RMPC Missions
Rincon is committed to the advance of the Gospel through making disciples and multiplying churches in Tucson, our region, our nation, and to every people of the earth. We equip our people to represent Christ in their daily lives, to engage in local ministry, and to respond to the call of God in cross-cultural ministry, whether nearby or far away. Our prayer is to send out 1% of our members into long-term cross-cultural church planting. Based upon a set of priorities and values, we support cross-cultural missionaries through regular prayer, financial contributions, and deep and supportive relationships.
Tucson City Missions
Some of the local mercy and justice ministries that we support and serve with include:
Answers for Life Pregnancy Center
RMPC members volunteer at Answers for Life and many members support this vital ministry financially.
Corazon Ministries
RMPC is excited about what God is doing through Corazon Ministries and funds special events and needs of Corazon Ministries as they arise.
The Gospel Rescue Mission
We have adopted two rooms at the new Center of Opportunity. We participated in demolition of the existing rooms, raised over $10,000 for renovation of the two rooms and have actively participate in the renovation.
Hands of Hope of Tucson
Our deacons support the work of Hands of Hope and individuals within the congregation volunteer at their centers.
Matt and Sarah Essewein - Reformed University Fellowship at U of A.
Matt and Sarah Essewein brought their whole family from California to Tucson in 2022 to continue RUF campus ministry at the University of Arizona. They will working to invite newcomers to consider who Jesus is and to help Christian students grow while they are students at the University. The Esseweins and RUF are also part of our church plant, Midtown Presbyterian.
Elliot Wnek - University of Arizona
RMPC supports Elliot Wnek in regular prayer with his work at Athletes in Action at the UofA. Athletes in Action aims to build multi-ethnic, multi-sport communities of spiritual multipliers who follow Jesus in Arizona and beyond.
Our Regional Missions
DH and Emily Henry - Navajo Nation
DH and Emily met at Covenant Seminary in 2008 and married in 2010 with a shared vision to minister to one of the native tribes in North America.
In 2015 the Henrys moved to the Navajo Nation, which spans Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, to work with a local ministry, focusing on outreach, counseling, culture, and language acquisition, as well as supporting and resourcing seasoned Navajo pastors. After being ordained by the Southwest Presbytery, DH saw the challenges his fellow pastors faced on the Navajo Nation, and at the same time felt a growing passion for future leaders.
The Henrys now focus on training and preparing young indigenous leaders to become better equipped to bring the gospel of the kingdom to their tribe. Ultimately, God has given them a vision to see Reformed families joined together in Christ, worshiping Jesus and making disciples. They are trusting God to use them to lay the groundwork for a PCA church-planting movement on the largest reservation in the U.S. As they disciple, train, and partner with future Navajo leaders, the impact will be felt both among Navajos and the many tribes influenced by this people group.
The mission of Providence Christian College as a Reformed Christian institution is to equip students to be firmly grounded in biblical truth, thoroughly educated in the liberal arts, and fully engaged in their church, their community, and the world for the glory of God and for service to humanity.
Started in 1976, Sangre de Cristo seeks to equip students as they prepare for various avenues of service, especially as preachers and teachers of the Word of God. They offer a low-cost alternative to traditional seminary training. Rincon regularly sends Pastor Phil to serve on their short-term faculty.
Kevin Daane - Engaging Disability
We support Kevin Daane through prayer in his service to "Engaging Disability". They work to coach churches to disciple and enfold kids, teens, and adults with disabilities.
International Mission Connections
Mark and Megumi are uniquely suited to a ministry of church planting in Tokyo. Mark grew up in Japan while his parents worked there. And it was there that he met Megumi. God called Mark and Megumi back to Japan after a few years of working for a corporation. After preparation they have returned to the great city of Tokyo to build relationships and bring the Gospel to the people there. They are married with four children.
Ben and Bethel Castaneda - Scotland
Ben and Bethel have long had a heart for ministry overseas, having served in various ways in Australia, China, Uganda, and Serbia. Now they are being called to put down roots in Scotland. Ben will help train Scotland's next generation of pastors and ministry leaders by teaching at Edinburgh Theological Seminary. They also hope to come alongside a young church or church plant where they can serve as a family, providing assistance to the ministries of the church and sharing the love of Jesus with the community.
Buzz & Ruthi Curtis - Diaspora Project, Minnesota
The Curtises have been involved in church planting among the Thai people with OMF International since 1980. Once long-time workers in Thailand, they are now settled in Minnesota. Together they encourage pastors and church members, disciple new Christians, and continue to equip believers in Thailand.
Steven and Tanya C - Eastern Europe
Steven and Tanya are missionaries in Eastern Europe, working to plant churches and raise up and train a new generation of pastors with the goal of seeing God's kingdom expand throughout the region. Steven and Tanya met during a short-term missions trip in Tanys's home country. After growing up in a non-Christian home, Tanya came to Christ through her experience with a group of American missionaries. After working for several years in campus ministry in the U.S., Steven increasingly felt called to overseas work, something his background as a missionary kid and experience in short-term mission work had prepared him for. Steven and Tanya long to see Tanya's home country transformed by the gospel. There are not many Reformed or evangelical churches in the city where they'll be serving and many people are marked by hopelessness and despair. By planting new churches and helping build a church and education infrastructure in the country, they are praying that God will transform Eastern Europe.
Josh & Alli McArthur - 6:8 Ministries in Costa Rica
Josh and Alli McArthur have a lively and growing family that has served the poor of Costa Rica since 2014. Their call is to serve single-parent Moms and to reach the young so that they can be instruments of change in their own culture. They are now living at the Living Waters Children's Ranch. Rincon has sent multiple teams there to serve in the summer.
Luciano & Luciene Pires - Porto, Portugal
Luciano and Luciene Pires, natives of Brazil, are the founders of a home-based Christian Institute focused on Apologetics and Evangelism, called Colloquium. Since 2001 they and their 2 children have served in Brazil and now in Portugal. Through Colloquium they present the truths of the Gospel in a way that will challenge the hearts and minds of this generation, especially university students.
John & Cathy Rug (MTW) - Viña del Mar, Chile
The Rugs have been involved in church planting in Chile since 1986. They minister the gospel to some of Chile’s “disposable” peoples, including the blind and deaf. In order to facilitate a church-planting movement that includes this largely overlooked group of disabled people, the Rugs minister to them, their relatives, and friends through a special project called CEMIPRE. They have 4 children: Ana, Elena, Benjamin, and Juanita.
Miroslav Rybar - Novi Sad, Serbia
Miroslav Ribar is a national leader in the church of Serbia, formerly part of Yugoslavia. He came to faith at age 13. Later in life, as an elder in his church in Bački Petrovac, he became committed to theological education at BTS.
Serbia is a country deeply entrenched in tradition. This affects even the protestant churches, many of which have been around for nearly 100 years. He serves in leadership and administration at the Baptist Theological School in Novi Sad. The school exists to revitalize and reform the churches by raising a new generations of Christ focused leaders in the Balkan. Miroslav is currently pursuing the masters degree through Winona Lake Grace Seminary, to be able to step into the teaching role in the future.
He has been married to Gabriela for 23 years, they they have two daughters, Ksenia (21) and Hanna (17).
Serbian Pastors Library
Rincon has a close relationship with the churches in Serbia. Pastor Mark Lauterbach travels there multiple times a year to equip future church leaders. It is a poor and under-resourced church. To serve them, we participate in the project of translating sound Christian books into Serbian. Those books will be part of the library of every pastor.