April 2023 Monthly Focus

Mission Focus | St. Louis, Missouri

Missionaries | Michael & Traci Byrd

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Michael and Traci Byrd consider it a privilege to serve their community of North Saint Louis, Missouri, through their church plant, Faith Community Bible Church. Its mission is to make Christ known in the community by caring for the community.

“Within a three-mile radius, our community is 91 percent African American; 99.1 percent English speaking; 61 percent single-parent homes,” reported Michael. “Our community is a predominantly ‘Christian’ community with a form of godliness but at times seems to lack the power of God. With the average median income in our area being less than $30,000 a year, our biggest community needs are gospel centrality, care, and life skills.”

Faith Community Bible Church meets those needs by intentionally creating a place where people in the community can count on receiving care and unconditional love and support. “Through life on life, Sunday gathering, growth groups, and Wednesdays in the Word, we attempt to not only teach care but embody it,” Michael said.

5 Fun Facts about the Missionaries

1. Michael and Traci Byrd moved back to serve the Lord in north St. Louis where they used to live.

2. Spending time together as a family is important to the Byrds.

3. Michael Byrd is the pastor of Faith Community Bible Church. He starts every day with prayer and a workout.

4. Traci Byrd leads worship at their church and plans missions events.

5. Michael Byrd Jr. serves on the audio-visual team at their church.

Prayer Requests

• Pray people at Faith Community Bible Church will tell others about Jesus.

• Pray the heating and air conditioning system in the children’s and teen’s part of the church building will keep working so the children and teens will have a place to meet.

• Pray people at Faith Community Bible Church will do kind things to help others.

• Pray for Mr. and Mrs. Byrd’s children: Triniti, Makayla, Michael Jr., and Tyler.

• Pray the Byrds will spend a lot of time together as a family.

Source: https://wmu.com/missions-discipleship/thismonth/