MISSIONS
We take seriously the call to be Jesus’ feet and hands to the world around us.
Local Missions
Locally, we participate with such ministries as:
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Rescue Mission
The Rescue Mission provides shelter, dinner, chapel services and a Spiritual Life Program for homeless men and women. MOPC leads a chapel service monthly.
Utah Food Bank
Our volunteers sort food at the food bank on the second Saturday of every month.
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St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen
MOPC volunteers make sandwiches in the morning on the second Friday of every month, and another team of volunteers serves dinner from 4:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on that day.
https://ccsutah.org/programs/item/8-st-vincent-de-paul-dining-hall
Crossroads Urban Center
On an ongoing basis, we collect and deliver food to Crossroads, a mission that serves people who are in need in our community.
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Holding Out Help
We financially support this organization that assists people leaving polygamy to live independently in our community.
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Intervarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF)
MOPC supports this Christian and International Student outreach program to students at the U of U, Westminster University, UVU, USU-E, SUU, Utah Tech University, and BYU.
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The Coffee Depot
Our church has provided financial support to this outreach program in Mount Pleasant, Utah, which was started by a former MOPC member.
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The Vine Institute
The Vine Institute offers Christian training for leaders and those preparing for leadership in churches, particularly for people from different cultures and language groups. They also provide opportunities for multi-cultural Christian celebrations.
Global Missions
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REALIS
Sergiy and Irina Tymchenko founded REALIS in Ukraine. The organization first started as part of the underground church. As needs change, so does the service of Realis. Currently they minister with a team that provides trauma counseling, theological training and aid to internally displaced refugees.
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Frontera de Cristo
Mark Adams and Miriam Maldonado Escobar serve migrants and help others learn about the challenges of migration at the US Mexico border in Arizona. They provide jobs, resources, and community to many as a means of sharing their hope in Christ. They are missionaries with the Presbyterian PCUSA. Small groups are encouraged to visit and learn about the challenges that migrants face when seeking a safe place to live.
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ByGrace
Kenya's ByGrace Children’s Home started when the founders, Stephen and Rosemary Mbogo, began addressing the dire needs of abandoned children in the Nairobi, Kenya slums in 2005. The home cares for 104 children & young adults; the school’s population is about 553 children. In addition, ByGrace offers community-based care in various Kenyan locations in partnership with local churches. Several from MOPC visited in 2023 and MOPC supports the needs of children and ongoing projects.
https://www.bygracetrust.org/index.php
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Yordon English Medium School-Shigala, Tanzania
This school, which was founded by Nassa Theological College graduates, provides a Christian education to children from pre-school through 8th grade. MOPC provides financial support to the school.
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Nassa Theological College
We provide financial support to this college where teachers and pastors receive Biblical training to reach others in Tanzania.
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Tanzania Children's Rescue Center
This mission was also started by Nassa graduates to meet the needs of orphaned children for food and pre-school education, with financial support from MOPC.
Myanmar Theological College and Orphanage
Others:
Many of the missionaries we support work in countries hostile to Christianity and we are unable to share their information publicly.
