Our Story

Bold Ventures, founded by Brent and Virginia Earwicker, has taken shape over the course of a decade+ of disciple-making.

Brent Earwicker preaches at an open air event on Bunjako Island, Lake Victoria, Uganda.
Brent and Virginia Earwicker attend a Ugandan Introduction ceremony.
Brent and Virginia do evangelism on Lujjaabwa Island, Lake Victoria
Brent and Virginia Earwicker's children stand among Ugandan children on Kimi Island, Lake Victoria
November 2006

Departing for Africa

Brent & Virginia Earwicker were sent out by Westside Church in Bend, Oregon. Their mission: to preach, teach, and make disciples in Uganda, East Africa.

November 2006
December 2006

Surveying the Land

Ugandan evangelist Drake Kanaabo introduced the Earwickers to the islands of Lake Victoria. Afterward, he toured them all throughout Uganda & Congo. At every mass gathering, they witnessed miracles, signs & wonders.

December 2006
September 2007

Directing Mobile Bible Schools

Brent & Virginia had a deep desire to see healthy leadership care for the new believers entering the churches. They conducted three years of mobile leadership training on the remote Ssese Islands with a team of partners. In the end, over 100 pastors graduated these schools, equipped for ministry.

September 2007
August 2010

Launching a Leadership Network

“Coming together to build a church that will transform the islands” became the mantra of this new pastors’ fellowship. Through regular training events, we sought to bring the entire Body of Christ across the Lake Victoria region into greater unity.

August 2010
April 2016

Establishing Bold Ventures

After ten years of working through local churches, it was clear that an organization would help facilitate the Church on the move. So we filed paperwork, opened a missionary training center, and launched Bold Ventures both in the United States and in Uganda.

April 2016
September 2018

Becoming Indigenous

Brent, Virginia, and their three children relocated to America to direct international operations & expansion from Bend Oregon. Meanwhile, the Ugandan team led the charge in East Africa.

September 2018
May 2019

Expanding Our Reach

After more than a decade of making disciples in East Africa, we extended our reach into Kenya, Tanzania, and Sudan through the work of our missionary teams. At the same time, we began preliminary excursions into South Asia in hopes of ongoing work among the most unreached in our world today.

May 2019

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