OUR REACH
Mobilization & Missions at Port City
The Church is designed to be expressive: selflessly and abundantly outpouring the love we have received from Jesus. At Port City, we aim to support local service providers, empower indigenous leadership, and become students of our city and its needs. Use the links below to learn more about each of our partners and how you can participate in what the Lord is doing in Wilmington.
GET INVOLVED
Check out are a few educational and serve opportunities we have coming up!
ENCOUNTER THE CITY: Once a month, we host a 4.5-hour immersive tour of Wilmington with the intent of being students of our city and its needs. From visiting multiple neighborhoods, eating an authentic meal from a non-western restaurant, and meeting with local partners, our 'Encounter the City' tour creates space for encounters that we hope will change the way we see Wilmington and our role in bringing the Gospel to bear in it. It is a short, but truly impactful experience! Register below to see available dates!
SERVE YOUR CITY: True discipleship is most natural and impactful when we participate right where God has called us to live. We are passionate about encouraging the Church to not just serve in our community, but to consistently be present in the same place over time. In doing so, we get the opportunity to build lasting, mutual relationships with all members of our city. Our partners offer opportunities throughout the week, so click below to see all the ways you can participate!
ENCOUNTER TEAM // EL SALVADOR // ADULTS: An Encounter Team is a body of believers united to learn from, serve, and encourage our partners that God has placed around the globe. We believe that the Lord wants to use the full Encounter Team process (preparation, cultural immersion, and debriefing) to form and shape team members more into His image. More than just a week-long trip, we hope for participation in an Encounter Team to be immersive and challenging as team members are stretched to know Jesus and His Kingdom more holistically.
In July and October, we will be sending two Encounter Teams to support our global partner Enlace as they do the work of empowering local churches to transform their communities in El Salvador. For more information on how to get involved, please email us using the button link below!
To get in touch with the Mobilization Team, email mobilization@portcitychurch.org, and we will connect with you soon!
TO MOBILIZE OUR PEOPLE FOR THE GOOD OF THE WORLD.
TO MOBILIZE OUR PEOPLE FOR THE GOOD OF THE WORLD.
PARTNERS
Local Partners
// Wilmington Campus //
A Safe Place: A Safe Place focuses on prevention, advocacy, and restoration to assist victims of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking.
Communities in Schools - Cape Fear: At Communities In Schools (CIS), we surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
Eden Village: Eden Village of Wilmington will be a 31-unit tiny home community specially designed to provide permanent homes for chronically homeless individuals including patients of the local hospital.
Forest Hills Elementary School: Seeking to tangibly express God’s love for school teachers and students, volunteers consistently assume lunch duty roles at Forest Hills, affording teachers time to prepare for their day and volunteers the opportunity to demonstrate love towards elementary aged children.
Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard: Mother Hubbard’s serves the hungry in the Wilmington area through the distribution of food without discrimination, seeking to honor the dignity of the individuals being served.
Northside Food Co-Op: The Northside Food Cooperative works towards the establishment of a community owned grocery store on the Northside of downtown Wilmington. Additionally, the Co-Op regularly hosts community meals and a farmer’s market.
Rise Up Community Farm: Rise Up plants hope in our community by cultivating land and community, educating and nourishing our neighbors in need, and empowering local youth.
Vigilant Hope: Vigilant Hope is a modern missions organization that exists to educate, equip, and empower the body of Christ to reach those in need through the hope of the gospel.
Step Up Wilmington: Step Up Wilmington seeks to empower individuals to reach their potential and lead stable lives through satisfying work.
Weekend Meals on Wheels: A faith-based organization that exists to ensure provision of nutritious meals and social contact to seniors on weekends and other days not covered by the weekday Home Delivered Meals program.
Global Partners
Agape Children’s Ministry: Agape’s groundbreaking approach rescues children from dangerous situations, equipping them mentally, emotionally, and spiritually for long-term success at home with their families.
Convoy of Hope: Convoy of Hope is a faith-based organization with a driving passion to feed the world through children’s initiatives, community outreach, and disaster response.
ENLACE: ENLACE is a non-profit organization that equips local churches in El Salvador, Nepal, Guatemala, Nicaragua and the U.S. to transform their communities.
Love Justice International: Love Justice’s system of transit monitoring dares to believe that together we can prevent the next victim from being trafficked and that the knowledge gained can—and does—lead to arrests and convictions of those who seek to make people into victims.
Mission India: Mission India seeks to share the love of Christ through the development of the local church in India.
SETECA: SETECA, part of Avant Ministries, is a Spanish-language seminary in Guatemala. The seminary serves Spanish-speaking students worldwide and collaborates with Denver Seminary. Besides equipping students for ministry, SETECA is innovative in their assistance to rural towns and villages, providing training and resources that help thousands.
World Orphans: Through their home based care program, World Orphans focuses on family preservation by addressing and preventing the rise of the orphan population by caring for children in their home environment.
Field Partners
Andrea & McKenzie - Trieste, Italy
Andrea and McKenzie D. are long-term field partners with Pioneers Mission Agency. They are serving in Trieste, in northeast Italy. They are leading a church-planting and development ministry, which strives to transmit the message of the gospel relevantly and effectively for the lives of local people. They desire to see a multiplying network of Gospel centered community groups permeating the city of Trieste and its surrounding areas who are connected through different church gatherings. Learn more on their website.
Cary – Stateside
Upon her return to the States after serving on the field in Ethiopia, Cary R. is continuing to work with Pioneers Mission Agency, now as a part of their training team. She serves as a pre-field coach to 50+ people headed to teams in places such as Sub-Saharan Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Singapore, and the Philippines. Cary’s role involves equipping new missionaries as they prepare for the field through a variety of trainings, and overseeing the progress of each of her appointees as they walk through their individual journeys to their prospective teams. Cary also works directly with each team and area leader in the field to understand the unique situation of the individual team, and their need for new team members.
James & Jane* – Africa
When a Port City couple took the ‘Perspectives on the World Christian Movement’ course in 2011, it was then that they first learned about the need for Bible translation. God has directed their steps to join Wycliffe Bible Translators to serve long-term. Port City is privileged to have sent this couple out to be involved in a Bible translation project among one of the least-reached languages where less than 1% of the people are believers.
Keri - Guatemala
Keri serves with Manos de Jesus in a Guatemalan mountain town, where she organizes ministry to children and their families. Imitating Jesus’ affection for children, her work includes spiritual formation, education, sports, life skills, and other practical ministry.
Trey & Alice* – Africa
Trey & Alice* are long-term workers with Avant Ministries. Their heart is for the people of Africa and the surrounding regions. They are serving their organization by engaging in cultural study and pre-evangelism projects.
*Due to location we are unable to share the identity of the field partners.