Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age
Matthew 28:19-20 (ESV)
Trinity's mission ministry serves as a liaison between our congregation and our partners in the service of the kingdom of Christ around the world. Our core purpose is to support and encourage those working to fulfill the Lord's Great Commission in both our country and abroad.
Jordyn Cram serves with The Navigators at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her typical weeks are filled with small group Bible studies, Navigator Nights and one-on-one meet ups with university women for discipleship training. She strives to help students come to know Jesus more deeply, grow to walk with Him for a lifetime, and learn to share Him with others. In the diverse city of Auckland, Jordyn believes that the Lord will use students’ lives to impact the Kingdom.
Jacob and Katie DeValve serve with Ethnos 360 in Papua, New Guinea among an oral people group known as the Kuyu people. The Kuyu have never before heard the Word of God but have invited the DeValves to come and live with them. The DeValves are part of a three-couple team whose goal is to learn the language and culture, develop an alphabet, teach the Kuyu people to read and write, and introduce them to the Bible. All that they do is focused on the singular objective of ultimately sharing the hope of the gospel with the Kuyu people.
John and Nancy DeValve served in Niger, Africa as missionaries with Sudan Interior Missions beginning in the late 1990’s up until 2021. During this time they lived in a community, learned the local language, and shared the gospel with members of the community. Today they serve from the states where John is an advisor for theological education in French-speaking Africa, travels to Niger to teach at a theological college, and provides consulting support to the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education. Nancy serves as an administrative assistant to SIM USA’s team leader for missionaries based in the US but serving remotely in ministries overseas.
Peter and Ruthie Dutton served with Covenant Missions as missionaries in Thailand and Laos for over 33 years, where they were directors of a Development Project and managed mission businesses in farming, food production, fisheries and silk. They were also involved in the development of Thai Covenant churches and camping ministries. Today they are based in Atlanta, GA, serving as mentors to Thai church leaders. The Duttons are also organizing short-term mission trips to Thailand through the Covenant’s Merge Ministries.
Charlie Gauthier serves with The Navigators as the campus director at Eastern Connecticut State University. Charlie’s ministry is focused on introducing students to the gospel of Jesus Christ. He works one on one with students, helping them to grow as disciples and to become disciple-makers. This summer, Charlie is leading a team of students from schools in Connecticut and the Boston area on a month-long missions trip to Uganda.
Jeffrey and Stefanie Woods serve with Assemblies of God in Kenya, Africa. They work to share the truth, disciple, and plant churches among the nine unreached tribes of the Swahili coast. They also oversee the training of all new church planters (who arrive from many nations of the world) concentrating on missionary life, missiology, and spiritual formation at a center they have recently established in Kenya. They are focused on identifying and training leaders to pioneer new teams. Lastly, they have leadership responsibility for their missions board’s engagement with unreached people groups across Africa.
Scott and Lena Yount serve in Bila, Tserkva, Ukraine with the Spiritual Orphans Network. Their ministry, called “Joy 4 Ukraine,” focuses on bringing the gospel to orphans and youth with special needs and disabilities. They serve through Vacation Bible School camps for youth, church services for families of children with special needs, and supporting a Cerebral Palsy Center, as well as through ministry in local schools for children with hearing disabilities. Scott also serves at English-speaking Bible camps in Slovakia sponsored by Spiritual Orphans Network.