Local Ministry Partners

Young Life, Troy, Ohio

David Mason is on staff with Young Life in Troy, Ohio. This position encompasses three main areas. The first one is developing leaders within the Miami/Shelby County area. David spends time with the volunteer leaders at Versailles, Piqua, Troy, and New Knoxville. The second responsibility is to build an adult support team to support the ministry in prayer, finances, and opening up their homes for meetings and activities. David has developed Young Life at Troy High School for students there, and he and Katie are now working with students at Miami East High School.

Serving Greater Cincinnati since 1924, City Gospel Mission empowers men, women, and at-risk youth to break the cycle of poverty and despair. We collaborate with local churches to offer a variety of one-to-one, relationship-focused programs and services to equip those in need with the spiritual, emotional, and physical skills and resources to achieve life transformation.

International Students Inc.

ISI is a Christian community organization that works in partnership with universities and volunteers to promote friendship and hospitality for international students, scholars, and family members. ISI links international students with US American volunteers from local churches who are interested in cross-cultural exchange and who help meet the various practical needs internationals face in living in another culture.

Julie has been working with international students connected to the University of Cincinnati since 2004. She coordinates a Welcome Dinner for new students each fall. Her family has had many international students live with them at various times, and they host and lead a weekly Friday night multicultural Bible study

Located in Middletown, Ohio. Founded in 1989, Hope House Mission is a 501(C)(3) faith-based ministry, serving homeless men, women and children in Butler, Warren, and surrounding counties in Southwest Ohio. Much more than an emergency shelter, Hope House Mission provides comprehensive programs and services designed to promote long-term, sustainable life transformation.

Life Forward exists so that every woman in Cincinnati dealing with an unplanned pregnancy knows they are empowered to choose life while seeking to work in collaboration with other pregnancy resource organizations throughout the area to support women in need as one collective body of Christ.

They offer support to parents of newborns in developing skills, teaching unmarried people about God honoring relationships, and extending grace and help to post-abortive parents. Their aim is to provide as many options as possible to help clients navigate a challenging time, providing hope, support and compassionate care.

The desire to start churches around the world was the basis of the church plant cultivated by the congregation of Hope Church.  We made a commitment to begin a church in downtown Cincinnati in 2000.  The success River of Life has experienced is due to the generosity of several local ministries. Shortly after starting a Bible study in 2000, CityCURE Ministries allowed one of their staff members to serve as our Youth Pastor. JobsPlus Employment Network gave us office space, and University Christian Church allowed us to meet in their building. Because these ministries were so Kingdom-minded, River of Life has been able to flourish, drawing people from all types of racial and economic backgrounds. Senior Pastor Chris Woodard has led the church since 2012.

International Friendships, Inc.

International students often struggle with culture shock, stress, and loneliness when leaving their homes to study in the US. International Friendships, Inc. (IFI) is a national organization partnering with local churches, universities, and volunteers to provide life-changing hospitality and friendship to international students. We work strategically to make the world feel at home and extend God’s love globally — right where we are.

Streams of Hope is a ministry to the residents of area local nursing homes offering worship services, Bible studies, as well as individual visits with residents. Currently providing services at Heritagespring Extended Care Facility, Barrington Assisted Living, and Brookdale at Long Cove.