Church Army USA

Church Army USA exists to enable people's lives to be transformed through a living faith in Jesus Christ. We are evangelists, candidates, volunteers and donors, rooted in the Anglican Communion, who are committed to serving and loving broken, rejected and disconnected people with a message of hope and love. We serve on the edge of society, working outside church buildings through addiction centers, urban farming, jails/prisons, café ministries, back alleys, schools, nursing homes, and more.

Church Army USA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Matthew 25 ministry under the governance of Jesus Christ. We are an affiliated Ministry of the Anglican Church in North America and a member of the Anglican Global Mission Partners. Our headquarters are located in the offices of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh on Pittsburgh's North Side.

We serve with the following values as our guide:
• Listening to God: We take the time to be open to God, willing to listen and open to change.
• Respect and dignity: We recognize that all people are created in the image of God and that all people are valued equally by God.
• Partnership: We are part of the worldwide Christian community, called to work with each other, with compatible agencies and with the wider church.
• Words and action: We are committed to proclaiming Jesus Christ and demonstrating the gospel through words and action.
• Christian community: We embody mission together and we seek the kingdom with others.
• The margins: We seek opportunities to serve those on the margin and live in such a way that commends Jesus Christ to those on the margins.
• Authority of Scripture: We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God. (II Timothy 3:16)

The Rev. Greg Miller is the National Director of Church Army USA and oversees the work of the evangelists. He has been a priest in the Reformed Episcopal Church since 1990. Rev. Miller was attracted to Church Army leadership because of its commitment to people on the margins. In addition to his administrative work for Church Army USA, he provides a support group for caregivers whose loved ones have mental illnesses. He shares, "Church Army encourages, teaches, listens and loves those who are needy. We enable and empower Christians (seminary students, college students, adult and youth volunteers) to be involved in evangelistic outreach. We are bringing the Good News of God's love to the poor, the broken, the hurting and the rejected. God is indeed doing amazing work in and through the Church Army USA!"

A revival of Church Army USA work is now in process.
• Five Church Army USA evangelists and five candidates have been trained, equipped, and are serving as God's instruments on the margins in the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh and more are being recruited. (In addition 11 evangelists and two candidates are serving elsewhere in the United States.)
• Many volunteers are being recruited and trained to support the work of evangelists.
• Students at colleges and seminaries are being educated and receiving field education as they learn to better serve the poor and needy. Among these are Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA; Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA; and Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, PA.
• Thousands of prayer partners are being encouraged to pray passionately for the evangelists and those who are in relationship with them.

Rev. Captain Herb Bailey directs the Aliquippa Base of Church Army. Programs under his leadership include Uncommon Grounds Café, Celebrate Recovery, Church in the Margins, Beaver County Jail ministry, and the Spring Street Farm and Apiary. Uncommon Grounds Café serves as a sanctuary for the least, the last and the lost to find coffee and food, hope and a listening ear in a hospitable, caring environment. "Church in the Margins" is a "fresh expression" gathering that offers a dinner with prayer and God-centered conversation on Saturday night; the Uncommon Grounds Philosophy is a series about listening, hospitality, non-violence, community and Scripture. Celebrate Recovery is a 12-step program where Jesus Christ "provides healing for the hurts, habits and hangups of life."

Testimonials

From Candidate Cindy Burns: "As a child, I yearned to have someone in my life that would value, accept and love me just as I was. That is what Jesus now calls me to do for children."

From Captain Herb Bailey: "We seek to be agents of reconciliation, bringing people together in the name of Christ to do the work of building the Kingdom of God, here on earth, as it is in Heaven."