Missions

EFBC FAMILY SUPPORTS MISSIONS AROUND THE WORLD!

We believe that God wants to use us to share His good news with others locally, and around the world!

Since this is Jesus' command, we use a portion of the general offerings each week, as well as Faith-promise * pledges from our church family to support individuals, families and ministries that are involved in spreading this good news locally, and around the world. All-in-all, about 17% of the total of all given to the church supports missions!

We have also supported our own members who go on short-term mission trips to minister to others around the world.

*Faith-promise: Each individual or family asks the Lord how much they should give above their normal giving to the church to directly support for missions in the coming year. They make a promise to give that money toward missions over the next year, and then, over the next year, give that amount as they trust the Lord to provide.

William J. Burchell Memorial FUND

A Note from Bill & Margo Burchell:

Our older son, William Jasper Burchell, was raised in the church and came to know & love our Savior, Jesus Christ, at a young age. Along with our other son Joe, he was active in our Baptist church, our church’s AWANA Club, and then Word of Life youth group. Thanks in part to a wonderful youth group staff through Jr. & Sr. high school, Wil, as he liked to be called, had opportunities to attend summer mission trips to various cities and states.

He developed a heart for the people of Australia, and during his senior year of high school, he felt the Lord wanted him to go on a Word of Life mission trip to Australia. The trip was planned for July of 2000, and he raised money to pay for the trip. Everything was set for him to leave on July 11th for Boot Camp for the trip. Everyone who knew him was so happy for him knowing how he longed to go there to serve the Lord.

The Lord, however, had different plans for Wil, and on the evening of July 10th, one day before Boot Camp, he went Home to Heaven as the result of a car accident. Word of Life gave our family the money back he raised for the mission trip to Australia, and yearly since 2001, we have given money to young people going to school for full time ministry, to people already in ministry, or to other ministries.

We believe mission trips are a wonderful way to help young people grow in their walk with Christ and grow closer to their Christian family members. We hope his life & legacy will continue to touch Christians young and old in God honoring ways just as he did through his 17 years this side of Heaven.

Mission Scholarship Fund

Our church has a fund to assist those from our church who participate in short-term mission trips. We have a group of members, our Mission Team, who oversee this fund. Anyone attending our church may apply when they are going on a short-term mission trip. If anyone would like to donate to this fund, they may do so using online giving, or via cash or check with a note that it is for the "Mission Scholarship Fund".

Teen Mission Trip Fund

Each summer, our teens have the opportunity to participate in a mission trip. In the past years, our teens have served with ReachGlobal Crisis Response in Lake Charles, LA, and at Rock Mountain Bible Camp doing maintenance and repairs. This year, we will be serving with ReachGlobal Crisis Response in Hendersonville, NC.

The community of Hendersonville was devastated by Hurricane Helene in September, 2024. We have a group of teens and accompanying adults headed to Hendersonville in August, 2026, to encourage the community, listen to and pray with those who wish to talk, and work on home repairs for those who are still needing assistance.

The 'Teen Mission Trip Fund' is set up to specifically cover the costs of the annual mission trip for our teens. If you would like to support this trip financially, you may do so via our online giving portal, by participating in our upcoming fundraisers, or via cash or check with a note that the donation is for the 'Teen Mission Trip'.

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