World Focus
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This is our name for Mission: making Christ known in the world through word and action. St Michael's is committed to mission through seven different channels: two Anglican agencies, three inter-denominational agencies, one African diocese, and one fund to enable church-to-church travel.
We express our commitment through regular prayer, through giving money, and helping people travel.
The channels we support are focused on making Christ known across the world, and often in places the world has forgotten, and this involves crossing cultures.
Stephen Hingston is the co-ordinator of World Focus.
Church Mission Society - CMS
CMS is an Anglican agency, working worldwide. Our link missionary is Alison Giblett, doing drug rehabilitation work in Ukraine. Contact is our Reader, John Clark, a former CMS missionary in Iran.
Crosslinks
Crosslinks is an Anglican agency working worldwide. We support a couple working among handicapped children in Morocco. Contact is Natalie Wilson who has been to see the work there.
Bible Society
Bible Society is an inter-denominational agency working all around the world to make the Bible available to everyone at price they can afford. Contact is Pete Moss, who preaches from time to time on the work of the Society.
Overseas Missionary Fellowship - OMF
OMF is an inter-denominational agency working in the countries of East Asia, including China, Japan, and Thailand. Contact is Stephen Hingston , who works for OMF. Tearfund
Tearfund is an inter-denominational agency working worldwide to deliver community development and relief programmes. Contact is Francesca Stidston.
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Diocese of Western Tanganyika, Tanzania
Our connection comes from Gordon & Marion Chittleborough, who served there as Australian CMS missionaries from 1966. John Burden, architect and former member of St Michael's, helped design churches there. Teams from St Michael's have visited the diocese. Diocesan Bishop Gerard Mpango visits St Michael's frequently. Contact is Marion Chittleborough. Travel Fund
This has two purposes: to enable St Michaels people to travel to visit and assist the church overseas, and to enable visitors from overseas churches to come here, both resulting in positive cross cultural learning.
In addition, we make a big effort each year to collect funds for Christian Aid Week, giving out envelopes to everyone who receives The Messenger. We also assist London City Mission with the food collected at our Harvest Festival service each year.
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There are special giving days once a quarter
Our target is £20,000 a year - over £100 per person on our electoral roll. So please think hard and dig deep.
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Focus this Month: Crosslinks - see below
website links
tearfund click
Diocese of Western Tanganyika click
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