Featured Missionaries

Jim & Linda Rinella

Oaks International

Supported Since 1990

Jim & Linda lead the campus ministry for Oaks International at Colorado State University. Their passion is to see college students come to Christ, to make disciples, and to send students and alumni out across the world into missions. They want to develop students to become leaders and laborers that will go on to serve God in their families, their churches, their jobs, and their communities. Jim is on the leadership team for the nationwide college ministry of Oaks International. He also serves as the Director of Staff Training with a focus on helping brand new Staff as they start in full time ministry. Jim and Linda have two sons Michael and Matthew. Matthew is also on staff with Oaks International. The Rinella family became part of the Grace Church family back in 1990. At that time, Jim also served on the Elder Board for Grace. Grace Church has prayed for and given to Jim & Linda as one of our church missionaries.

Let’s Pray 

• Pray as they are getting ready to reach out to over 5000 freshmen coming to Colorado State University this fall. 
• Pray they reach many students who don’t know Jesus yet & that they connect with incoming freshmen hungry to grow in their relationship with God.
• Continue to pray for full healing for their son Matthew! He struggles with dizziness & other symptoms from his brain injury. Pray for breakthroughs and that he can be fully involved in their ministry on campus this year.
• Pray that God would send Christians into their son Michael’s life to help him fully come back to God.

Missions has been a part of our DNA from the very beginning!

1964 our first full time missionary was sent.

1966 we hosted our first missions conference.

Presently we support over 40 missionaries near and far. They include church planters, college campus ministries, international ministry, and training / discipling / mobilizing.

Who are our missionaries?

First of all we call our missionaries, "Global Partners". We consider our support of them a partnership, and we take it seriously! We pray for them continually and strive to keep in touch with them so that we can remain involved in their work. Their stories are amazing!

Grace Church Global Partners are young adults just heading out on the mission field. They are couples and families choosing to live in other countries to form relationships so they can share the gospel. They are individuals entrenched on college campuses. They are seasoned workers of God who have spent their whole lives in service to Him to share the love of Jesus and further His Kingdom. And they are people who live and work in their neighborhoods and churches to share the salvation of Jesus Christ in their own countries.

How do we support our missionaries?

No money is used from the operating budget of Grace Church to support our Global Partners.

The financial support for all our Global Partners comes directly from the generous family of Grace Church. Pledges are made in the fall of each year to help the GO Team oversee the yearly budget and make decisions on support.

Are there other ways Grace Church fulfills the command of  Matthew 28:19?                                                 YES! The GO Team supports

Short term missions trips (Adult & Youth)

Annual Missions Garage Sale (an outreach to the local community the benefits our Global Partners in a big way)

Conferences & learning opportunities