to the ends of the earth

Sharing the gospel near and far

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. 

2023 Mexico Mission Trip

June 10 - 17, 2023

Mission trips are life-changing experiences that evolve your faith as you exemplify Jesus to others. A group from Oakwood is heading to the Christian orphanage Esperanza Viva Youth Home (Living Hope Internationalin Puebla, Mexico. Our team of individuals and families will work with students, help teachers and provide assistance to orphanage staff.  Email Joey Curtin for more information.

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