OUR REACH
Mobilization & Missions at Port City
For us, the meaning of REACH is tied to the question: Who are we willing to care about? The work of the Church is meant to be expressive: a selfless and abundant outpouring of the love we receive from Jesus. At Port City, we support service providers, empower indigenous leadership, and show up as students of our world and its needs, starting right here at home. Use the links below to learn more about each of our partners and how you can participate in what the Lord is doing.
GET INVOLVED
Check out our upcoming educational and service opportunities below!
SERVE YOUR CITY: True discipleship is most natural and impactful when we participate right where God has called us to live. We are passionate about encouraging the Church to not just serve in our community, but to consistently be present in the same place over time. In doing so, we get the opportunity to build lasting, mutual relationships with all members of our city. Our partners offer opportunities throughout the week, so click below to see all the ways you can participate!
ENCOUNTER THE CITY: Once a month, we host a 4 hour immersive tour of Wilmington with the intent of being students of our city and its needs. From visiting multiple neighborhoods, eating an authentic meal from a non-western restaurant, and meeting with local partners, our 'Encounter the City' tour creates space for encounters that we hope will change the way we see Wilmington and our role in bringing the Gospel to bear in it. It is a short, but truly impactful experience! Register below to see available dates!
HURRICANE HELENE RESPONSE: We’ve committed to a long-term approach that will see our neighbors in Western NC back on their feet and flourishing. Their communities are filled with hard-working and resourceful people who know the needs of their communities better than we do, so we are leaning into their wisdom to discern what is actually helpful to their communities. Our long-term approach will include many facets, the first of which has been to partner well with organizations who are on the ground in the affected areas and are equipped well for disaster response. To learn more about you can participate today, tap the button below.
ENCOUNTER TEAM // ADULTS: An Encounter Team is a body of believers united to learn from, serve, and encourage our partners that God has placed around the globe. We believe that the Lord wants to use the full Encounter Team process (preparation, cultural immersion, and debriefing) to form and shape team members more into His image. More than just a week-long trip, we hope for participation in an Encounter Team to be immersive and challenging as team members are stretched to know Jesus and His Kingdom more holistically.
***Next Year’s Encounter Teams will be released in January 2025
PARTNERS
Local Partners
// Wilmington Campus //
A Safe Place: A Safe Place focuses on prevention, advocacy, and restoration to assist victims of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking.
Communities in Schools - Cape Fear: At Communities In Schools (CIS), we surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
Eden Village: Eden Village of Wilmington will be a 31-unit tiny home community specially designed to provide permanent homes for chronically homeless individuals including patients of the local hospital.
Forest Hills Elementary School: Seeking to tangibly express God’s love for school teachers and students, volunteers consistently assume lunch duty roles at Forest Hills, affording teachers time to prepare for their day and volunteers the opportunity to demonstrate love towards elementary aged children.
Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard: Mother Hubbard’s serves the hungry in the Wilmington area through the distribution of food without discrimination, seeking to honor the dignity of the individuals being served.
Northside Food Co-Op: The Northside Food Cooperative works towards the establishment of a community owned grocery store on the Northside of downtown Wilmington. Additionally, the Co-Op regularly hosts community meals and a farmer’s market.
Rise Up Community Farm: Rise Up plants hope in our community by cultivating land and community, educating and nourishing our neighbors in need, and empowering local youth.
Vigilant Hope: Vigilant Hope is a modern missions organization that exists to educate, equip, and empower the body of Christ to reach those in need through the hope of the gospel.
Step Up Wilmington: Step Up Wilmington seeks to empower individuals to reach their potential and lead stable lives through satisfying work.
Weekend Meals on Wheels: A faith-based organization that exists to ensure provision of nutritious meals and social contact to seniors on weekends and other days not covered by the weekday Home Delivered Meals program.
Global Partners
Agape Children’s Ministry: Agape’s groundbreaking approach rescues children from dangerous situations, equipping them mentally, emotionally, and spiritually for long-term success at home with their families.
Convoy of Hope: Convoy of Hope is a faith-based organization with a driving passion to feed the world through children’s initiatives, community outreach, and disaster response.
Dignity Freedom Network: Dignity Freedom Network works to remember the forgotten faces, those society ignores. Every life is worth restoring, and every person worth fighting for. DFN protects vulnerable women, children, and families from exploitation, helps them reclaim their dignity and purpose, and restores freedom and opportunity. Transformation comes through whole care for the whole community.
ENLACE: ENLACE is a non-profit organization that equips local churches in El Salvador, Nepal, Guatemala, Nicaragua and the U.S. to transform their communities.
Love Justice International: Love Justice’s system of transit monitoring dares to believe that together we can prevent the next victim from being trafficked and that the knowledge gained can—and does—lead to arrests and convictions of those who seek to make people into victims.
Mission India: Mission India seeks to share the love of Christ through the development of the local church in India.
SETECA: SETECA, part of Avant Ministries, is a Spanish-language seminary in Guatemala. The seminary serves Spanish-speaking students worldwide and collaborates with Denver Seminary. Besides equipping students for ministry, SETECA is innovative in their assistance to rural towns and villages, providing training and resources that help thousands.
World Orphans: Through their home based care program, World Orphans focuses on family preservation by addressing and preventing the rise of the orphan population by caring for children in their home environment.
Field Partners
Andrea & McKenzie - Trieste, Italy
Andrea and McKenzie D. are long-term field partners with Pioneers. They are serving in Trieste, in northeast Italy. They are leading a church-planting and development ministry, which strives to transmit the message of the gospel relevantly and effectively for the lives of local people. They desire to see a multiplying network of Gospel centered community groups permeating the city of Trieste and its surrounding areas who are connected through different church gatherings. Learn more on their website.
Cary – Stateside
Upon her return to the States after serving on the field in Ethiopia, Cary R. is continuing to work with Pioneers, now as a part of their training team. She serves as a pre-field coach to 50+ people headed to teams in places such as Sub-Saharan Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Singapore, and the Philippines. Cary’s role involves equipping new missionaries as they prepare for the field through a variety of trainings, and overseeing the progress of each of her appointees as they walk through their individual journeys to their prospective teams. Cary also works directly with each team and area leader in the field to understand the unique situation of the individual team, and their need for new team members.
James & Jane* – Africa
When a Port City couple took the ‘Perspectives on the World Christian Movement’ course in 2011, it was then that they first learned about the need for Bible translation. God has directed their steps to join Wycliffe Bible Translators to serve long-term. Port City is privileged to have sent this couple out to be involved in a Bible translation project among one of the least-reached languages where less than 1% of the people are believers.
Keri - Guatemala
Keri serves with Manos de Jesus in a Guatemalan mountain town, where she organizes ministry to children and their families. Imitating Jesus’ affection for children, her work includes spiritual formation, education, sports, life skills, and other practical ministry.
Trey & Alice* – Africa
Trey & Alice* are long-term workers with Avant Ministries. Their heart is for the people of Africa and the surrounding regions. They are serving their organization by engaging in cultural study and pre-evangelism projects.
*Due to location we are unable to share the identity of the field partners.
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