MISSION TRIP- SEPTEMBER 2026
Mark your calendars for our 2026 Mission Trip to Galway, Ireland, September 18th-29th. Please note that there are limited spots available and individuals are chosen on a first come, first serve basis, along with an application process that is reviewed by church leadership and Ireland Crossroads Missionaries.
Be mindful that this mission trip does involve some physical demands. You must be prepared to do a lot of walking on cobblestone roads.
You can find the application linked below. Please print or download and fill out as soon as possible, then return to The Forge office.
Be mindful that this mission trip does involve some physical demands. You must be prepared to do a lot of walking on cobblestone roads.
You can find the application linked below. Please print or download and fill out as soon as possible, then return to The Forge office.
We partner with the following ministries, either through monthly financial support or volunteer opportunities:
IRELAND CROSSROADS
"At a spiritual crossroads, one nation is encountering God's love through the simple, practical kindness of the O'Tooles- with no strings attached."
Tim and Kristina O'Toole have been serving as church planting missionaries in Ireland since 2011, establishing Dóchas Nua to train Irish pastors and revive Ireland's missionary heritage. They also meet practical community needs through Serve The City Galway, leading volunteers to partner with the city council, social workers, refugees, and others in need.
Tim and Kristina O'Toole have been serving as church planting missionaries in Ireland since 2011, establishing Dóchas Nua to train Irish pastors and revive Ireland's missionary heritage. They also meet practical community needs through Serve The City Galway, leading volunteers to partner with the city council, social workers, refugees, and others in need.
ROWAN HELPING MINISTRIES
Rowan Helping Ministries works to move people out of crisis, poverty, hunger, and homelessness in Rowan County. The organization was built, and continues to thrive, on the generosity of volunteers who give their time, talents, and treasures.
Their Mission is to serve, through cooperative community action, their neighbors in Rowan County who are in crisis, by providing essential life needs and educating and empowering them to break the cycle of crisis.
Providing support to Rowan Helping Ministries enables them to serve and feed the hungry, distribute groceries through three food programs, provide meals to food insecure students, shelter the homeless and more. You can also volunteer to serve! Click the button below to find out more.
Their Mission is to serve, through cooperative community action, their neighbors in Rowan County who are in crisis, by providing essential life needs and educating and empowering them to break the cycle of crisis.
Providing support to Rowan Helping Ministries enables them to serve and feed the hungry, distribute groceries through three food programs, provide meals to food insecure students, shelter the homeless and more. You can also volunteer to serve! Click the button below to find out more.
PREPARE THE BRIDE- INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES
Dr. Mitch and Rachel Arbelaez founded Prepare the Bride International Ministries, Inc., to remind the Bride
who she is, who she is marrying, and to ready Her for His return.
They provide training and materials to the overall Body of Christ assisting Her to understand Her Jew-Gentile identity being grafted together to represent God’s new body on this earth, recognizing the matchless Glory of God and His sacrificial nature toward His bride, and to help empower Her to spread His glory across all the nations.
Prepare the Bride accomplishes this mission by using multiple mission empowerment training workshops, messages, and materials targeting the world-wide church as well as doing specific personalized ministry retreats for ministry leaders, pastors, and missionaries.
Dr. Mitch and Rachel are a part of our church family and we are excited to partner with them and support their mission. Click the button below to find out more!
who she is, who she is marrying, and to ready Her for His return.
They provide training and materials to the overall Body of Christ assisting Her to understand Her Jew-Gentile identity being grafted together to represent God’s new body on this earth, recognizing the matchless Glory of God and His sacrificial nature toward His bride, and to help empower Her to spread His glory across all the nations.
Prepare the Bride accomplishes this mission by using multiple mission empowerment training workshops, messages, and materials targeting the world-wide church as well as doing specific personalized ministry retreats for ministry leaders, pastors, and missionaries.
Dr. Mitch and Rachel are a part of our church family and we are excited to partner with them and support their mission. Click the button below to find out more!
STANDING STONE- SHEPHERDING SHEPHERDS
Standing Stone's mission is to guide ministry leaders into healthy ministry. Their vision is to see healthy ministries in every city transforming their communities for Christ. They establish trusted, confidential relationships between shepherds and ministry leaders, as well as their spouses.
Wes Harding, and his wife Jeri, serve with Shepherding Shepherds, where they desire to see wholeness, balance, and vitality in those who lead others!
Click the button below to learn more!
Wes Harding, and his wife Jeri, serve with Shepherding Shepherds, where they desire to see wholeness, balance, and vitality in those who lead others!
Click the button below to learn more!