About Us

Chris serves as Executive Director of Missions Ministries, appointed October 1, 2011

"Before being named as Executive Director of Missions Ministries, I served as the Vice President for three years, managing all operations in the US and Mexico, and spent two years prior leading teams and projects in Mexico. I know that God has great plans for the mission, as He has spent years assembling a respected and competent staff in both the US and Mexico as well as great group of local professional volunteers that comprise the Board of Directors in the US.

Graduating with a degree in Business from the University of Colorado, my first job was production planning at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space(LMMS) in Littleton, CO. This was great experience working with the government, vendors, and manufacturers. While there I found a way to return to my passion of building. After leaving LMMS I owned and operated a General Contracting business for several years, building custom and semi-custom homes in the Southwest Denver Metro area. The Lord began to stir my desire to serve as I realized the blessing God had been giving me and my family. We went on our first mission trip with Missions Ministries in 1999.

So, what began as short-term mission trips with family, eventually led me to an opportunity to serve and bless brothers and sisters in Christ full time. My experience as a homebuilder, a planner, in production, ability to speak Spanish, and desire to use those skills to serve those less fortunate led me to Missions Ministries. I feel honored and humbled to be able to serve in such a way."

Gary currently serves as the Director of Team Operations in the Colorado office.

"In the fall of 1990 a small group of Elders and staff members from Cherry Hills Community Church travelled to Mexico to construct a house for a poor family in Tijuana. The local church hosted our group for dinner and during the evening I overheard the pastor and one of our team members discussing a medical problem with a little girl in the congregation. In curiosity I asked what the child needed (thinking we could pass the hat and collect funds enough to help) and I was told she needed some medications. I inquired about how much money might be needed and the pastor indicated it would be about ten dollars. Amazed at the amount, I reached in my pocket and gave the money to the pastor. After returning to Denver I received a note from the missions organization with whom we had worked and the note closed by saying thanks for the donation for the girl, he said it probably saved her life. What impressed me the most was how little it can take to make a difference. That moment lit a spark in my life and somehow, even then I knew I would one day want to take a step of faith in missions work. Ed Bullis, founder of Missions Ministries knew how this event affected me and began persistently urging me to join his organization. I finally joined Missions Ministries in 1998 and worked until 2003 when I left to join another mission organization. But, now I've "come home" and look forward to working in Juarez, MX with the friends I made among the people there."

Kim has been working for Missions Ministries as the part-time CFO since 2009. Her expertise in finance and accounting is a great asset to MM. Kim goes above and beyond and volunteers much of her time to help the ministry in any way she can. We are so glad to have Kim on board!

Liz Griffith is the newest addition to the Missions Ministries team, starting in June 2010 as the Director of Marketing.

"I hope to use my passion for the poor and oppressed and my skills in communication to serve the people of Juarez. I haven’t felt like I’m just joining an organization, but I’m really joining a family."