Dr. Marvin J. Newell

 Executive Director

 CrossGlobal Link

Our Story

The year was 1917. War was raging across the globe. But, because of an even larger spiritual war, seven faith mission agencies came together to form the Interdenominational Foreign Mission Association (IFMA), now known as CrossGlobal Link. This charter meeting took place at First Presbyterian Church of Princeton, NJ.

From that small cluster of East coast mission leaders, CrossGlobal Link has grown into a vast North American-wide association of mission agencies and churches that together field over 15,500 missionaries around the globe.

Starting in a non-descript room at AIM headquarters in Brooklyn, to its own rental office in Brooklyn, and then on to another in Ridgefield Park, NJ and finally to the present office building in Wheaton, IL,  CrossGlobal Link has flexed with growth and change through the years. And time brought a change of executive directors as well. The first full-time director was John O. Percy (1956-62). Then, the longest serving director, Jack Frizen served from 1963-90. After him came John Orme (1991-2006), and now it's Marv Newell.
 
The purpose of this association is to establish standards of accountability and integrity; to foster networking and strategic alliances for world mission; to stimulate fellowship, mutuality, and prayer among members; to provide specialized mission training and leadership development; to maintain a unified testimony and establish a united voice in our mutual commitment to the Word of God and the overarching responsibility for global evangelization.