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Long-term service
Steve & Laura Campbell (Ruth, Esther)
Steve and Laura will engage in language and acculturation studies in Podgorica, Montenegro, while ministering with the local congregation, a Brethren Assembly church. They will begin serving Fall 2012.
Steve & Betsy Dintaman
Steve and Betsy serve at LCC International University in Klaipeda, Lithuania, in partnership with Mennonite Mission Network (http://www NULL.mennonitemission NULL.net/Pages/Home NULL.aspx). Steve teaches theology and chairs the Theology Department. Betsy is a librarian.
Willard & Eva Eberly
Willard leads the leadership team at Centro Koinonia in Bari, Italy. He teaches in discipleship school in Sicily, and gives oversight to and mentors missionaries in Italy and Albania. Eva assists Willard, is the Mediterranean correspondent for the Connections newsletter and leads women’s ministry at Centro Koinonia. They are retiring from a long missionary career in 2012.
Giovanni & Fiorella Greco
Giovanni and Fiorella are Italian mission workers and church planters in Termoli, Italy. This is an “approved ministry” of VMM.
Shawn & Laura Green (Lucas)
Shawn and Laura will be joining the church planting team in southeastern Italy. They will assist with worship, reach out to new persons through home Bible studies, and expand the work with youth and young adults.
Marsha Kanagy
Marsha is serving in Kaiserslautern, Germany, working with a church planting team, Bible studies, children and immigrant ministries. She serves in partnership with Eastern Mennonite Missions (http://emm NULL.org).
Richard & Margaret Keeler
Richard and Margaret serve as pastors of the Sangre Grande Mennonite Church. Richard mentors potential leaders and Margaret leads women’s Bible studies. They are retiring from a long missionary career in 2012.
Rodney & Eve Knepp (Maya, Micah)
Rodney and Eve teach at the Maranatha School for the Deaf, relate to community members and the Ridge Mennonite Fellowship, a congregation of Jamaica Mennonite Church.
Harry & Kris Kraus (Sam)
Harry serves as Somali medical outreach team leader, coordinating medical outreach and education in Somaliland and making medical compassion trips to Somali refugee camps. Kris serves as a nurse. They serve in partnership with Africa Inland Mission (http://www NULL.aimint NULL.org/).
Nancy Marshall
Orange Walk Town, Belize
Nancy serves as a deaf educator in Orange Walk Town, Belize, and ministers to deaf children and youth through Jesus’ Deaf Church. She serves in partnership with Eastern Mennonite Missions. (http://emm NULL.org)
Chris & Melody Riddle (Micah, Adam, Isaiah)
Chris and Melody assist with Centro Koinonia in Bari, working with family ministries, worship, friendship evangelism and literature distribution. Watch a video about the Riddles in Italy. (http://www NULL.youtube NULL.com/watch?v=a1BQz1yIMLs)
Mark & Sarah Schoenhals (Heidi, Hannah) Mark and Sarah support the Life Enrichment Church, and engage in Bible teaching and leadership development. They are appointed in partnership with Eastern Mennonite Missions.
David Shenk is serving in Quito, working with Colombian refugee resettlement, in partnership with Mennonite Mission Network (http://www NULL.mennonitemission NULL.net/Pages/Home NULL.aspx).
Rafael & Solange Tártari (Paulo)
Rafael and Solange assist in the Lezhe, Albania, congregation in worship, preaching, evangelism and discipleship ministries. They serve in partnership with Junta Menonita de Missões Internacionais (http://missoesmenonitas NULL.blogspot NULL.com/), Brazil.
Norma Teles
Norma is director of the Joshua Center, an early childhood learning center for Roma children in Lezhe, Albania. She serves in children’s, youth and cell group ministry in the Lezhe congregation. She serves in partnership with Junta Menonita de Missões Internacionais (http://missoesmenonitas NULL.blogspot NULL.com/), Brazil.
Allen Umble
Allen serves in Lushnje, Albania, in discipleship formation and teaches English. He provides oversight to the Youth Evangelism Service (YES) team serving in the agricultural villages near Lushnje.
Phil & Terry Witmer (Destin, Luke)
Phil and Terry and their family serve in La Mesa, Colombia. Phil works with agriculture and Terry works at Colegio Americano Menno. They serve in partnership with Mennonite Mission Network (http://www NULL.mennonitemission NULL.net/Pages/Home NULL.aspx).
Two families serve in separate sensitive locations in South Asia.
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Caleb Benner
Lezhe, Albania
Caleb serves as a teacher at Lezha Academic Center.
Kaitlyn Bontrager
Kaitlyn serves as a teacher at Lezha Academic Center.
Peyton Erb
Peyton serves in Guatemala at Central American Study and Service (CASAS (http://semilla NULL.org NULL.gt/casas%20en NULL.html)) as a coordinator helping with student groups.
Jessica Hedrick
Jessica serves as a teacher at Lezha Academic Center.
Kristina Reinhardt
Kristina serves as a teacher at Lezha Academic Center.
USA Ministries: Church Planting
Randy & Lea Ann Coblentz (Claire, Uri, Rachel)
Randy serves as a church planter with the Hampton Roads 20/20 Vision Church Planting Board in the Hampton Roads area, sponsored by Calvary and Eastern districts of Virginia Mennonite Conference.
Serving since: 2008
newplant@verizon.net
Pablo A. Fernando
Pablo is pastor and church planter of Anabaptist Fellowship of Charlotte, an intercultural organic fellowship. The Fellowship meets together on the second, third and fourth Sundays at 418 Gray Dr., Charlotte, N.C. 28205.
Serving since: 2008
intercoaching@yahoo.com
Marvin & Mariana Lorenzana (Pablo, Alexa)
Marvin serves as director of Mennonite Hispanic Initiative. MHI’s vision is to generate leaders through both theological and on-the-job training who will plant Hispanic churches and develop new leaders. MHI launched their first church, Iglesia Discipular Anabaptista (IDA), a congregation relating to Harrisonburg District, in 2011.
Serving since: 2009, marvin.lorenzana@emu.edu
Jim & Ruth Mellinger
Jim and Ruth Mellinger coach the Outlet 10.27 house church in Graham, N.C., along with church planters Keith and Tami Nice. Jim also pastors Greensboro Mennonite Fellowship in Greensboro, N.C.
Serving since: 2005
jrmell@gmail.com
www.outlet1027.com
Chris & MaryBeth Moore (Mynor, Mario)
Chris and MaryBeth advocate for and minister to the deaf through Signs of Life Fellowship. Signs of Life meets Sunday mornings at the Deaf Club in Staunton, Va., for worship in American Sign Language and offers Bible study groups throughout the week, including Deaf Youth Fellowship and other outreach events.
Serving since: 2008, heatwolemoore@comcast.net
Keith & Tami Nice (Jacob, Andrew)
Keith and Tami Nice are church planters in Graham, N.C. with a house church called Outlet 10.27. The name Outlet 10:27 is taken from Luke 10:27, the two greatest commandments. Keith and Tami through Outlet 10:27 desire to be plugged into God and others.
Serving since: 2005
ktnice@bellsouth.net
James Rhee (Sharon, Jason, Jenny)
James serves as church planter and pastor of Stephens City Korean Community Church in Stephens City, Va., and Park View Korean Church which meets at Park View Mennonite Church, Harrisonburg, Va.
Serving since: 2006
joyjames@korea.com
Chris & Heather Scott (Ruth, Esther)
Chris & Heather Scott give leadership to the Exchange, a new missional community in Winchester, Va. the Exchange is to be a place where God’s love is proclaimed, shared and lived out in community.
Serving since: 2011
mennoscott@gmail.com
(540) 313-5336
“Approved Ministries”
An “approved ministry” is a ministry that VMM does not directly administrate or control but is related to, or is like, the work that we do. We lend counsel and support to a number of such ministries that were either begun by VMM or are related in direct ways to our vision and call.
