Missions

God provides our resources – enough to meet our daily needs and share with others. Scripture serves as the foundation to Mount Auburn Church’s mission to “Make disciples of Jesus Christ who worship passionately, love extravagantly, and witness boldly.”

The Missions Team affirms Jesus’ call upon the church to serve as Jesus’ ambassadors, locally and globally bearing witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ for the purpose of making disciples of all nations. (Matt. 28:19-20) We define missions as support for ministries and missionaries that align with Jesus’ call to serve as His witnesses in Jerusalem (Johnson County) and in all Judea (statewide) and Samaria (nationally) and to the ends of the earth (internationally), particularly those that require funding and oversight.

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The Boaz Project

In 1999, Greenwood resident, April Jurgensen, founded The Boaz Project after living in Russia for two years and growing a heart for orphans. The Boaz Project is devoted to serving the 99% of orphaned children who cannot be adopted. Through structured training, humanitarian aid, and successful in-home models, they are uniquely positioned to help children feel safe and secure, overcome trauma, know the Gospel message, and receive an education that will allow them to thrive and break the cycle of poverty and prostitution. April and her husband Jim say, “It is all God’s doing! We are just blessed to get front row seats!”
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Chi Alpha

Mount Auburn supports Alexis Rasmussen with Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship at Indiana University. Alexis is a Center Grove High School graduate and attended Mount Auburn in her youth. Chi Alpha is a campus ministry that is dedicated to reconciling college students to Christ to transform the university, the marketplace, and the world. Jesus' method of reaching the world was small-group discipleship, so their method is the same: engaging college students through spirit-filled communities of prayer, worship, fellowship, discipleship, and mission so they become disciple-makers and life-long followers of Jesus! The college campus is the most strategic mission field in the world, because there is an abundant opportunity to impact thousands of students for Christ before they enter the workforce and become the next generation that will impact the world. We want to see every tribe, tongue, and nation reached with the Gospel, and that can all start by reaching college students! In 2024, Grace Streib, who met Alexis on a Mount Auburn mission trip in 2020, became a leader in Chi Alpha at IU Indianapolis and participated in a mission trip to Jamaica. Grace will be heading on a mission trip to Europe in June 2025. In 2025 Alexis and Jeremy plan to continue in ministry together. Alexis is currently serving in her third year as the Campus Missionary in Training Program Director for Indiana, equipping new campus missionaries with theological training and ministry skills development, and Jeremy is the Chi Alpha Service Team Lead, organizing and executing all of their large group meetings on campus! They can't wait for what God has in store for the students at Indiana University!
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Christ Youth Bible Club

This year CYBC has been diving deep into God's Word at 17 schools in Indiana. Club leaders in southern Indiana saw the opportunity to start a brand new club at the Marengo Boys and Girls Club. In total, we have seen over 122 volunteers showing up weekly to love and lead over 642 students to encounter God through his Word. During Bible Club, students are growing strong relationships with adult shepherds as well as their peers who they see weekly in small groups. The elementary students are currently studying the Ten Commandments, middle schoolers are looking into the book of Ephesians, and the high school club is studying The People of Israel. Students are returning to their classrooms each week to be ambassadors for Christ as they put what they have learned into practice. For many volunteers, praying with students is the highlight of their time together. Praise God that students and adults are meeting together weekly in the public square to study God's Word and pray together. We currently meet at schools in the following districts and look forward to seeing where God will lead next!
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Faith Community Fellowship

Reverend Manubhai and Roshan Mecwan serve as church planters in Central Indiana, throughout the United States and in India. Rev. Mecwan’s passion for the Gospel is infectious, and through his ministry, thousands have been led into a relationship with Jesus Christ. Mount Auburn has partnered with Rev. Mecwan since 2010. Mount Auburn financially supports Rev. Mecwan’s global ministry, and several from the congregation have accompanied him to India.

Gideon's International

Gideons International is a body of believers dedicated to making the Word of God available to everyone and, together with the local church, reaching souls for Christ. Today, Gideons International has taken more than 2 billion Bibles in more than 95 languages to 200 countries, territories, and possessions across the globe. Gideons International exists as an advocate for the lost, to bring them the saving knowledge of the Word through not only placing and distributing Bibles, but also through personal witness and by fellowshipping together for service. Mount Auburn financially supports Gideons International and several congregational members who serve with Gideons International.
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Habitat for Humanity

Since 2006, Habitat for Humanity of Johnson County has provided affordable housing for 25 families. Mount Auburn Church has helped build at least 17 of these houses. This has consisted of providing financial support, work teams and meals for the workers, and devotions. The best part of these builds is attending the dedication and seeing the smiles on everyone's faces when they receive the keys to their new house. The excitement and emotion when they realize they now have a place to call home, is a real blessing! As 2025 begins to warm up, Mount Auburn again plans to send volunteers to help with this year's build.
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Interchuch Food Pantry

Centrally located on the north side of Franklin, the Interchurch Food Pantry of Johnson County provides people throughout Johnson County with food at no cost to them. At this time, clients may visit the Pantry weekly. A drive-through delivery process is efficient and provides for safe food delivery loading. Produce is made available for clients to self-select what appeals to them. The Pantry has a menu shopping checklist so that the food received is what clients choose for themselves. The Pantry is 100% volunteer staffed. Several Mount Auburn members regularly volunteer at The Pantry.
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The Jesus Film Project

The Jesus Film Project, a ministry of CRU, brings the story of Jesus to screens around the world. With the help of the Bible translation community, they translate "JESUS" and other films into new languages - sometimes before the Bible is printed in those languages! Mount Auburn supports Tony and Diana Speziale who have traveled the world, taking the Jesus Film to Papua New Guinea, Haiti, the Middle East and Thailand, where they also trained local pastors how to use the film to evangelize. They recently completed a two-year assignment in the South Pacific, based in Auckland, New Zealand, where they led a team that translated the Jesus film into 17 native languages of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Their ministry extended across 11 South Pacific island nations, where they witnessed hundreds come to know Jesus as Lord and Savior. Tony is now working to translate the Jesus film into the heart languages of people groups in Pakistan and Uzbekistan, while Diana partners with immigrant communities in North America to bring the film into their native tongues from their home base in Greenwood.
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Kairos Prison Ministry

Kairos Prison Ministry International, Inc. (Kairos) is a lay‐led, interdenominational Christian ministry in which men and women volunteers bring Christ's love and forgiveness to prisoners and their families. The Kairos programs take the participants on a journey that demonstrates the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ. The programs involve a structured model that includes the weekend experience, followed by participants gathering regularly for accountability, support and prayer. Several members from Mount Auburn serve with Kairos bringing the Gospel to many Indiana prisons.
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The Lord's Locker

God blesses those in need through the Lord's Locker, a charity in Trafalgar, IN, with food, clothing, and household items, with the goal to not create a dependency on the facility but rather on JESUS CHRIST. Frequent guests are offered prayer and a biblical devotion to teach them about Jesus. Each week, approximately 95% are rewarded extra food points for completing a simple Bible homework assignment. The Lord’s Locker considers it a JOY to be the middlemen in what GOD does in the hearts of people. Mount Auburn Church supports The Lord’s Locker through financial support, food collections and service projects.
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One Mission Society (OMS)

OMS is an evangelical, interdenominational faith mission (with roots in the Wesleyan Holiness tradition) that partners with more than 400 organizations and church denominations around the world for one purpose … to help fulfill the Great Commission by seeing the Gospel of Jesus Christ spread throughout the world with the greatest number of disciples made, and seeing God glorified in all that we say and do. OMS firmly believe the the power of the Gospel, in the hands of disciple-makers, will transform all nations. Mount Auburn supports many missionaries with OMS! Mount Auburn supports many missionaries with OMS, including HOPE61. This ministry equips the global church body to prevent human trafficking in their communities and to build bridges to sharing the gospel. The ministry emphasizes reaching out to all who are vulnerable to becoming involved in trafficking, whether as victims, traffickers, or buyers.
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Appeal for the Unreached

We are all stained by sin and in need of a Savior, no matter where we live—whether in the U.S., Europe, Asia, or Africa. God’s great love created a way for us to be redeemed. He wiped away our tears and took away our shame. Jesus is the promised Savior of the world. Our dear friends in North Africa face the same sin-stained condition. Their precious souls are lost, burdened, and broken. They try their best to follow the laws and regulations of Islam to make themselves righteous before God, but salvation cannot be earned through works. To make matters worse, most of them have little or no access to the Gospel—the very thing that can give them everlasting hope. Steve and Rebecca’s goal is to be a witness and shine the light of Jesus in the community. Most people they bump into have never met a follower of Jesus. With much love and respect towards these beloved people they strive to share life-giving Good News (face-to-face). Please continue to uplift them in prayer as they courageously represent Christ in their ambassadorial role overseas.

Child Evangelism Fellowship

CEF is a worldwide organization whose purpose is to evangelize children with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to establish them in the Word of God and in a local church for Christian living. CEF is presently involved in over 165 countries, and is active in every state and province in North America. The Southeast Indiana chapter, headquartered in Versailles, serves Johnson County.

For the last two summers, Gretchen Miller, a CEF ministry coordinator, along with Mount Auburn youth and adult volunteers have brought a 5-Day Club to Mount Auburn’s Daycare children and the local community. Also in 2024, Gretchen hosted a Go and Tell training for Mount Auburn youth, had activities for children at Touch-a-Truck, and assisted with Parents’ Night Out in December with CEF’s Christmas Club program. In March 2025, Mount Auburn youth participated in a Spring Missionary Retreat in Greensburg, Indiana.

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myLIFEspeaks

myLIFEspeaks is a nonprofit ministry based in Neply, Haiti committed to developing a Christ-centered culture, one life at a time through a family-based care model consisting of family empowerment, educational excellence, and public health. Mount Auburn’s own Bethany Appleton-Joseph was called out of our congregation and into myLIFEspeaks in Haiti. Bethany, forced to relocate from Haiti due to instability, now works with myLIFEspeaks in Indiana. While Mount Auburn no longer supports her financially, we are thrilled to support myLIFEspeaks’ mission in Haiti, especially during the challenging times the country is facing. Haiti has been in a season of turmoil; please pray for Haiti and for myLIFEspeaks!

Samaritan’s Purse

After sharing the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus said “Go and do likewise.” That is the mission of Samaritan’s Purse—to follow the example of Christ by helping those in need and proclaiming the hope of the Gospel. Since 1998, Samaritan’s Purse U.S. Disaster Relief teams have been ready to respond at a moment’s notice in Jesus’ Name. Samaritan’s Purse specializes in meeting critical needs in the world’s most troubled regions, often working through ministry partners already on the scene of a crisis. In the U.S., staff and volunteers are quickly mobilized to provide emergency aid when hurricanes, tornadoes, and other storms strike.

From Franklin Graham, President & CEO of Samaritan’s Purse: 

“Samaritan’s Purse is here to help and we’re doing it all in Jesus’ Name. We want every homeowner to know that God loves them and hasn’t forgotten them.” In addition to financial support for disaster relief, volunteers from Mount Auburn have traveled to crisis areas to help.

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SAW’s – Servants At Work, INC.

SAWs® is a nonprofit, volunteer organization founded in 2003. Originally started in Indianapolis, our organization serves clients across Indiana, as well as Arizona and Virginia. SAWs specializes in building wooden wheelchair ramps for low-income, permanently disabled individuals. With the support of our donors and volunteers, lives are changed one ramp at a time and in less than six hours we transform a client’s life FOREVER.

In 2024, 558 mobility ramps were built in the Indianapolis area. Volunteers from Mount Auburn have participated in many local ramp builds.

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World Gospel Mission – Texas Mexico Border

World Gospel Mission, headquartered in Marion, Indiana, has been serving on the Mexico border in McAllen, Texas since 1948. What started as a small outreach has expanded into a multi-faceted approach to spreading God’s love. Today, missionaries serve through the ministries of Taylor Community Center to provide wholistic care, discipleship, and support for families. The missionaries seek to share the love of Christ through offering recreation, education, clothing, resources, and friendship to children, youth, and adults of the Rio Grande Valley.

In the recent past, Mount Auburn youth have had two mission trips to McAllen, Texas. In 2024, the youth had a mission trip to World Gospel Mission in Marion. Kurt Zimmerman participated in Mission Week 2024 at Mount Auburn.

Please pray that each immigrant and resident will be confronted with grace, hope, and the transforming power of the Gospel. Pray that the missionaries will continue to build relationships, demonstrate Christ’s love, and minister effectively in this transient community.

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Youth For Christ – Romania

Youth for Christ Romania is a dynamic organization dedicated to reaching young people with the transformative message of the Gospel. Through various programs and initiatives, YFC Romania engages youth across the country, providing mentorship, discipleship, and opportunities for spiritual growth. They organize camps, events, and outreach activities tailored to the needs and interests of young Romanians, fostering a supportive community where youth can explore faith and discover their purpose. With a heart for the next generation, Youth for Christ Romania is committed to equipping young people to live out their faith boldly and make a positive impact in their communities and beyond. They currently have thirty missionaries and reach about 2,000 young people a year.

YFC Romania’s National Director, Jean-Philippe Longeron along with his family participated in Mission Week 2024 at Mount Auburn. Our financial assistance aids their diverse outreach efforts. Please pray for YFC Romania as they work with local churches to bring the message of Jesus to the entire nation.

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Mount Auburn’s Local Family Assistance

We believe in the power of community and the warmth that comes from extending a helping hand. Our commitment to serving others goes beyond the walls of our sanctuary, As part of Mount Auburn Benevolence Ministries, we offer utility bill financial assistance to those living in Greenwood, Whiteland, and Bargersville. We understand that life’s journey may bring unexpected challenges and we are here to offer support.

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BENEVOLENCE MINISTRIES

Mount Auburn supports many missions directly sharing the Gospel of Christ through ministry with a clear “Christian component,” like presentation of the Gospel or prayer. Benevolence, by contrast, is the quiet help we offer or the worthy causes we serve while not mentioning Christ or His church overtly.

GO Benevolence Ministry

GO Benevolence Ministry

Persons of all ages at Mount Auburn enjoy supporting missions. Mount Auburn provides students and adults with opportunities to serve their community through serve days, food drives, mission trips, and local service projects. Mount Auburn ensures our congregation is cared for through Parish Care programs like Loving Stitches, Caring Card Ministry, and more. Our goal is to let the congregation know they are loved, as well as reaching out to those who have not yet accepted Christ into their heart. We are all missionaries. Feel free to join us in any of our upcoming congregational missions! For more information, email [email protected]

Adopt-a-school

The Mount Auburn family continues our support of students with food anxieties by supplying them with weekend food at both Isom and Northeast Elementaries in Greenwood Schools for the school year. Isom Elementary has 45+ students and Northeast Elementary has 30+ students in their “Nutrition Clubs” who need food for each weekend during the school year. Thanks to the Mount Auburn family for supporting this Benevolent Mission. The donations of food have been AWESOME! Since the 2020 – 2021 school year, the Mount Auburn Family has supplied food for 14,920 individual bags. This comes out to be 29,840 pounds or 14.92 tons of food! WOW! The counselors and staff at both schools and Dr. Terry Terhune, Superintendent of Greenwood Schools, are very grateful for all we do for their students. For more information contact Mark Mull at [email protected].

Operation Bundle Up

Operation Bundle Up provides new or gently used coats to elementary school children at Johnson County schools. In 2024 coats were delivered to Isom Elementary to students whose families were not able to provide one for them. We plan on collecting coats again this year and hope to work with the schools to provide specific sizes that are needed by families. Any adult coats donated, new or gently used, will be donated to either Mount Pleasant’s Impact Center in Greenwood or The Lord’s Locker in Trafalgar. Mount Auburn plans on collecting for this effort in October 2025. For those who like to plan ahead, many stores will be having clearance sales on coats now through spring. For more information you can contact Donna Silvertooth at [email protected].

Operation Christmas Child

The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Through this project, Samaritan’s Purse partners with the local church worldwide to share the Good News of Jesus Christ and make disciples of the nations. Every November, Mount Auburn volunteers fill and collect shoeboxes to be delivered to children around the world. In 2024, Operation Christmas Child across the US collected 10.5 million shoeboxes. To learn more, email Marion Jones at [email protected]

United Way Fast Track

Fast Track is a countywide school readiness program which provides backpacks, school supplies and other items to help low-income students be prepared for the first day of school. In 2023, 1,876 students at six-area school events in Johnson County received the items they needed to be more prepared for school. Fast Track helps parents get the resources they need for their children to be successful. Mount Auburn plans on again collecting for this effort in July 2025. For more information you can contact Donna Silvertooth at [email protected]

Salvation Army Bell Ringing

Each Christmas season, Mount Auburn Church encourages volunteers to participate in The Salvation Army’s “Red Kettle” campaign. The money raised provides meals for the hungry, nights of shelter, life skills counseling, Christmas gifts for kids, and much more. In 2024, Mount Auburn had over 30 ringers at the Meridian Parke and Smokey Row Krogers and raised over $1,990 for The Salvation Army. To learn more, email Susan Porter at [email protected] or Rob Stiles at [email protected]
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United Way Christmas Angels

Every December, Mount Auburn Church partners with United Way of Johnson County to provide Christmas presents to families in need. In 2024, Mount Auburn Church helped 19 families, including 62 children. Volunteers are needed to 1) purchase and wrap presents; 2) deliver presents to families; and 3) offer prayer to families. A sign-up to deliver presents and gift tags on the Mission Tree are ready in November. To learn more, email Susan Porter at [email protected]. After all of the gift tags have been taken, Mount Auburn decorates the mission trees with scarves, hats, gloves, and socks. These items are taken to The Lord's Locker, Isom and Northeast Elementary Schools, and the HOOP (Helping Our Own People) organization which takes them to the homeless in Indianapolis. For more information you can contact Marion Jones at [email protected]

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Music & Worship

God has, since the beginning of creation, invited His people to participate in covenant relationship with Him (Genesis 17:7). When we come together at God’s invitation to listen to Him and respond to Him in holy conversation, we call it worship. Below are some of the ways to participate in our worship ministries. We invite you to carefully and prayerfully consider how much you might participate in the worship of Mount Auburn! 9:00am Traditional Worship | Music Ministry Opportunities CHANCEL CHOIR The Chancel Choir is open to adult and youth men and women. The Chancel Choirs sings on Sundays from September through May at the 9:00am Traditional Worship service. This choir provides a valuable service to our worship as it sets the tone for congregational singing, supports the worship emphasis of the day with the presentation of anthems in a variety of musical styles, and generally enhances the worship experience with a fragrant offering of music to God. Choir Rehearsal: Wednesday evenings, 7:00-8:30pm, Choir Room (Room 121). Child care is available upon request. HANDBELL CHOIR The Handbell Choir is a vehicle for using our bodies and our love of music to ring praises and prayers to God. This intermediate-level choir is open to adults, youth, and older children who have, or are willing to develop, the ability to ring capable and cooperatively on this beautiful instrument of handbells. The Handbell Choir rings on a regular basis during the church year. Solo and ensemble offerings are past of ministry. Choir Rehearsal: Wednesday evenings, 6:00-7:00pm, The Courts (main sanctuary). ORCHESTRA The Mount Auburn Orchestra is a church orchestra. If you have an instrument you want to play, there is a place for you to play it. The orchestra, open to youth and adults, plays in worship once a month and rehearses as needed to prepare for those times. Instrumentalists are asked to support the choir ministry on occasion, and soloists and ensembles are always welcome in our worship. Currently, our instrumentalists participate in the cantata orchestra for the annual Christmas Cantata. WORSHIP ARTS Worship Arts encompasses music, worship design, visual arts across numerous disciplines, worship environment, Scripture presentation, and other elements that enrich our worship by inviting persons to encounter God through all the senses God has given to us. Adults, youth, and children are invited to offer their gifts and interest in the arts (broadly or specifically) to the enrichment of the congregation’s worship and faith journey. 10:30am Contemporary Worship | Music Ministry Opportunities PRAISE BAND Our Contemporary Worship, led by our Praise Team, includes a wide variety of Christian contemporary praise and worship songs, many of which are currently used in the Contemporary Christian Music genre. This service is more casual than our traditional service. Music & Worship InquiryPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Name * FirstLast Email *Subject *Comment or Message * Submit

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Seniors

Our Senior Moment’s Ministry is for older adults who want to connect with men and women their age through special events, serving opportunities, and more.

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Men

Our Men’s Ministry meets weekly to dive deep into Scripture and come alongside each other in life. We also have occasional events and opportunities to serve our community.

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Women

Are you looking for a way to connect to other women? Do you want to know women who share your beliefs, your interests, and your love of the Lord? Do you want to have a little fun? Consider the Mount Auburn Women’s Ministry.

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Children

Our children’s ministry takes place on Sunday mornings and occasional events. Nursery and children’s church (infant to 5th grade) is available at our 9 am service and children’s church only (potty-trained children to 5th grade) is available at our 10:30 am service.

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Students

Our Student Ministry consists of Middle and High School students! We go on mission trips, attend fun conferences, serve our communities, hang out, and ask the hard questions of this generation together, looking to Christ!

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