You will find abundant opportunities to “use whatever gifts you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” (1 Peter 4:10) Answering this call to serve is critical to developing Christ-like character in a believer’s life. We seek to demonstrate the reality of the grace and love of Christ through our service to others while focusing on three areas of service:
Global Missions
Supporting missionaries and participating in short-term mission trips to spread the gospel around the globe and to the ends of the earth.
Community Outreach
Reaching out to the local community by partnering with organizations such as White Rock Center of Hope, Our Calling homeless ministries, and local schools.
Serving the Church Body
Serving one another in various ways, including mentoring, crisis care, pastoral counseling and financial assistance.
Global Missions
Redeemer Bible Church believes God desires the local church to be the primary means for sending people to proclaim the saving message of Jesus Christ to the entire world and is actively engaged in the making of disciples cross-culturally across the globe.
The opportunities to engage our world with the power of the Gospel are limitless and we encourage you to pray for all of our missionaries as well as where God may be leading you to serve for His glory!
Jonathan and Barbra Baker
Jonathan earned his Bachelor of Science degree at Baylor University and then completed a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies degree at Dallas Theological Seminary. Barbara graduated from Liberty University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. She also has a certificate of Graduate Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. God has given Jonathan and Barbara a love for the people of Mexico and a passion to see them come to Christ. After a year of language study in Cuernavaca, Mexico, they began their ministry in Pachuca, Mexico, in January of 2004. Personal evangelism has been central to their ministry, and has most often taken place in the context of personal relationships. The Bakers’ ministry in Pachuca involves evangelism, evangelistic Bible studies, leadership training in the local church, discipleship, men’s and women’s ministry, as well as music, youth, and children’s ministries. Most of the Bakers’ ministries are connected with their local church, Good Shepherd Bible Church of Pachuca.
Hanok Bangennawar
Hanok was converted from Hinduism in 1996. After trusting Christ, he went to Faith Baptist Bible College and then to Asian Christian Academy’s Evangelical Theological Seminary. During his theological studies, Hanok prepared for a church-planting ministry. He and his wife Shalini join other graduates who are establishing mission centers and churches and spreading the gospel throughout India. He started Mysore Bible Church in August 2009 with a group of 10 believers. The villages that surround Mysore are not yet reached with the gospel. The state of Karnataka, where Mysore is located, is one of the most unreached and difficult states to penetrate with the gospel. Believers there have come under heavy persecution.
Miro and Milotka Cizmanski
Miro and Milotka are serving in Backi Petrovac, where Miro grew up and began his teaching and preaching. He graduated from Eastern European Bible Institute; then he and Milotka came to the United States to continue Miro’s education. He graduated from Trinity College of Florida with a B.A. in Pastoral Ministry and from Dallas Theological Seminary with a M.A. in Biblical Studies. He and Milotka returned to Backi Petrovac where Miro serves as the Assistant Director of the Christian Evangelistic Center (KES). The ministry with KES includes a radio ministry, translation and publication of evangelistic and other Christian literature, a Bible correspondence school, the organization and execution of evangelistic meetings and Bible conferences, teaching, evangelism, discipleship, relief work and a camping ministry. KES often partners with other ministries such as Child Evangelism Fellowship, Word of Life Hungary, and Samaritan’s Purse to further their ministries in Serbia. In addition to the ministry with KES, Miro is a pastor and teacher in their local church and Milotka is active with the children’s ministry.
Roger and Suzanne Doriot
Beginning with the Nalca tribe in 1975, Roger and Suzanne have served in Papua, Indonesia (formerly Irian Jaya), to plant churches and translate the Bible into local languages. The New Testament for the Nalca tribe was completed in 2000. Their passion to see the Word of God translated continues to escalate. Roger is working on a plan that involves partnering with other mission organizations and the national church to begin translating each of the 200 remaining local languages by the year 2025 (www.wycliffe.org.uk/vision2025-org). Much of the Doriots’ work today is done with Mother Tongue Translators (MTT). MTT’s approach involves working with at least one skilled individual from a people group with no access to Scripture in his/her native language learning English or their national language and translating scripture from that second language back into their mother tongue. Roger is involved in recruiting, training and supervising nationals to do this work. In addition to their translation work, Roger and Suzanne serve the Nalca Church in an advisory capacity.
Joy and Leela George
ACA was registered in India in 1976 as an institution to provide post-graduate level training for Christian ministry tailored to the unique Indian context. Joy has worked with the ministry since its inception and is one of its founding members. Joy has his ThD. from Dallas Seminary and Leela has a nursing degree. Joy became the president of ACA in 1986. Leela is involved in teaching in the High School, directing the hospital and supervising the orphanage. Over the years ACA has developed into a multifaceted ministry that encompasses Evangelical Theological Seminary, Asian Christian High School (grades K-12), Agape Hospital and Health Clinic, House of Joy children’s home, a pioneer church-planting ministry, and a subsistence and revenue-generating farm. ACA has a holistic vision of ministry with each of the individual ministries contributing to ACA’s purpose of promoting scholarly evangelism and planting Bible-believing churches in India. ACA has sent graduates to India, Burma, Nepal and Kenya to serve as teachers, pastors, church planters and missionaries. The ACA church planting department has now 37 missionaries and 27 of them are fully supported through ACA and 10 are partly supported. Joy and Leela are also developing a college for arts, science, commerce, engineering and Bible in our property near to the present campus.
Laci and Szandra Kadar
Laci began his association with WOL in 1991 as a camp counselor. He joined the staff full time in 1995, as director of a camping ministry which serves about 1,000 children during the summer. The camp uses sports and language instruction to reach Hungarian children with the love and good news of Jesus Christ. Redeemer regularly sends teams to assist in the summer camping ministries and special construction projects. After completing his ThM at Dallas Seminary in 2007, Laci and Szandra returned to Hungary to serve with WOL. Laci continues to lead the camping ministries and also teaches in the WOL Bible Institute. Laci and Szandra enjoy opportunities to teach, host and disciple WOL students from many countries. They also have an active ministry in their local church. Laci is taking on teaching and some preaching responsibilities and Szandra is working with the children’s ministry. The Kadar family always appreciates your prayers, personal contacts, and visits.
Peter and Tatiana Mitskevich
Peter and Tatiana are native Russians. Peter trained to be a medical doctor, but later accepted God’s call to full-time ministry. He graduated from Moscow Bible Institute in 1989 and received his Master of Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1997. He and Tatiana serve with the Golgotha Church in Moscow, where Peter is the pastor. The church, growing in numbers and faith, is impacting Moscow for the cause of Christ. In addition to his pastoral duties, Peter serves as the Senior Vice President of the Russian Baptist Union, an organization of over1600 churches committed to building the up of the church through out Russia. Further, Peter teaches at Moscow Theological Seminary and in 2007 was appointed to the seminary’s presidency. He is in the process of scaling back his work with the Russian Baptist Union so he can give more attention to the seminary. In addition to the above ministries Peter translates and produces the radio ministry “Svet Zhizni,” the Russain language version of Insight For Living. Please pray for Peter and Tatiana as they serve the Lord in these vital Russian ministries.
Vladimir and Inna Pikman
Vladimir is the founding executive director of Beit Sar Shalom, the largest Jewish-messianic ministry in Germany, and serves as the rabbi of Berlin’s messianic congregation. Additionally, he helps coordinate Jewish ministries in 13 countries through Chosen People Global Ministries. Vladimir and his wife, Inna, are both graduates of Dallas Theological Seminary. He earned a Master of Theology degree and Inna earned a master’s degree in Biblical Linguistics. Vladimir and Inna are pursuing doctoral degrees in Germany. A gifted musician and vocalist, Inna serves as a worship leader in Berlin’s messianic congregation and has recorded several albums. She also teaches biblical Hebrew and Greek at the Messianic Institute of Berlin. The Pikmans have two daughters, Elishevah and Shoshannah. Vladimir and Inna are encouraged that Russian Jews are immigrating to Germany in great numbers, providing many new opportunities to share the gospel.
Steve and Ruth Porter
Steve and Ruth Porter have been serving the Lord in Miango, Nigeria since 1988. Their ministry combines dentistry with evangelism and discipleship. Steve has a dental degree from the University of Tennessee and a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the only American missionary dentist in Nigeria. The Miango Dental Clinic provides quality dental care to the local people in Miango, the SIM missionary family, employees of the Evangelical Churches of West Africa, and personnel from other mission agencies. In addition to their dental ministry, Steve and Ruth are passionate in their service to/with the Nigerian church. They minister in the areas of discipleship, teaching, marriage-building, and community service. In response to the immense needs of the widows and orphans in their community, the Porters launched a ministry that purchases grain during harvest time, processes and stores the grain, then distributes it to the neediest of folks at the year’s leanest times. This ministry also affirms the value of widows through Christmastime visits and gifts. Given Nigeria’s political/cultural turbulence, the Porters especially value your prayers for their physical safety and emotional strength.
Kristin Raikes
Kristin works with OMF International to help with church-planting among unreached peoples in Thailand, specifically the Shan people. Right now that involves largely learning Shan in a small Shan village in Northern Thailand. On occasion we also build relationships with the people through teaching English, medical outreach, teaching Sunday school, and many other ways.
Redeemer Bible Church is committed to being the hands and feet of Christ in our neighborhood. To that end, we will begin by living a lifestyle that reflects Christ to those we come into contact with on a day-to-day basis. Additionally, we are committed to working together, in partnership with like-minded ministries—to take the Good News of Jesus Christ to our neighbors. Below is a representative list of the outreach opportunities we are currently pursuing to be a blessing in our community.
- Robert T. Hill Middle School (Reach the Hill)
- Reilly Elementary School
- White Rock Center of Hope
- Trunk or Treat
- Summer Sports Camp
If you’re interested in serving in one of these ministries, please contact us.
One of the ways we demonstrate the love of Christ is by serving one another. To that end, every member Redeemer is encouraged to find a place to serve and use their God-given gifts and talents to bless the body. Below you’ll find just a sample of the opportunities available at Redeemer.
A/V Team (Contact: Pastor Bert Howard)
- Set-up
- Sound
- Lighting
- Projection
Care Ministries (Contact: Pastor Kent Barnard)
- Shut-in Visitation
- Hospital Visitation
Children’s Ministry (Contact: Heidi Regier)
- Teachers
- Teacher’s Helpers (perfect for teens)
- Childcare
- Children’s Choir
Connect Ministries (Contact: Pastor Bert Howard)
- Small Group Leaders
- Mid-Week Family Night meal preparation
- Library Assistant
Office (Contact: Ryan Stanton)
- Reception
- Administrative
Student Ministries (Contact: Patrick Boyd)
- Reach the Hill/Wyldlife Leaders
- Youth Leader
Sunday Morning Hospitality (Contact: Pastor Bert Howard)
- Ushers
- Greeters
- Security Guards
- Coffee Hospitality
Worship Arts Pastor Bert Howard
- Sanctuary Choir
- Grace Notes Hand bell Choir
- Scripture Readers
- Set Design