Who we are

Michael and Melissa were called into full-time vocational ministry in December of 2012 while on a short-term mission trip to Southeast Asia. Melissa was called to salvation in a personal relationship with Jesus in 1997. In the Fall of 2011, Michael became a follower of Jesus through Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO.

Michael and Melissa married and worked with Cru in Southwest Missouri for 2.5 years. Their focus was university evangelism and discipleship. They are thankful for the faithful people that modeled ministry for them, helping nurture their passion for fulfilling God’s call to be spiritual multipliers. Through various international trips, God continued to call them to reach the nations.

In 2016, Michael and Melissa were commissioned by their church and the International Mission Board and sent to Southeast Asia.

They returned in 2018 to mobilize the U.S. Church. God grew their family. Michael served as a pastor for 2.5 years until moving to St. Louis for a new ministry role.

In February 2022, To The End was founded by Michael and Melissa as a 501(c)3 non-profit ministry through the support of churches, associations, and individuals. This is where the Lord has them now building Gospel bridges into the community and providing spiritual health assessments and disciplemaking mobilization trainings to churches.

Melissa earned her Master of Theological Studies in Missions at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2026.

Michael earned his Master of Theological Studies in Missions from Midwestern Baptist in 2019 and his Master of Divinity in Missiology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in May 2025.

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Our name

Our calling is to abide in Jesus, make disciples, and mobilize the church to the ends of the earth and to the end of the age. God desires all people to be saved, for none to perish. We desire to help people endure in following Jesus until the end of their life and reach everyone with the Gospel all over the world.

The number 153 comes from John chapter 21. This is after Jesus was crucified and was appearing to people during the 40 days of his resurrection from the dead before ascending back to Heaven. Jesus' followers had been fishing all night and had not caught anything. They see someone from afar on land that tells them to cast their net on the right side of the boat to find fish. When they listened to his words, they caught so many fish they could not haul the net in. They realized the man on the shore was Jesus. They caught 153 fish! We can do many things apart from God, but have little or no fruit. When we listen to Jesus' voice, we can see and experience amazing things. Lord, help us listen to your voice!

Accountability Board

To The End is thankful to have the oversight of an Accountability Board, comprised of 7 members.

These members review quarterly financials, approve the annual budget/housing allowance, and provide wisdom and insight for this ministry.

The Board's last annual meeting was in Sept 2026 reviewing the current fiscal year financials and ministry, approving the 2026-2027 fiscal budget and the 2027 Housing Allowance, and praying over the ministry vision ahead. The Board will meet in Sept 2027.

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Who we are

“Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus” Acts 4:13

Our name

Accountability Board

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