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Mission Team Report for AGM Oct 2010

The Mission Team’s aim is to offer financial, practical and spiritual support to those engaged in mission, whether individuals or organisations.

1. The Mission Team is now 3 years old! What have we achieved over this period, especially during the last year?

  • We hope that you are more aware of the missions we support as a result of the Mission of the Month feature in the magazine, on the Church website and on the notice board.
  • We have ensured that the missions which we support are included in our intercessory prayers.
  •  Again a number of our young people have undertaken short-term mission projects this year. They have gone to such diverse places as South Africa, Tanzania and London!  We have supported their fund-raising events. It has been good to receive their news via email while they have been away as well as to hear their stories on their return.
  • We have ensured financial support for the missions to which we are committed through our Church giving.
  • We have also arranged/ facilitated occasional collections for disasters and other needs. The Church Christmas card raised money for the new Chapter 1 project in Buckingham this year.
  • One of the monthly prayer evenings was devoted to missions.

2. Events: We have held a number of events over the last year. These include:

  • Romans 1: 11 Trust: two pastors spent a weekend with us in March, and shared stories of their work in rural Uganda.
  • Toy service (December 2009): this year the toys were again sent to Homestart in Milton Keynes.
  • We supported gap-year students in their various fund-raising initiatives.
  • A Mission- focused prayer evening was held in May 2010.

3. Budget/ Giving:
We have continued to support the main denominational charities/ mission projects, as well as a number of other local, national and international missions, with which we have strong links. As we had a slightly reduced budget this year, we were unable to add new missions to our list, although it has been possible to hold special fund-raising for other Missions, such as Sunflowers for Life, Chapter 1 and Homestart. More details are in the financial report.

4.  Plans for this year:
Date for your diary: 11am- 3pm Saturday November13: we are holding a missions event, to which we have invited representatives from the missions we support. Do come along and find out more about all your favourite missions! We will also be providing a light lunch. More information to follow.

Jane Butcher, Margaret Gateley, Pat Golding, Jill Townsend, Dot Young.


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