Global & Local Impact
Echo Church financially supports missionaries throughout the world. A portion of each gift of support we receive goes to local and global ministries.
While at times we partner with other organizations to accomplish specific projects, here are the missionaries and community partners we support continually. Click here to sign up for the newsletters from any of our missions partners.
Global Missionaries
Proem Ministries in poland
with Dorota Abramczyk
Proem Ministries was created to reach, strengthen, and connect people in Poland to the hope, love, and freedom found in Jesus. The organization works through four major areas: camps, schools, church plants, and worship teams.
Areas of ministry for Dorota include: camps, conferences, retreats, and animal therapy, plus church service translation. Dorota and her husband, Robert, also volunteer their time to support adults with disabilities and senior citizens in their community.
Dorota was one of the founding members of Echo Church in 2005. A duel citizen, she returned to her home country to minister with the organization that built up her own faith as a teen.
DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING IN SCOTLAND
WITH GARY & AMANDA BENTON
The Bentons minister in partnership with YWAM (Youth With a Mission), living and ministering in a castle in Seamill, Scotland, as they train up the next generation to share Jesus’ love globally.
Areas of ministry for Amanda include: co-running the communications department to share ministry stories and fundraise, investing in the lives of the students who come to Seamill, and serving with community outreach. Areas of ministry for Gary include: mentoring students in the Discipleship Training Schools (DTS), providing food and hospitality needs for staff and students, and serving with community outreach.
Amanda and Gary and their four boys were actively part of Echo Church for years as they sensed their call to serve overseas.
The Bosque Christian Church in Venezuela
with Johnny & Zandra Dye
The Dyes partner with the global church to mobilize, train, and coach qualified workers in the implementation of the fruitful practices of church planting movements.
Areas of ministry include: pastoring their local congregation in Caracas, Venezuela; mentoring pastors of other church plants in their network; discipling local believers. The Dyes minister in partnership with Team Expansion.
Johnny originally connected with Echo Church members back in his undergrad days at Cincinnati Christian University. He and Zandra and their daughters spend their summers in Cincinnati.
Christian Mission for Myanmar
with Daniel & Buzi Mawyio
The Mawyio family’s work involves caring for students in need, leading theological education, and developing church leaders.
Areas of ministry include: planting churches (especially in the northern Naga region of Myanmar), long-term orphan care, and founding the Hangnyu Bible College.
When Daniel was completing his graduate studies in Cincinnati, he was an active member of Echo Church. He and his wife, Buzi, built a home large enough for their three teenage sons, plus his mom, while also caring for 15-17 high school students in need from their community.
Local Missionaries
Back2Back CINCINNATI
with Katie Evans
Back2Back is a ministry providing trauma-informed care for vulnerable youth in our city.
Having served with Back2Back Ministries for over a decade, Katie is now the Site Operations Manager for Back2Back Cincinnati. She equips the staff, interns, and volunteers as they develop and sustain communities of belonging in the city—a ministry that honors both children and their parents, especially in bilingual households; the team supports educational growth, offers Bible studies, and provides safe spaces for play.
You’ll see Katie and her husband, Mikeyy, and their three kids actively involved at Echo Church week-to-week.
Back2Back Cincinnati
with Chris Cox
Back2Back Cincinnati is a ministry providing trauma-informed care for vulnerable youth in our city, through mentoring, tutoring, and bilingual family support. Plus they offer trauma-informed training to other non-profits in the region.
Chris founded the Cincinnati branch of Back2Back Ministries as an effort to offer resources and mentorship to kids and teens in urban Cincinnati. Chris serves as its Director, overseeing a growing team of mentors and developing partnerships with local organizations.
Several years ago, the Cox family ministered to Echo Church when Chris served on our teaching team and as our interim pastor. Thanks to his wife, Sara, for taking all of the photos you’ll find on our Leadership page, plus Dorota’s photo above.