the kids

Sarah Grace (22 yrs): a senior in Nursing School at Kent State University, Ohio. Involved in the campus ministry Coalition for Christian Outreach.

Paul: (19 yrs): After a gap year at Capernwray Bible School in England, now a student at Cornell University, New York.

Philip (16 yrs): in 11th grade at Black Forest Academy in Germany.

How can I support this ministry financially?

ReachGlobal (the international mission of the EFCA) works diligently to ensure that all resources given to ReachGlobal are used for the accomplishment of our mission statement and the well-being of our ReachGlobal family.If you would like to give a gift via your credit card now, please click here. If you would like to set up a regular credit card donation, please click here. If you have any questions about online gifts via credit card, you can contact Lisa Theurer at (952) 853-8434 or (800) 745-2202, extension 434.If donating by check, please do not make your check payable to the individual missionary you are supporting. Instead, make the check payable to EFCA or EFCA ReachGlobal and mail it to:

EFCA - ReachGlobal

901 E. 78th St.

Minneapolis, MN 55420-1300

accompanying remittance slip (even handwritten):
“Bennetch – Rome City Team – acct. no. 1167 ”

Please also refrain from writing the missionary's name on the check. Instead, enclose a separate note indicating you are supporting the ReachGlobal work in [name of country] carried out by [name of missionary]. Thanks for following these tips when sending your donation by check. Automatic monthly donations are easy! Save time and trouble through electronic funds transfer. The first automatic deduction from your bank account will occur in about four to five weeks. EFCA Advancement Services will send confirmation that we have enrolled you in this monthly plan and note the date of the first deduction. From then on, everything is automatic! A record of the deduction will appear on your monthly bank statement. You can stop or change your monthly deduction at any time. To receive your Automatic Monthly Donor brochure, please click here.

Global Vision Partners are men and women of vision who will help underwrite the service ministries of ReachGlobal's office staff. This will ensure that our growing family of missionaries is well cared for and that ReachGlobal is able to take advantage of unprecedented opportunities in our changing world. Global Vision Partners are invited to support the ReachGlobal leadership team in prayer and by committing to an annual gift of $250 to $1,000. Together, the team of Global Vision Partners will enable ReachGlobal to remain on the cutting edge as a launcher of church planting movements internationally. To receive more information about becoming a Global Vision Partner, contact Daryl Anderson at danderson@efca.org. Global Vision Ambassadors are a growing number of individuals, families and foundation representatives who seek to make significant ministry investments. Through special or annual gifts, the Global Vision Ambassadors enable worldwide growth and expansion of the ministries of ReachGlobal. Accepted gifts are $1,000, $2,500, $5,000 or more and include cash, securities, real estate, insurance policies, charitable trusts and wills/living trusts. To receive more information about becoming a Global Vision Ambassador, contact Daryl Anderson at danderson@efca.org.

Vision for a City: The Why and How

Rome is a strategic metropolitan area:

With a metro area containing over 4 million people, Rome is a strategic capital city of influence in the world. In such a European, historic, cultural, financial and diplomatic capital, a healthy evangelical church in Rome has great potential to reach beyond to Italy and send workers into the rest of the world. ReachGlobal has never had a team in this important country till now.

The challenge of Rome:

Significantly less than 1% of the population of Rome is evangelical. The church does exist, but local believers characterize it as weak and divided. 90% of missionaries leave Italy after their first few years of service. It is of crucial importance to establish a ReachGlobal team with a multi-pronged approach in order to strengthen and expand Christ's church, in a city where buildings come at a premium or are not available at all!

Who are the team leaders?

Brian and Sarah Bennetch have 16 years of experience in church planting and Muslim work in Brussels, Belgium, another influential European capital with a largely Catholic population. During that time, they were part of the church planting team of the Communauté Chrétienne de Laeken, one of the largest French-speaking evangelical churches in Belgium, with over 20 different nationalities represented. The Bennetches also planted the Iranian Church of Brussels with another ReachGlobal couple. They have particular experience reaching out to various Muslim peoples. The Bennetches helped mentor new missionaries sent out by other organizations.

How do you reach a city like Rome?

Many areas of Rome have no enduring Gospel witness or congregation. We desire to reach neighborhoods for Christ by starting Gospel-centered communities. We can multiply the impact of the Gospel in our neighborhoods as we equip local believers to work together in reaching out to their city and to the rest of the world. We will serve people holistically with the Good News by working with like-minded believers to launch inner-city, immigrant, university and other urban ministries. We envision a network of simple, organic, and reproducing household-based churches which embody Kingdom principles.