Ministry Partners
South Main Baptist Church – Houston, Texas
South Main Baptist Church is located near downtown Houston, Texas. Throughout its 100-year history, South Main Baptist Church has been known for its strong Baptist heritage, active mission’s ministry, and progressive stance regarding issues such as civil rights and women in ministry. In March of 2003, Dr. Steve Wells came to South Main from Mississippi, becoming South Main Baptist Church’s ninth pastor. South Main embraces a legacy of diversity and a passion for service as the church looks forward to future with the direction and energy that Steve’s new leadership is bringing to the congregation.
Operación San Andrés was founded by Dr. and Mrs. Luis A. Campos who are members of South Main. The membership of South Main Baptist Church embraced the vision of OSA, and this mission endeavor is now an integral part of South Main’s overall mission effort.
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
With headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) is a fellowship of Baptist Christians and churches who share a passion for the Great Commission of Jesus Christ and a commitment to Baptist principles of faith and practice. CBF has four strategic initiatives: Faith Formation, Building Community, Leadership Development, and Global Missions.
Global missions includes an emphasis on partnership with local churches, ministry among the most neglected peoples, and church planting. CBF supports more than 160 field personnel in holistic ministry worldwide and facilitates volunteer and giving opportunities for churches and individuals.
Christopher and Jessica Rose were commissioned to be CBF Field Personnel during the CBF General Assembly meeting in Memphis, Tennessee in June, 2008. Christopher and Jessica Rose served as missionaries at the OSA site in Collique, Peru from 2008-2011.
Buckner International
For nearly 130 years, Buckner International has cared for the diversified needs of those Jesus called “the least of these.” Buckner International is a multi-service agency dedicated to the restoration and healing of individuals and the family. In carrying out these services, Buckner adheres to Christian principles, which are ministered with professional competence. In all its operations and services, Buckner holds to the policies, principles and doctrines of the Baptist faith. With more than 1,000 employees around the world and a wide array of ministry programs, Buckner is a world leader in humanitarian services.
Buckner’s work in Perú began in 2005. In addition to several other programs, Buckner collaborates with Operación San Andrés. Buckner provides a community development social worker who works with the families of the OSA Living Water Program, the local public schools, and the at risk community.
Texas Baptist Offering for World Hunger
The Texas Baptist Offering for World Hunger (TBOWH) provides funds to purchase food for the hungry and to help people escape from poverty. The Offering functions as a network of care connecting resources from individuals, churches and organizations with ministries that provide critical hunger and poverty relief services. Annually, the Offering distributes approximately $700,000 to over 100 different hunger relief ministries in Texas, the USA and worldwide locations.
Over the past few years, the feeding programs at the OSA after school program called Living Water-OSA and at the Jose Galvito preschool have been greatly improved thanks to the generous grants from the TBOWH.