About Us
Our Story & Calling
Our Story & Calling
Sharing hope through hands-on service, meaningful relationships, and Christ-centered compassion.
About Us
Our Story & Calling
Our Story & Calling
Sharing hope through hands-on service, meaningful relationships, and Christ-centered compassion.
WHAT IS ENSENADA MINISTRIES?
Ensenada Ministries is a faith-based outreach serving families and communities in Ensenada, Mexico.
We exist to share hope through hands-on service, meaningful relationships, and Christ-centered compassion. Through local outreach and hosted mission teams, we work alongside the community to meet real needs and create lasting impact.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
We believe the Bible to be the inspired word of God. He is the Alpha and Omega. By Him all things were made. There is only one God which exists eternally in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The only means of salvation is by believing Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins, He became alive again, ascended into Heaven and resides with The Father. if we put our faith in Him and commit our life to Him, Christ's death and resurrection pays the full price for the penalty we all deserve as sinful man. Belief in Christ is essential in all that we think and do. It is this understanding of God's love for us that directs all our pursuits in life.
WHO WE ARE
Ensenada Ministries is a faith-based outreach serving families and communities in Ensenada, Mexico.
We exist to share hope through hands-on service, meaningful relationships, and Christ-centered compassion. Through local outreach and hosted mission teams, we work alongside the community to meet real needs and create lasting impact.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
We believe the Bible to be the inspired word of God. He is the Alpha and Omega. By Him all things were made. There is only one God which exists eternally in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The only means of salvation is by believing Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins, He became alive again, ascended into Heaven and resides with The Father. if we put our faith in Him and commit our life to Him, Christ's death and resurrection pays the full price for the penalty we all deserve as sinful man. Belief in Christ is essential in all that we think and do. It is this understanding of God's love for us that directs all our pursuits in life.
WHAT WE DO
We exist to share God's love and hope through action; providing resources and opportunities for children, teens, families and churches to grow in Christ.
We partner with local churches, and do ministries of many sorts (prison, drug rehab, migrant camps, etc.) to provide whatever aid and support we can while sharing the gospel. We facilitate short term mission teams in various ministries including house builds, and ministry outreaches in many different settings.
We believe in the local Church. This is our mission base. We partner alongside local ministries and churches to encourage and assist them in serving their communities while sharing the gospel.
We have various programs to help the comunities in and around Ensenada, Mexico. We have many different ministries and programs, there's room for anybody to serve with us.
WHAT WE DO
We exist to share God's love and hope through action; providing resources and opportunities for children, teens, families and churches to grow in Christ.
We partner with local churches, and do ministries of many sorts (prison, drug rehab, migrant camps, etc.) to provide whatever aid and support we can while sharing the gospel. We facilitate short term mission teams in various ministries including house builds, and ministry outreaches in many different settings.
We believe in the local Church. This is our mission base. We partner alongside local ministries and churches to encourage and assist them in serving their communities while sharing the gospel.
We have various programs to help the comunities in and around Ensenada, Mexico. We have many different ministries and programs, there's room for anybody to serve with us.
OUR MISSION & VISION
Our mission is simple and focused:
Mission:
Share The Gospel, Build Relationships, Serve One Another.
Vision:
Make deciples of Jesus Christ that choose to obediently follow His teaching.
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
Why we Serve:
to serve others, support families, and walk in faith as we bring practical help and hope to the Ensenada community.
We believe transformation happens when faith is lived out through action — showing up, serving consistently, and building relationships rooted in love.
OUR MISSION & VISION
Our mission is simple and focused:
Mission:
Share The Gospel, Build Relationships, Serve One Another.
Vision:
Make deciples of Jesus Christ that choose to obediently follow His teaching.
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
Why we Serve:
to serve others, support families, and walk in faith as we bring practical help and hope to the Ensenada community.
We believe transformation happens when faith is lived out through action — showing up, serving consistently, and building relationships rooted in love.
Why We Exist
Ensenada Ministries exists to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. We work to do this by communicating the essential message of Christ's love and forgiveness both by word and deed in providing opportunity for diverse members of Christ's body to help one another share the gospel in the communities of Ensenada and beyond.
A significant number of families and individuals in Mexico live without adequate nutrition, shelter, education and employment. Ensenada Ministries strive to relieve these needs in the Ensenada area by:
Supporting existing ministries and programs providing food and sustainable shelter for children, families and individuals at risk.
Seeking and building new ministries to the poor in the community and seeking new partners to fill these ministry needs.
In all of its work, the primary goal of Ensenada Ministries is to foster Christian faith and love among its partners and ministry communities by sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Why We Exist
Ensenada Ministries exists to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. We work to do this by communicating the essential message of Christ's love and forgiveness both by word and deed in providing opportunity for diverse members of Christ's body to help one another share the gospel in the communities of Ensenada and beyond.
A significant number of families and individuals in Mexico live without adequate nutrition, shelter, education and employment. Ensenada Ministries strive to relieve these needs in the Ensenada area by:
Supporting existing ministries and programs providing food and sustainable shelter for children, families and individuals at risk.
Seeking and building new ministries to the poor in the community and seeking new partners to fill these ministry needs.
In all of its work, the primary goal of Ensenada Ministries is to foster Christian faith and love among its partners and ministry communities by sharing the gospel of
Jesus Christ.
WHAT GUIDES US
Our Values
Faith in Action
Living out our beliefs through service
Compassion
Meeting people where they are
Integrity
Serving with transparency and accountability
Community
Building relationships that last
Stewardship
Using resources wisely to create impact
WHAT GUIDES US
Our Values
Faith in Action
Living out our beliefs through service
Compassion
Meeting people where they are
Integrity
Serving with transparency and accountability
Community
Building relationships that last
Stewardship
Using resources wisely to create impact
How We Started
About 60 years ago: seventeen year old new christian Carolyn Koons, went on a mission trip with her church youth group to a small town south of Mexicali, Mexico where she had a life-changing experience.
As a result she became founder of the Institute for Outreach Ministries at Azusa Pacific University. Carolyn has taken thousands of high school, college-age and single adults on missions trips throughout the world.
In 2000 we took a youth group to Cornavaca (Mexicali, MX) where we led a youth group on our first mission trip. This is one of the trips that is mentioned above where there were 3,400 campers on a 10 acre piece of dirt! It was that trip that started our love for ministry in Mexico.
The next year we went to Ensenada, MX where there was a ministry camp just like in Cornavaca, “Rancho El Refugio” with Mexico Outreach. We started going to “Rancho El Refugio” on a regular basis, sometimes once and twice a month!
We became good friends with Carolyn and now we are like family. Through the 25 years that we have known Carolyn we have done MANY ministry programs together including Feeding the Kids, Prison Ministry, working with the men at the Rehabs and the list goes on.
Thank You Carolyn for your continued obedience for what the Lord has put on your heart!!
We love you!
Bill & Judy Nazaroff
About Ensenada Ministries
Ensenada Ministries began over 25 years ago through a shared passion for serving communities in Mexico. Our founder, Carolyn Koons, established the Institute for Outreach Ministries at Azusa Pacific University, inspiring thousands of youth and adults to engage in mission work worldwide.
Our regular ministry work includes programs like Feeding the Kids, Prison Ministry, and supporting rehabilitation efforts, all driven by long-term relationships and faith-based service.
Thank you, Carolyn, for your faithful leadership and obedience to the Lord's calling.
We are grateful to be part of this journey.
Bill & Judy Nazaroff
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit"
Matthew 28:19
"How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation."
Isaiah 52:7
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At Ensenada Ministries, this calling is lived out daily — through serving families, welcoming mission teams, and sharing hope in practical ways across the Ensenada community. Your generosity helps make this work
Bringing hope, healing, and transformation to the communities of Ensenada, Mexico through mission trips and community support.
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