We support a number of different missions and missionaries.
Dayspring Mission
Dayspring Mission – Established in 1999, Dayspring Mission is an evangelical ministry seeking to be obedient to the command of Christ: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…” The mission’s simple goal is to proclaim the gospel in word and to demonstrate it in deed. Dayspring Mission reaches out to the young people of Noxubee County by proclaiming the Gospel, instilling a biblical worldview, and offering life and work skills training.
Dayspring Mission annually plants a teaching garden and hosts weekly Bible studies for the children in the community.
Royer's Home
Royer’s Home – Pepe’ and Dina Royer Gomez run a faith-based children’s home in Mexico. They care for a number of orphaned children in their home. Our congregation assists them financially and has organized several mission trips to Mexico to help them in maintaining their facilities and caring for the children as well.
Jerry Navaro
Jerry is married and lives in Florida. He has three children. Jerry ministers under Good News Fellowship. He has planted churches in Guatemala, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. He continues to provide those churches with spiritual oversight and visits the churches periodically.
Choctaw Christian Church
Jordan Kanagy grew up in Cornerstone Community Church. He now serves as pastor at Choctaw Christian Church. The vision of Choctaw Christian Church is to share and spread the Good News of Jesus Christ by teaching and growing the body of Christ in the Crystal Ridge community and beyond.
Gary and Ester Smith
Gary and Ester Smith are missionaries with Ethnos 360 who serve in Papua New Guinea. They serve in the Field Homeschool and Personnel Director roles. They enjoy supporting the church planting efforts by serving in those roles. Gary says, “One fun thing I get to do is teach our PNG friends who work with us here on the mission center. It’s so rewarding hearing them tell how they understand God’s eternal plan so clearly now, and that so many believe and follow Jesus!”
Pine Lake Fellowship Camp
The mission of Pine Lake Fellowship Camp is to provide an environment that draws people of all ages and of diverse backgrounds into the renewal of spirit, soul, and body and into reconciliation with God, creation, and each other.
“The reason for the camp’s existence can be given in one word – reconciliation,” “The reason for the camp’s existence can be given in one word—reconciliation,” wrote Orlo Kaufman in the Mennonite Weekly Review.
It was during the tension and violence of the 1960’s that the camp was developed. This was the South in the sixties. Racial issues involved not only black and white, but also Indians who were discriminated against and who were a subject of controversy. Many persons, both young and old, put themselves in dangerous positions in taking a stand against the injustice. The Nevin Bender Family and its involvement with these injustices, played an important part of the Christian camping in Mississippi.
“Nevin had both experienced and observed injustice. He had a long-felt desire to live and work among people that suffered injustice. When he came to visit his son, Titus, in Meridian, Mississippi, he saw the possibility of doing something to ease the tensions. The first several years were full of hardships and certainly a test of their dedication. The Benders remained and later purchased a plot of ground near Meridian. Within a year they had organized an association to provide freedom for Indians, Blacks, and Whites to come together for fellowship and reconciliation.”
**The story above is an excerpt from the book, A Vision and A Legacy, by Jess Kauffman, written in 1984, about the camp’s history.
Lake Forest Ranch
Lake Forest Ranch exists to minister to the body of Christ by nurturing the saints and reaching out to those who don’t know Christ. They offer Christ-centered camps and retreats that are biblically sound and relationally strong, providing godly leadership for age sensitive programming in a fun-filled environment. In keeping with this mission, during off-season dates, our facilities are exclusively available for use by church groups and other parachurch ministries for spiritual retreats.
In 1950, Charles and Bonnie Barge of Macon, Mississippi began an interdenominational Christian camp ministry in the midst of a 50,000 acre pine forest in rural Noxubee County. For over 50 years, Lake Forest Ranch has been providing Christian camps and retreats in a pristine environment that is among the most beautiful settings in the Southeast. Because of its interdenominational status and remote location, many church and ministry leaders have only recently become acquainted with this valuable resource.
Noxubee Fellowship of Ministers
Noxubee Fellowship of Ministers is a group of men who are ministers serving in the Noxubee County area. They meet on a monthly basic to encourage one another through fellowship and prayer. They organize county-wide events and invest spiritually in our community. They also run a local food pantry that serves families who are in need by providing food.
“Coming from various evangelical ministries, churches, denominations, and backgrounds, we are united by faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior. Our purpose is to spread the message of Jesus Christ and the hope of the gospel throughout our community.”
– Taken from the Noxubee Fellowship of Ministers’ Mission Statement
