International Missions
Lostness is truly the greatest need our world faces today, and we must be willing to help meet that need. In a world of 8 billion people, there are 4.7 billion who need access to the Gospel. Are you ready to say "Here I am so all may hear"? Missions HomeMission Trip ApplicationInternational Missions Strategy
Just like with national missions, our strategy in international missions is founded in church planting. Through God’s introductions, we build relationships with people in other countries and foster ministry partnerships around the world. Church planting is one of God’s greatest tools to combat the lostness of our world! We are beyond blessed to have ministry partnerships in Brazil, Chile, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Nicaragua, Kenya, Burundi, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Central Asia, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Upcoming Short-term Missions Projects (less than two months)
Kenya, East Africa (2)
Get ready to host Vacation Bible Schools at two ministries serving orphans.
Kenya, East Africa (1)
Teach and train, Minister to widows, Evangelism walks
Nairobi, Kenya (IMB)
Go with us to Nairobi! Learn and experience the missionary task first hand.
Kenya, East Africa (3)
Teach and train. Minister to widows and orphans. Be blessed beyond measure!
Pioneer Evangelism (PE)
Mid-term (two months to two years)
Introduction to Long-Term Missions* | Bellevue and IMB Lima, Peru | One Month
Stay with Bellevue’s long-term IMB missionaries in Lima and experience cross-cultural ministry in the city, rural mountains, and jungle as you go on one- and two-week treks to identify unreached people groups.
Note: This opportunity is only open to men in good physical health.)
IMB Summer Sojourner* | Central or South America | Summer 2026
Use your summer break to help missionary teams reach lost people with the Good News of Jesus! Summer Sojourner is an eight-week volunteer program for college students hosted by the IMB’s American Peoples Affinity.
IMB Hands On* | Spring or Fall 2026
Hands On is an international semester-long missions opportunity for students and young adults interested in working alongside a missionary mentor to share the Gospel of Jesus with unreached peoples.
IMB Journeyman* | Two Years
The IMB offers a unique fully funded two-year opportunity for college graduates under the age of 30. As a Journeyman, you can be sent by Bellevue through the IMB to play a vital role on an international missionary team.
*Available upon completion of Send Out Training.
Long-term (more than two years)
Three or More Years
IMB Team Member*
Team Members are missionaries who are fully funded by the IMB. The specific role that Team Members play varies from person to person. Responsibilities may include evangelism, discipleship, leadership development, volunteer coordination, or something else. Regardless of your specific role, you will contribute to the missionary task as a vital part of an IMB missionary team.
Got Questions?
Connect with our Missions team at bbcmissions@bellevue.org, call (901) 347-5540, or text MISSIONS to 901901.
Send Out Training
Since 2020, Bellevue has created a pathway called Send Out Training. This course is designed to equip and send out those who sense a call to missions. If God is stirring this call in your heart, check out more information about Send Out Training below.
More about our Missions Strategy
Engaging the Americas
Though the Americas are often associated with Catholicism, the majority of the people in these countries are living without a personal relationship with Jesus.
As the Church continues to grow and mature in the Americas, there is a significant need for entry, evangelism, and leadership development throughout Central and South America. We serve our partners in the Americas by sending short-term, mid-term, and long-term missionaries to engage in the Missionary Task.
Demographics
Population: 669 million
The Need: 10,297 people dying daily without Christ*
Where Bellevue Serves:
◆ Mexico
◆ Nicaragua
◆ Honduras
◆ Brazil
◆ Peru
◆ Chile
*Source: IMB.org
Continuing the work in East Africa
Despite the advances of the Gospel we have seen in recent years, there is still tremendous lostness in this area of the world.
Bellevue has actively served in this region for over 10 years through compassion ministry, healthy church formation, and leadership development. We plan to continue our efforts in this region by working with our partners to meet the needs of East African communities, develop national leaders, and mobilize African missionaries for evangelism in Africa and beyond.
Demographics
Population: 621 million
Unreached People: 122 million*
Where Bellevue Serves:
◆ Kenya
◆ Uganda
◆ Tanzania
◆ Burundi
◆ Rwanda
◆ Mozambique
*Source: joshuaproject.net
Training Leaders in Southeast Asia
With influences of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, and Islam, Southeast Asia is surrounded by darkness with little access to the light of the Gospel.
Church planting is one of God’s greatest tools to combat the lostness of our world. In Southeast Asia, Bellevue has been a part of planting thousands of churches through a tool known as Pioneer Evangelism. Pioneer Evangelists train indigenous church leaders and members in how to start new churches. This discipleship tool continues to bear great fruit in the remotest parts of the world, and we continue to employ this strategy in addition to others to reach Southeast Asia.
Demographics
Population: 679 million
Unreached People: 355 million*
Where Bellevue Serves:
◆ Cambodia
◆ Vietnam
*Source: joshuaproject.net
Taking the Gospel to Central Asia
Islam is the primary religion among the people groups of Central Asia. They have very little knowledge of biblical Christianity or the true message of the Gospel.*
Central Asia represents some of the most unreached parts of our world. Some countries in this region are considered 99 percent lost with little to no Gospel presence. As we consider how God is calling us to respond to this need, we are engaging in prayer for the lost and seeking to develop partners and strategies to pierce the darkness of this region.
Demographics
Population: 385 million
The Need: 6,619 people dying daily without Christ*
Where Bellevue Serves:
This location has been omitted for security purposes.
*Source: IMB.org
Southern Baptist Partnerships
The following groups allow Bellevue to engage in the Missionary Task around the globe.
Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)
As a Southern Baptist church, Bellevue partners with over 47,000 other Southern Baptist churches to support missions around the world. These partnerships allow Bellevue to be a part of mobilizing thousands of people each year for the Kingdom of God. Click here to learn more about the SBC.
International Mission Board (IMB)
The IMB partners with local churches to empower missionary teams who are making disciples and multiplying churches among unreached people groups around the world for the glory of God. You can learn more about the IMB here.