Here, There and Everywhere
The Worship Center's Mission Strategy
Ocean City Worship Center desires to be God's hands extended to lost and hurting people:
Here - the Eastern Shore;
There - the United States; and
Everywhere - Around the World.
We want to be where Jesus would be, touching people that Jesus would touch. It is God's heart and our responsibility to love people through our acts of service, prayer, giving, and encouragement.
We desire to be the kind of church that isn't afraid to role up our sleeves and get our hands dirty for the Lord. To be so close to God's work that we get a little dirt under our fingernails.
Our Mandate
Our God given mandate is to join together, with each of us doing our part in:
- Looking after orphans and helping widows in distress
- Sharing food with the hungry people and clothing those who are naked
- Providing shelter to the poor and inviting in strangers
- Giving drink to the thirsty and caring for the sick
- Ministering to those in prison and encouraging those in despair
- Loosing the chains of injustice and satisfying the needs of the oppressed
Our Strategy
"Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
How then can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"
Principle 1:
Prayer for Missionaries and Mission Ministries
We will continually and faithfully pray for our missionaries (Daily & Saturday Prayer/Praise Service). Prayer must be the primary gift we give to missions.
Principle 2:
Supporting and Encouraging Missionaries
We will continue monthly support to an ever-increasing staff of nationally appointed Assemblies of God missionaries. We will also do our best to "Serve as a Sender" through prayer, communication, and moral support!
Principle 3:
Showing Compassion
Locally - Martha and Stephen Ministries
World-Wide - We will minister one-time support in such situations as natural disaster, war, calamities, or other important needs through special offerings.
Principle 4:
Distributing the Word of God
We seek to distribute God's Word and Christian literature to every creature through Light for the Lost and BGMC (Boys and Girls Missionary Crusade). This focus will allow the Gospel to be spread with great speed and results.
Principle 5:
Involving our Entire Church Body in "Getting Our Hand Dirty"
We will seek to engage every person in Ocean City Worship Center in local and World Missions through giving and going!
Our main outreach teams will consist of our Grace Groups, Men's & Women's Ministry, Teen & Children Ministries. These teams are encouraged to develop outreaches and/or act of service to our community each year.
Giving and Going
- Children - BGMC (Boys and Girls Missionary Crusade)
- Teens - Speed-the-Light (Purchasing Vehicles) & AIM Trips (Short-term Youth Missions)
- Adults - "Serving as Senders" and MAPS Trips(Short-term Missions)
Principle 6:
Support Assembly of God Churches on the Eastern Shore
We will seek to encourage and support the spreading of the gospel through Assemblies of God pastors and churches in strategic locations throughout the Eastern Shore.
Our Resources
First, it is our strong belief that each person is called to be like God in righteousness, to do something useful with their own hands, and to serve those in need. Each of us have God given gifts, talents and abilities, and desire to use them for blessing others and serving Him as we become "a church with dirt under our finger nails". This is realized through our outreach and service teams.
Second, in those areas where it is not possible to personally serve, we strive to bless others (missionaries and ministries) as they reach people both locally, nationally, and around the world.
Our Desired Results
By involving our entire church body in ministry and missions we will:
- Keep focused on Christ and His great commission
- Keep from becoming complacent in our own accomplishments and lifestyle
- Develop personal relationships with mission ministries and missionaries
- Raise up young people who understand the Great Commission
- Bring a sense of unity and purpose to our body
Our Disclosure Statement
Ocean City Worship Center takes missions and biblical stewardship seriously. That's why as a church, we give 10% of all tithes and offerings to missions.
Financial Accountability
Charitable donations to Ocean City Worship Center are tax-deductible in the United States. Over 90% of our missions are approved, affiliated and overseen by World Missions of the Assemblies of God or the Potomac District of the Assemblies of God.
How Many Missionaries or Ministries Do We Support?
Ocean City Worship Center supports over 50 missionaries and/or ministries in 35 countries around the world.
Where are Mission Donation Given?
