Outreach
Mission: Here
COMPASS HOUSE
Compass Church owns two homes that operate as transitional housing for local families facing homelessness. In partnership with Love Columbia, these families are enrolled in the Extra Mile program where they are equipped with coaching and skill development for the purpose of eradicating debt and saving resources so they can move into permanent housing.
Many church members are involved as coaches or in the maintenance of the houses which helps share the love of Jesus one relationship at a time. As of 2022, more than twenty families have stayed in the Compass houses.
MINISTRY PARTNERS
LOCAL
Larry and Kathy Glabe – The Navigators – part of Church Discipleship Ministry in Columbia and the surrounding areas
Jeremiah Janey – The Navigators – making disciples on the MU campus
Jordan and Macie Ayers – Student Mobilization – campus directors at the University of Missouri
Rod Casey – TEI – equipping church and campus leaders with theological resources to sustain healthy faith communities
George Tluanga – planting churches among ethnic Burmese with the EFCA.
Center For Women’s Ministries – A non-profit, interdenominational ministry for women, promoting emotional and spiritual healing
International Community Church – our church plant on the University of Missouri campus to reach out to international students and their families
NATIONAL
Steve and Kathy Austvold – EFCA Mission Mobilizers serving the North Central District
Trinity International University & Trinity Evangelical Divinity School – the EFCA seminary
GLOBAL
Russell Weisner – educating refugees in Southeast Asia with Rocklin Global
Luke and Michelle Stannard – teaching seminary courses with MTW in Germany
Doug and Kara Coe – on staff with CRU in Russia
A family planting churches in Southeast Asia with Ethnos360*
Two families planting churches in South America with Ethnos360*
EFCA ReachGlobal – a ministry of the EFCA
*the names of missionaries with Ethnos360 are not disclosed because they are working in locations where their identities could endanger them.
WE ALSO SUPPORT THROUGH FINANCING AND VOLUNTEER EFFORTS
Love Columbia – an organization aimed at mobilizing local churches to transform lives and communities in the name of Christ
Central Missouri Food Bank – a regional disaster and hunger relief organization
The Wardrobe – an organization serving those in need by offering gently used clothing
Coyote Hill Children’s Home – an organization providing professional, yet traditional home environments for abused and neglected children
City of Refugee - A non-profit organization created to help refugees and immigrants recover and regain control of their lives. They provide Basic Need Programs, Counseling Services, and Professional Development Opportunities for those in our community. Their goal is to equip those arriving in our community with the materials they need, as well as deeper friendships they can count on as they navigate a new life in the United States.