Missions

Apple Valley Church regularly supports and promotes the work of gospel proclamation among the nations. As was stated so well by John Piper, "Missions exists because worship does not." Thus missions is not an end in itself. The worship of the one true God through his eternal Son, Jesus Christ, is the greater purpose which is served by missions. Missions then is the labor of men in service to the glory of God.

Many of our gospel-advancing prayers and much of our missions-giving support is directed toward the work done by our denomination, the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, and the nine fields God has presently given us. What follows is from our Committee on Foreign Missions:

"Realizing that God upholds, directs, and disposes all things by his most wise and holy providence, we are committed to pursue the opportunities he presents to us to further the proclamation of the gospel to the nations, always bearing in mind that ultimately he is the one who provides the clear and focused opportunity, the necessary personnel, and the required support. The objectives for the work on each of our nine active mission fields—China, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Haiti, Japan, Quebec, Uganda, Ukraine, and Uruguay—are the same:

That the gospel of sovereign redemption through the substitutionary work of Christ be proclaimed in all its fullness in all the world, not only being expressed by word but also being accompanied by the deeds of love to God and man which must flow from it.
That the unbelieving be warned of eternal punishment and by God's grace understand the gospel, believe it, and live redeemed lives.
That indigenous Reformed churches be established which will provide fellowship and instruction, and make the gospel known in its own culture and in others.
That above all the one true and living God shall be praised and worshipped.
That these objectives be sought only by means that are in accord with the Scriptures, both means and end thereby producing the overall objective, the glory of God.

Apple Valley Church also remains attentive and prayerful for the Persecuted Church and other missions organizations that are clearly evangelical in doctrine and sound in practice.

In weekly inter-church communication members of AVC are notified of the prayer needs of specific missionaries around the world. In this way our partnership in the gospel remains as active as those working in foreign fields.

You can learn more about foreign missions in the OPC here.