Missions

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 be 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.

The purpose of Corazón Ministries is to evangelize to non-believers, to develop believers into disciple makers, and to equip believers for work and service within the context of culture and community in the Hispanic/Latino and other ethnic populations. RMPC is excited about what God is doing through Corazon Ministries and funds special events and needs of Corazon Ministries as they arise.

Romans 12 is a Christ-centered ministry allocating resources to the men and women who are fulfilling the Great Commission to spread the Gospel, working with them to reach their full potential to love God and serve others.   

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 deacons support the work of Hands of Hope and individuals within the congregation volunteer at their centers.

RMPC members volunteer at Answers for Life and many members support this vital ministry financially.

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 five children. 

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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 Backi Petrovac, he beecame committed to theological education at BTS in Novi Sad. Now, as he completes his Masters Degree, he senses a call of God to plant a sister school to BTS in his native Slovakia.

Rincon has a close relationship with the churches in Serbia. Pastor Mark Lauterbach has traveled there more than 20 times 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 book will be part of the library of every pastor.

Pastor Hector and his wife, Lulu, work with Conexion de Gracia Church Plant in Hermosillo Sonora, Mexico. Pastor Hector is in his 6th years at this church plant, and by God's grace they are seeing both spiritual and numerical growth.