Mission Partners

Christ Church is committed to supporting the work of the world-wide church through its Mission Partners and through support to both international and UK ministries. We are currently regularly supporting 14 ministries and our 2010 budget for giving to other ministries and organisations stands at £71,520 which represents 15% of our 2009 voluntary giving income.

Our Mission Partners

Arab World Ministries: We currently support a medical worker based in North Africa http://www.awm.gospelcom.net/

Compassion: Clare Hartley, a member of the church, serves with Compassion which exists as an advocate for children and enables people in UK to sponsor specific children. Through the child sponsorship scheme, children are freed from their spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty, enabling them to become responsible and fulfilled Christian adults. Compassion works in 24 of the world's poorest countries, aiding over 800,000 children through sponsorship. A number of families in the church are sponsoring specific children in Africa, Asia and Latin America. http://www.compassionuk.org/

Development Associates International: DAI is a Christian Ministry which is working with Christian leaders in the "third world". Through training, coaching and mentoring DAI helps Christians who are leaders in churches and also in Christian and Secular organisations become more effective in their leadership roles. Using local trainers and coaches, DAI has a number of training resources which help people develop a more Biblical approach to their leadership roles. DAI delivers it’s training programmes through a variety of workshops and also through a part-time distance-learning MA-level course in Organisational Leadership which has been developed and is currently being delivered in partnership with Christian Universities in Africa and India. John Rogers, a member of Christ Church serves with DAI. http://www.daintl.org.uk/

Umthombo: is a ministry focused on working with homeless street children in Durban, South Africa, helping them to return to their communities. As a church, we support Tom Hewitt who is working with the project. Stephen is a Trustee of Amos Trust which is the UK partner for Umthombo http://www.umthombo.org/

Tearfund: is working with national Christians around the world bringing relief and helping with development projects. Two of our members are serving with Tearfund; Ian Derbyshire and Ben Niblett. http://www.tearfund.org/

Crosslinks: International Anglican Ministry – specifically supporting a theological student in Ethiopia. http://www.crosslinks.org/

Feba: International Christian Broadcasting to Africa, parts of Asia and the Middle East. http://www.feba.org/

Friends of Smyrna Homes: Helping the church in India to care for refugees http://www.smyrna.org.uk/

Wycliffe Bible Society: Translating and distributing the Scriptures. http://www.wycliffe.org.uk/

Open Doors: Working with the persecuted church worldwide. http://www.opendoorsuk.org/

East-to-West: Providing schools’ workers in local secondary schools http://www.easttowest.org.uk/

UCCF: Working with students at UK Universities http://www.uccf.org.uk/

As a Deanery, the Runnymede Deanery also has a close link with the Diocese of Kebbi in Nigeria, and Nick Hardy is our link person.