“God is on mission. He has been on mission throughout history to accomplish His purpose throughout the earth. Each time we see God in the Bible, He is acting in accordance with His purpose: to reveal Himself in order that His name would be glorified, that His Kingdom would be established, and that some from every people would be reconciled to Himself” (Henry T. Blackaby & Avery T. Willis, Perspectives on the World Christian Movement).

“Fundamentally, our mission (if it is biblically informed and validated) means our committed participation as God’s people, at God’s invitation and command, in God’s own mission within the history of God’s world for the redemption of God’s creation” (Christopher J. H. Wright, The Mission of God).

Therefore, Santa Barbara Community Church longs to be on mission and engaged with what God is doing locally and globally. Furthermore, we hope to grow and send out partners from our church body both into the greater Santa Barbara area as well as around the world to declare and demonstrate the glory of the Kingdom of God.

Please note that not all our supported partners are listed here due to the sensitive nature of their work in certain closed countries:

• Andrew & Rachel Ahr – Athletes in Action, Sacramento
• Child Evangelism Fellowship – Santa Barbara
• Christian Leadership Training Institute –Liberia
• Community One:27 – Santa Barbara
• Chris Comstock – Cru, UCSB
• The Crescent Project
• Jen Hu – Cru
• El Calvario – Latino Ministry of Calvary Baptist Church, Santa Barbara
• Tom & Maddy Hardeman – One Challenge International
• Honduras Day Care Project – Tegucigalpa, Honduras
• HOPE International – Zambia
• IFES/MENA – Middle East
• Rob Knight – IAFR
• Antun Koprivnjak – Vukovar, Croatia
• Mary Larsen – Converge Worldwide, Thailand
• Karyn Morrill – InterVarsity
• Network Medical – Santa Barbara
• Tim & Kim Notehelfer – International Students Inc., Santa Barbara
• Dave & Shari Ogg – Ethnos 360, Papua New Guinea
• Palestinian Bible Society – West Bank and Gaza
• Gerber & Michelle Perez – Mission Impact, Guatemala
• Potter’s Clay, Westmont College – Mexico
• Querencia – Santa Barbara
• Brent & Jodi Ristau – Ethnos Canada
• Steve & Debra Rowe – Converge Worldwide, Brazil
• Royal Family Kids Club
• Santa Barbara Rescue Mission
• Sports Outreach Institute
• Manuel & Laura Vivanco – United World Mission; Mexico City, Mexico
• Larry & Linda Whiting – MAF, Nampa, Idaho
• Robyn Wood – Cru, UCSB
• Brendon & Naomi Yoder – Wycliffe, Canada
• Young Life – Santa Barbara, CA

If you would like to get in touch with one of these ministries or missionaries, please contact the Committee for Local & Global Engagement.

Long Term Support

To apply for support from SBCC for long term opportunities, please download and complete the following form:

Long-Term Missions Application

Short Term Support

To apply for support on a short term project, please download and complete the steps on the following pdf:

Short Term Missions Application

Below you will find the names of those currently serving on the Committee for Local & Global Engagement. Each of them serves as a point person for specific ministry partners:

• Kenneth Hwang
• Patti Hunter
• Rosemary Maione
• Chris Frohling
• Diane See
• Ryan Wolfshorndl
• Lauretta Patterson
• Sarah Douglas
• Trevor Young

If you would like to be in touch with any of the above, please email the Committee HERE.

If you would like to receive a weekly email with updates and prayer requests regarding SB Community supported partners, please click HERE.