Fresno Mission Festival coming up May 9 & 10

(more details below!)

Click on a photo for more details, and check below as ministry updates and prayer requests are added!

For more info, contact the church office or missions@butlerchurch.org

  • Current Prayer Requests

    Prayer requests are updated here as new information is received. Click on the missionary photos above for an update & info from recent newsletters.

  • Kumrod Family (N Thailand)

    Praise God that Ozz received renewal of his 10-year tourist visa! This means the whole Kumrod family will be able to visit the US this summer to strengthen their mission support partnerships. They will be mainly based in the midwest (where Sara's family and home church are located) but hope to also make a trip to Fresno if finances allow.


    from Jan 2025....


    Praise God for two new believers, Chuay & Pit, at Rimkhan Church who experienced God's love when the church family helped them clean up after flooding. They were baptized in November! They are visiting their neighbors to continue to share the good news!


    We had some great outreach events in various locations at Christmas. Please pray with us for continued opportunities to build on these relationships and for growing interest in faith in Jesus.


    We thank God that our four sons are enjoying learning and growing in a Christ-centered environment at Grace International School. They are all playing soccer and one son running cross country. Please pray for God's continued provision for our boys' education as we continue to trust God for their tuition. Sara trusts God for daily wisdom and strength as a second grade co-teacher at GIS.


    We are trusting God for provision as we prepare to visit the States in June and July 2025. Please pray with us for additional financial supporters. Also pray for visa renewals for Ozz and two of our boys which are needed.


    Please pray for safety and fruitful ministry as Ozz travels to visit and provide biblical training and encouragement for other MB churches throughout Thailand.



  • Carmen Owen (Kansas/N Thailand)

    Carmen gives support to the Naomi House ministry and leadership in Thailand. 


    Please continue to pray for this ministry: 

    • For Naomi House ministry leaders Siriwan & Wichan; for energy and protection
    • For those impacted by the flooding in Northern Thailand, and opportunities to share the love of Jesus there (Praise God for the families that have put their trust in Him through the care they have received!)
    • For ongoing unity, wisdom, discernment for the Naomi House team 
    • For project funding for Naomi House and missionary support for Carmen
    • For unsaved family members of NH ladies to choose salvation and new life in Jesus
    • For the land we are praying in faith will be a future ministry site. We have felt God is leading us to BUILD a larger space for all the new friendships being built, so that many more people can know Jesus and learn how to love Him and follow Him with their lives! 

    updated 1/2025

  • Ricky & Karen Sanchez (Central Thailand)

    Ricky and Karen serve with YWAM based at the Abundant Life Home (ALH) orphange, in ministry outreaches, and with the Global Sports ministry.


    Please continue to pray for: 

    - our mission team as we prepare to launch a DTS in Chonburi perhaps this year. Katie, Jeff, and us completed the mandatory training course this month, and are certified to open and lead a DTS! Pray for a building. There is a building we are praying about, and we need Jesus to guide us.

    -  new believers from Global Sports, to be discipled by their local churches.

    for the global sports players, as several are discerning long term missions and ministry opportunities, and hoping to study the Bible

    - new monthly donors for ALH. With the ministry expanding, we need new monthly givers!


    If you missed the Global Sports update with great stories from this past summer, click on the Sanchez' photo above or or find it on the missions board on Sunday!


    updated 1/2025


  • Nzash Lumeya (Fresno)


    Praise the Lord for missions support from Butler Church!


    Praise God for our graduates serving the Lord locally and abroad: Philippines and Vietnam. 


    Pray for mission students and missionaries for Fresno. 


    Pray over the opportunities for relationship building through available resources. Like milk evangelism!


    Praise God for the opportunity to travel to Congo this past summer (updates coming soon!)


    Matondo! Thank you!


    9/2024


  • Peru Partnership

    Our Missions Team has identified Peru and Multiply missionaries or church leaders there for potential future support by Butler. Pastor Scott was part of the Peru Vision Team in October 2024. We are continuing to explore with the leadership there, along with Multiply, ways Butler can join in supporting ministry in Peru. These could include sending short term teams to help facilitate pastor training or church leader retreats.


    UPDATE! 

    > Butler was able to send a special gift at the end of 2024 toward a leadership training retreat for Peru pastors and church leaders. 

    > One of our Butler couples is looking into the possibility of assisting with future training events.

    > The Chavez family (Multiply missionaries in Peru, from central CA) will be here late summer for a visit; we hope to be able to host them here at Butler Church!


    Continue to pray for ...

    - wisdom and good communication 

    - availability of volunteers and coordination of schedules

    - hearts to serve and learn from each other


    1/2025

  • Short Term Missions

    Butler Church also sends teams and supports individuals in short-term mission assignments both locally and overseas! Join us in praying for those who will be called and sent in the future. 


    STM opportunities include:

    - Guadalajara, Mexico in spring

    - locally in the Central Valley in summer

    - Brazil in 2025 with Global Sports

    - possible overseas team to Thailand or Peru

    - overseas with our missionaries! 


    Is God tugging at your heart to serve in this way? Click here to let us know, or contact the missions team to explore more possibilities. missions@butlerchurch.org


    1/2025

Mission Opportunities coming up!


Fresno SOAR California

Mexico  Guadalajara

Arabia  ACTION team

Brazil  Global Sports

Peru  or Thailand  individuals or possible future church team


I'm interested!

Mission Highlights

Fresno Mission Festival - May 9 & 10
Butler Church will be the host location for the 20th annual Fresno Mission Festival! Please mark your calendar and plan to attend. This event is coordinated by our missionary Nzash Lumeya and the Fresno School of Mission. 

The theme this year is "Come Back to Jesus." The Friday sessions will involve learning, worship, and prayer with an international focus. There will be ministry tables, and breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Saturday will include breakfast and a morning of local ministry...putting our learning into practice! 

For more information, contact the church office or reach out directly to Dr. Nzash.

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Update from Thailand 
Last week we were praying with the Kumrod family for renewal of a visa for Ozz they family would be able to visit the US this summer. Sara writes:

"Visa was approved! 'Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.'
 
Amen! Thank you for praying with us! Please continue to keep the Kumrod family in prayer for travel logistics and the significant time they will spend in the midwest to raise support for their family and the ministry in Thailand. If possible, they will make a visit to Butler also!
April 2025
Missions Highlight from Thailand
A great video update is available from Sara Kumrod and family in Thailand. If you missed it this Sunday or would like to watch it again, check out the link! Sara and Ozz share about how community is being built and lives are being transformed through acts of service that open opportunities to share the gospel. Thanks for keeping the Kumrod family and these new believers in prayer.
January 2025

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    Elijah was baptized! 

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    Baptism Sunday

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    Fellowship after baptisms

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    Ministry of RimKahn Fellowship Church

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Updates from Sara Kumrod
Praise God for new believers who were recently baptized! Two of these were adults who experienced God's love when the church family helped them clean up after flooding. They are visiting their neighbors to continue to share the good news!

Please pray for Christmas outreaches in three locations in Northern Thailand. On Dec 15 is an outreach at a Thai School for the Rimkhan community and that week an outreach to Doi Saket. On Dec 21 an outreach is planned at a Hmong village in Chiang Rai.
December 2025

Read the prayer updates above for more family updates and prayer requests. 


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Glimpse into Ministry with Ricky & Karen Sanchez
On Missions Sunday 2024 we got to have a live video call with the Sanchezes! They shared about the ministries they are leading in Thailand. Here are some photos giving a glimpse into mission there!

- Global Sports team & baptism of athlete in Thailand
- Working to gain citizenship for ALH child
- Partnering with 9 local pastors to give Christmas boxes to poor rural communities
- ALH grad works for child advocacy program to address human trafficking
- Giving seminar on self care to 100 government workers

November 2024

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    The Chavez family: Missionaries from CA

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Peru Vision Trip
Pastor Scott was part of the Multiply Vision Team to Peru in October 2024. Our Missions Team has identified Peru and Multiply missionaries there for potential future support by Butler. We're exploring possible ways to partner, including short term teams. Watch the Missions Sunday video below for the full report! 

Photo highlights from the 2024 vision trip:

Nature's Symphony

Breathtaking colors of our planet
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Faces of Humanity

Portraits of people from around the globe
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Beyond Boundaries

Visual odyssey across continents
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Sands of Time

Stark beauty of desolate dunes
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Missions Sunday was November 17! We met our missions offering goal for 2025!

You can still give toward support of our long term and short term missionaries.

Click here give and note "Missions"

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About Missions Month

Each year, we take time as a church to hear from our missionaries serving both locally and around the world, pray over them, and to collect a special offering toward their support for the coming year. In November 2020 we expanded the celebration to fill an entire month both in person and virtually! Here we continue to highlight stories, pray, and provide ways to connect with our missionaries.  Read more here.

To get connected to one of our missionary families, contact us here!

Missionary Support Team

We continue support for our missionaries in relationship, throughout the year. This is why Butler also has a growing Missionary Support Team which will help our church family connect regularly with our missionaries…and there is room for more to join this team, including you!  If you would like to join in or learn more, let a pastor know, or email missions@butlerchurch.org.

Missions Sunday 2024

About Butler Church


Our multicultural church has 4 congregations in 3 languages! We're located in southeast Fresno on the corner of Butler & Winery. 
Find out more about us here.