Our Missionaires

What is a missionary?

A member of a religious group which is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.

Howard & Claudia Williams

CHRISTAR

Howard and Claudia Williams serve faithfully as leaders within Anatolian Grace Church, a Christ-centered church family devoted to worship, biblical teaching, prayer, and encouragement. In a world filled with uncertainty, they hold firmly to the truth that Christ is still King, His plan is unfolding perfectly, and His grace remains abundant. They continue to minister with joy and perseverance, trusting the Lord in every season.

Howard and Claudia are deeply involved in the life of the church, opening their lives and home to ministry, discipleship, and care for others. Despite ongoing health challenges, Howard remains committed to serving as the Lord gives strength, while Claudia faithfully supports their family and church community with tireless love, prayer, and service.

For more than fourteen years, Howard and Claudia have also served through immigration outreach with Immigrant Hope in Clifton, New Jersey, helping individuals and families navigate complex immigration challenges while sharing the hope of the Gospel and connecting many to a church home. As this chapter of ministry transitions, they remain committed to continuing faithful service through Anatolian Grace Church and are deeply grateful for the prayers and encouragement of God’s people.

Tim & Karen Stewart

Ministry Partner Development Coordinator

“God used my college experience to change me more than in any other period of my life. I’m a radically different person from who I was at the beginning of my freshman year. God put it on my heart to see that other college students have the chance I had to discover what the Lord wants for them. Many college students these days have never even set foot in a church, let alone know what Christ did for them and how He loves them.” Tim meets with students one-on-one to help them develop a relationship with Jesus. For this reason, the Stewarts moved to Buffalo to engage college students with the exciting realities of following Jesus.

Having ministered at the University at Buffalo since 2006, God has awoken a passion in Tim not only for college students but also for campus ministers. “I work with some of the most amazing people. I absolutely love the people God has called to minister to college students and I want to do all that I can to help them thrive in their ministries. When I’m successful at this, I feel as though I’m spreading the Gospel on many campuses.”

Tim has taken on the additional role of being the Ministry Partner Development Coordinator. He works alongside ministers, training, coaching, and counseling them as they step out in faith in their journey of support raising. “Support raising is a crucible that God uses to refine potential campus ministers. It forces them to ‘practice what they preach’ and step out in faith and trust that God himself is going to provide for all that they need to accomplish what he has called them to. I love walking alongside these ministers as they go through this journey and I love seeing how God transforms them along the way.”

Bill & Kathy Bacheller

CHRISTAR

We are living in a suburb of the City of Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil, on the 120 square yard property of Oásis Counseling Ministry. I am the founder and current president of this Counseling Center for Missionaries, Pastors, and their families. We counsel in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, depending on the mother tongue of the counselee. The counselees come for 12 day periods, and many continue with online counseling. We also have periods of extended therapy for counselees who need it. I am a therapist as well as responsible for leading the staff.

We have started a second counseling center in Belo Horizonte, in the State of Minas Gerais, about 1200 kilometers from here. This year we have planned three 12 day counseling periods for that campus.

I am involved in mentoring some seminary students, counseling others, and traveling to 3 mission agencies to do psychological profiles for new candidates as well as veteran missionaries.

If you are interested in contributing to our ministry, you can contact our mission agency, TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission) by phone (630) 653-5300, or by internet, Click Here

God bless!

Bill and Kathy Bachelller

Peter & Edi Wilson

WEC International

Peter and Edi Wilson are members of WEC International. WEC’s dream is to see Christ known, loved and worshipped among the unreached of the world. After more than twenty-five years working in Japan they are now back in the UK. Pete took over as Head of Operations for WEC UK & Ireland in February 2023, overseeing the administration of WEC in the UK, including finance, IT and property management. Most of this work is quite new to him.

Together, Pete and Edi are both part of the WEC Youth Office, seeking to introduce world mission to young people. The main thrust of this is the summer camps for 9 – 17 year-olds, where the missionary talks and activities are given a prominent place alongside the Bible teaching and the fun and games. The office work getting ready for the camps and processing bookings starts in February, leading up to the two weeks of the camps themselves in July and August.

Apart from that they are involved in direct outreach to non-Christians through an online Bible study with Chinese in China every week, and through their local church’s English Conversation Cafe with international students at the nearby university.

If you would like to contribute financially, you can do so directly to their UK bank account (details available on request) or through their Stewardship account: Click Here