JaJavier and Danielle Mendoza have been leading mission trips since 2004 and, upon its founding in 2011, played a pivotal role in building Connect Global, a worldwide organization dedicated to providing sustainable solutions to solvable problems such as poverty, hunger, lack of education, and access to clean drinking water.

In 2023, Javier and Danielle launched Hills Global Church, where they serve as the founding and lead pastors. Hills Global Church is an extension of their deep commitment to discipleship, community, and outreach, creating a space where faith is lived out in everyday life.

In addition to bringing awareness to critical issues such as human suffering and domestic violence, Javier and Danielle are passionate about sharing the love of Jesus in practical, life-changing ways. Through public speaking, teaching, missions, and outreach efforts, they have served in Haiti, Jamaica, Honduras, Colombia, Thailand, Mexico, Louisiana, Florida, South Dakota, New York, California, and Texas.

Javier has the privilege of working alongside family and close friends, crafting and communicating the vision of their organizations while honing the global mission of both Connect Global and Hills Global Church. He has received Advanced Training in Leadership through the National Institute of Christian Leadership and is a Certified Trainer in Missions through Go To Nations.

Danielle is also a Certified Trainer in Missions through Go To Nations and focuses on building long-lasting community partnerships, spearheading fundraising efforts, and implementing new strategies that fuel the success of Connect Global’s charitable work as well as pastoring the Hills Global Church community. She also has an extensive background in Asset Management, having worked with industry-leading companies such as Goldman Sachs, Greystar, and Richmond Group before transitioning full-time into ministry and non-profit leadership.

Both Javier and Danielle are licensed and ordained ministers, holding ministerial credentials and memberships recognized by MAJC, The Fellowship Network, and LINC. Together they also serve as board members for Legacy Place, an organization dedicated to encouraging, equipping, and resourcing couples navigating infertility, miscarriage, baby loss, and childlessness.

Javier and Danielle have one daughter, Saige, who completed her first of many international service trips to Thailand at the age of four and has continued to serve every year in a variety of ways on and off the mission field.

Their family has called La Ceiba, Honduras home twice since January 2015, living and working there for a total of three years to establish programs and partnerships that continue to thrive today.

Today, their home and organizational headquarters are based in Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S.A.

Kevin & Shekinah Schwartz, Pastors of The Church at Asheville in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina.

Shekinah was called to preach at a young age and now serves as Lead Pastor.

Kevin received a call to serve in Missions at a young age and now serves as Church Administrator and Missions Director.

Shekinah moved from Louisiana and Kevin from Indiana to find each other and our combined ministry in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

Our church's mission has been to love people into a relationship with Jesus. This love is vibrant and obvious in our wonderful church family.

Along with pastoring both have felt called in areas outside the immediate church family. This call is to a community in Western North Carolina and to unifying the Body of Christ from ministry to ministry and church to church.

We are ONE Body and we desire to see the Body come together as one.

We also have a call to foreign missions and serve with partner organizations in several countries.

One of our dearest relationships / friendships is with the Connect Global family and Javier, Danielle, and Saige in particular.

We love the work of God that is taking place in Honduras, whether assisting school children, new-borns, young mothers, orphans, firemen, policemen, the Honduran Body of Christ . . . you name it.

There is so much God is doing in Honduras! We are especially excited about the new Missions Program that is training Hondurans for the mission field outside of Honduras. And of course, we love Jorge and Janeth Amador, who lead the Connect Global team in Honduras!

We have gained so many friendships from our interaction with Connect Global that bless us and inspire us to live more fully for Christ!

Connect Global is about building relationships and completing the Great Commission.

That is certainly our heart as well. We were blessed to serve as board members of Connect Global.

Jason and BonnieRuth Rolf have been serving in ministry together since 2001. They have been married for 21 years and have a dog named zoe. Together they have served as College/Young Adults and youth pastors in Grandville Mi. They moved to Texas in 2006 where they have served as Live Productions Associate Directors, Marriage and Family Pastors, Care Pastors and Lead Pastors. Together Jason and BonnieRuth have a heart to see people discover how to hear God for themselves, know his word and to know that every story matters.

Jason and BonnieRuth have a podcast called Barren Not Broken where they share their journey of 20 + years of infertility, miscarriage and Childlessness not by choice. While also encouraging others they can have hope in the midst of what seems like darkness. They desire to come alongside couples who are facing this trauma to encourage and equip them to live strong healthy marriages in spite of the deep pain this journey can inflict.

Currently The Rolf's have just recently purchased 48 acres of land in North Texas in a town called Bonham where they are breaking ground on a retreat center for couples who face Infertility, childlessness not by choice and child loss. They want these couples to have a place to process the hard decisions, to restore and rejuvenate. As well the property will be offered to Pastors and their families who are needing to rest and refresh. The retreat center will be called "Legacy Place" They could not be more excited for the days ahead and the legacy that will be discovered and built.

We have been in partnership through prayer and support with Connect Global for the last 4 years. In 2022 we had the honor of being asked to join the Board of directors. We wholeheartedly believe in the vision and mission of this organization. It has been an honor to serve with such incredible leaders who work tirelessly to express the love of Jesus and meet felts needs. The Mendozas are faithful and generous leaders who empower those around them to look and love more like Jesus. We are excited to continue partnering with this team to see lives and legacies strengthened and changed.