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Local & World Missions
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Matthew 28:19-20
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8
You will be my witnesses, in your Jerusalem (your family or city,) your Judea and Samaria (your state and country,) and the ends of the earth (the world).

The following is a list of ministries and missionaries with whom we partner.
(Click on an image to connect with some of these missionaries via their website or Facebook.)
Cross Works Thrift Store is a non-profit ministry operated by WVCC Members Rita McMinn and Gail Lands. Proceeds from Cross Works go to support local and world missions.
Please support this ministry by donating your unwanted clothes, furniture, and miscellaneous items, and/or shop at the store.
Cross Works is located in the Hurley Square Shopping Center in Fort Payne.
2000 Gault Avenue, Fort Payne, AL
(In the old Badcock Furniture location).
Click on the photo to find them on Facebook.

Bread of Life - Fort Payne, AL
Local Ministry providing free lunches every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday in Fort Payne, AL
Please contact Summer Cunningham to find out how you can volunteer at Bread of Life.
Ponderosa Student Ministries' purpose is to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ to students by giving them opportunities to experience God's power, presence and peace; through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. They seek to accomplish this through the 3 C's - Camping, Classes, and Correspondence lessons, which promote the spiritual, moral, and educational condition of students.Ponderosa Student Ministries is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3) organization. Established in 1947 and operating from its current location since 1976. As a 501(c) 3 organization, Ponderosa is not owned by any person.
It is a non-profit ministry operated by WVCC Pastor, Jeff Nelson, Executive Director. Jeff and his staff are each individually faith-supported missionaries.
www.ponderosabiblecamp.com
Jeff & Ann Nelson are faith supported missionaries serving with Ponderosa Student Ministries.
Jeff volunteers at WVCC as Family Pastor and Elder.
Jeff & Ann were called to full-time missions in 1997. The Lord led them to serve at Ponderosa. They moved here from Birmingham, AL in 1998. Jeff & Ann are founding members of Wills Valley Community Church.
Josh & Bethani are faith supported missionaries serving with Ponderosa Student Ministries. Josh & Bethani are also members of WVCC and volunteer in our Children's Ministry Department.
InBounds Ministries uses sports to attract a wider audience. Sports tends to be a common denominator of most cultures. Gender doesn't matter, race doesn't matter, and age doesn't matter. Sports cross those boundaries - as did Jesus - as does the Gospel. Todd Burden is the founder and director of InBounds Ministries. Todd is an ordained minister with a BA in Biblical Theology, and an Honorary Doctorate of Sacred Theology.
Jeff & April Essinger are members of WVCC who have been called to "Go and make disciples" in the Dominican Republic.
They have completed a year of Spanish Language School in Costa Rica and will be headed to the DR in June 2014.
The Essingers will partner in ministry with Pastor Felix.

Don & Karen Davis - Haiti
Independent Misisonaries in Haiti
Don & Karen have been missionaries in Haiti for over 30 years. They now serve as missionaries to the missionaries.
Their mission covers a variety of duties, including MFI Volunteers in Cap-Haitien.

Veronique Mondelus - Haiti
Vero came from a family of 9. When her mom passed away her dad placed her and her siblings in an orphanage. Vero was able to go to college and get a degree in office managment.
Vero is now the volunteer adminstrator of Idadee Orphanage in Haiti.
Richard (Dick) Snook is the President and CEO of Missionary Flights International. Linda works in the office taking care of the accounting for the organization. Dick and Linda joined MFI in 1986 after leaving their home in Iowa and moving to South Florida. Dick succeeded Rev. Don H. Beldin as president in 1993. Dick and Linda have four grown children and eleven grandchildren. Dick served in the USAF and was trained in aircraft maintenance. During the Viet Nam war, Dick served as a mechanic on the EC-47 aircraft. The EC-47 is the military version of the DC-3. After Viet Nam, Dick earned all of his pilot ratings. Little did he realize that 20 years later, he would be a captain on the same type of aircraft he maintained in Viet Nam. The Lord always has a plan for our lives.

Stan & Gloria Curtis - Missionary Flights International - "MFI"
Missionaries serving Haiti and Indiana, USA
Stan and Gloria Curtis live in Indiana. Stan provides the logistics for the MFI work teams that we send to Haiti. Working from his Indiana office, Stan organizes the teams and helps them determine the project they will accomplish while they are in Haiti. Stan also heads up the MFI Bible Project, in conjunction with Seedline International, which oversees the shipment of thousands of Creole Bibles to Haiti each year. In addition, Stan organizes an annual Christmas Bags For Haiti project, which delivers small gift bags to children in Haiti.
Email: scurtis@ccrtc.com
Dr Allen McClellan and his wife Ruth mobilize churches in southeast Asia. This is done by conducting vision casting presentations, Global Focus Seminars, and monthly coaching in the churches going through the mobilization process.
Allen has been on short-term trips to Peru, Russia, Mexico, and the Bahamas, as well as educaitonal trips to Isreal and Jordan.
Pastor Alexandru pastors Cupcini First Christian Church in Cupcini, Muldova, and leads the Association of Christian Churches in Muldova.
Alexandru & Svetlana are partners with Precept Ministries of Chattanooga, TN.
Pastor Saint-Ange Monestime has been the pastor of Hope Baptist Church in Cap Haitien since June of 1998. Since its humble beginnings of 100 attendees, it has grown to a regular attendance of 1,600-1,700, with a membership roll of 2,100. Initially, his church met in an empty school building loaned to them by First Baptist Church of Cap Haitien. After four years there, they were able to purchase land closer to the city of Cap Haitien and begin construction at their current location. Construction has occurred in three major phases, beginning with an outer wall and a modest structure that was used both for worship services and Sunday School classes. In the last two years, construction of the main church building has progressed steadily.
Pastor Jean-Claude Cimeus
Pastor Jean-Claude Cimeus and his wife Bunie attended Trinity Evangelical Seminary in Deerfield, IL and have returned to Haiti to minister to the Haitian people.
From 1991-2003 he pastored the Evangelical Church of Haiti, located near the city of Cap-Haitian.
In 2004, Pastor Jean-Claude founded Salt & Light Evangelistic Ministries and Salt & Light Baptist Church. Salt & Light Evangelistic Ministries currently partners with OMS International (formerly the Oriental Missionary Society), who has assumed operation of Radio 4VEH. Radio 4VEH (The Evangelistic Voice of Haiti) offers Christian programming in French and Creole to an estimated audience of 300,000.