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Ridge Missions

Missions Partners

IN THE CITY

Austin Disaster Relief Network exists to see the Church bring hope into crisis through the transforming power of Jesus Christ to every life and community that we serve. ADRN is a trained network of churches offering physical, emotional, and spiritual support to disaster survivors. 

Bridges International is a caring community of Christ followers committed to serve, promote social connections, and engage in spiritual conversations with international students so that students become leaders internationally. Bridges International ATX invites students from colleges and universities in Austin, Texas to be a part of this community.

Cornerstone Restoration is a construction-based, volunteer-driven ministry that restores hope to those going through difficult times. Their focus is on serving the elderly, widows, single parents, children and survivors of human trafficking or sexual exploitation.

English Language Ambassadors serves to connect with refugee men and women that have recently moved to Austin by teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) in their homes.

Fostering Hope Austin is committed to building stronger foster and adoptive families through training, mentoring, and church ministry development.

Foster Village works alongside children and families in the Austin area child welfare system. Their goal is to create opportunities for the community to be a "village" of support to these vulnerable and underserved children and families.

God of Hope Ministries exists to provide Christian care to men and women incarcerated in the Central Texas area. Their programs include: faith-based dorms, prison wide studies, and 'pre/post' reentry.

Heart of Texas Pregnancy Resource Center believes that love brings real hope for expecting parents even in a situation that may seem so hopeless in the moment. Their services include pregnancy tests, limited ultrasounds, individual support, resource help, and medical referrals at no cost.

Hometown Missions is a community of volunteers from Dripping Springs who seek to meet the needs of families in crisis within Dripping Springs ISD. Their focus is on helping vulnerable Dripping Springs neighbors acquire livable housing and improve life skills.

Mobile Loaves & Fishes: Austin Ridge Food Truck serves 100 meals per night, 7 days a week to provide the 'Gospel message' through food, clothing, hygiene products and other life sustaining items to our homeless neighbors.

Red Oak Hope: Transitional Housing Program is dedicated to bringing freedom, hope and restoration to survivors of sexual exploitation. We work to stop trafficking and exploitation on a large scale, while simultaneously providing holistic care. We have programs internationally and locally in Austin, TX.

Side By Side Kids is a faith-based, afterschool and mentoring program serving St. John's community elementaries along with Oak Hill Elementary near our Southwest Campus. SBSK serves kids ages K-5th grade, encouraging and equipping them to reach their highest God-given potential as everyday leaders and heroes of tomorrow.

Switchboard is a Christian mobilization platform from Tentmakers Network that connects everyday believers to the mission field so everyone can bring the best to the Great Commission. As the world changes, Switchboard makes serving in the great commission more accessible than ever before.

The Source supports, cares for and equips women by providing high-quality, whole-person health services. Our partnership has helped launch their first mobile unit that enables their staff to minister and reach the underserved areas, serving women where they live and work in our communities.



AROUND THE WORLD

Africa Renewal: Pader Child Development Program was established in 2015, and there are currently 300+ children who are now enrolled and attending school, receiving spiritual & leadership training, and medical attention when needed -- thanks to the generosity of individual sponsors from Austin Ridge.

BLESS aims to mobilize people and resources to reach the unreached. They exist to protect vulnerable children, fight human trafficking, mobilize cross-cultural workers, advance the Gospel and supply life-sustaining resources, globally.

House of Hope exists to serve the Muslim community in Marseille, France. Their focus is on evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development for North Africans living in Marseille and for church leaders in North Africa.

International Justice Mission (IJM) is a global, faith-based organization with the mission to protect people in poverty from violence through proven solutions. IJM focuses on rescuing victims, bringing criminals to justice, restoring survivors to safety and strength, and helping local law enforcement build a safe future that lasts.

India Gospel League is a church-planting organization in India that seeks to bring the Gospel to the unreached people of rural India. Over 90,000 village churches have been planted in the past 25 years. Their mission is carried out through 4 specific programs: Evangelism & Church Planting, Children's Ministries, Medical Outreach, and Rural & Economic Development.

Makarios International is a faith-based ministry committed to providing the children of the Dominican Republic spiritual, physical, emotional and intellectual growth so that they have hope for a better future.

NOVO seeks to creatively multiply gospel movements throughout the unreached Muslim world through prayer, strategically engaging culture, making disciples, growing leaders and forming churches.

Pader Community Church was established in 2012 after Austin Ridge felt called to expand the presence of Africal Renewal through the local church in the war-torn region of northern Uganda. What started as a church plant has now expanded to meet the needs of the community through: Christian nursery and primary school, child development program, and a mission to see churches planted and pastors equipped.

Red Oak Hope is dedicated to bringing freedom, hope and restoration to survivors of sexual exploitation. We work to stop trafficking and exploitation on a large scale, while simultaneously providing holistic care. We have programs internationally and locally in Austin, TX.

The Women of Pader Uganda seeks to develop spiritual and business leaders among the women of Pader, Uganda through Micro 'small business' Loans, Mercy Ministry, Paper Bead Program and Women's Discipleship and Training.



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  • Clark Richardson

    Clark Richardson

    Clark is a Waco native and a Dallas Baptist University graduate. His non-traditional college and career track within the landscape industry and fundraising/development unknowingly prepared him for such a time as this. Over a number of trips to Uganda, God opened his eyes to how he could use his gifts and talents both locally and globally for the Kingdom. That led him to put his “yes” on the table in 2016, and the rest is history. He married up when landing his beautiful wife, Natalie, in 2010, and they have three children, Graham, Isla, and Cora. He is a jack of all trades and master of none. He enjoys being a dad of three, and when there is time, hunting, sports, dabbling with smoking meat, and campfires.