We believe God wants us to go global by starting where we are and then going everywhere with the gospel. Jesus put it this way in Matthew 28:18-20: “And Jesus came 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.’ Amen.” These words contain our marching orders for living on mission. In short, our mission mandate is mandatory.
Jesus tells us what we’re to do – go and make disciples. Actually, it literally says, “in your going” or “as you go,” make disciples. In Jesus’ mind, it’s a given that we will go! And we’re told to go global – to all the nations. This word for “nations” refers not to geo/political entities but to “people groups,” of which there are about 13,000 in the world. Mark 16:15 adds that we are to “go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” In Acts 1:8 we see the strategy for gospel expansion: “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.”
We believe that we’re called to live on mission in our homes and neighborhood and community (Jerusalem). Then we’re to take the gospel to our county (Judea) and then move out to our country (Samaria). Finally, we’re to reach the continents (ends of the earth).That’s why we partner with both local missions and global missions.
Missionaries with only initials are in areas considered hostile and their identity has been protected.
47 Total Foriegn Field Missionairies are supported by Edgewood Baptist Church
Asia
Norris & Linda Bailey
SW
Cambodia
Asian Hope
Mike and Michelle Freeze
China
BE & KE
IT & ST
India
KP
RS & DS
ST & BT
PS & JS
Japan
George King
Ruth King
Bob & Sandy Piatt
Jim & Amy Smith
Dean & Sue Zemke
Alex & Laura Logan
Pakistan
SJ & EJ
Botswana
Steve & Pam Workman
Burkina Faso
Charles & Mary Joyce
Sao Tome
Doug & Amanda Claypool
Ethiopia
Frank & Karon Auterson
Ivory Coast
Kamate & Kavira Basolene
Tim & Barbara Downs
South Africa
Jeff Demarest
Tanzania
Bob & Dee Dodson
Kenya
Bobby & Lisa Bechtel
Jim & Sybil Eberhard
Jerry Novak
Joshua Ngao
Uganda
Aaron & Amanda Langworthy
Brazil
Jerry & Kristen Hickey
Lynell Smith
Columbia
Scott & Kristi Hudgins
Mexico
Connie DeVilbiss
Phil & Pattie Eager
Paul & Roxanne Wilson
Guatemala
Jim & Shelley Dinsmore
Karen Kolb
Dominican Republic
Tom & Regina Franklin
Australia
Michael & Tammi Nelson
Buddy & Susan Smith
Czech Republic
Alan & Amie Williams
France
Paul & Glenda Stetson
Germany
Bill & Debbie Crawford
Netherlands
Corey & Kaylee O’Grady
Poland
Paul & Carlene Eager
Spain
Arnold & Leslie Belasco
26 Domestic Field Missionairies and Organizations are supported by Edgewood Baptist Church
Local Go Team Partners
InterVarsity - Augustana College & Black Hawk College
Pregnancy Resources - Moline, IL & Davenport, IA
Youth Hope, Quad Cities
National Organizations
Life in Messiah International – Lansing, IL
Chosen People Ministries - New York, NY
Voice of the Martyrs - USA & Foreign
Baptist Bible College - Springfield, MO
Christian Law Association - Seminole, FL
Keep Believing Ministries - Elmhurst, IL
Moody Bible Institute – Chicago, IL
Pacific Garden Missions - Chicago, IL
Individuals
Jeff & Carla Bassett - Baptist International Missions, NJ
Manuel & Kim (Taylor) Contreras - World Impact in Fresno, CA
Dave & Wednesday Bennett - Timber Bay Camp & Retreat Center, MN
Michael & Rachel Aubrey – Wycliffe Bible Translators, FL
Ken Krup - Awana Clubs
Nancy Dillman - Prisoners for Christ, WA
Norm & Alison Hoyt - Camp Forest Springs, WI
Retired Missionaries
Mick Baumgartner (served in Bolivia)
Laura Nell Ferrell (served in Greece)
Cherie Espinosa (served in Argentina)
Joe & Lorraine Domingos (served in Brazil)
Tom & Phyllis Bassett (served in France)
Richard & Kathleen Hester (served in Australia)
Bonnie Clark (served in Botswana)
Stan & Barbara Yuchnovicz (served in Taiwan)
Connie Gill (served in Brazil)