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The purpose of the missions ministry of the Fredericksburg Church of Christ is to help the elders and the congregation carry out the Great Commission as stated in Matthew 28:19-20 and Mark 16:15-16. To achieve this, the missions ministry with prayerful consideration will:

1. explore all mission opportunities available to the congregation
2. review each proposed mission work for suitability to the spiritual, physical, and financial abilities of the congregation
3. present an annual budget to the elders and congregation for approval
4. upon approval, monitor the budgeted works and keep the elders and congregation informed of their status by various methods including an annual report.

It may also, depending on the need and timing, recommend other mission works for consideration outside the budget. The missions ministry continues to develop working goals as well as criteria for evaluating new mission requests, and will periodically survey the congregation to determine its "heart" related to mission works.

At present, the missions ministry and the congregation are involved in supporting missionaries in South Africa, Cameroon, India, Thailand, and Russia. In addition, the missions ministry helps finance trips by both adult and teenage members of the congregation to help with mission work in the areas of Africa, Russia, and Central America.