Missions at Sonrise Church

We believe that part of our responsibility as Christians is our outreach into the world around us. Through personal ministry and designated giving we are working to make a difference. Here are some of the ways we reach out:

is a program sponsored by the Church of God that allows individuals to support children in foreign countries. It allows for basic nutritional needs and with educational expenses. At Sonrise we currently are supporting the needs of six children in Colombia. Click on the Children of Promise image to go to their website.

is a program that works to "empower the individual to make well-informed choices. They can be contacted at http://www.carenetolympia.org/. They offer free Pregnancy testing and will help with the options that are available to you.

Sonrise supports the local Care-Net and their commitment with monthly financial contributions.

At Care-net Olympia:
1. Clients are served without regard to age, race, income, nationality,
religious affiliation, disability or other arbitrary circumstances.
2. Clients are treated with kindness, compassion and in a caring manner.
3. Clients always receive honest and open answers.
4. Client pregnancy tests are distributed and administered in accordance with
all applicable laws.
5. Client information is held in strict and absolute confidence. Client
information is only disclosed as required by law and when necessary to
protect the client or others against imminent harm.
6. Clients receive adequate information about pregnancy, fetal development,
lifestyle issues and related concerns.
7. We do not offer, recommend, or refer for abortions or abortifacients, but
we are committed to offering accurate information about abortion
procedures and risks.
8. All our advertising and communications are truthful and honest, and
accurately describe the services we offer.
9. All of our staff and volunteers receive proper training to uphold these
standards.

We support Boy Scout Troop 266 here in Olympia with designated funds contributed by our members. Several years ago the local United Way removed the Boy Scouts from their list of supported organizations.  When this happened we began supporting the scouts as an organization that maintains strong Christian moral values. We encourage our members to support such organizations.

We support Patrick and Jamie Nachtigall in their mission to Hong Kong, China.

Patrick and Jamie serve the Church of God worldwide from Hong Kong. They are involved in mentoring young leaders, counseling, teaching and writing. Born in San Jose, Costa Rica, Patrick was adopted by a missionary couple, and moved to the States. Jamie also came from a missionary family and grew up in Cairo, Egypt. They both attended Anderson University.

Prior to moving to Hong Kong, Patrick was an Associate Pastor of churches in Oregon and Connecticut. They have a five year old son Marco, who attends preschool in Hong Kong.

Website:  www.chinatimesonline.com

Email:  pj@chinatimesonline.com

We here at Sonrise have found that focusing our missions supports allows us as a smaller church to have a greater impact in the areas we minister to. We also support our state and national organizations with designated and percentage funding.