Mission Stories

What happens when a guy with an eye on a pro basketball career suddenly has the rug yanked out from underneath him?  God steps in and changes everything. Corey Bailey was born in Columbia, South Carolina into a military family. A talented basketball player, his spiritual upbringing consisted of church attendance on Easters and Christmases. […]

There is nothing that tugs at the heartstrings more than a child going hungry. You would hope that such poverty does not exist in Spartanburg, but any teacher, pastor or community worker knows that it does. Other vulnerable neighbors are affected as well – the elderly, disabled and housebounds who, because of COVID-19 have found

A group of women from Church at The Mill serves at Miracle Hill every Monday evening. Sandy Thomson is one of these women, and this is her story of participating in ministry at Miracle Hill. Living Room The ladies gather, take their seats and prepare for our meeting. Some are tired, some are energized, some

Each year, Church at The Mill partners with the Operation Christmas Child ministry through Samaritan’s Purse to send gifts and the Gospel to children overseas. It is a way in which Church at The Mill members can minister to children whom they may or may not ever get to meet in person. Several small groups

Having already been to Uganda this summer, Jacob Martin wasn’t expecting to go on another international mission trip this year. So, when he was asked to join a team to East Asia, his heart said “yes,” but his mind had some questions. “I had just asked and raised money for Uganda; and, I’m immediately turning

Ashley Bennett had never been on a mission trip. Yet the Woodruff Middle School math teacher found herself answering God’s call in 2017 to serve in Uganda alongside Benjamin House with Bucky and Julie Rogers. Going out of the country was a big step, but it’s also where she met Lizik. Lizik and eleven siblings

Stephanie Powell and her family felt like God was calling them to go on their first family mission trip. Read more about their time in Montana below. We said yes to His call and all six of us went to Montana to serve with Pastor Bruce Plummer and Montana Indian Ministries. When we arrived, we

Dr. Gabriel O’Sullivan is the owner of Ivey-O’Sullivan Chiropractic practice. He uses his business as a way of ministry to communicate the Gospel and to donate to nonprofits in the community. Listen to his story and how his small business makes a significant impact on the community. _Small Business Makes a Big Difference from Church at

Basketball and Jesus came together in late March 2019 when a team of 10 spent nine days in a mega-city in East Asia. The purpose was to share the Gospel using sports as a way to make contact with local men and women and begin spiritual conversations. A typical day included a morning devotional, prayer

For as long as I can remember, my mom and dad have been faithful about a calling to child sponsorship. As my brother and I grew up, we were able to write letters to a child all the way across the world who was close to our age. We talked to him about sports, school,