local and global missions

Citizen Church’s Local and Global Ministry supports mission work beyond our walls. Through initiatives in our community and around the world, we invite you to join us in making a meaningful impact.

Local Missions
Global Missions
Our Missionaries

Local missions

initiatives around ALBUQUERQUE

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Our Child Well-Being Ministry exists to reflect God’s heart for children by bringing hope, healing and lasting impact to lives across our state. We serve children and families within the CYFD foster care system through compassionate and Christ-centered care.

child well-being

child well-being

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streets

Our Streets Ministry seeks to be the hands and feet of Jesus to Albuquerque’s unhoused populations. Through small-group gatherings, we extend compassion, provide essential care, and walk alongside individuals by connecting them to supportive resources.

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Two men standing outdoors, wearing sunglasses and matching gray t-shirts that say 'CITIZEN, IT'S ON US'. They are smiling and holding trash pick-up tools, participating in a community cleanup event.
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Our Schools Ministry exists to bring a godly presence into local schools by creating Student Growth Centers and walking alongside students, educators, and administrators through encouragement and support.

schools

schools

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initiatives around the world

global missions

We are committed to the physical and spiritual renewal of cities and nations. We are passionate about reaching people beyond the walls of Citizen Church and across borders.

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MEXICO

We partner with Lightshine in Chihuahua City, Mexico. This organization is dedicated to providing support to the Tarahumara people residing in the underserved areas of the city. Our initiatives center on outreach through evangelism, discipleship, and fostering relationships to spread the Gospel.

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Support missions initiatives by giving financially toward the work we do with our missionary partners, LIGHTSHINE, or through child sponsorships.

Lightshine Child Sponsorship
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Share a heart for Mexico by lifting up the needs of our mission partners in prayer. Each month, they share specific requests, inviting you to walk alongside them through faithful prayer and encouragement. Join the prayer team today.

Prayer Team
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Upcoming trips to Mexico:
March 12–17, 2026 (Young Adults Trip)
May 30–June 3, 2026 (Youth Trip)
November 7–12, 2026 (General Trip)

The cost for this trip, which includes lodging, transportation, and supplies is *$750.

*All Citizen Church missions trips dates and prices are subject to change due to changing safety conditions and inflation in the destination country.

kenya

kenya

Kenya is among the world’s most under-resourced regions, yet it holds great potential for growth and transformation. Our mission is to engage the Digo people by partnering with local missionaries and hosting medical clinics in remote communities. Through these efforts, we seek to extend compassionate, Christ-centered care while meeting essential physical and spiritual needs.

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give

Support mission initiatives by providing financial contributions to the work we undertake with our missionary partners in Kenya, as well as through medical clinic and proclaimer sponsorship programs.

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pray

Share a heart for Kenya by lifting up the needs of our mission partners in prayer. Each month, they share specific requests, inviting you to walk alongside them through faithful prayer and encouragement. Join the prayer team today.

Prayer Team
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Next trip to Kenya: Nov 2-12, 2026

The cost for this trip, which includes airfare, lodging, transportation, and supplies is *$4,500.

*All Citizen Church missions trips dates and prices are subject to change due to changing safety conditions and inflation in the destination country.

Missionaries

countries we currently support

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ecuador

Our missionary partners in Ecuador are focused on reaching the Shuar villages. There are 600 Shuar Villages that they are trying to impact through proclaimers, discipleship, church plant training, and rescue homes for young girls who have been abused or abandoned.

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Greece

The Good’s and Zoe Thessaloniki are dedicated to sharing the message of Jesus throughout the continent. They aim to establish vibrant, contemporary churches filled with hope and are deeply committed to spreading the gospel in the region.

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Europe

Our partners focus on discipleship and leadership development, supporting international church-planting teams and university ministries by mentoring and training emerging leaders to build healthy, multiplying faith communities.

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north africa

Our Partners in Northern Africa are spreading the gospel in predominantly Muslim controlled cities. Searching for opportunities to forge meaningful relationships through acts of kindness, dedicated service, and the gentle demonstration of Christ’s boundless love.

missionaries

missionaries commissioned by citizen church

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    Raquel Esquibel

    CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO

    Raquel is the first missionary sent by Citizen Church! She is a full-time missionary in Chihuahua, Mexico and is partnered with an organization called Colonia LightShine to reach the Tarahumara people. After going on mission trips to Chihuahua with Citizen Church for over 10 years and has developed a deep love for the Tarahumara community. The Tarahumara people are an indigenous people group that have been displaced from their traditional homes in the Sierra Madre Mountains and are now living in cities affected by drug-related issues and poverty. Her focus is to bring generational change to children and families by introducing them to truth of the gospel. 

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    CJ Rodriguez

    KENYA, AFRICA

    CJ is beginning a three-year journey in Nairobi, Kenya, where he will share the gospel with the next generation as they grow in their faith. This season is a step of obedience as CJ follows God’s calling to invest in the generation of tomorrow and disciple future leaders within the local church. Through building relationships, intentional mentorship, and gospel-centered ministry, CJ desires to help shape the future of ministry in Africa and partner with what God is already doing in the lives of students and communities.

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