St James’ Church has been supporting mission partners working overseas and in UK for many years. The support is in prayer for all, and regular finance for most.
15% of the church’s regular income is designated for giving away. The support given varies between partners. Some depend significantly on our support in place of any salary to be able to do the work they do. Other partnerships include giving funds towards their work projects regularly or occasionally. The work done varies from translation of the Bible, training of Christians and provision of Christian literature, to support of education, health and development for disadvantaged people of all ages. We also channel one-off gifts through the church, as in the case of disaster appeals.
Our current partners are:
cbm
(formerly Christian Blind Mission) CBM seek to transform the lives of people with disabilities, their families and communities in the poorest places of the world. Find out more about cbm here.
Pascal and Janet Frésard
serving through Wycliffe Bible Translators. They concentrate on linguistics and literacy. Pascal is the managing director of SIL in Senegal. Find out more about Wycliffe here
Jigsaw Kids Ministries
helping street children in the Philippines and Tim Lee through CMS who supports their work. Find out more about Jigsaw Kids Ministries here
Seeta
training young Christians in Nepal. She has developed a project called “Faith at work” helping people to share their faith in their working situation.
Anbesan Hoole
working as a doctor in Pakistan and the charity Hands of Grace. Anbesan is currently based in London undertaking further training in respiratory care.
Tearfund
working through local churches and organisations in more than 50 countries including some of the most needy and dangerous places in the world to tackle complex poverty. Find out more about Tearfund here
Hope into Action
has a network of houses across the UK, all partnered with a local church, which are provided to individuals and families who would otherwise face homelessness. Find out more about Hope into Action here
Wearside Youth for Christ
working with local schools, providing clubs and holiday activities for children and helping young people to understand who Jesus is and what he had to say about the important issues surrounding them today. Find out more about Wearside Youth for Christ here
Holy Land Institute for the Deaf
striving to ensure that deaf, hard of hearing and deaf-blind children, including those with other sensory and physical disabilities, in the Middle East can have a meaningful place in their families and communities and make a unique and valuable contribution to society. Find out more about Holy Land Institute for the Deaf here
CPAS
supporting their Falcon holiday camps. These are affordable, safe and exciting holidays for children and young people facing challenging circumstances. Find out more about Falcon camps here. CPAS is also St James’ Church patron.