Partners in Mission

Big Sky Bible Camp

Big Sky Bible Camp is a summer camp and conference center located in Northwest Montana. Big Sky runs day camp, traditional camp, backpacking programs as well as a camp for those with special needs. Jamy Landis, director, is a member of Franconia and grew up attending there. Franconia regularly supports Jamy and his family. Beyond that, numerous individuals and groups have come out to Big Sky to serve.

We Care Prison Ministry

We Care is a prison ministry program based in Atmore, Alabama. The vision of We Care Program is to see the redemptive power of Christ become evident in the lives of inmates as they grow and make disciples in prison and beyond. Our mission is to fulfill the Great Commission of Christ through chaplaincy in the correctional setting. We Care Program pursues its purpose by placing and training missionary chaplains to serve in correctional facilities in Alabama, Ohio and Florida.

We Care also pursues its purpose by providing outreach opportunities and experiences which give participants an increased passion for missions and further development of spiritual gifts for more effective service in their local churches and communities. Franconia Mennonite Church regularly supports David Landis and his family.

Push the Rock

Push The Rock is a global sports ministry organization dedicated to sharing the love of Christ through the platform of sports. The ministry works with churches and missionaries throughout the world using sports to create opportunities to build relationships, share the Gospel and make disciples. Franconia Mennonite Church has supported Dustin and Hannah Leatherman for the past 10 years as they serve in this ministry.

An update from Dustin and Hannah Leatherman (PDF)

Mennonite Central Committee

Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), a worldwide ministry of Anabaptist churches, shares God’s love and compassion for all in the name of Christ by responding to basic human needs and working for peace and justice. MCC envisions communities worldwide in right relationship with God, one another and creation.

We engage with MCC by:

• Volunteering at the MCC Material Resources Center of Harleysville. The Material Resource Center of Harleysville’s mission is to support the global ministry of MCC by communicating both the need and the opportunities to give material resources to those suffering from poverty, oppression, natural disasters and war.
• Assembling kits and sewing comforters. MCC sends these supplies around the world offering comfort to families facing disaster or crisis.
• Donating grocery bags. Each year, MCC East Coast partners with Anabaptist churches in Pennsylvania and New York to distribute nearly 3,000 grocery-packed boxes through congregations’ local ministries.
• Supporting Care & Share Thrift Shoppes, part of the MCC Thrift Network. MCC Thrift is an affordable and environmentally friendly way to support MCC’s ministries.
• Participating in the Pennsylvania Relief Sale and My Coins Count collection, both generating funds for MCC. Each year, MCC relief sales offer a chance for fun while raising millions of dollars for MCC’s relief, development and peace work around the world.
• Supporting the International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP), a yearlong work and cultural exchange opportunity for young, Christian adults emphasizing peacemaking and building understanding across cultures.
• Serving with MCC, both in the U.S. and internationally as service workers and Serving And Learning Together (SALT) participants.

Giving to MCC’s “Where Needed Most” fund. Through this gift of hope, MCC is meeting urgent needs, helping to build peace and investing in long-term change in communities.