OUR LAST WORLDCARE OF 2025! Thank you for your continued support each time we have a 5th Sunday & collect a special offering dedicated to support our WorldCare ministry. Your generosity blesses special efforts, along with one-time needs, as they arise. To donate in person, a special "WorldCare" dropbox is available in the foyer until Sunday, Dec 7 for the November WorldCare. To give ONLINE any time, CLICK HERE.
- Varazdin Church of Christ – Croatia: The Varazdin Church of Christ, the largest of 13 Churches of Christ in Croatia, continues to experience encouraging growth. Minister Mladen Dominic serves the congregation with oversight and support from the Crestview Church of Christ in Waco. The church also employs Vladka, who works as the children’s minister, church secretary, and administrator. Vladka launched a Mother’s Day Out program that has become a key driver of congregational growth. Average attendance has doubled to around 60 members in the past two years. Prestoncrest member Mike Ratcliff has partnered with the congregation for many years and spends several weeks there annually. World Care funds will help the church continue this promising momentum.
- Mutare School of Preaching – Zimbabwe: The Mutare School of Preaching (MSOP) was originally founded in 1958 as the Nhowe Bible College at what is now the Nhowe Mission. It relocated to Mutare in 1971 and has since broadened its mission to train both preachers and their spouses in Scripture, ministry, and Christian living. MSOP draws students from Churches of Christ across Zimbabwe and the surrounding region. Prestoncrest’s WC funds will help promote self-sustaining projects, moving the school toward greater financial independence from foreign donors.
- Gary & Michele Ford – Bangkok, Thailand: In Bangkok, Gary and Michele Ford are advancing the Great Commission through an organic, decentralized house-church movement. Their model emphasizes planting small, neighborhood-based congregations that meet in accessible public spaces such as coffee shops, homes, and local businesses. This approach enables believers to live missionally within their communities. The Fords have also established a coffee shop that serves both as a business and as a church plant—providing opportunities for discipleship, outreach, and spiritual growth. Prestoncrest members John and Bobbi Keese have partnered with the Ford’s for many years.
- One Time: Some funds are also used to support additional one-time requests as they occur.