Summer GO Teams
Global Outreach trips are incredible opportunities to see God work in you and through you to reach people with the Gospel. We pray that you would consider where God will have you serve this year - and deepen the relationship with our Global partners and their ministry. Our teams go out trained and prepared. We help you all along the way from your support development (raising funds), to travel & spiritual preparation, & making the most of the experience.
We regularly send teams to Estonia and Mexico during July and August each year. Stay tuned for information on upcoming trips!
Our Global FOCUS
As of Summer of 2022, we have completed our first Global Missions Focus for Arise. Our FOCUS was a concentrated effort to assist our missionary in Estonia, Beth Ann Erickson, in the launching of the ”Foundations for the Next Generation” project. Our church walked alongside Beth Ann in the development and implementation of this project beginning in 2019. This project expands the opportunities for gospel impact among young people in Estonia by providing a location for relationally based evangelism and discipleship. The Refuge Apartment is fully equipped, staffed, and functioning on a daily basis hosting various ministry groups, events, and even interns throughout the year. You can read more about our completed FOCUS Partnership goals HERE.
While we partner with many local and international cross-cultural opportunities, Arise Church Denver elevates one FOCUS project for intensive engagement. What’s our next FOCUS? Stay Tuned…More to come!
Global Outreach Partnerships
Arise Church Denver seeks to bring the transforming power of Jesus to the world-. We desire to support missionaries and maintain genuine relationships with them. Our Missions Partnership model focuses on five key areas:
Intentional prayer
Financial support
Partner care
Short-term teams
Effective communication
Our Missionaries:
*Indicates Arise Church Denver is the Home/Sending Church
Dan and Melinda Nelson
Converge International Ministries
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Children: Diana, Karina, Adrian, and Marcos
The Nelsons are veteran missionaries in Latin America. Since November 2016, Dan has served as International Leader for Latin America and the Caribbean, leading our work there. They live in Guadalajara, where Dan continues to teach at a local Bible institute and mentor pastors and church planters. Melinda has helped develop a ministry for pastors' wives in the Guadalajara area and remains active in this ministry that comes alongside these women in ministry.
Kynton and Erin Chan*
World Venture
Antananarivo, Madagascar
Children: Judah and Micaiah
The Chans are back out on the mission field but now in Madagascar. Erin and Kynton are both teaching at a school there - Erin in art, and Kynton in Physical and Health Education. While there they will be looking for ministry opportunities in partnership with some existing missionaries there. Be praying that God would lead and guide them in this next adventure!
Crick and Mindy Porier*
Converge International Ministries
Tartu, Estonia
Kids: Faith and Asher
Crick and Mindy are partnering with Kolgata Baptist Church to connect, develop, and support youth ministries, church plants, and outreach programs throughout southern Estonia. They have a strong emphasis on building relationships to teach and mentor youth and young adults in leadership and spiritual growth. Estonia is a country with 1.3 million people. Less than two percent are evangelical Christians.
Jimmy Smith*
Converge Nordic-Baltic Initiative
Denver, CO
Family: Amanda (wife), Callie, Cara and Ozzie (kids)
Jimmy serves as the Nordic-Baltic Initiative Leader for Converge International Ministries. He works to spur and ignite gospel movements across Northern Europe through partnership networking, strategic team development, and mobilization of new workers for the region. Jimmy has been serving in the region, primarily in Estonia since 2013 — when Arise sent its first team there. In this post-Christian area of the world, only 2-3% of the regions 33 million people claim to be followers of Christ.
Jimmy & Amanda and their family are excited to attend and serve at Arise Church Denver.