The Mission of the Church:
Go into the world and make disciples by declaring the gospel of Jesus Christ in the power of the Spirit and gathering these disciples into churches, that they might worship and obey Jesus Christ now and in eternity to the glory of God the Father.
Missions is the unique, deliberate activities of the church to make disciples of all the nations by taking the gospel across ethnic, linguistic, and/or geographical boundaries in order to plant and strengthen churches, and teach them to obey everything Jesus commanded. A local church participates in missions when it prays, sends, serves, and/or goes to support this work.
One essential way Grace Church actively participates in missions is to send and support missionaries and global partners. While there is lot of good work going on around the world, we intentionally focus our partnership on 1) work aimed to plant and/or strengthen local churches 2) work being done well theologically and methodologically, and 3) work and workers with whom we can have significant relationships. It's these three strategic missions priorities (outlined below) that guide our ongoing (listed below) and future partnerships.
Focus on the Local Church- The most strategic work we can support is work that aims to establish healthy local churches. This can mean two things: it may mean pioneer evangelism and church planting among a group of people largely unreached by the gospel. Or it may mean laboring to strengthen local church in places where they exist but are weak, poorly taught, and vulnerable (mis-reached or under-reached).
Focus on Work that’s Being Done Well: Specifically we want them to have a robust view of the gospel and the church and prioritize methodology that reflects their healthy gospel centrality and ecclesiology.
Focus on People We Know and Trust: We aim for our partners to be known not only by church leaders but by the broader congregation, and thus our support is not just about our church’s money but also our relationships.
While our “sent” missionaries are developed with these partnership priorities from the “ground up,” they also serve our church vet potential supported missionaries (sent from another local church) and global partners.
Our Partners
Missionaries
- Dave and Stacey Hare (Cameroon, World Team)
- Dave and Amanda Ernst (Cameroon, World Team)
Global Partners
- Quique Oriolo (Argentina)
Enrique Oriolo is a pastor of Iglesia Bíblica de la Gracia in Lanús, Argentina and a global partner of Grace Church Frisco.
Enrique has a colorful past, including a calling as a Catholic priest and mystic "healer." But by God's grace, Enrique came to know the Lord in 2007. In 2011, he married Tamara and they now have three daughters, Luz, Paz, and Sarah. In 2013, Enrique and Tami were hungry for the Word of God and found the City Bell Bible Church.
Enrique was discipled and trained in the City Bell Bell church by some former members of Grace Church and eventually become a pastor there.
In 2021, he planted Iglesia Biblica de la Gracia in a suburb closer to Buenos Aires. In addition to pastoring his local church, in which he has sought to train men in the to be future pastors and missionaries, he seeks to help other churches become healthy, growing communities of Christ by serving other national pastors and leaders in the region with events, training sessions, and conferences. Enrique has sat on the Board of Ante Su Palabra, an international conference for Spanish-speaking pastors and served as a Simeon Bible Instructor to help train Spanish speaking pastors and leader in faithful preaching. He also coordinates Bible Training Centers for Pastors and Church Leaders (BTCP/CL) throughout Argentina and South America.
