Serve in the World
Serving out of the abundant grace we have received.
God is using Grace Commons to show his love across the globe. Learn about our ministry partnerships around the world—and consider serving alongside them.
Here you’ll find partner organizations that serve across the world. Click on a logo or link to learn more about their ministries and consider ways you could get involved in the amazing work they are doing worldwide.
Global Partners
Brad & Adrienne Bartz
- Organization:
CRU - Lives:
Singapore - Location Served: South East Asia
The Bartz family are in Singapore as regional developers with Athletes in Action. With almost 50 years combined ministry experience; much of it being internationally focused and some of it living overseas, they are uniquely qualified to help pioneer new ministries, train national staff and develop leaders throughout Asia.
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David & Vreni Greenlee
- Organization:
Operation Mobilization - Lives:
Atlanta, GA - Location Served: Worldwide through Operation Mobilization’s ministries
Dr. David and Vreni Greenlee serve globally from Operation Mobilization’s (OM) offices near Atlanta. David contributes through missiological reflection and research; a recent focus has been the link between OM’s vision for vibrant communities of Jesus followers among the least reached with community development and creation care. Vreni and David are also OM’s liaison to American OMers in their senior years.
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Glenn & Carol Price
- Organization:
Youth With a Mission - Lives:
Tyler, TX - Location Served:
Serves people in 20+ developing nations as we respond to people impacted by war, famine, extreme poverty and natural disaster.
Glenn serves as the Director of Communications for YWAM’s MercyWorks. Some of the main duties he is responsible for include creating, maintaining and updating the MercyWorks website, sending out regular e-blasts, designing and writing of newsletters, capturing and cataloguing stories, photos and video for all resource material to create products that encourage people to go and give towards various MercyWorks missions.
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Rolando & Flor Perez
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Peace and Hope International - Lives:
Peru - Location Served: South America
Rolando is serving God in Peru, South America through Paz y Esperanza, a Christian Human Rights organization that works alongside individuals, families and communities in poverty so that they can live with dignity and be free from violence and injustice. Rolando is the Director of the Instituto Paz y Esperanza, a training center for church leaders integral mission, public diaspora and human rights advocacy. His ministry focuses on advising and training church leaders in advocacy and communication strategies to build a prophetic witness and voice from faith communities in society.
Ian & Teri Rutter
- Organization:
Cru - Lives:
France - Location Served:
Europe
The Rutters are the Western European directors of Alongside Ministries International in association with Agapé France. They oversee staff working alongside and, even leading, local churches in countries such as France, Czech Republic, Estonia and Albania. Ian and Teri live in France near the border with Geneva, Switzerland. They also have close ties with the Agapé France, ministry of CRU. Overseeing and mentoring their staff is a great privilege for them both. The Rutters are encouraged by the creativity and variety of ministries that they represent. Western European culture can be quite apathetic and even hostile to the message of the Christian church. Their staff are all in challenging situations. Ian and Teri also enjoy serving locally in a variety of ways, often through their church which is a young church plant.
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Matthew & Cassie Allan
Scott & Connie Anderson
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InterVarsity - Lives:
Boulder - Location Served: Rocky Mountain Region (CO, WY, MT, UT, ID, NM, AZ & El Paso)
Scott is the Regional Director for InterVarsity in the Rocky Mountains, leading 66 staff and interns on 45 campuses across 8 states. He is vision-caster, decision-maker, team builder, pastor, trainer, advocate, leadership developer, missions catalyst, executive leader, fundraiser, and spiritual father.
Connie is the National Director for Intercessory Prayer, mobilizing prayer for revival in InterVarsity and beyond. She provides strategic vision, leadership, inspiration, spiritual influence, and practical teaching/training to build momentum for intercession across the nation.
supportConnie is the National Director for Intercessory Prayer, mobilizing prayer for revival in InterVarsity and beyond. She provides strategic vision, leadership, inspiration, spiritual influence, and practical teaching/training to build momentum for intercession across the nation.
Josh & Julie Baker
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Cru - Lives:
Ft. Collins, CO - Location Served: All of Northern Colorado and Southern Wyoming
Josh and Julie have been on staff with Cru for over 15 years and currently give leadership to Cru in Northern Colorado: directing the Cru movements at University of Northern Colorado and Colorado State University. Cru focuses on introducing students to Jesus, building them up in their faith and sending them out to influence others for Christ.
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Ray Donatucci
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Young Life - Lives:
Boulder, CO - Location Served: United States
Ray is a teacher/trainer for incoming Young Life staff nationally. Every new staff person has to take 7 seminary classes. He is involved in the delivery of 3 of them. (With the pandemic he teaches mostly online.) In addition, Ray mentors 15 local and Midwest ministers. His role continues to be equipping the next generation of Christian pastors in leadership, theological training and ministry skills.
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JB Hall
- Organization:
Fellowship of Christian Athletes - Lives:
Boulder, CO - Location Served: Boulder County
JB is responsible for encouraging, training, equipping, and evangelizing coaches and athletes; growing and mobilizing volunteers. The FCA Area Representative ensures the effectiveness and longevity of the ministry through relationship-building, mentoring, discipleship, leadership training and evangelism, as well as the development of the 4-C ministries, volunteers and cultivation of monthly partners and donors. FCA values of Integrity, Serving, Teamwork and Excellence with coaches, athletes, donors and other staff at all times.
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Laura
- Organization:
SIM - Lives:
North East Colorado - Location Served: East African Muslims living in Colorado
Loving and walking alongside immigrants and refugees in ways that affirm dignity and help them recover from forced displacement. Laura facilitates a community English program, training volunteers as they tutor immigrants, which is the second most diverse population in Colorado. SIM offers training and programs connecting multi-ethnic populations, including churches, to build God's Kingdom in love and unity.
Becky McKain
- Organization:
International Students Inc - Lives:
Boulder
Becky has been serving with International Students, Inc. since 2008 after finding the organization at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.
In May 2014, she joined the East Bay Area (California) team to befriend students at UC Berkeley. In January 2017, Becky relocated to "CU Boulder", primarily working with the wives of international students, teaching ESL and tutoring one on one. She loves spending time in their homes or taking them hiking while talking about life and faith. Her goals on campus are to help the students and their families find all the resources needed to live a productive life in the US and to nurture the families' relationship with Jesus. Her passion is teaching ESL and leading Bible discovery groups with those seeking to learn about God’s great love for them.
supportIn May 2014, she joined the East Bay Area (California) team to befriend students at UC Berkeley. In January 2017, Becky relocated to "CU Boulder", primarily working with the wives of international students, teaching ESL and tutoring one on one. She loves spending time in their homes or taking them hiking while talking about life and faith. Her goals on campus are to help the students and their families find all the resources needed to live a productive life in the US and to nurture the families' relationship with Jesus. Her passion is teaching ESL and leading Bible discovery groups with those seeking to learn about God’s great love for them.
Sensitive Region
Here you’ll find information about some of our partners actively working in the 10/40 window. Due to security concerns some are not listed and some only have minimal information here. We invite you to pray as you can and consider who you might want to come alongside with financial support. They are doing eternal work!
Timothy J
- Organization:
Prabhat Tara Sanstha - Lives: India
- Location Served:
India
There are tens of thousands of women who are sold by their families to Hindu temples who generate income from their illegal slavery. Through a Christian literacy outreach to these women and their children, Rev. Timothy is breaking the cycle of illiteracy-poverty-prostitution. Providing schooling, food, clothing, and health care for these mostly orphaned children, this is a model program to begin change using Christian principles.
A GRACE COMMONS Family
- Organization:
CRU - Lives: Middle East
- Location Served: Middle East
This Cru staff family works in the Middle East to reach the locals.
A Grace Commons Family
- Organization:
Project Alpha - Lives: Middle East
- Location Served: Middle East
A Grace Commons Family
- Organization:
Servant Partners - Lives: Boulder
- Location Served:
worldwide among the urban poor
For over 30 years this couple has been working with Grace Commons and Servant Partners to equip local believers to transform their communities through prayer, projects and developing leaders worldwide.
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