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Parkwood Baptist Missions

Parkwood is a mission minded church! Our members continue to step “out” of our church walls by volunteering to assist with local, national and international missions and ministries. Parkwood financially supports a variety of missions, ministries and missionaries through cooperative giving via the BGAV, designated contributions and the annual missions budget. Many of the mission efforts Parkwood has been involved with during the last couple of years are listed below in alphabetic order.

 “Alma Hunt” Offering for Virginia Missions
This offering makes possible special ministries, outreach projects, and initiatives that are not funded through regular streams of giving but are uniquely connected to Virginia Baptists. For more information, visit http://almahunt.org.
Contact: Roger Larson, Chair of Parkwood Missions Committee

Angel Tree
Angel Tree is a ministry that reaches out to the children of inmates and their families with the love of Christ. This unique program provides an opportunity to share Christ’s love by helping to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the families of prisoners. For over 20 years, Parkwood Baptist Church has partnered with Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, Washington, DC, to help brighten the lives of countless children by purchasing, wrapping, and delivering gifts at a Christmas party on behalf of their incarcerated parent—not only delivering a message of love from parent to child, but also the true meaning of Christmas—the good news of Jesus Christ. For information regarding Angel Tree, visit their website: www.angeltree.org.
Contact: Virginia Sandidge
“Annie Armstrong” Easter Offering for North American Missionaries
Whether they are starting a new church, meeting the needs of the homeless, or leading worship services, our missionaries throughout North America depend on our faithful prayers and generosity. For more information, visit www.anniearmstrong.com.
Contact: Roger Larson, Chair of Parkwood Missions Committee
Asia Mission
Somewhere in Asia there are missionaries with the International Mission Board (IMB) of the Southern Baptist Convention. One of the missionaries grew up here at Parkwood and felt the call early in her life to the mission field. The other, an English teacher officially, leads Bible studies and shares Jesus whenever he has the opportunity. They have given up life as we know it to live in an area that is hostile to missionaries. In fact, for their security, they cannot identify exactly where they are. They refer to their location as the “Steel City.” Together, they are dedicated to sharing the message of the Gospel with all who will listen, even at the risk of their own safety. Parkwood contributes financial support to the their ministry each month. For more information, visit www.imb.org.
Contact: Marilyn Kmiec
Baptist World Alliance Global Impact
Global Impact allows churches to directly connect with other Baptist churches around the world. The Baptist World Alliance is a fellowship of 211 Baptist unions and conventions ministering in over 200 countries. Funds are used to help defend religious freedom and human rights, respond to people in need, and share the Good News. Parkwood contributes financial support to this organization. For more information, visit http://www.bwanet.org/bwa.php?site=links&id=9.
Contact: Pastor Mike Bradley
Church Plant in Bluefield, VA… Bruce and Terri Hopler
In July 2011, the Hopler’s accepted a call to plant a church in Bluefield, VA. They will work to bring together the students of Bluefield College and the surrounding community. This bi-vocational ministry has three roles: Bruce and Terri as church planters; Bruce as a part-time spiritual formation director for the Bluefield College campus; and Bruce as an adjunct professor teaching one ministry-related class a semester at the college. Parkwood contributes financial support to the Hoplers’ ministry each month. For more information, visit www.brucehopler.com.
Contact: Paul Hopler
Communities of Faith United for Housing (CFUH)
Communities of Faith United for Housing is an advocacy network of faith communities in the Fairfax/Falls Church community who are committed to increasing the supply of affordable housing within our community with a special focus on providing permanent housing opportunities for those at the lowest levels of income who are either homeless or dangerously close to becoming homeless.
Parkwood is a member of CFUH and Senior Pastor Mike Bradley serves on the board of directors. For more information, visit www.cfuhfx.org.
Contact: Bonnie Hopler
Crosslink International
Crosslink is a Christian ministry that provides medical humanitarian aid. They equip medical mission teams, local free clinics, and mission hospitals with customized orders of medicines, supplies, and eyeglasses. For more information, visit www.crosslinkinternational.net.
Contact: Mary Jane Dozier
Disaster Relief
Disaster Relief is a mission effort of Virginia Baptists and of the SBC and CBF. Volunteers respond to all types of disasters, primarily natural disasters across the nation and globally. They provide feeding units to prepare hot meals for the victims, rescuers, and responders. The work is in partnership with the Red Cross, Salvation Army, and Baptist Conventions. We currently have ten trained members who are part of NorthStar Network. Our goal is to have a 25-member team. For more information and training opportunities, visit http://www.vbmb.org/Ministries/Disaster-Relief/default.cfm. Contact: Bryce Stokes
Fairfax Area Christian Emergency and Transitional Services, Inc. (FACETS)
FACETS is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization providing comprehensive programs and services, including supportive housing, basic needs and emergency assistance, educational programs, eviction prevention services, medical outreach, and counseling to men, women, and children who are homeless or are otherwise precariously housed in Fairfax County. The mission of FACETS is to build strong families and safe communities by improving the quality of life for impoverished men, women, and children through comprehensive programs addressing physical, spiritual, and emotional needs. For more information, visit www.facetscares.org.
Contact: Bonnie Hopler
FISH (For Immediate, Sympathetic Help)
Parkwood, along with 17 other churches in the Greater Fairfax Area, helps with rent, utilities, prescriptions, food, gas, and transportation for local residents who are facing short-term crises in their lives. It works in conjunction with the Fairfax County Department of Social Services. In addition to volunteer support, Parkwood also financially contributes to this ministry each month. For more information, visit http://www.fairfaxfish.org.
Contact: Lois Runaldue
Guatemala Mission… John and Aimee Miller
John and Aimee Miller are on mission in Guatemala with Global Outreach International. Their first two years on the field they worked with abused and abandoned children at an orphanage, and it was during this time that they saw the need to minister to those young adults leaving orphanages who are trying to make a quick transition to living independently. In their transition home, called Planting Seeds, they minister to young women by providing them with food and shelter, teaching them how to do the basics of shopping, making and keeping appointments, preparing for interviews, opening bank accounts, etc. They hold them to a standard of conduct and teach them biblical principles. The Millers are also involved in the program Steps of Hope, sponsored by Orphan Resources International, which provides healing retreats and training to children’s home workers so they can work effectively with children who have Random Attachment Disorder. Aimee grew up at Parkwood and sensed a call to missions after a trip to Guatemala. For more information, visit www.fedbyfaith.org.
Contact: Marilyn Kmiec
Hope Tree Family Services
Hope Tree Family Services is located in Salem, VA. Virginia Baptists began their campaign in 1887 to help Virginia’s children in need. The Baptist Orphanage of Virginia was chartered in 1890. For 40 years, the Orphanage thrived through the support of Virginia Baptist churches. As the ministry efforts changed and expanded, the name has changed. They provide Christian residential and support services to at-risk children and youth, and to adults with developmental disabilities. For more information, visit their website: www.hopetreefs.org.
Contact: Roger Larson, Chair of Parkwood Missions Committee
Hot Meals
For many years, Parkwood has partnered with FACETS and a number of other local churches to prepare and serve a hot meal to the homeless people in our community. A hot dinner is delivered every evening, 365 days a year, in Fairfax City along the Route 50 corridor. Our turn is each fifth Tuesday, so we serve four or five times a year. We have two teams: a prep team which prepares the dinner and another team which delivers it, using the church van. Parkwood provides financial support to this ministry. For more information, visit http://facetscares.org/programs/hot-meals.
Contact: Bonnie Hopler
Hunger Ministry
The hunger ministry team sees that Parkwood’s food closet is stocked for those who need food assistance in our community. During February the team leads the “Love a Hungry World” bake sale to raise funds for local, national, and world hunger needs. For more information, visit http://www.vbmb.org/Ministries/Hunger-Ministry/default.cfm. Contact: Rae Benavage
Hypothermia Prevention
For the past three winters, Parkwood has participated in this ministry, the purpose of which is to prevent anyone from dying of hypothermia in Fairfax County. On three winter evenings, we prepare and serve a hot meal at a sister church to about 30 homeless men and women. Additional help is given with time spent getting to know the guests. For more information, visit their website, or
Contact: Bonnie Hopler

Kids' Konnection
Kids’ Konnection is a non-profit organization that combines many aspects of ministry to reach children in housing projects in Washington, D.C. and is headed by missionary Teri Mullen. Working in the District of Columbia since 1987, Kids’ Konnection now has a number of traditions that the kids look forward to each year as well as the most exciting non-traditional Sunday School. The main objective is to see the youth of Washington, D.C., given sound moral principles and Biblical foundations to develop their lives into an effective relationship with Jesus Christ, the community and their families. Over the last couple of years, Parkwood has collected items to be included in Christmas stocking for the children.
For more information, visit their website, or
Contract: Bernice Maynard
Inview Ministries at George Mason University
In partnership with NorthStar Association, this ministry focuses on students attending George Mason University. Parkwood provides ongoing financial support to this ministry. For more information, visit http://inviewministries.org.
Contact: Pastor Kevin Ly
“Lottie Moon” Christmas Offering for International Missions/Missionaries
Offerings given support over 5,000 missionaries serving overseas. For more information, visit http://www.imb.org/main/give/page.asp?StoryID=4426&LanguageID=1709.
Contact: Roger Larson, Chair of Parkwood Missions Committee
Lamb Center
The Lamb Center, located in Fairfax, VA, is a community of Christian believers with volunteers from many local area churches to fill the needs of homeless individuals in our area. The Center is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am - 12:30 pm. The Lamb Center offers the following services to their homeless guests: breakfast and lunch, showers, laundry, haircuts, telephones, mail and message service, storage for personal items, mental health outreach, computer and fax machine for job and housing searches, weekly chapel services led by local pastors and priests, and Bible study at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm. Parkwood collects necessary items to support the Lamb Center during the month of September. For more information, visit their website: www.thelambcenter.org.
Contact: Virginia Sandidge
Mission of Love Community Orphanage in Zambia, Africa… Jako and Amber Joubert
Mission of Love Community Orphanage is located in Zambia and Parkwood supports the missionary work of Jako and Amber Joubert there. Last year, Parkwood had a book drive and delivered 19 boxes for their new library. For more information, visit their website at www.missionoflovezambia.com.
Contact: Ed Windhausen  
Native American Missionary…Rose Ignacio
Rose Ignacio is a full-blooded Navajo who serves as a North American Mission Board missionary. She has spent her whole life, living on the Navajo Reservation, in New Mexico. At her home, a trailer located next to Tinian Baptist Church in Cuba, NM, Rose lives modestly. She works seven days a week helping her people with the difficulties of reservation life. Alcoholism, broken homes and unemployment are common, but shared culture, tight family bonds and a pride in their heritage keep the Native Americans on the Reservation. Rose’s area has been called a “war zone”, by some of the pastors, in the New Mexico area. Many people live without electricity or running water. (Tinian itself was without water until the spring of 2011). The children often go to bed hungry and many families can’t afford clothing. And indeed, Rose is like a warrior, holding on tight through the battles so that someday she may win the war. At Tinian Baptist Church, she leads a weekly class for Navajo women and teenage girls, teaching them about Jesus and giving them cultural and language lessons with the goal that one day they will be able to speak and read their own Bible in their native Navajo. She gives them pride in their heritage and a way to connect to God. In addition, Rose spends many days driving miles, from house to house on the reservation, bringing donated clothes and food and serving in other ways. She teaches nursery school, cleans people’s houses, babysits children and runs a food closet. If there is a need, she finds a way to fulfill it. She is literally saving lives on the Reservation and she never, ever loses her faith. A faith she wants to share with her people. Rose believes that by helping others and building relationships, that one day they will be open when she speaks to them about the Lord. And if there is ever anyone who can uplift people and bring them to God, it’s Rose Ignacio. For more information, visit: http://www.onmission.com/Weaving_a_lesson_of_love/.
Contact: Tina Morris

Native American Missions (NAM)
During the last two years, Parkwood people have provided clothing, school supplies, scholarships, summer camp volunteers, playground equipment, Bibles, etc to the Native American ministry in New Mexico. NAM builds lasting personal relationships with Jesus and each other, where no one is invisible and everybody is somebody. We support Native American churches and missionaries by providing what we can for their cultural, physical, spiritual, educational, social and emotional needs.
For more information, visit them on Face Book.
Contact: Greg Porter
Operation Christmas Child
This ministry collects “shoe boxes” in September and October full of gifts for the world’s needy children, distributed through Samaritan’s Purse. For more information, visit http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC.
Contact: Bernice Maynard
Parkwood Pounders… Parkwood’s Construction/Evangelism Mission Team
Members have gone on three trips to the Gulf Coast to help repair homes and a church after hurricane Katrina in 2006-2008. A team went to Jamaica in 2008 to repair a church damaged by hurricane Dean. In 2009, the Pounders worked at Camp CrossRoads. In 2010, the Pounders partnered with the Parkwood youth to paint the Merrick Recreation Center in Washington, D.C. Upcoming Pounders mission trips include going to southwest Virginia in June and back to Camp CrossRoads in October.
Contact: Bryce Stokes

Seminary Students
Parkwood has a 45-year history of providing financial tuition assistance to church members who feel God is leading them into seminary studies.
Our current students are: Reed Bradley & Jessica Stokes
Contact: Marilyn Kmiec
School Supplies
Because every child or teen has a better chance of success in school if they are properly prepared, every August we collect and donate school supplies to homeless and low-income families. For more information, visit http://facetscares.org/donate/back-to-school-drive.
Contact: Bonnie Hopler
SCRIP
“SCRIP” gift certificates are redeemable for face value at Giant or Shoppers Food Warehouse earning rebates to support Parkwood ministries. Scrip also allows a portion of Safeway purchases to be designated to Parkwood.
Contact: Lucy Murphy
Summer Youth Mission Trip
One of the long-standing traditions for Parkwood youth is to participate in a summer mission trip. Check back often to find out what the youth will be doing @ Summer 2012!
Contact: Pastor Kevin Ly
Supportive Housing Program
Again partnering with FACETS and a number of other local churches, we help this program by donating new or used furniture and household items. All items are used to move individuals or families from homelessness to a stable living environment in an apartment in Fairfax. Another way to assist this ministry is by helping people move into their new homes. For additional information, visit www.facetscares.org.
Contact: Bonnie Hopler
The John Leland Center for Theological Studies
The Center is located in Arlington, VA and provides opportunities for education and training for ministry in the evangelical community of the greater Washington, D.C. area. Parkwood financially supports the seminary. For more information, visit http://www.leland.edu.
Contact: Pastor Kevin Ly
Vacation Bible School (VBS) Mission Project
Funds are collected each year during VBS for a special mission emphasis. In recent years the funds have been sent to dig wells in countries where water was desperately needed, purchase furniture for an orphanage in Guatemala, provide Bibles for Native Americans in New Mexico, collect baby supplies for FACETS, etc.
Contact: Ed Windhausen
Wycliffe… Katherine and David Liddle
Wycliffe’s mission is to assist churches in making disciples of all nations through Bible translation. Parkwood supports a couple in their work with Wycliffe through the Dallas Network Services.
Katherine and David Liddle are missionaries with Wycliffe International which works to translate the Bible into languages around the world. David is gifted in technology and felt God calling him to use his gifts to do Kingdom work full time. He and Katherine have been working at the Wycliffe headquarters in Dallas providing support to translators around the world. Most recently they have been asked to go into the field where they can better assist the translators. They are selling their house in Dallas and are preparing to move to Germany. This is a great example of how God uses gifts in all areas to do His Kingdom work. Parkwood contributes financially to support the Liddle’s ministry each month. For additional information, visit http://www.liddles.net.
Contact: Marilyn Kmiec
Young Life… Kevin Seelinger
Young Life began in 1941 and is a non-profit organization committed to making an impact on kids lives and preparing them for the future. Young Life leaders work within the arena of high school and middle school life. Parkwood has supported a couple in their ministry at Young Life.
Kevin Seelinger is an Area Director with Young Life in West Virginia. Kevin served on our Parkwood staff several years ago as our youth minister. He then followed God’s leading to take a leadership role in the Young Life organization. Since then we have supported him as he has pursued his calling. In his latest report to the mission team, he let us know that the student ministry is growing, and he is seeing lives change. Kevin mentors, trains and empowers these young people to make an impact in the Kingdom work happening in the high schools and middle schools in his region. Parkwood financially contributes to the Seelinger’s ministry each month. For additional information, visit http://www.younglife.org.
Contact: Marilyn Kmiec
Youth With a Mission (YWAM)… Corbin and Stacy Miles
In Paisley, Scotland, Corbin and Stacy Miles are working with YWAM to reach that area with the gospel of Jesus Christ. In 2010 they left all they had here in the States and, with their four children, answered the call to join God in what He is doing in Scotland. Corbin and the family are making a Kingdom impact in the community where they live. They are allowing themselves to be God’s hands and feet as they minister to both the spiritual and physical needs of those in the area. Parkwood financially contributes to the Miles’ ministry each month. For additional information, visit http://www.ywam.org.
Contact: Marilyn Kmiec