God spoke to Abraham and said "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing....all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." Gen. 12: 2 & 3a NIV

We are blessed to be a blessing. This is one principle of Centenary's local and global impact in the world. Throughout Scripture, God's people are called to be a blessing so that the spiritually lost may find God and all may experience the abundant life of Kingdom living here on earth.

Cross cultural ministry is the when Christians in the Church take seriously this call to be a blessing and join in God's mission to reach the world. In the power of the Holy Sprit and using the servant model of Jesus, Christians use their gifts and talents (their SHAPE) to cross barriers of socio-economic status, race, ethnicity, culture, and religion to share God's love in the local community and around the world.

Missions ministry at Centenary combines the Great Commission of Matthew 28 (evangelism) and the Great Commandment of Matthew 22 (social ministry) to partner with God where He is at work to accomplish His goals in communicating love to all people.

The Local Impact Leadership Team (LIT) encompasses ministry in the Lexington community, our region and the United States. The Global Impact Team (GIT) administers cross cultural ministry throughout the world, including monthly financial support for more than one dozen missionaries, as well as the sending of short term servant teams. Missions ministry also includes Centenary's benevolence ministry, the Love Fund, which distributes financial aid to people within the community who are in crisis situations.