Missions
Join Us in Loving and Serving Those in Our Community and Around the World
Mission work is not for just anyone, it is for everyone! You have been specifically, strategically, and purposefully designed to make Jesus visible locally and around the world. Through participating in the world Christian movement, every believer can find a way to live with vital significance in God’s global purpose. Identify and eliminate anything getting in the way of your ability to share your own story of redemption with others. Being a missionary requires finding your own chapter within God’s larger story of love for all people and offering your life to others in a way that brings glory to God.
Our greatest resource as a church is not our finances, building, or programs. Our greatest resource is a gift from God; it is the love of Jesus Christ within the people of our congregation. Because God desires for all people to know, love, and serve only Him, our church exists to make Jesus visible to our community and throughout the world. We demonstrate this not only in the way we worship, grow and serve in his name, but also in the way we work to transform our city, merge the biblical with the social Gospel, show spontaneous compassion to others, devote ourselves to service, and equip families to bond together in Christ. We are no longer living for ourselves and our own selfish desires. We are Loving Christ, Loving One Another, and Loving the City, in order that He may receive all glory and honor.
If you’d like to get involved in Local or Global Missions here at FPC, please let us know!
Gifts and Talents Survey Local Missions Global MissionsStaff
Rev. A. Mitchell Moore
Associate Pastor for Young Adults and Missions
Mitchell brings a nearly 20-year career, having just served in Jakarta, Indonesia, with an Indonesian foundation that focuses on education and health care. His roles in Indonesia included spiritual oversight and development for the university system as Chaplain, Senior Executive Leadership, and Church planting.
Mitchell served as Assistant Pastor for Young Adults at Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, TN, for five years and has been involved throughout his career in church mission activity through domestic and international partnerships. You may remember Mitchell as our Director of Youth Ministry right here at First Pres, 13 years ago! He graduated with an M.Div. from Covenant Theological Seminary in 2008.
Mitchell is passionate about advancing the Kingdom of Christ and is a gifted, expositional preacher who is urgent about mission, discipleship, and shepherding God’s people to flourish under the authority and power of God’s word.
He and his wife, Lisa, have four children: Lauren, Cora, Tucker, and Ben. The entire Moore family is excited to be re-connected with our FPC family!
Current Missions Opportunities
30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World
Wednesday, March 22 – Thursday, April 20
Join the world’s largest prayer event of Christians praying for the Muslim world as they enter Ramadan. Muslims will spend the month of prayer and fasting seeking a deeper awareness of Allah, and this is a powerful time for Christians to join in prayer for God to draw Muslims into the truth of salvation through Jesus Christ. For a 30-day prayer guide go to fpcsanantonio.org/missions-prayer. For more information email Lindsay Selli at lindsays@fpcsat.org.
Meet Ugandan Missions Partners
Sunday, March 26 | 12:15 PM | Room 226
FPC will be welcoming the Barton Family from Operation Uganda next Sunday, March 26. There will be a meeting after the 11:00 AM worship services located in room 226 (about 12:15 PM). This will be an opportunity to meet the Bartons, hear more about Operation Uganda, as well as to learn about the Fall mission trip to Uganda. For more information email Lindsay Selli at lindsays@fpcsat.org.
Spring Donation Drive for YoungLives
Donations Due by Friday, March 31 | Box in Mauze Lobby
Help YoungLives finish the Spring Semester fresh and clean! Donations can be dropped off in the donation box in Mauze Lobby or at the YoungLife office at 950 Donaldson Ave. or text Christina Via at 678-993-6146.
We are collecting:
- diapers (sizes 3-6),
- pull-ups (3T-6T),
- baby wipes,
New & sealed toiletries such as:
- shampoo,
- conditioner,
- body wash,
- lotion,
- deodorant,
- toothbrushes,
- toothpaste,
- hand soap
World Renew Earthquake Relief
First Pres is donating $10,000 to World Renew to assist with disaster response int he wake of the massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Tukey and Syria. Families and entire communities are in urgent need of life-saving essentials and protection. You are invited to join us by donating at worldrenew.net to help those affected by this disaster. Checks payable to World Renew.
Join a 2023 Mission Trip!
Our Young Adult trip to the Dominican Republic from June 3-10 as well as our Vacation Bible School Trip to Chevak, Alaska from July 6-17 are actively recruiting volunteers to join in the Lord’s ministry to these areas. Please contact Lindsay Selli at lindsays@fpcsat.org for more information about these and additional trips to Uganda and Poland that are still forming.
Pray for Missions
Please hold the local and global missions of the church in your prayers.
Sign Up for Our Mission 938 Prayer Texts
Email your number to LindsayS@fpcsat.org, you will receive up to 3 updates a week, designed to empower your prayerful participation in God’s mission, as we pray together to the Lord of the harvest, for the harvest, and for laborers of the harvest.
