Local Outreach
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Carbondale & SI
Reaching coaches and athletes with the gospel — using the influence of sport to make disciples in schools, teams, and communities.
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Sent to our city. Sent to the nations.
Jesus told His church to make disciples — across the street and across the world. Here’s how Grand Avenue is joining Him in both.
Our Heart
Missions isn’t a department. It’s the posture of the whole church.
We exist to join God in making disciples of all nations by loving our neighbors locally and partnering globally to see the gospel proclaimed, churches strengthened, and lives transformed.
We long to be a sending and supporting church where every person is equipped to pray, give, and go — so that the hope of Jesus is lived and shared in Carbondale, Southern Illinois, and to the ends of the earth.
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…
Where we send
Three fields. One mission.
We invest deliberately across three areas so that the gospel goes near and far — through partnerships we know by name.
Carbondale & SI
Local Outreach
Loving our city in tangible ways — neighbors, schools, families, and the under-resourced right here at home.
Across the U.S.
National Partnerships
Standing with church planters, ministries, and movements bringing the gospel to communities across the country.
To the nations
Global Missions
Long-term partnerships with missionaries and indigenous leaders making disciples in places where Christ is least known.
Who we support
People and partners we’re in this with.
Long-term relationships, not a checklist. These are the ministries and missionaries GACC stands with year after year.
Local Outreach
Southern Illinois Christian Service Camp
Southern Illinois
A summer camp where kids and students from across the region encounter Jesus, build friendships, and grow in their faith.
Learn moreCampus Ministry
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
U.S. campuses
Establishing and advancing witnessing communities of students and faculty on university campuses across the country.
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GNPI
Worldwide
Good News Productions International — using media and storytelling to bring the gospel into languages and places it hasn’t reached.
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Living Stones International
Central Asia
Training national church leaders and equipping local believers to advance the gospel in some of the hardest places in the world.
Visit siteMercy & Discipleship
ACTIVE Ministries
U.S. & International
Mobilizing churches and short-term teams for hands-on ministry that meets practical needs and shares the love of Christ.
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Four ways to join in.
You don’t have to leave the country to be a missionary. Start where you are.
Pray
Lift up our partners, missionaries, and city by name. Prayer is the front line of every mission.
Prayer RequestsGive
A portion of every gift to GACC fuels local outreach and global partnerships month after month.
GiveWant to go deeper in missions?
Tell us where you sense God moving — across the street or around the world — and we’ll help you take the next step.