The following global workers are supported and prayed for by First Presbyterian Church.
Please note that we also support and pray for several global worker families whose names cannot be listed online for safety reasons.
Please note that we also support and pray for several global worker families whose names cannot be listed online for safety reasons.
Trish and Ben Alexander
Ben and Trish serve with World Witness in Derby, England. Ben serves as associate pastor for mission and outreach at Derby Presbyterian Church (IPC). They lead and facilitate outreach, disciple new Christians, and Ben regularly preaches and teaches Bible classes.
Allan, Will & Mary
Will and Mary and their family recently moved to the spiritually needy area of Salford, Greater Manchester to plant a new Reformed Presbyterian church there. They are focused on gathering people for worship on the Lord's Day, discipleship, and reaching out to the local area.
Allers, Jeff & Suzanne
The Allers (First Presbyterian Church members) serve with World Witness in Germany as part of the Bridge Europe team. Their mission is to reach the growing immigrant populations in Germany with the gospel. They are also developing an internship program which they will lead starting in 2026.
Andes, Scott & Victoria
Scott and Victoria (First Presbyterian Church members) serve with RUF International on the campus of the University of South Carolina. They are reaching international students by welcoming them, exploring the Gospel with them, and equipping believers to become Kingdom ambassadors to their home countries.
Brickey, Justin & Gillian
Justin and Gillian (First Presbyterian Church members) serve with World Witness’ SEED ministry. Justin travels to provide biblical training to overseas pastors and leaders. Gillian helps provide member care for World Witness youth. They also serve at Iglesia Biblica Latinoamericana (ARP) in Columbia, SC.
Cathcart, Sally
Sally (First Presbyterian Church member) is a newly approved candidate with Mission to the World. She will be working with a church plant called Christ Church Central in Leeds, England, discipling young women, working with the music ministry in the church, and helping with children’s Sunday School.
Cochran, Michael and Laura
Michael and Laura serve with World Witness in England. Michael serves as minister of Gloucester Evangelical Presbyterian Church alongside Rev. Tim Dalton, a British national pastor. In addition to his pastoral duties, they host an area youth group for several churches.
Conroy, Dennis & Rhonda
Dennis and Rhonda Conroy (associate members of First Presbyterian Church) serve with Wycliffe Bible Translators and Seed Company. Dennis, a typesetter of Scripture, assists translators in preparing Bible manuscripts for publication. Dennis is also a typesetting consultant and trainer with Seed Company.
Cotten, Sam & Martha-Margaret
Sam and Martha-Margaret serve with World Witness’ SEED ministry. Sam is a theological educator and oversees the work in Rwanda. They actively train leaders in the Reformed tradition with the goal of forming a presbytery and planting churches. Martha- Margaret is Erskine Seminary's Director of Global Theology.
Drummond, Mason
Mason (First Presbyterian Church member) serves with Wycliffe Bible Translators. He is currently developing his support team with the plan to help manage and support Bible translation projects in various locations in Brazil. He will work with churches and other stakeholders to help facilitate these projects.
Galletta, David & Annelies
David and Annalies serve with World Witness’ SEED Ministry. David train pastors and church leaders in their own countries and cultures. Based in the U.S., he travels to Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Zambia, and South Africa, where he teaches modular classes in Bible and theology.
Gardner, Eric
Eric currently serves as an intern with World Witness in France. He is part of a cohort of church-planting interns at La Chappelle de Nesle, a reformed church in Paris. Their vision is to plant 4 reformed churches in 10 years in the Greater Paris area.
Goodman, Drew & Lauren
Drew and Lauren serve with World Witness’ SEED Ministry in Uganda. Drew supports the SEED Ministry by teaching at African Bible University and Africa Reformed Theological Seminary in Kampala, Uganda, as well as by teaching visits to other countries. They also serve the local church in Uganda.
Gross, Ed & Maxine
Ed and Maxine (First Presbyterian Church members) serve with Global Training Network. Ed trains pastors in Evangelism, Discipleship, Ministry Equipping, Leadership Development, Church-Planting, Preaching and Theology. He teaches in China, South Asia, Cameroon, Congo, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Carolina.
Jaudegis, Dainius & Rita
Dainius serves as an International Missionary Associate (IMA) with World Witness in Lithuania. He and his wife, Rita, serve at Kaunas Evangelical Reformed Church alongside Frank and Emily Van Dalen. Dainius was ordained as a Minister in the Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Synod in June 2025.
Jerome, Miriam
Miriam (Associate member of First Presbyterian Church) serves with AZMERA, a ministry to women who have lived and served overseas. She hosts a local group called GraceSpace. It is an opportunity to be encouraged through connecting with women who understand the challenges of life overseas.
Kenyon, Anni
Anni serves with Reach Global in Austria, mobilizing people for Jesus through youth ministry. She helps run youth groups in Innsbruck and the region of Tirol as well as assisting in the local Christian youth center, mentoring, and English Camps in the summertime.
King, Jeff & Lisa
Jeff and Lisa (First Presbyterian Church members) serve as World Witness missionaries at Evangelical Christian Academy (ECA), a 1st-12th grade school in Madrid, Spain. Jeff is the assistant director. Lisa is the curriculum coordinator and registrar. Beyond that, they share the gospel, disciple students, and serve other missionary families.
Kracht, Doug
Doug (First Presbyterian Church member) currently serves with World Team. He has worked with his ministry partner, Paul Thompson, since 1984. Paul was born in Cuba and has ministered there since the 1980s. Doug is a videographer who produces Paul’s lesson series into teaching videos.
Lynde, Chuck & Andrea
Chuck and Andrea (Associate members of First Presbyterian Church) serve with Wycliffe Bible Translators. The mission of Wycliffe is to serve with the global body of Christ to advance Bible translation so people can encounter God through his Word. They support this work by mobilizing and recruiting.
Mayberry, Katie
Katie (First Presbyterian Church member) serves with Africa Inland Mission as a teacher at Rift Valley Academy (RVA), a Christian boarding school in Kijabe, Kenya. The school serves around 500 missionary children, grades K-12, representing 30 nationalities and 80 mission organizations and churches.
Mays, Andrew & Abigail
Andrew and Abigail serve with Mission to the World. They are planning to join the church planting team in El Salvador, which is currently in the first phase of networking. Andrew will focus on leadership training and pastoring; Abigail will focus on helping to disciple and evangelize women.
Mitchell, Alistair & Tara
Ali and Tara serve among unreached people groups in North America through World Witness’ Ethne Outfitters (EO) ministry. EO seeks to guide and equip the church to make disciples of Muslim peoples and enfold them into communities that minister to one another as the body of Christ.
de Oliveira, Jairo and Vania
The Oliveiras serve in partnership with Africa Inland Mission and World Witness, focusing on recruiting, equipping, and sending missionaries from South America to Africa and the African diaspora. They provide support for South American missionaries serving in Africa, helping them develop strategies for mission work across the continent.
Pepin, Paul
Paul currently serves as director of training with Equipping Leaders International for Cuba. He travels with teams to train and educate pastors and leaders in places where resources are lacking. He oversees the ongoing training of these pastors and leaders in five locations across Cuba.
Ponomarev, Alex & Irina
Alex and Irina’s (First Presbyterian Church members) ministry is MOST (a Russian word for bridge) – “Ministry of Outreach to Slavic Tribes” – which seeks to bring Slavic (Russian-speaking) peoples to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ through building bridges of God’s love locally, nationally and internationally.
Price, Anna
Anna (First Presbyterian Church member) serves with RUF International on the campus of the University of South Carolina. The goal of RUF-International is to welcome people from all over the world, encourage students with the hope of the Gospel, and equip kingdom ambassadors for the church worldwide.
Sanduleac, Paul & Lizzie
Paul and Lizzie serve with IXO Global in Chisinau, Moldova. They are planting one of the first confessional Reformed churches there. Paul also mentors aspiring pastors in Romania and Belarus and teaches philosophy as an outreach at a local university. Lizzie is engaged in hospitality and discipleship.
Sylwestrowicz, Filip
Filip is an IMA (International Missionary Associate) with World Witness, currently serving as the pastor of a small church in Warsaw called Redeemer Evangelical Presbyterian Church. In addition to his primary ministry role of pastor, he is also involved part-time in theological education in Poland.
Wu, Sarah
Sarah serves with Filter of Hope, a nonprofit that partners with churches and campus ministries in the US to provide clean water and share the Gospel in developing countries. They work with local churches to distribute water filters, helping families gain access to clean water and the Gospel.