In October of 2008 Groundwork Ministries, a non-profit organization was formed by Nate and Robin McAvoy. The McAvoys, along with their 7 boys (yes, 7 BOYS) have been in ministry for over 12 years. God has been forming Groundwork Ministries through those years of ministering to people all over the world. He has opened their eyes and hearts to unique needs for Christians and non-Christians alike.

Nate has been a Christian school teacher, worship leader and Youth Ministry Director at churches over the past 13 years. For the past 5 years, the entire family has traveled throughout the country as McAvoy Family Ministries (MFM). MFM is a resource for churches/schools through leading worship, Vacation Bible School, youth events, children and family events, concerts, etc.

Throughout the process of ministering as MFM, God instilled a vision to impact people in a deeper, more consistent way. Groundwork Ministries. mission is to .Build Disciples from the Ground Up.. Through the foundation of God.s Word and His directives in that Word, Groundwork hopes to enable people to grow in their faith, so they can impact others.

Please see The Vision page for more about how Groundwork sees God using them to accomplish this.

Hopefully, soon, there will be more people outlined on this page as the vision is to hire additional staff for programming development and local missions soon!

Groundwork Ministries has an outstanding ministry team in its Board of Directors. Currently, the board consists of:

Nate McAvoy, President
Robin McAvoy, Vice President
Cherie Gilmore, Secretary
Robert Flohrs, Treasurer
Kevin Holmes, Director and on-site missionary for Groundwork Guatemala
Scott Baum, Director
*All spouses/families of the above are very involved and part of the ministry team as well!

The McAvoys reside and minister daily outside of Queen Creek, AZ (an "extreme" suburb of Phoenix). The local ministry vision of Groundwork is based out of God placing them in a unique geographical area. He has opened their eyes and hearts to see the need for many hurting families in the San Tan area. Again, please see the Vision page for more about the goals for this area.