Ministries

APC Vision for Missions:
Alexandria, the Nation’s Capital, the World

Missions is an integral part of the life and ministry of Alexandria Presbyterian Church. Within the first year of APC’s founding, the congregation began supporting a missionary family serving abroad. That commitment has continued and strengthened in the ensuing two decades through regular communication, foundational prayer and financial support. For 2010, more than 13% of the church’s budget is committed to the support of missionaries in Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the United States. APC also contributes an additional 4% of its budget to various mission-related needs within its denomination, the Presbyterian Church in America; and another 2% to its daughter Hispanic church, Iglesia Gracia y Paz.

The overseas ministries respond to the needs of the persecuted church, train spiritual leaders, and are engaged in church planting in secularized societies, Muslim countries and the Latin culture. Those engaged in the United States primarily focus on training and equipping those in missions, as well as outreach to university students who are from elsewhere, students who have spent little or no time in a church community, and young expectant mothers who are in need of a support network.

APC presently supports 14 domestic and 16 overseas missionaries, including three serving in countries too sensitive to mention and hostile to the Gospel. If you have access to our Member Area, you may view profiles and pictures of each missionary.


Seven Ways to Pray
for Your Missionary

Day 1 -  Relationship with God
Loving and studying God's Word
Strong prayer life
Be filled with the Holy Spirit
Maturing spiritually
Progress over personal sin

Day 2 -  Physical and Emotional Needs
Adaptation to climate
Health in the midst of disease
Safety in danger
Victory over loneliness and depression

Day 3 -  Family Relationships
Husband/wife
Children/parents
Family life as model to nationals
Coping with singleness

Day 4 -  Ability to Communicate
Language ability
Continual improvement/fluency
Cultural adaptation & understanding

Day 5 -  Effective Ministry
Teaching, preaching, witnessing
Boldness, open doors
Prepared hearts, fruitfulness

Day 6 -  Team Relationships
Other missionaries
National evangelists, pastors and teachers

Day 7 -  Country of Service
Political situation
Visas, continued open doors
Outreach to cities, villages and tribes

Written by Bill Wilson, Overseas Missionary Fellowship. As quoted in the Spring 1997 issue of The King's Courier, a publication of The King's Way Missionary Institute, www.missionaryresources.com/ways_to_pray.html


Ways to Serve

For more information on how you might serve the body of Christ through Missions—serving on the APC Missions Committee, participating in a short-term missions trip, or becoming a full-time missionary—click HERE.