EIN 43-6043847

Village Missions

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
209
City
State
Year formed
1948
Most recent tax filings
2021-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Since 1948, Village Missions have been keeping country churches alive in North America. They place pastors in rural churches and help those churches get back on their feet. They care about the country church and are working to keep the church vibrant.
Total revenues
$8,833,787
2021
Total expenses
$7,391,847
2021
Total assets
$5,481,807
2021
Num. employees
209
2021

Program areas at Village Missions

Christianity Programs: Rural Ministry. Provide spiritually qualified missionaries to rural churches. Village Missions recruits, screens, trains and hires prospective candidates for ministry. Candidates are assigned to churches upon acceptance. District Representatives come alongside to provide guidance to the church, and mentoring and supervision to the Village Missionary. Village Missions also provides salary support, as well as a group health plan and related benefits. Approximately 80 of 200 churches served in the US and Canada received full or partial salary support in the year.
Christianity Programs: Candidate School. Village Missions conducts orientation classes to screen and train prospective Village Missionaries. This is the final step in a rigorous screening process where the the call of candidates to the ministry is validated and their final acceptance is determined. We hold Candidate School in the Spring and Fall of each year. This week-long event gives potential missionary-pastors a good look at Village Missions: our history, policies, mission, and vision. At the same time, we get to know the candidates. The candidates are trained for rural ministry and spend time in prayer together. They get to know the International Service Center staff. At the end of the week, the candidates hold a service where they share their testimonies and Executive Director John Adams gives a short message. The public is invited to this service. As part of our continuing efforts to find new Village Missionaries to bring to Candidate School and send to fields who are waiting for leadership, we take special time to pray each month. To join in with us, visit our RIPE page https://villagemissions.org/ripe/.
Christianity Programs: Conferences. The acronym R.E.S.T perfectly describes what we hope to achieve for each missionary. Renewal, Encouragement, Strengthening and Training. Village Missions gathers our missionaries together in 6 locations throughout the US and Canada each summer for mutual edification, encouragement and equipping. Summer 2020 conferences were suspended due to Covid, however virtual sessions and smaller regions gathering were undertaken as permitted in order to continue ministry to missioanries.
District Representatives: In FY 2020, 2 new DRs were added to bring the total to 8. The timing was providential as Covid brought opportunities to minister to Village Missionaries in more intensive and personal ways. These are veteran missionary couples who serve as "shepherds to shepherds" recruiting, screening, training, mentoring and providing ongoing support in their region to 25-35 missionary couples. The District Representatives also counsel the churches they serve, developing an awareness of the particular needs of the church, and the skills of the missionaries, working to assure successful placements of missionaries.
Contenders Discipleship Initiative (CDI): Contenders is a two-year, online tuition-free program offered by Village Missions to equip Christians for ministry within their local church and to prepare those who are called for full-time ministry as missionary pastors. The curriculum is offered free of charge to all and are suitable for a Sunday School or Bible Institute setting, or independent study. The CDI program involves two components: 1)Biblical Education and 2) Mentoring for Ministry. The Biblical component is a rigorous but compact curriculum delivered in six courses. The Mentoring component is provided by a pastor/mentor. Successful completion of the Contenders Discipleship Initiative program satisfies the educational requirements of Village Missions for missionary applicants. CDI is proving its value as Covid restrictions limit personal contact and drive the demand for educated shepherds to serve in small group contexts.

Grants made by Village Missions

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Short Term Bible SchoolsGeneral Operational Support$21,600
Butte Falls Community Bible ChurchPurchase and Installation of Generator To Support Community Outreach in the Event of Power Outage and Forest Fires.$5,719

Who funds Village Missions

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN IncSupport$105,870
WaterStoneGeneral Support$57,700
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$50,300
...and 7 more grants received

Personnel at Village Missions

NameTitle
Jim CrossChief Financial Officer

Financials for Village Missions

RevenuesFYE 06/2021
Total grants, contributions, etc.$8,704,925
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$74,945
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$-53,233
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$107,150
Total revenues$8,833,787

Form 990s for Village Missions

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2021-062022-01-14990View PDF
2020-062021-05-20990View PDF
2019-062020-10-13990View PDF
2018-062020-01-03990View PDF
2017-062019-08-09990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
July 13, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $57,700 from WaterStone
December 23, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $105,870 from National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN Inc
June 27, 2023
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $138,875 from National Christian Foundation / Natl Christian Charitable FDN Inc
May 9, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from Gatherer Family Foundation
September 10, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
CharitiesChurches
Issues
Religion
Characteristics
ReligiousChristianReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 197
Dallas, OR 97338
Metro area
Salem, OR
County
Polk County, OR
Website URL
villagemissions.org/ 
Phone
(503) 623-4107
Facebook page
villagemissions 
Twitter profile
@countrychurches 
IRS details
EIN
43-6043847
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1948
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
X20: Christian
NAICS code, primary
813110: Religious Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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