Global Partners
it's our calling
From our inception, Oakwood Church has been convinced that Jesus included us in His exhilarating call to His followers: “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).
We are committed to a lifestyle of spiritual influence in our own backyards, in the Lake Country, in the greater Milwaukee area, nationally and internationally. Our goal is to be known as people who are living out Jesus’ mission with authenticity and by His Spirit’s leading in our own lives … and to partner with others who are doing the same around the world. We are energized by actively participating in what God’s doing to build His Kingdom heart by heart - bringing light to darkness - making a generation of disciplemakers.
With that in mind, we are honored and blessed to support several missions partners around the world. Please take some time to learn more about the Oakwood-supported global partners.
Gilbert and rachel balia | reachglobal
is the Globalfingerprints Congo Coordinator and Elikya Coordinator, serving orphans in Congo.
joey and emily cogliano | ethnos360 bible institute
Joey and Emily disciple and train students at Ethnos360 Bible Institute. Ethnos360 offers Bible and cross-cultural training with the purpose of planting churches among people groups without the gospel.
don and kim gillEspie | independent
and Kim joined InterAct in 2005 and moved to Canada in 2007 to serve among a First Nations people group in British Columbia.
phil and elin henderson | ethnos360
and serve the Mwinika people of Mozambique as church planters and translators. They also serve the ministry leadership teams of Ethnos 360 around the world.
brad and katy jonswold | the navigators
Brad serves as Senior VP for the U.S. Navigators and Katy serves on various Navigators project teams.
susie | ethnos360 mission
is assisting many Ethnos360 missionaries in translation training around the world, providing instruction and teaching to others to assist in various ways to bring the gospel to a variety of people groups.
tabitha price | wycliffe associates
Tabitha, with Wycliffe Associates , lives in the U.S. She works with teams around the world to bring the gospel message.
jim and kelley sautner | Global Service Network
and Kelly are serving the deaf community from Austin, Texas through Global Service Network. Their deaf son partners with them to help others learn American Sign Language... and learn about Jesus!
avi t | tents of mercy
Serving in Israel with Tents of Mercy, Avi is the congregational leader and humanitarian aid director.
drew and christine van tiem | christian associates international
Drew and Christine work with Communitas International. They work locally in Edinburgh seeking to find ways to bring the love of Christ to their neighborhood and across Scotland. They also work with the staff of their organization providing care in the areas of Third Culture Kids (Christine) and discipleship and spiritual formation (Drew).
OTHER Global outreach
Oakwood supports a ministry in India and Myanmar that is dedicated to equipping new generations. This ministry uses a training process to make and multiply disciples through planting and reproducing churches. As God leads and directs, these grassroots leaders are going to the unreached and least-reached people groups in their countries.
Oakwood also supports a couple working with ReachGlobal. They serve international workers in a restricted-access region. The couple is working to build cross-cultural relationships by tangibly ministering Christ's love among marginalized populations in their community and to share the good news of the gospel. They are currently seeking to learn a new language in order to communicate with people in their heart language.
