Missions

At Arapaho Road we are learning to become people who love God and love others. We understand the Bible teaches that as followers of Jesus, we are to be people who bless and serve others as we build relationships with people in our community. Not only do we long to serve people in our local community, but also we hope to engage people throughout the global community in ways that make a difference in their lives both on earth and into eternity.

Although Arapaho Road has a rich history in missions and serving people on the local and global scene, our church is in a season of praying, researching and developing new opportunities to serve others. We look forward to connecting people to serve others and help meet the needs of those living close to our own backyard as well as people living on the other side of the world. In the coming days we look forward to unveiling additional ways that people can participate in serving others in the name of Jesus and with the love of Jesus.

Below you can see how you can serve, give and pray alongside the Arapaho Road Church family.
 

LOCAL MERCY MINISTRIES SERVE /Cornerstone Baptist Church's Philemon House, Garland Good Samaritans, Trinity Restoration, The ROC...more info WOMEN'S MINISTRY SERVING THE CITY SERVE / Hickman & Memorial Elementary Schools, Widows & Widowers, Trinity Restoration, Samaritan's Purse - Operation Christmas Child...more HICKMAN ELEMENTARY - GARLAND SERVE / To get involved with serving Hickman, contact Jane Ching and Cindy Bragg at hickman@arapahoroad.org.  More info. ISI INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MINISTRIES SERVE / Host an International Student from UT Dallas this Semester. Contact Sam and Melissa Lianthong for more information: mlianthong@yahoo.com.  ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL CLASSES) & US CITIZENSHIP TUTORING ESL classes and US citizenship tutoring are available during the school year on Wednesday nights from 7 - 8 p.m. for those in our community who need help learning English or studying for their US citizenship.  Click here to learn more or contact Sandi Whisenant at swhisenant@hotmail.com to find out how you can get involved with this ministry. A PRAYED 4 CITY A Prayed 4 City is an effort to unite local churches, regardless of denomination, to intercede on behalf of our community. More info. TEXAS BAPTIST MEN DISASTER RELIEF TEAMS If you are interested in finding out how you can help in disaster relief efforts through the Texas Baptist Men, visit their website at www.texasbaptistmen.org  for more information. Contact Mike Whisenant at 214-680-1127 for questions or more information on how you can serve on a disaster relief team with Arapaho Road and the Texas Baptist Men. SERVING OPPORTUNITIES AT THE ROC The ROC (Re-creation Outreach Center) is located in the Walnut/Jupiter area of Garland. Arapaho Road serves with other churches in the community to provide service opportunities from pregnancy crisis counseling and computer lab tutoring to helping provide school supplies, Thanksgiving ROC boxes, and Angel Tree Christmas presents. For more information on how you can serve others in the community at THE ROC visit their website at www.roc-n-garland.org  The ROC is located at 3375 Edgewood Dr. Garland, TX 75042.(972-272-1002)

MISSION TEAM TO SERVE IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JULY 3-10 PRAY / Arapaho Road is sending a team to Dominican Republic July 3-10 to partner in ministry with Franklin Rodriguez, pastor of Iglesia Bautista Misionera De Jesus in Barahona, Dominican Republic. This team consists of teens and adults from several churches. The team will be visiting people in the Barahona community to pray with them and share their testimonies; doing Bible studies; singing, playing games and doing crafts with the kids and ladies; helping students with their English; and continuing the construction of the church building. Please pray for the Dominican Republic Mission Team as they prepare to serve, and pray that God will provide all of the finances needed to go and serve. For more information contact Sandi Whisenant at swhisenant@hotmail.com.  Click here to read more about our on-going relationship with the people in Barahona, Dominican Republic. MISSION TEAM SERVED IN HONDURAS MARCH 9-16 PRAISE / As part of Arapaho Road's Strategic Mission Partnership with the Honduras organization, Predisan, we sent a team of 11 to Honduras March 9-17, 2013. The team led a Vacation Bible School in Santa Rita, a barrios community called Santa Rita, which is about an hour drive from Catacamas. They hosted a Wellness Fair, a soccer camp, and did a couple of additional projects to benefit the community and First Baptist Catacamas. We are thankful that God provided all the support necessary to go, that He kept everyone safe, and that He moved in powerful ways to demonstrate His love to the team and the Honduran people they encountered. God to did incredible things there! More info. PAYTON RUNNELS: 11 MONTHS IN 11 COUNTRIES PRAY / Payton spent February in India and will be spending March in Thailand. Continue to pray for Payton as she continues her adventure and makes Jesus famous wherever she goes. Read more and see photos on her blog at www.paytonrunnels.theworldrace.org.

Previous Mission Stories not listed above

STUDENT MINISTRY SUMMER MISSION TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO, CA - July 20-26, 2012
During the week of July 20-26, 2012, an Afghan refugee community in San Francisco was the destination for Bryan Like, Megan Bankhead, Rachel Bankhead, Tori Penn, Megan Calder and George Butler who served through "NEXT Worldwide" Missions.

Click here to read their story.
 

JOURNEY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH - THE EMORY FAMILY
About a year and a half ago God brought the Emory family to Arapaho Road. We knew they would be with us for a short while as God had called the Emorys to plant a church back in the South Carolina area when the time was right. About five months ago we prayed for and said good-bye to the Emorys and blessed their family and budding ministry with a financial blessing to help as they got started building relationships for the purpose of evangelism leading to making disciples. Read more.