Trinity’s Mission Team Vision
To bear witness to Jesus Christ by investing in strategic mission partnerships with ministries both near and far - in our “Jerusalem, our Judea/Samaria and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8)
Our Mission
To send the resources and the people of Trinity to…
Our Jerusalem - through local church planting and campus ministries.
Our Judea/Samaria - through cross-cultural church planting in underserved areas in SoCal and across the border to Mexico.
To the ends of the earth - through global church plants committed to the gospel and the Great Commission.
Missionary & Church Planting Partners
Daniel Nuñez, Kingdom Builders Ministry / Ministerios Transformacion
Mission Focus: Home Building, Church Planting and Church Building
Location: Tijuana, Mexico
Impact: Kingdom Builders Ministry partners with Ministerios Transformación to support church planting and community development across Mexico. Ministerios Transformación, a network of over 60 churches, trains bi-vocational church planters to establish self-sustaining congregations that address spiritual and practical needs. Kingdom Builders Ministry helps by constructing homes and churches in underserved neighborhoods, providing safe spaces for worship and community support. Together, they host mission teams from the U.S. to build structures, strengthen relationships, and transform lives.
Contact: https://www.kingdombuildersministry.net/contact
Learn more: https://www.kingdombuildersministry.net/
Mark Bocanegra, MTW Japan
Mission Focus: Church Planting, Global Missions
Location: Chiba, Japan
Impact: MTW, the PCA's mission agency, sent Mark and Megumi to Japan first at Oyumino Christ Church and then to a second congregation at Kaihin Makuhari Grace Church (KMGC) in a growing, strategic area of Eastern Greater Tokyo, a region with a high population density but few churches. They also aim to start a young adult ministry to train future leaders for the Presbyterian Church of Japan.
Contact: markbocanegra@gmail.com
Learn more: http://www.bocanegrasinjapan.com/
Christopher Sandoval
Mission Focus: Church Planting
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Impact: Chris Sandoval, a PCA minister, pastors Servant Church in San Diego's urban Logan Heights district. The church focuses on sharing the gospel and God's grace through discipleship and daily community engagement, including youth outreach and partnership with Alma Community Care.
Contact: info@servantchurchsd.org
Learn more: https://www.servantchurchsd.org/
Derek Rishmawy, RUF @ UC Irvine
Mission Focus: College Ministry
Location: Irvine, CA, USA
Impact: Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) is a ministry of the PCA denomination that exists on the university campus to demonstrate the words and work of Jesus as the basis for world transformation. RUF helps college students explore how the Lordship of Christ informs every area of their life.
Contact: derek.rishmawy@ruf.org
Learn more: https://derekzrishmawy.com/
Suzanne Bergstedt, Bridges International
Mission Focus: International Students College Ministry
Location: Fullerton, CA, USA
Impact: The US hosts over 1 million international students, primarily from Asia, with China, India, and South Korea with California being the leading host state. Suzanne, a member at Trinity, serves at Bridges International, training and supporting leaders at a Christian non-profit organization that serves and supports international students in the US and abroad.
Contact: suzanne.bergstedt@cru.org
Learn more:http://www.bridgesinternational.com/
Jonathan Lew, Faculty Bridges
Mission Focus: College Faculty Ministry
Location: Orange and Los Angeles Counties, CA, USA
Impact: Jonathan Lew, a member of Trinity, works with Faculty Bridges, alongside Randy and Cheryl Lee, to support Christian professors at secular colleges and universities in Southern California. He does this through meetings, prayer, networking, and helping them organize discussions with faculty.
Contact: jonathan@facultybridges.org
Learn more: http://www.globalassociates.org/jonathan-lew
Avant Ministries
Mission Focus: Church Planting, Global Missions
Location: Mumbai India
Impact: (Names not disclosed for security reasons) This couple is planting churches in Mumbai, training church planters all over Asia and working with victims of sex trafficking. They are a part of Avant Ministries, which is an interdenominational missionary sending organisation that has focused on planting and developing churches in the unreached areas of the world since 1890’s.
Learn more: https://avantministries.org/