Church plants & missions

Hiawatha is committed to helping start new churches across the city and to sending people to the ends of the earth with the best news in the universe.

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Center Church

FRIDLEY, MN

Gospel. Community. Mission. This is what Center Church is all about. After an 18-month residency at Hiawatha, Kevin Osell was sent out with a team in October 2015 to plant Center Church in Fridley, MN. Fridley is a spiritually and ethnically diverse context. Their hope is to be a gospel-centered presence, seeking to bring a blend of robust theology and cultural relevance in their city and beyond.  centerchurchmn.com

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Dave & Angie Ziel

SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA

The Ziel’s vision and prayer is to develop, empower, and release leaders in the Latin American Church. They primarily invest their time in three ministries in which they seek to accomplish this goal. In Faro de Esperanza Church, they preach, teach English, music, computer and cooking classes for the community, lead worship, teach Sunday school and lead a Bible study. As a part of the Nexus street ministry, they befriend people in prostitution. With ProMETA, they seek to broaden the already worldwide impact of this Spanish-speaking online seminary. Please pray that God would use them in mighty ways to bring people to Jesus and that they would glorify God in their lives and marriage. ZielsinLA.wordpress.com

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Denny & Nicole deBruyn

BERLIN, GERMANY

The deBruyns are serving as missionaries in Berlin, Germany with ReachGlobal. They are working alongside German Partners in Berlin to plant new churches and launch 100 Gospel Initiatives in areas of the city that currently have no gospel influence. Their focus is disciple-making with families and individuals and serving churches in Berlin. Pray with them for the spiritual awakening and revival of Berlin, and also for greater Europe. thedebruyns.com

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Trent & Tara Schaller

RENNES, FRANCE

The Schallers serve with Cru in France, where 99% do not know Christ. Trent provides information technology and communications in Cru’s national office. Tara, Lydia, and Rachel share the gospel with the families in their neighborhood. They also work with local churches to facilitate cooperative outreaches in the city of Rennes. They often have the privilege of being the first Christ followers that people there meet. Pray for them! trentandtara.com

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