CrossLife knows we have a mission that is commissioned to us by God. We are to share the love and good news of Jesus Christ to everyone. We organize our mission around an Acts 1:8 strategy.
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 1:8 (ESV)
Our Mission Theme for 2023 is REACH
sharing the love of Christ to our local and surrounding communities. We do this mostly through partnerships with schools and providing community events.
Our Jerusalem & Judea Mission:
Community Bicycle Repair
We had the opportunity to share and live out the love of Christ locally to families in Elkridge! We repaired over 30 bicycles to get them ready to ride this summer.
ESL Classes
ESL at CrossLife is made up of students from many different countries: Cameroon, Nepal, Dominican Republic, Boliva, Panama and more. The students speak Spanish, Nepali, and French and all seek to learn English as their second or third language. The students engage in lively discussions, comparing and contrasting verbs, and figuring out the use of masculine and feminine. The students are enjoying translating their native tongue into English and making comparisons to their own native languages. Contact Rin Dabeck with questions.
If you would like to join our Jerusalem & Judea Mission Team contact Larry Eastman
sharing the love of Christ to people outside our local community but within our country.
Our Samaria Mission:
Broken Wall Project Church Plant
We are directly involved in Church Planting. We pray with The Broken Wall Project as they minister to southeast Baltimore. Church Planter Ron Willoughby and his wife Barbara live in the community and work closely with North Bend Elementary School. Look for more information at brokenwallproject.org. Also, here is a link to an interview one of our missionaries, Scott, did with one of our new friends, Terell.
North American Church Planting
We are associated with the North America Mission Board (NAMB), Baptist Convention of Maryland / Delaware (BCM/D), and Mid-Maryland Baptist Association (MMBA). Through these organizations we partner and financially support planting churches and the spreading of the Good News of Jesus at home and around the World.
sharing the love of Christ outside the border of our country. We have an ongoing partnership with several overseas missions.
Our Ends of The Earth Mission:
Dominican Republic
We have sent a mission team almost every year for the past 15 years.
We are involved in international mission sending teams to Hananneel, Mexico; to Chile. We currently we have a partnership with MIVA (Ministerio Infantile Viva Amor, Children’s Ministry Love Alive) in Pimentel, Dominican Republic. Their school teaches over 200 children in grades K-8. The children receive basic education, the love of Christ, and two meals a day. You can sponsor a child at CERINFA by going to pimentelproject.org.
Davoll Family Church Plant
CrossLife supports the Davoll Family in Ecuador as they work to plant churches, preach Christ, and prepare other Christians. Connect with their website to see what they are currently up to!
International Mission Board
The IMB is the foreign mission board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Through their Cooperative Program and a special offering (Lottie Moon) we are able to send over 4000 missionaries around the world.