Missions - Ministries Beyond Our Congregation
Jesus commands in Mark 16:15 to "Go into all the world and preach the gospel
to every creature." As part of fulfilling the Great Commission,
we, at Banks Lake Bible Church choose to support the following ministsries.
Frank & Rebecca Arellanes
Working with Fellowship International Mission. They are involved in church planting in La Mission, Nayarit, a neighborhood in coastal Mexico which previously had no evangelical church. Also they are heading up youth evangelism, discipleship and leadership training in central Mexico via their Christian camp ministry, RADICAL.
Working with Fellowship International Mission. They are involved in church planting in La Mission, Nayarit, a neighborhood in coastal Mexico which previously had no evangelical church. Also they are heading up youth evangelism, discipleship and leadership training in central Mexico via their Christian camp ministry, RADICAL.
Jamie & Lisa Halverson
Jamie & Lisa serve with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Papua New Guinea. As a pilot, Jamie flies Wycliffe personnel and their PNG co-workers around the country. This enables them to do Bible translation, literacy, etc. more efficiently. Lisa has been involved in administrative support work, as well as working as an intern with some Wycliffe translators. She is involved in these activities as she is able, but her primary focus now is caring for their 4 kids.
Jamie & Lisa serve with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Papua New Guinea. As a pilot, Jamie flies Wycliffe personnel and their PNG co-workers around the country. This enables them to do Bible translation, literacy, etc. more efficiently. Lisa has been involved in administrative support work, as well as working as an intern with some Wycliffe translators. She is involved in these activities as she is able, but her primary focus now is caring for their 4 kids.
Abby Brady serves in the ONLINE ED. department of Ethnos360 Bible Institute helping to equip young people to better serve our Savior. Her role is primarily administrative. She has been serving with Ethnos360 since 2019. She is married to Isaac Brady who is a godly young man, but is not part of Ethnos360. They are living in Waukesha, WI where they can be involved in mentoring students who live on campus.
If you are interested in learning more about Abby's ministry please contact her!
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If you are interested in learning more about Abby's ministry please contact her!
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Evan & Libby Hannay
Evan and Libby moved overseas as tribal church planters in Papua New Guinea in 2021. Unfortunately, their ministry there was cut short due to medical problems that could not be alleviated in PNG. In 2025 those problems were finally resolved and in January 2026 the Lord moved them back to Papua New Guinea! Pray for their family and the many adjustments to different cultures and ministries there.
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Evan and Libby moved overseas as tribal church planters in Papua New Guinea in 2021. Unfortunately, their ministry there was cut short due to medical problems that could not be alleviated in PNG. In 2025 those problems were finally resolved and in January 2026 the Lord moved them back to Papua New Guinea! Pray for their family and the many adjustments to different cultures and ministries there.
[email protected]
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Tom and Claudia Ferrel
Involved in tribal evangelism and church planting
with Ethnos360 in the upper Amazon basin of Brazil.
Tom & Claudia Ferrel
Ethnos360
312 W. 1st Street
Standford, FL. 32771
Involved in tribal evangelism and church planting
with Ethnos360 in the upper Amazon basin of Brazil.
Tom & Claudia Ferrel
Ethnos360
312 W. 1st Street
Standford, FL. 32771
Northwest Independent Church Extension (aka NICE) nicechurchplanters.org
The mission of NICE is to start and serve independent, Bible preaching churches throughout the Northwest. They have men strategically located to assist in starting new churches, finding a pastor or interim pastor for existing churches, pulpit supply, leadership training, outreach ministries, Bible conferences, as well as counsel and encouragement.
Care Net - Nearest clinic is in Omak, WA
Care Net has a network of more than 1,100 pregnancy centers that offer hope to women facing unplanned pregnancies by providing practical help and emotional support. In the words of TIME magazine, these pregnancy centers are the "kind, calm, nonjudgmental" face of the pro-life movement. Free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, abortion information, parenting classes, and material assistance are just some of the many services offered that empower women to choose life.
Care Net has a network of more than 1,100 pregnancy centers that offer hope to women facing unplanned pregnancies by providing practical help and emotional support. In the words of TIME magazine, these pregnancy centers are the "kind, calm, nonjudgmental" face of the pro-life movement. Free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, abortion information, parenting classes, and material assistance are just some of the many services offered that empower women to choose life.
Child Evangelism Fellowship
Reaching school children with the gospel. Their main ministry is through Good News Clubs (during school year) and Back Yard Bible Clubs (in the summer time) and Story Barns.
Reaching school children with the gospel. Their main ministry is through Good News Clubs (during school year) and Back Yard Bible Clubs (in the summer time) and Story Barns.
Project Video strives to increase the reach of the Gospel by producing and distributing audio recordings and videos of portions of the Word of God in the mother tongue of their audience. Many of the people in Southeast Asia, where they work, are illiterate, thus a written Bible isn't useful for them.