Planted 5 international churches in The NL. Coaching European church planters as well as assisting new missionaries to complete their callings.
Kent first went to South America in 1983 on a men’s MAPS trip to build a church, and later he and Leslie took their first mission trip together to Jamaica with the youth group they were pastoring.
The Linnewehs didn’t have a dramatic call—they simply said “yes.” As youth pastors, they took their youth group on a mission trip each year, and after 11 trips, they came to the conclusion that they wanted to live their mission trip experience year round. They were open to most countries, but because of their hippie past, decided on The Netherlands, where they knew they could relate to many of the people.
International Church Planting
Leslie Linneweh - Wife
Malaga is a city of over 650,000 people. It is a fast-growing, international hot spot in Europe. Located in the southern region of Andalusia, this city is known for its rich foods, deep traditions, and complex history. From 2016 until today, Malaga ranks third behind Madrid and Barcelona, as a top destination for international business in Spain. The people of Malaga have a great love for life and family. Sadly, they have a long history filled with heartache and loss. The spiritual awakening of the reformation that touched much of Europe in the 1500s has not yet found its way there. People are looking for hope. In this highly secularized city, many have never heard of the loving Savior and have never witnessed a vibrant, Spirit-filled church. We know that a life-giving, community of faith that chooses to authentically and compassionately love those around them, will be an undeniable light in the darkness and a beacon of hope for the hopeless.
Gloria plans to return to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where she will continue teaching in the extension Bible schools, seminaries, and at WAAST in Lomé, Togo. Training of professors in our various Bible schools through APTEA (Association of Pentecostal and Theological Education in Africa) will also be a part of her ministry to help advance their accreditation and train leaders for the future. She will continue to train teachers in the over 800+ AG primary and secondary schools throughout the DRC.
Chris and Brook are the Directors for the Chi Alpha ministry on the campus of St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Chris and Julie are campus missionaries with Chi Alpha Campus Ministries at the University of Minnesota.
Cape Town, with a population is 4.5 million people, is known across the continent as the Mother City and is one of the most influential cities on the continent of Africa. With the average age being 29 years old, there is great potential to reaching many university students, young professionals, and families. Nestled behind Table Mountain is the University of Cape Town which is the premier university in all of Africa. Our goal is to launch a thriving Chi Alpha ministry in this influential university of almost 30,000 students. Cape Town is also the Parliamentary capital of South Africa and boasts other major industries like manufacturing, tourism, oil and gas, agriculture, marketing and media in addition to Information Technology an
Matthew and Elora work in Summit County, Colorado, which is located near Denver. It is a community ignorant to Christianity, with a focus on 'new age' and eastern religions.
Tod and Andrea Chapin are pioneering a ministry in the capital city of Edinburgh in Scotland. They minsiter to university students and young families seeing lives transformed by the power of Jesus and giving the spiritually hungry an encounter with the living God.
Clark and Beth Barnard work in Iquitos, Peru directing a base with Youth with a Mission (YWAM). They also oversee Youth with a Mission Peru on a national level.
River Valley 500. Paul and Robyn are serving in Northern Thailand. They are leading church planting teams reaching university students through English teaching centers.
Kevin and Miriam minister to the unreached tribes of Kenya. Kevin acts as chair of the Assemblies of God commission, which oversees many missionaries and the efforts to plant churches among many of Kenya’s resistant and predominately Muslim tribes. Miriam also focuses on transformational development through after-school clubs and camps.
The Godwin family has been serving with AGWM missions since october 1994. They served in Mongolia (Asia Pacific) for over 18 years - pastoring, coaching and mentoring leaders, working with women in prostitution and coming out of prostitution, women's prisons, served in leadership for the bible school and helping to begin new churches. Never dreaming that they would leave the work in Mongolia, God began to put into their hearts that He was bringing change. In 2013, during the World Missions Summit in Fort Worth Texas the Godwin's heard Omar Beiler (Regional Director - Eurasia), speak about the great need in Estonia. Within a years time, through personal prayer and God bringing specific and incredible confirmation, Bob and Chrissy knew God was calling them to go to Estonia to plant the Church among the unreached of this nation. One of the great parts of this whole process and story of going to Estonia has been the commitment of the Mongolian Church to send us out - as we shared of God’s call on us to move to Estonia they began to share with us their desire to send us through their prayer and through their finances! We also believe that Mongolians Christians will be a part of church planting teams in Estonia! That’s exciting! We are now in the process of planting the church in west Tallinn (Haabersti).
Richard and Kim work with Youth Alive, which strives to equip Christian students to reach their peers with the Gospel. This is provided in schools through training, resources and outreach opportunities.