At EFCC, missions isn’t just something we support—it’s something we live. From local outreach right here in Chico to partnerships across the U.S. and around the world, we’re passionate about sharing the hope of Jesus everywhere. We also create opportunities for individuals and families to step into the mission field themselves through local service projects and global trips. In the past, we’ve served in places like Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Russia, and South Africa—and we’re just getting started.
Ron and his wife Kristi live in Oroville, CA, and since Fall 2024, he has served as Lead Chaplain and CEO of ARM following the retirement of founder Ian Carlisle. He visits inmates and leads efforts to recruit, train, and equip mentors and inmate leaders to facilitate weekly discipleship and evangelism within the jail.
Luke and Megan Bryant are excited to be serving in Chico with Cru helping reach college students locally and abroad with the gospel. We want to see students built up in their faith and sent out to be lifelong followers of Christ who serve in their local church, love their families, and reach people for Christ in the areas of influence God has given them.
Katherine Sorich serves as a Director with Child Evangelism Fellowship in the 15 most-northern counties of California. The purpose of CEF is to evangelize children in the Gospel, and establish them in the Word of God and in the local Bible-believing church for Christian growth
Kelley Otto serves with Destino, the Latino/Hispanic ministry of Cru. She coaches student leaders and volunteers nationwide, encouraging and praying with them as they launch movements on college campuses. Kelley equips students to grow in faith, develop leadership skills, and share the hope of Jesus in their communities. Destino helps Latino and Hispanic men and women follow Christ and make Him known.
Andrew and Bonnie are team leaders with Campus Crusade for Christ “CRU” at CSU Chico and Butte College. Our passion is reaching college students, building them up in their faith, and sending them into the world to do likewise! Through Cru, we are trusting God to build spiritual movements everywhere so that everyone knows someone who truly follows Jesus.
Caleb & Alexius seek to engage college students in the UC Berkeley with the Gospel, a hope often hidden in this fast-paced, disillusioned culture. There is a great need in America’s cities for the body of Christ to bridge racial, cultural, and economic barriers with Christ’s love. We hope to empower and equip students to live into their identity in Christ and be mobilized to steward their gifts toward the Great Commission.
Doug and Abby work on the North Side of Pittsburgh at Urban Impact Foundation communicating and demonstrating the gospel of Jesus by redeeming the arts for Christ and restoring work to be our worship!
Dan and Kristi Holman serve with Crisis Response to share the love of Christ with people impacted by crisis-- such as fire, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc. They help local Bible-believing churches recover after a crisis and make a long-term impact in their hurting community.
Ed and Tammy Glover of Urban Impact serve youth through holistic, community-centered outreach that addresses both practical and spiritual needs. Their work focuses on building relationships, creating opportunities, and equipping young people to thrive in every area of life.
Our family directs a Hospitality House Ministry that serves Ellsworth Air Force Base. We share the gospel and our lives with the military community, our primary focus being with young, single airmen.
Jon and Jenny Davis have worked in Uganda since 2007. Jon has founded The Ideas Workshop which is an organization that combines Bible study and life on life discipleship with trade training and a metal fabrication workshop. Jenny runs Bright Horizons lending library for both national and missionary homeschooling families. They have 3 children, Meg, Dan, and Emily.
Ben and Jeanne serve with International Messengers, a nonprofit based in Iowa. In 2018 they relocated from Lyon to Perpignan, France. Ben is professor of intercultural studies at a theological college in Geneva and also directs a French cultural nonprofit that uses language teaching for cross-cultural outreach. Together they are active members of a French Baptist church in Perpignan.
The Stoimenovi Family serves orphans and vulnerable children in Bulgaria. They teach lessons, lead activities and mentor children in Bulgarian orphanages and help youth transition to independent living after leaving orphanages. As the system in Bulgaria slowly changes, they are doing more in terms of prevention of child abandonment, and in advocating for every child to live in a family.
Word of Life Panama missionary for some years, working with Panamanian children and youth through the local church and leadership training. I am currently part of the children's ministry that includes the puppet show, camps and special events for children. Support for the local church with girls' discipleship and women's leadership. lodging of the groups that visit you and administration of resources in the camp.
Tim and Susan Driscoll are leading the OMF Kanto area missionaries and short term workers, helping OMF’s work in Japan to be strategic and the missionaries to be joyful and effective. They are mobilizing more workers, training missionaries and equipping the Japanese church to reach the 99% of Japanese who have not heard the Gospel.
TV SEMINARY is a worldwide Evangelical online school based in Russia. The staff record, edit, and dub courses from TEDS and other seminaries into multiple languages at the Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral level, serving over 6,000 registered students. TV SEMINARY also freely distributes video lectures in more than 150 countries. Millions have accessed these courses online in recent years.
We work in East Asia, focusing primarily on seeing indigenously-led, multiplying house-churches planted. We train church leaders and teachers, plant churches, disciple believers, and do evangelism.
Josh and Adrienne are currently serving Jesus in Budapest, Hungary with Cru. They are both working at the International Christian School of Budapest serving believing and unbelieving families from all over the world. Josh also serves as the Community Groups, Discipleship and Men's Ministry Coordinator at Danube International Church.
Sharla and Russell have served in Southeast Asia since 2008 and currently live in Cambodia, where they use Christian education to reach children, families, and communities for Jesus Christ. Their ministry includes village outreach, where Russell regularly preaches and teaches, while Sharla leads worship and teaches English to local children. Through education, discipleship, and church planting, they seek to bring lasting hope to Khmer communities.
Kevin and Leah Book-Satterlee serve in Europe. Kevin has been newly appointed as Regional Leader for Mesa Global in Europe and both serve directly with local church ministry in Conexión Granada. Our passion is to see young people (especially) grow in their walk with Christ and live out the Kingdom of God in their cities, homes, and places of work or study to participate in God's love for their neighbors. We do this in our congregation, by running the mission apprenticeship program, Avance, and by connecting with our children's schools in a volunteer capacity.
Matt and Karissa Long serve at the mission center in Papua New Guinea, supporting church planting among unreached people groups. Missionaries learn local languages, translate Scripture, and teach God’s Word to establish mature churches. Karissa teaches at their mission’s school, and together they serve in member care, encouraging and caring for missionaries and helping them to thrive.
K & S’s field focuses on loving and blessing Muslim Southeast Asians. K leads the mobilization team for this field to increase prayer and attract those God is calling to join His work there. K is also on a church planting team in the US to reach refugees from Southeast Asia through practical help like English teaching. S is the editor for a monthly internal OMF prayer bulletin. They have two children.
