Missions

Good News Club® is a ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship  which trains teachers to meet with groups of children easily and safely with their parent’s permission. Suburban currently has a team that consistently meets to prepare sharing the gospel with children. If you are interested in participating in this opportunity, please contact Lou Miller, or fill out a connection card on our website under "Contact Us."

Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater is a Christ-centered organization with a calling to reach out to women and families by offering real help for the present, hope for the future, and healing from the past. Suburban supports the center by participating in the "Baby Bottle Campaign" and "Relay for Life" to help raise funds and sponsors baby showers for expecting mothers in crisis. If you are interested in participating in this opportunity, please contact Gloria Livingston or Sarah Schnurr, or fill out a connection card on our website under "Contact Us."

The Project Lucas helps Kenyan children and families living in extreme poverty by sharing the Gospel with them while meeting their needs, equipping them with education, and investing in their communities. We have seen the lives of thousands of Kenyans transformed through God's work in our ministry and hope to see many more lives changed. Suburban currently supports this ministry financially. If you would like to support this ministry specifically, please specify "the Lucas Project" when you give on our website.

Dr. Hunter is the National Director of LEARN, a group of Christian pro-life, pro-family advocates. LEARN is a prominent African-American evangelical pro-life ministry in the USA. He is also the President of Global Life & Family Mission (GLFM). GLFM’s main goal is the restoration of the family with the recognition of the value of the child. Suburban currently supports this ministry financially. If you would like to support this ministry specifically, please specify "LEARN" and/or "GLFM" when you give on our website.

Union Mission Ministries is dedicated to serving God by serving the most vulnerable people in the community; the poor and homeless. Suburban occasionally volunteers in their food distribution center and annually supports the women's shelter. If you are interested in supporting this ministry, please review "Upcoming Events" for our next outing. You can also financially support by specifying "Union Mission Ministries" when you give on our website for missions.

Founder & President of With, Inc. focuses on walking with those in ministry as they experience burnout, conflict, those struggling with unhealthy teams, ministers to people disconnected with God and who struggle with relating to those around them that they are trying to serve. If you are interested to learning more about the ministry, click "Learn More."

Operation Christmas Child collaborates with local partners around the world to share the Good News of Jesus with shoeboxes filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies. Suburban Christian Church is a local "Drop-off" location for people to pack their shoeboxes and ensure the shoeboxes are picked up. Additionally, Suburban gathers supplies and has monthly workshops to prepare for the shoeboxes to be picked up.  Suburban proudly packs around 1000 shoeboxes each year! If you would like to participate in this opportunity, please contact Lynn Cooke or Ara Miller or fill out a connection card on our website under "Contact Us."

Young Life believes kids’ lives are dramatically impacted when caring adults come alongside sharing God’s love with them. Kid’s choices made today based on God’s love for them will impact future decisions affecting careers, marriages and families. Young Life currently meets at Suburban Christian Church on Monday nights. If you are interested in supporting this ministry, please pray for the Young Life leaders to faithfully share the gospel with the kids that attend.

The Hensley’s have been serving in Brazil since 1996. They are actively working in Caraguatatuba. The process to establishing a church starts with “mission points.” Small groups are started and frequently meet in homes. As they grow a formal church is established. AJ offers seminary-like classes for men in the region. He works to develop Christian leaders and Church ministers. They are building and developing a vocational training center to educate young men for Christ and equip them to provide a living for themselves and their families.
You can financially support by specifying "AJ and Barbara" when you give on our website for missions.

Amy & Stevie work as support staff for the YWAM Perth base.  As 100- 200 students come for training and go out on outreach each quarter, Amy organizes accommodations and participates in staff training.  She helps lead the community development school each year.  Stevie is developing a database for the Perth base, spends time promoting the different training schools and doing fundraising to support the base.

Amy is the daughter of Al & Jan Grills, long time members of Suburban Christian Church.
You can financially support by specifying "Stefan and Amy" when you give on our website for missions.