Baptist family purse, enabling mission & ministry throughout the - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Home Mission has been described as the ‘Baptist family purse’, enabling mission & ministry throughout the Union

At the beginning of this presentation we want to say …

BUT WHERE DOES HOME MISSION MONEY GO?

Where does Home Mission money go?

Local Impact

In 2019 within the CBA we are supporting the following churches & ministries through Home Mission grants …

Bovingdon Baptist Church

CHURCH OF CHRIST THE CORNERSTONE MILTON KEYNES

KINGS COMMUNITY CHURCH, LETCHWORTH

NEWTON LONGVILLE FREE CHURCH

BROUGHTON BAPTIST CHURCH

Carey Baptist Church, Hackleton

London Colney Baptist Church

Highfield Community Church Rushden

SANDY Baptist Church

Milton Keynes Mission Partnership Effective Mission through Partnership

Educational Chaplaincies

Luton Airport Chaplain Liz Hughes

at least 10,000 houses Near new A5 relief road and Junction 11a on M1 Hopefully in the near future … A PIONEER with funding from HR Community Church, Pioneer worker Methodist Church, Central Baptist Association & Houghton Houghton Regis Regis Baptist Church North 2

With some 150 churches, the association provides a more locally focused support. The strapline is ‘ walk alking tog ogether in n mi minis istry ry and and mi missio ion ’. Wal alkin ing tog ogether: seeking to encourage a sense of ‘belonging’ among churches and ministers through forums, networks, events, and other means. in n mi minis istry ry: through local pastoral care, training, settlement of ministers, grants, advice, support and much more. Regional and and mi mission: encouraging churches of all sizes to Support consider how they might most effectively engage in mission. Providing advice and possible grants towards this end.

These are all the churches of the association

Home Mission money goes towards (though by no means covering all of) the costs of The Association Team Geoff Colmer Colin Pye Carol Murray Stephen Copson Joy Cheang Regional Regional Safeguarding Council Regional Minister Minister Moderator Minister Officer

You should also know that in addition to Home Mission grants the CBA is able to • Mission & Evangelism support churches • Repair & Maintenance financially in other • Training ways. We have grants • DREAM grant available for …

“Growing healthy churches in relationship for God’s mission” Ken Benjamin: Lynn Green: President General Secretary

so all in all we stand by the idea that …

‘every church is a Home Mission church’

YOUR church IS a Home Mission church

And once again …. THANK YOU!