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CompassGlobalOur work around the world is served by our CompassGlobal department. Here are some of the relationships and partnerships CompassGlobal stewards. In some cases we have intentionally left out information for security purposes.

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AFRICADAVE & PATSY ALFORS West Africa | ReachGlobalDave and Patsy work with an unreached people group. They build relationships and provide training for further outreach.

PHIL & KAREN DUBERTSouth Africa | United World MissionPhil and Karen serve at East Mountain. They mentor young leaders and facilitate trainings during a year-long residency and a six-week summer internship program.

CALEB & KRISTA FADERBurundi | SergeThe Faders serve at Kibuye Hope Hospital. As an engineer, Caleb oversees ongoing construction and maintenance for the hospital. As a nurse, Krista serves in a new retinoblastoma program, administering chemotherapy to pediatric patients.

ELI & BETHANY FADERUganda | SIMEli and Bethany serve Sudanese refugees in Northern Uganda. They are involved with theological education, as well as training and discipling local believers from different tribes.

JASON & HEATHER FADERBurundi | SergeThe Faders serve at Kibuye Hope Hospital. Jason runs the surgical department of the hospital, teaches Burundian medical students and assists with hospital administration. Heather assists with the schooling for the children on their team.

NATHAN & BECKY KENDALLWest Africa | World VentureNathan and Becky are involved with church development, university student ministry and leadership training.

LARRY & JANE MOOSUganda | EMILarry serves in a Research and Development group within EMI, which provides architectural and engineering services to ministries that could otherwise not afford them. Jane serves part time as a school nurse at a local international school.

ELAINE SCHERRERChad | Wycliffe Bible TranslatorsElaine is a linguist specialist in Chad. She will be serving several non-Christian language communities who are seeking to develop alphabets for mother-tongue literacy, with hope that the development of literacy will open the door for Bible translation.

RICK & ANN SMITHKenya | Oasis for OrphansRick and Ann work alongside a loving staff to care for more than 300 orphaned and vulnerable children through a guardian care and children’s home sponsorship program. They focus on holistic care of staff and children in the areas of physical, spiritual, social, educational and emotional development.

ASIATIM & SUSAN DRISCOLLJapan | OMFTim and Susan are involved with church planting and evangelism, as well as training Japanese and OMF missionaries.

BRIAN & BEKAH FARBERThailand | OMFBrian and Bekah are planting a church in an industrial area of Thailand where 99.92% of the population does not know Christ. Their work includes discipleship, market outreaches, kids’ club activities, as well as organizing and leading a weekly worship service.

ANDY & LORNA GILBERTJapan | ReachGlobalAndy and Lorna are Pastors to Missionaries who live in Japan. They also focus on debriefing and encouraging returning missionaries.

GUS & SHIKHA PETERSIndia | ReachGlobalGus and Shikha serve as Team Leaders and oversee the church planting efforts of ReachGlobal in West Bengal. They also work among vulnerable communities in the Kolkata area, including administering a GlobalFingerprints project.

FINN & SANDY TORJESENAsia Pacific | TEAMFinn is a regional leader, helping teams build their vision, address problems and develop partnerships. Sandy serves with an orphanage program and in member care.

GILL & KARENSoutheast Asia Gill trains and equips church planters throughout the region.

MIMI Southeast AsiaMimi works as a coordinator for oral storytelling, training local believers across Southeast Asia.

RAJENDRASoutheast AsiaRajendra serves as the head of a church planting network, overseeing training and care for over 20 church planters.

SOUTHEAST ASIA PARTNERSHIPS

Support 67 indigenous church planters in Nepal, Bhutan, India, Vietnam, Philippines, Tibetan Mountain Region and Myanmar

VISION 20/20: 20 churches planted in both Bhutan and India by the year 2020

STEPHEN & LOUISESouth AsiaStephen and Louise are international training consultants. They assist programs around the world that prepare new international and national workers for the least reached peoples of the world.

STEPHEN & YOUNG-LYAsia | ReachGlobalStephen is ReachGlobal’s International Leader for Asia. He oversees current workers and partners as well as develops new partnerships across the region.

CENTRAL ASIA & MIDDLE EASTBOB & JEANETTENorth Africa & Middle East | CRUBob and Jeannette lead a team that is responsible for resource development for 400 national workers in 20 countries.

JOEYCaucases RegionJoey’s focus is teaching English at an area university as well as conducting campus ministry.

EUROPEDENNIS & LYDIA BOWENUkraine & Moldova | Ripe for the HarvestDennis and Lydia train and mentor qualified Christian counselors and family ministry workers. They provide training in substance abuse, marriage and family communication.

NATE & BRITTANY BRUNSGermany | ReachGlobalNate and Brittany serve our German church partners through small group ministry, serving on the leadership team and worship team. In addition, they work alongside the larger church planting efforts in East Germany.

OLIVIER & KARIN JONKERSBelgium | ReachGlobalOlivier and Karin are Belgian nationals, involved in evangelism and church planting.

KENNO & JANA LEIERFinland Kenno is the Senior Pastor of the Free Evangelical Church in Espoo, Finland. He and his wife, Jana, are church planting movement leaders in Finland.

TODD & JANA PATTERSONSlovakia | ReachGlobalTodd teaches at Banska Bystrica Theological Seminary, equipping future pastors and church planters. Jana is involved with a local Christian school.

DANIEL & CARRIE RITZMANBelgium | ReachGlobalDan and Carrie are involved with planting a church among a refugee population of Belgium. Dan also leads their city team for ReachGlobal and Carrie teaches English at a Christian community center.

MAX SCHAAFSMAItaly | International Sports MinistriesMax participates in church planting initiatives in Milan, Italy through sports ministry, pastoral care and youth ministry.

DIETRICH & JAN SCHINDLERGermany | TEAMDietrich and Jan serve as consultants for European-wide church planting.

EVGHENII & IRINA SOLOGUBENCOMoldova | KBC MinistriesEvghenii is the Co-Pastor of Kishinev Bible Church. He is also the President of Moldova Bible Seminary, training students as church workers, pastors and missionaries.

STEFFEN & NATA WEILGermanySteffen and Nata are German nationals, planting a church in Potsdam, one of the most atheistic cities in the world per capita.

PETER WILLIAMSEngland | Tyndale HouseDr. Williams is the Warden of Tyndale House at the University of Cambridge, a study center focused on advancing understanding of the Bible around the world.

NAT & ANNETTE WINSTONBelgiumNat and Annette lead a community center to serve their city and build relationships. They begin disciple-making groups and are planting a local church.

LATIN AMERICA & CARRIBEANJEANNE AUSTINMexico | Wycliffe Bible TranslatorsJeanne works among the Popolocan people. After completion of the New Testament this past year, she now is assisting with translation of the Old Testament and continued literacy training.

JENNIFER BLEVINSHaiti | ReachGlobalJen works with the GlobalFingerprints program in Haiti, serving as a resource for Haitian staff, as well as being the Site Coordinator for a new location of the program. Jen also coordinates short term teams serving in Haiti.

EUROPE PARTNERSHIPS

GERMANY: Support church planting in the cities of Potsdam, Cottbus and Rostock

BELGIUM: Support church planting in the cities of Brussels and Nivelle

MOLDOVA: Support the work of KBC Ministries which includes Moldova Bible Seminary as well as outreach and church planting efforts

CARRIBEAN/LATIN AMERICA PARTNERSHIPS

CUBA: Support outreach through a local denomination

HAITI: Support the Global Fingerprints child sponsorship program

NICARAGUA: Support the work of OrphanNetwork

FELIX & NINOSKA GUTIERREZVenezuelaFelix Gutierrez is the pastor of Iglesia Montaña de Salvación which he planted in the Andes Mountains. The church is growing and seeking to serve 21 other communities located in this mountain range with the desire to plant future churches there.

MARK & MEG KUZDASCosta Rica | World Outreach MinistiresMark and Meg’s ministry is focused on evangelism and discipleship. They serve and reach out to their community through feeding programs, education, providing school supplies, youth activities and counseling.

ANTHONY & KRISTEN MIELEHonduras | Samaritans PurseAnthony serves in a healthcare clinic as an internal medicine and pediatric physician providing for the underserved. Kristen teaches at a school associated with the clinic which is owned by a U.S. Christian foundation.

TIM & NANCY NAVRATILCosta Rica | ReachGlobalTim serves on the leadership team for the Latin America/Caribbean Division of ReachGlobal. He supervises six city team leaders across Latin America as well as two field missionary staff.

MATT & LAURA PHENEGERPeru | Ambassadors FootballMatt and Laura provide leadership to advance evangelism through sports ministry in Latin America.

ALONSO & RACHEL SILVAChile | One CollectiveAlonso and Rachel work with children and youth under government protection. They are working to stop the abuse and oppression of youth across the country.

KATIE TAYLORMexico | Partners in Christ InternationalKatie teaches classes in theological institutions, influencing current and future church leaders. She also collaborates with different local ministries, and develops and mentors local colleagues.

UNITED STATES BASED GLOBAL PARTNERSRAY & LOIS BADGEROUSA | Canada | Adventure Learning MinistriesRay and Lois provide summer camps and year round discipleship for First Nations youth.

MICHAEL & RACHEL THOMPSONUSA | OneWay Ministries Michael and Rachel serve with OneWay Ministries which uses media and worship arts to stimulate prayer for the nations and bring the Gospel to unreached peoples. Michael serves as the director and Rachel oversees the communications team.

GRACIE WALTON USA | YWAMGracie serves in the Discipleship Bible School providing students with an overview of the Bible in three months while facilitating discussions and providing historical background.

RAY & MARTI WILLIAMSUSA | TEAMRay and Marti are transitioning back to the USA after 16 years in Australia. Ray is the Executive Director of Global Ministries for TEAM, providing leadership and vision to shape the organization for the future.

BARRY & DAWN WINCHELLEurope | TEAMBarry serves as TEAM’s Global Ministries Director for Europe, overseeing about 140 missionaries in 12 countries on the continent. The Winchells also develop ministry collaboration efforts among like-minded European ministries along with exploring new areas of expansion of God’s kingdom in Europe.

ANDREW & ALANNAUSAAndrew and Alanna are member care coaches for a sending agency, working with new appointees and individuals on home assignment. They also provide care and counseling for emotional and physical health needs.

DAVE & PAMCentral & South AsiaDave and Pam provide leadership, training and discipleship for international and national workers and ministries in 11 countries. They also build strategic partnerships and mobilize churches for prayer and service.

GEORGE & LINDAUSAGeorge and Linda develop global leaders by providing theological and biblical education for the emerging church around the world.

JOHN & CHERYLMultiple CountriesJohn and Cheryl are based in the US, but serve around the globe. Through partnerships with key regional leaders, John participates in evangelism, as well as teaching and equipping movement leaders in the Word of God around the world.

RESTRICTED ACCESSFor security purposes five of our Global Partner(s) cannot be listed here. Please pray for them as they labor in strategic and difficult places.

JUSTICE INITIATIVES

GlobalFingerprints, Justice Market, Counsel to Secure Justice, Justice Ventures, Oasis for Orphans

GLOBAL PARTNERS

56 singles and families serving in over 30 countries

Community ImpactWe are delighted to share the good news about Jesus here, near and far. Our work beyond our walls and into our local neighborhoods, cities and counties is called Community Impact. Here are some 2019 highlights from across our church campuses:

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NIGHT TO SHINEThe Compass was one of 650 churches worldwide chosen to host the Tim Tebow Foundation’s Night to Shine, a spectacular prom night for teens and adults from our community with special needs. On February 8, leaders from all our campuses teamed up with 300 volunteers to show 60 honored guests the love of God by giving them the royal treatment. The Compass Church has been chosen as a host site again for February 7, 2020.

KIDS HOPE USAOur Bolingbrook, Hobson and Wheaton Campuses continue to cultivate strong relationships with four local elementary schools (BJ Ward, Henry Puffer, Lowell and Scott) through our partnership with Kids Hope USA, an organization that facilitates mentoring relationships between churches and schools. Our 24 mentors across four schools meet one-on-one weekly with at-risk students, building life-giving relationships through a variety of enriching activities.

FOOD PANTRYThe Compass Church Food Pantry at our Bolingbrook Campus partners with local faith-based, non-profit Loaves & Fishes to serve the community. It supplies practical needs for 30-60 families each week at our campus with a team that ministers and cares for guests. We receive regular feedback from our guests about the dignity and quality of our pantry experience. Also, we now have a new community garden that supplies fresh produce for our guests.

SUMMER NIGHTSOver an eight-week period this summer at our Bolingbrook Campus we welcomed about 50 people each week from the community for a time of food, games and various fun community activities. Guests had a great time connecting with the large group Bible study at the end of each evening.

REBUILDING TOGETHER AURORAIn collaboration with local non-profit Rebuilding Together Aurora, in April, over 60 volunteers from The Compass Church transformed three homes of under-resourced families in Aurora’s First Ward, and provided upgrades to Rollins Elementary School in Aurora. Over two days, teams worked together to scrape, paint, repair, rebuild, dig, fix and refurbish these properties and love on these neighbors in east Aurora.  

FAMILIES FACING HOMELESSNESSDozens of teams from our Hobson Campus make and serve dinner two times monthly for the 50-70 family members staying at Hesed House, a homeless shelter in central Aurora. We’ve also hosted a handful of project days this year, which included landscaping, gardening, painting, cleaning and organizing.

GIFTMARTIn partnership with non-profit Giftmart, a re-imagined holiday shop, over 100 volunteers from our Hobson Campus teamed up to provide an opportunity for 84 under-resourced families at Ellsworth, Naper and Scott Elementary Schools in Naperville to buy toys for their children in a dignified manner. All money raised was donated to the participating schools.

DUPAGE CARE CENTERAt Christmastime, our Wheaton Campus hosted a giving tree to provide gifts for over 50 residents at the DuPage Care Center, a treatment and rehab center for the chronically ill. Those gifts were lovingly distributed by members of our church.

NAOMI’S HOUSEA team from our Wheaton Campus worked together to clean up, do yardwork and plant donated trees at Naomi’s House, a residential community for women rescued from sexual exploitation.

CompassNationalOur work across the country will be part of a new ministry department at our church starting Fall 2019, called CompassNational. Here are some of the relationships and partnerships CompassNational will oversee moving forward:

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DENOMINATIONAL ENGAGEMENTOur church is part of the Evangelical Free Church of America denomination, a movement of about 1,300 like-minded churches. We were privileged to be the host church in June 2019 for our denomination’s national gathering called EFCA One, with over 1,500 pastors, missionaries and church leaders being trained, refreshed, and encouraged at our church.

The Compass Church is part of the Great Lakes District, a grouping of about 200 EFCA churches in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. We have close ties to the leadership of our District. We have a passion for helping other EFCA churches in the Midwest with the basics of church birth, growth, depth and health.

TRAINING SENIOR PASTORSPastors Jeff and Darrell have been leading a monthly mentoring group of about eight EFCA Senior Pastors in Chicagoland over the past two years.

HELPING ETHNIC CHURCHESWe have built a relationship with Iglesia Filadelphia, an EFCA church in Franklin Park, IL that worships in Spanish. Among other things, we helped them with a Vacation Bible School program this summer. We have a ministry support connection with Jonathan Pierson, the Senior Pastor of Iglesia Filadelphia, and his wife Erimar.

HELPING CHURCH-PLANTING CHURCHESWe are building a relationship with Restore Church, an EFCA church in Detroit, MI. They started 9 years ago in an under-resourced neighborhood, as the city was in vast decline. Since then they have helped another new EFCA church get started in Detroit.

HELPING CHURCH PLANTERSCornerstone Church in Detroit, MI is an EFCA church that started two years ago through the help of Restore Church. We are actively seeking ways to serve Cornerstone, as well as another church planter that will be starting a church in Detroit, through the influence of Restore Church.

Ritch Sandford is the church planting Senior Pastor of The Mission Church in South Jordan, UT – a Salt Lake City suburb. Ritch is a former Campus Pastor for our church. Students from Compass have helped The Mission Church with a Vacation Bible School program each summer for the past 6 years.

SUPPORTING FAITH-BASED NON-PROFITSPacific Garden Mission in Chicago, IL started in 1877. It is the oldest continuously operating gospel rescue mission in the country.

Andrew & Bekah Cedarleaf are on the administrative staff at Camp Bighorn; a gospel-focused wilderness student retreat in Montana.

SUPPORTING COLLEGIATE MINISTRIESKaren Hibberd-Crebs is on staff with Cru, a national ministry to reach college students. Karen serves at the national headquarters in Orlando, FL.

Milton & Cynthia Massie are on staff with Cru; a nationwide ministry to reach college students. Milton leads Cru’s national inner-city movement. They live and serve locally on Chicago’s south side.

Jordan Richert is on staff with Christ Community Church in Urbana, IL. This newer church specializes in reaching college students and young adults through relationships at the University of Illinois.

Joel & Ana Schrader are on staff with Cru; a national, multi-faceted ministry to reach college students. Joel leads the Cru team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.