and recorded and distributed audio bibles as well. They are currently working to help other translators in Tanzania to accomplish many of the same tasks in other tribal languages. Daniel and Elisabeth have four grown children.
  • Phil & Jan Morrison
    • Phil & Jan are members of the Berean Bible Fellowship Church in Stroudsburg PA and serve with Africa Inland Mission. Phil is the Child protection officer for AIM international. Jan disciples AIM missionary women and provides member care for them as they pass through the US.
  • John & Judy Nicely
    • John & Judy are members of Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church and serve with The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM) in the home office providing many vital functions that support the missionary effort.
  • Nelson & Robyn Randolph
    • Nelson is a member of Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church and serves under the Bible Fellowship Church denominational board of missions as the Short-term mission trip coordinator. He is heavily involved with the Operation Christmas Shoebox ministry of Samaritan’s Purse that helps provide humanitarian aid for the purpose of sharing the gospel to many impoverished communities around the globe.
  • Jeremy & Becky Reinhard
    • Jeremy & Becky are members of Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church. They have both worked in various ministries at church and have ministered to children for many years. They have 4 children and are thrilled to be used of the Lord to disciple children at the Rift Valley Academy in Kenya, a missionary boarding school for Africa Inland Mission.
  • Barry & Candace Wingo
    • Barry & Candy have served with Ethnos 360 (formerly New Tribes Mission) in Mexico for many years as church planters and are currently working in the home office in Greenville SC. They provide much needed member care for those that have less experience in the challenges of missionary life.
  • Brendan & Jenn O’Brien
    • Brendan & Jenn are members of Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church. Brendan is the founder and team lead for Slingshot Esports where he oversees vision, strategy, finances, and events. He also serves on the strategy team for GOGame, a global esports and gaming movement designed to impact the global gaming community for the Kingdom.
  • S & K
    • S & K were both born in India and are members of the Ephrata Bible Fellowship Church. S is the founder and president of Life Change Ministries International. He and K serve the children of Asia, many of whom live in areas with little to no access to the gospel in Christian Camping ministries.
  • Dean & Ingrid Ressler
    • Dean & Ingrid are members of Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship Church and serve at Fellowship International Mission. They served in Bonaire for 24 years and are now in the home office where Dean edits the FIM Connection, maintains contact with MK’s, retirees, and singles in the FIM family and assists with personnel records and reporting.

Church Planters

  • Stephen & Angelica Diaz
    • Church Planter & Pastor at Citylight Bible Church, a new particular church of the BFC in East Allentown.
  • Rick & Kristin Dobrowolski
    • Pastor at Citylight Bible Church, a new particular church of the BFC in East Allentown.
  • Joseph & Thanna Moussa
    • Joseph and Thanna started out ministering the gospel of Jesus in his homeland of Syria. After that, they moved back to America and the Lord led them to plant an Arabic speaking church in Rockville Maryland. Joseph & Thana are seeking to reach Arabic speaking peoples here in the US and oversees three churches in York, Harrisburg, and Rockville, while also working toward planting an Arabic speaking church in Allentown.
  • Emmanuel & Laura Suarez
    • Emmanuel serves as pastor at HOPE community church in Allentown on 12th street with his wife Laura. They reach out specifically to children and families within their community through various evangelistic programs. God has blessed their church with much spiritual growth over the years as they follow Him.
  • Tim & Tori Zuck
    • Tim is a Church Planter/Pastor under the direction of the Bible Fellowship Church Board of Church Extension. He and Tori are supported by various BFC local churches. Cedar Crest BFC has partnered with them to see a vibrant evangelical church planted in the Forks Township area

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