We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work . . .

Nothing we do is complete . . .

We plant seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise. We lay foundations that will need further development. We provide yeast that produces effects far beyond our capability.

We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do something, and do it well. It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way, an opportunity for the Lord’s grace to enter and do the rest.

We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker. We are workers, not master builders; ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.

Our purpose
is to challenge and empower
the members of
Meredith Drive Reformed Church
To join with
the Christian community around the world
in conveying and receiving God’s love
through word and action. 

Mission Statement of Meredith Drive

In 1999 Meredith Drive Reformed Church established an Endowment Fund to provide an outreach that is beyond what is provided for in our regular church budget.  This outreach – taking the Good News of Jesus Christ beyond our own walls – recognizes the truth that only that’s done for Christ will last.
 
The Endowment Fund is simply an account from which only the earnings are used. All contributions to the endowment fund are invested and remain untouched.  Only a portion of the interest is used each year for mission projects and mission trips, thereby allowing the fund to grow and continue to reach out in Jesus' name long beyond our own earthly lives.
 
The Endowment Fund committee may approve up to 50% of the reasonable cost or expense of an MDRC sponsored mission trip.  (One request per calendar year will be considered.)

Endowment Fund Application (PDF)

The committee may also disburse funds to support other outreach and benevolent purposes.  Requests for these funds will generally come through MDRC pastors and staff.  There is no formal application form.

In addition to funding from the Endowment Fund, MDRC members and their immediate families may  also apply to the Global Mission Team for up to 25% of the trip cost for an MDRC sponsored mission trip by submitting an official application to our Mission Team Leaders, Virgil & Dorothy Dykstra, at least 60 days prior to the trip.  Print off an application form, complete it and mail, or deliver to the church office, 5128 Meredith Drive, Des Moines, IA 50310. 

Mission Trip Application (PDF)

It is generally assumed that if the member did not receive financial support they would not be able to participate in the mission trip.
 
Register for an MDRC sponsored mission trip by printing off and submitting a Registration Form.  When you are registered for an MDRC sponsored trip, apply for financial assistance by printing off an Endowment Fund Application and/or a MDRC Mission Trip Application.

Mission Trip Registration Form (PDF)

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