The Orchard is a mission-minded church with a heart for the people of our world.
We support 27 international and domestic missionaries/missions. Approximately 50% of these are domestic, while the other 50% are international.
Members of our congregation also participate in short-term mission opportunities, and offer prayer support for people around the world.
The focus of The Orchard's missions program is both evangelistic and compassionate.
We support those who share the good news of Christ and those who provide resources for those in need.
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 28:19
“If anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his
heart against him, how can the love of God be in him?” 1 John 3:17
Members of our congregation also participate in short-term mission opportunities, and offer prayer support for people around the world.
The focus of The Orchard's missions program is both evangelistic and compassionate.
We support those who share the good news of Christ and those who provide resources for those in need.
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 28:19
“If anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his
heart against him, how can the love of God be in him?” 1 John 3:17
The Orchard Mission Partners:
1269 CAFÉ
1269 CAFÉ is a faith-based community outreach serving the homeless in Manchester, NH. They provide meals, showers, clothing, toiletries, first aid, Bible studies, Sunday services and fellowship.
ADULT AND TEEN CHALLENGE
Adult and Teen Challenge is a residential faith-based treatment program aimed at helping residents take control of drug and alcohol addictions through a personal relationship with Jesus.
ARABIC FAMILY CENTER (AFC)
AFC is a Christian organization that seeks to lead Muslim Arab immigrants in the Boston area to Christ by developing caring, trusting relationships based on His love, and offering cultural, relational, and pragmatic assistance.
BARNABAS MINISTRIES
Barnabas Ministries works to connect pastors and pastoral leaders from different denominational backgrounds into pastoral support groups based on John 17:23.
CHRIST FOR THE CITY
The Christ for the City mission in Costa Rica serves Nicaraguan refugees in the squatter community of La Carpio. The mission’s goal is to bring the children and adults to Christ, while providing education and life skills needed to lift themselves out of poverty. The Orchard supports 4 missionaries from this impactful mission.
CHRISTIAN AFTERCARE MINISTRY (CAM)
Christian Aftercare Ministry in Manchester, NH is dedicated to preventing and breaking the criminal and self-destructive patterns of individuals coming out of prison. CAM provides Bible-based counseling and spiritual guidance to help individuals develop and deepen their relationship with Jesus.
COMMUNITY CAREGIVERS OF GREATER DERRY
Christian Aftercare Ministry in Manchester, NH is dedicated to preventing and breaking the criminal and self-destructive patterns of individuals coming out of prison. CAM provides Bible-based counseling and spiritual guidance to help individuals develop and deepen their relationship with Jesus.
CRU - ED & EMILY BRAKE
CRU is a campus ministry that seeks to bring students to know Jesus, to deepen their faith, and to share God’s love. The Orchard supports Ed and Emily Brake who serve at University of NH Durham, and Greater Bay Community College.
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES (FCA)
FCA has the vision to see the world transformed by Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes. The Orchard supports Tasha Becker (Area Representative for Southern NH), Olivia Rocconi (Area Representative for Essex County, MA), and Mark Shafer (Campbell High School huddles).
FREEDOM CHURCH
Freedom Church is a young church in Gloucester, MA planted and led by Pastor Kody Aten. Freedom Church seeks to introduce all people to Jesus and help them grow in a relationship with him. They desire to see families and individuals all over Cape Ann transformed by the person of Jesus.
GOOD SAMARITAN FUND
Good Samaritan Fund is a benevolent outreach of the Londonderry, NH Clergy Association. This network of local churches supports local residents in need through the provision of food and gas cards.
HELPING HANDS OUTREACH CENTER
Helping Hands Outreach Center ministers to men who are recovering from addiction, coming out of prison, or experiencing homelessness and are motivated to live sober, socially responsible lives.
HIS MANSION
His Mansion is a residential program on a working farm that provides a Christ-centered community dedicated to restoring lives broken by drugs, alcoholism, abuse, pornography, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.
HOPE ARMENIA
Hope Armenia is a ministry founded in 2005 dedicated to connect Armenian teenagers, young adults, and their families to the love of Jesus. Bible studies, training seminars, outreaches, retreats, day camps and annual family celebrations provide discipleship and teaching to show the relevance of the Christian faith in a country historically steeped in atheistic ideology.
LUKIWE FAMILY SERVICES
Dan and Amy Peront are dedicated to advancing the Gospel in South Africa by focusing on the care of orphaned and vulnerable children. Their nonprofit organization, Lukiwe Family Services, provides Gospel-centered, family-based care for these children through foster or long-term placements in Christian homes.
INTERVARSITY (IV)
Intervarsity (IV) is a college campus ministry that offers fellowship, transformative Biblical truth, and discipleship to students and faculty who seek to know more about Christianity, and desire to grow and share their Christian faith. The Orchard supports Hannah Howard as she serves at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) in NH and Middlebury College in VT.
MISSIONARY FLIGHTS INTERNATIONAL (MFI)
MFI is an organization located in Fort Pierce, FL that provides air transport to 600 affiliated missionary groups in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas.
NEW LIFE MINISTRIES
New Life Ministries is a faith-based recovery center dedicated to restoring the broken lives of women facing addiction, abusive relationships, and destructive lifestyles. This voluntary, residential recovery program encourages women to reevaluate their lives, take positive steps toward a mindset of love and self-worth, and look to the future with optimism and faith through physical recovery and spiritual resurrection.
ROUTE ONE MINISTRY
Route One Ministry is a faith-based ministry that sends outreach teams into strip clubs to build relationships and provide friendship, support, and love to the women who work there, all in the name of Jesus.
UNITED HOPE INTERNATIONAL (UHI)
UHI is a Christian organization in Kenya committed to sharing Christ’s love by serving the most vulnerable members of the community, orphans and widows. The Orchard supports the mission itself, as well as Pastor Willis Atieno and his family. In addition, members of the Orchard congregation offer prayer and financial support for individual children at the orphanage.
UKRAINE RELIEF
Ukraine Relief is a mission effort of the Slavic Congregation of Gate City Church in Nashua that supports relief efforts in Ukraine for those impacted by the war with Russia. Yuliya Biley, the Worship Leader, coordinates this program..
WORLD OUTREACH MINISTRIES (WOM)
WOM is the mission-sending agency of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church. It seeks to advance the Great Commission by serving as a home office to support missionaries in the field with the systems, resources, and tools they need to spread God’s truth.