Outreach & Missions
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)
Current Outreach
We are collecting donations to make gift bags for the Men’s, Women’s, and Children’s Programs at Helping Up Mission. The deadline for monetary donations is February 2. The deadline for other donations is February 9. The women will be assembling the bags at our February Women’s Fellowship.
Upcoming Opportunity
The hurricanes of 2024 have moved on, but the human impact remains. CrossLife is looking at a week long, construction-oriented mission trip this spring to North Carolina. Don't let cost or experience hold you back, if you think God may be calling you to serve in this ministry or if you are just curious, please let Pastor Mitch know or attend a brief informational meeting after church on January 12.
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 tuned up and repaired several bicycles to get them ready to ride this summer.
Ducketts Lane Elementary School
We have reached out to Ducketts Lane in a variety of areas including Family Fun Fridays, Easter Egg Hunts, Good News Clubs, and Teacher Appreciation. We’ve also had the opportunity to bless individual families through Thanksgiving baskets and Christmas gifts.
Local agencies we support
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 - Missionaries in Ecuador
CrossLife supports the Davoll Family in Ecuador as they work to plant churches, preach Christ, and minister to the Ecuadorian police and firefighters. Connect with their website to see what they are currently up to!
The Davolls are currently trying to get a Bible in the hands of every Ecuadorian police officer. If you would like to help them in this endeavor, you can send a check to the address below or click the button to give online at ABWE.
TO GIVE BY CHECK @ ABWE:
ABWE Donor Services
PO Box 8585 | Harrisburg, PA 17105
Memo: Davoll O+P Bibles
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.