Video – How Pioneers Got Started
Our Story
Started in 1979 by former businessman Ted Fletcher and his wife, Peggy, Pioneers partners with local churches to make disciples and initiate church-planting movements among unreached peoples. The unreached are cultural and ethnic groups without a self-sustaining witness to the gospel in their own cultures.
From business and education to healthcare, agriculture, the arts, and more, some 3,000 global members use their diverse gifts and experience to serve in needy communities. As they do, they see God transform lives across cultures and people groups everywhere.
How We Got Started
Ted Fletcher wondered whether he was ready to die during the Korean War. Watch this one-minute animated video to find out how he responded to that question and founded Pioneers 40+ years ago!
Read More
- Stroll down memory lane through our photo essay Remembering What God Has Done.
- Read about the early days and how they shaped who we are today. Download When God Comes Calling.
- Check out our most recent Annual Report.
Stories from the pursuit
Have You Ever Had a Dream You Thought Was From God?
Have you ever had a dream you thought was from God, or that brought up an urgent concern that led you to start asking spiritual questions?
Serving Through the Seasons of Life
A health problem brought this missionary home. Hear how she kept giving and serving for the more than 50 years that followed and left a legacy for those who come after her.
Video: Devout – a Sudanese Refugee Story
It was 2018 when Hanedi’s husband, Mahdi, told her he wouldn’t be fasting during Ramadan with her that year. And that was only the beginning.
How Do I Know What I Should Do With My Life?
Knowing you are called to the ministry of reconciliation doesn’t tell you how it should take shape in your life. So, how do you discern that?
Video: Refuge – a Sudanese Refugee Story
The wars had been going on all his life, so Mahdi fled Sudan for Egypt. And he brought with him questions, questions about why people would kill one another in the name of God.