Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Matthew 28:18-20 

Supporting missions, both abroad and in the greater Maltby community, is an important part of church life.

A missions committee has been formed to promote and encourage missions within the church, including identifying missionaries and missions to support (through money or service), helping with communications between missionaries in the field and the congregation, and the organization of short-term missions involvement for church members.

Missionaries and missions that we support include:

Noel Mann - Serving with SIL International through language survey

Noel Mann is involved in language survey in Mainland Southeast Asia.  Language survey is the first step in determining the needs and priorities for language projects.  Noel leads a multi-national team of surveyors laboring in five countries to assess the needs in more than 300 languages.  Noel's work is crucial to the success of language development in Mainland Southeast Asia.

To learn more about Noel's work go to http://li.payap.ac.th/index.php/survey.  Noel can be contacted at noel_mann@sil.org.

Paul & Barbara Thomas - Serving with Wycliffe Bible Translators and SIL International

Paul and Barbara have been associated with Maltby Congregational since 1987, and with Wycliffe Bible Translators and SIL International (www.sil.org and www.wbt.org) since 1982. As Wycliffe members, they spent 2 years in Kenya as finance managers, and 10 years in the Democratic Republic of Congo as Bible translation and literacy project coordinators for the Komo people, working under the auspices of the Church in the Heart of Africa. Currently Barbara works as Public Services Librarian at the Wycliffe-affiliated Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics (www.gial.edu), and Paul is an International Consultant for Language and Culture Learning. In this capacity he has taught courses in Manila, Eugene, Oregon, and Dallas. Currently he is working to become a mentor and trainer for OneStory (www.onestory.org), and has worked in this capacity in Costa Rica and Tanzania.

VA Outreach

Maltby’s VA Outreach Ministry brings the love and fellowship of Christ to the men and women of our country’s armed services who are hospitalized in Seattle’s VA Hospital. Mary Mason and the ministry’s mascot, Sophie, lead ministry teams throughout the calendar year to visit, encourage and bring items of practical need to the patients at the VA Hospital.

Maltby Food Bank

As part of our local community outreach, we actively support the Maltby Food Bank through our financial giving, food donations, active volunteer service and prayers. The Food Bank is located across the street from the church and has been reaching out with the grace of Christ and serving those in need in our community since 1993.

For more information on the Maltby Food Bank and ways in which you can help go to maltbyfoodbank.org