Alaska Christian College First Covenant's relationship with the mission to Alaska began several years ago when two short-term missionaries from the church began a ministry to the native population in the village of Hooper Bay. The relationship has continued with Alaska Christian College and its mission of "preparing young people for whole life discipleship." Located in beautiful Soldotna, AK, Alaska Christian College seeks to transform the lives of native young Alaskans. Teams from First Covenant travel annually to ACC to continue the ongoing campus construction work to meet the growing needs of the college. Visit the offical website of Alaska Christian College. Alongside Missions  Founded by First Covenant members Keith & Darla Ruiz, Alongside Missions is a ministry model that empowers native churches and comes alongside them to support them in their ministry, rather than to advance our own agenda. The Ruizes have led countless teams in trips to Mexico and Ukraine to build ongoing relationships with churches there. To learn more and to follow along on the journeys, visit their blog at www.alongsidemissions.org.
Mexico For over 10 years, First Covenant has been building a relationship with a group of churches in and around Valle Hermoso, near Matamoros. Through the years, many short-term teams from First Covenant have gone to support this on-going relationship. These missions also encouraged the Mikrut family to become missionaries in the region. The Mikrut Family  Commissioned by First Covenant Church and Covenant World Missions, the Mikrut family lives and works in the Center for United Ministries (Centro Ministerios Unidos) in Valle Hermoso, Mexico. The Mikruts serve as liaisons to the 39-church cooperative, and coordinate short-term mission teams serving in the Valle Hermoso and Rio Bravo areas. Visit the Mikrut Family Blog.
Ukraine Working in conjunction with Alongside Missions, First Covenant has been involved with a mission to Kalivnoka, Ukraine (just outside of Kiev) since 1999. The first part of the mission was to assist the local church there in constructing its first building. Now First Covenant comes alongside the church in Kalivnoka as they reach out to their village and other villages around the country of Ukraine. Covenant World Mission First Covenant Church supports over 15 Covenant missionaries serving literally around the world. For more about Covenant World Missions, visit the denomination website.
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