a church for every 1,000 people so that everyone will know someone who follows Jesus
Hi! We're the Crawley's. Matthew grew up in West Houston and attended Texas A&M, where he was a member of Brothers Under Christ. He worked in newspapers, and later for Texas A&M. While living in College Station, Matthew was involved at Grace Bible Church and served as the missions deacon.
Laurel was born in California, and her family moved several times while she was growing up. They ended up in the Houston area when she was a teen, and she later graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in English. In 1995, Laurel joined staff with Cru and went to East Asia, where she served for 24 years.
For years, Matthew had a heart for missions, and finally got the "go ahead" from the Lord to leave his job at Texas A&M and join staff with Cru in 2017. We married in 2020 after Laurel returned from East Asia.
We now serve on the leadership team of Global Church Movements, the church-planting strategy of Cru. The heart of GCM is to see the Gospel within reach of every person on the globe through the local church.
GCM exists to help fulfill the Great Commission through multiplying churches and faith communities.
We serve the 2,700+ staff located in over 140 countries around the world through training, resourcing and coaching. The Lord has used our staff and partners to plant hundreds of thousands of new churches since 2010.
This story from Tanzania is a great example of how God is using the multiplication of churches to expand His Kingdom.
We count it a privilege to serve the Lord through church multiplication around the world. Thank you for prayerfully considering partnering with us.
Your consistent monthly investment will allow us to focus full time on helping take the gospel to those most unreached. As partners in ministry, together we can lay up treasures in heaven and have an eternal impact on lives in every corner of creation!
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