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Samuel and Mary Courts
Growing up in a rural farming community, Sam always had a desire to serve pastorally in a rural community, but the Lord did not open the door for that kind of ministry until much later. For 25 years the Courts served in lay capacities in urban churches in the Denver area.
In 1997 God brought Village Missions to our attention, and we began serving a very rural community in Springview, Nebraska, in 1998, where Sam was able to "play cowboy" with area ranchers, teaching and preaching the gospel as he helped on farms and ranches, drove a school bus, and volunteered as a firefighter. Mary led many ladies Bible Studies, cared for young children in their home, and helped in the community in a variety of ways.
After serving there for almost 16 years, God moved them to Deer Trail in rural Colorado, just east of the Denver metro area. Sam served as school transportation director and was on the board of a local Crisis Pregnancy/Women's Resource Center, where Mary also volunteered. They had a very active Awana ministry with another local church.
They retired from VM in 2024. Now they are serving as associate missionaries in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
In 1997 God brought Village Missions to our attention, and we began serving a very rural community in Springview, Nebraska, in 1998, where Sam was able to "play cowboy" with area ranchers, teaching and preaching the gospel as he helped on farms and ranches, drove a school bus, and volunteered as a firefighter. Mary led many ladies Bible Studies, cared for young children in their home, and helped in the community in a variety of ways.
After serving there for almost 16 years, God moved them to Deer Trail in rural Colorado, just east of the Denver metro area. Sam served as school transportation director and was on the board of a local Crisis Pregnancy/Women's Resource Center, where Mary also volunteered. They had a very active Awana ministry with another local church.
They retired from VM in 2024. Now they are serving as associate missionaries in Red Cloud, Nebraska.
Village Missions exists to glorify Jesus Christ by developing spiritually vital country churches in rural North America. We fulfill this aim by placing pastors in small town and rural churches that might otherwise have to close, and in doing so, preserve the Gospel presence in over 210 communities across the United States and Canada.
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