STEVE ESPAMER
CONNECT THE WORLD
USA, INDIA, INDONESIA, AFRICA, WESTERN EUROPE
After years of pastoring at Life Center, Steve Espamer sensed a call to bring the love of Jesus to overlooked places—supporting those often forgotten and meeting needs where help is scarce. Out of that call, Connect the World Ministries was born—a relational, Spirit-led missions ministry committed to building long-term partnerships, empowering local leaders, and extending hope across borders.
For over a decade, Connect the World has worked across India, Indonesia, Africa, Western Europe, and the U.S., bringing both practical support and the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Steve and his partners go themselves, send teams, and raise funds to meet urgent needs—whether through building orphanages, supporting schools, launching medical clinics, or simply being present with people who are suffering.
In India, Connect the World supports a network of Christian leaders rescuing and educating children born into extreme poverty or the sex trade. After anti-Christian violence left over 100 children orphaned, Steve’s partners stepped in to care for them—housing, feeding, and discipling them in the love of Jesus. From rural schools to all-terrain vans that make it possible for kids to attend class during monsoon season, Connect the World is lifting a generation through education and faith.
In Indonesia, Steve partners with a powerful local movement that is planting churches, raising up leaders, and launching Christ-centered schools across the country. Through teaching, preaching, and strategic support, Steve helps these leaders reach deeper into unreached areas with signs, wonders, and a strong gospel witness.
In Austria, Connect the World focuses on a different kind of poverty—spiritual hunger. Steve spends time in pubs, coffee shops, and informal gatherings, meeting with young people who are open to God but disillusioned by religion. Through friendship, prayer, and presence, many are encountering healing, hope, and truth. A vision is forming to plant a more permanent expression of church through a bar-church and community café.
At home in America, Steve continues to minister through prayer counseling, mentoring, and local outreach, including working with young leaders through Center for Champions in Harrisburg. He also hosts young adults from Austria who come for training, healing, and rest.
Through every project, Steve carries the same heart: to connect people with God, people with each other, and people with resources that can transform lives. Life Center is honored to support Steve Espamer and Connect the World Ministries as they carry light into dark places and build the kind of relationships that change the world.