Missions

ABCCM, led by Scott Rogers, is helping meet the physical, spiritual, financial, emotional, and urgent needs of tens of thousands yearly in the Western North Carolina area. Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry (ABCCM) is one of the key non-profit organizations addressing poverty, hunger, homelessness and access to health care for the under-served in Buncombe County, serving annually around 21, 764, or 1 in 12 persons in 2019. Begun as a small collaboration of churches in 1969, ABCCM has played a significant role in meeting emergency assistance needs for families in crisis, coordinating religious services and education activities at the jail, providing transitional and permanent supportive housing of the homeless through 300 beds, increasing access to health care for half the uninsured and medically underserved; as well as work readiness, mentoring and job placement services.  We serve veterans across 26 WNC counties. ABCCM is generously supported by over 289 churches of all denominations and 6,100 trained volunteers and provides emergency assistance to anyone in need.

Crossfire, founded in 1993 by Randy Shepherd and Jamie Johnson, is a sports evangelistic ministry which shares the Word of God and the Gospel Message of Jesus Christ through the following areas of ministry which include: church preaching, international trips, summer basketball camps, Crossfire/ACC All-Star Classic Exhibition Game, Student Rallies, School Assemblies, College/University Games, Inner City Outreach, Upward Banquets, Summer Olympics Outreach, Golf Tournament, NCAA Final Four Outreach, Holy Land Outreach, Singles, Exhibition game outreach, Prison outreach, Softball game and Tournaments, and Personal Evangelism. Crossfire has ministered in 68 countries and 47 states since 1993. Crossfire is a non-profit ministry which goes by faith.

Led by Matthew and Michelle Coleman Asheville Dream Center is a thriving ministry in the Asheville area that is helping serve the needy in our community.
Here’s the Coleman’s heart: “We are here to serve and love our city so that individuals and families are healed, restored, and empowered
to live out God’s plan and purpose for their lives! The Asheville Dream center is an outreach arm for churches to get involved in local missions. Our desire is to reach our community in meaningful ways, providing practical resources, and building
relationships to share Christ with our neighbors. We are currently booking church groups to serve local communities in various ways.”

Youth For Christ WNC, led by Scott Shives, is making an eternal difference in the lives of students in the Western North Carolina area. YFC reaches young people everywhere, working together with the local church and other like-minded partners to raise up lifelong followers of Jesus who lead by their godliness in lifestyle, devotion to the Word of God and prayer, passion for sharing the love of Christ, and commitment to social involvement.

Ascend Women's Center, previously Mountain Area Pregnancy Services (MAPS), provides compassionate care to women and men dealing with issues surrounding an at risk pregnancy. Our client advocates are specially trained to deal with these distinctive problems for those facing this issue at their POINT OF CRISIS. The impact goes beyond just the man and the woman but can extend to family, friends and others. An unplanned pregnancy is often an unwanted pregnancy and those involved may feel as if abortion is the only choice. MAPS exists to provide women and men accurate information on their choices in a compassionate environment.
Our mission is to be a relevant Christ-centered outreach ministry partnering with the churches of WNC by caring for, counseling and educating women and men regarding, or impacted by, and at risk pregnancy.

The Jerusalem Prayer Team’s mission is to build Friends of Zion to guard, defend and protect the Jewish people and to pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Our goal is to enlist, inform, and encourage 100 Million people worldwide to pray for the peace of Jerusalem as directed in Psalm 122:6.
The Prayer Team also raises funds to meet humanitarian needs of the Jewish people in Israel providing coats, blankets and shelter for those in need. The ministry has a website that includes articles about the people of Israel, the problems being faced by her leaders and other pertinent topics.
Members are also invited to post their prayers for Israel and the Jewish people on “prayer walls” that are actually web pages with hundreds of prayers uploaded by people all over the world.

CEF is a Bible-centered, worldwide organization composed of born-again believers whose purpose is to evangelize children with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to establish (disciple) them in the Word of God and in a local church for Christian living. CEF wants to reach the children with the Gospel. CEF has more open doors than ever. The times are urgent and the work is vital. We strive to reach 100 million children worldwide each year with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We’re grateful for our heritage over the past 80+ years, but even more excited about what the Lord will do in our future.

The Gideons International is an Association of Christian business and professional men and their wives dedicated to telling people about Jesus through associating together for service, sharing personal testimony, and by providing Bibles and New Testaments. While we are often recognized for our work with hotels, we also place and distribute Scriptures in strategic locations so they are available to those who want them, as well as to those who may not know they need them.

1. If you want to change the world, you start by changing your world! When your life is forever changed the world is forever changed!

How can I change my world? By giving your life to something/someone greater than yourself! Jesus wants to have a lasting relationship with you. Have you ever invited Jesus in your life?

2. If you want to change the world, sign up to serve at your local church. No matter where you live we encourage you to get connected to a Christ-centered, Bible-believing church in your area where you can pour into the lives of those in your community. The Christ-centered local church is the hope of the world as it points people to a saving relationship with Jesus Christ.

If you live within driving distance of Radiant Church consider this an invitation to join our team of world changers if you don’t currently have a home church!

3. If you want to change the world, join us in supporting these non-profit organizations who are making a difference in the lives of others. We have picked these organizations for their impact with touching the lives of others through the following ways: Gospel ministry that is changing lives for eternity, humanitarian help that is meeting the physical needs of the needy in our community, and overall impact upon the lives of others by guiding them to a saving relationship with Jesus Christ!
We have both local and international strategic partners who you can support through your prayers, financial resources and by volunteering!