Church Partnership

Imagine your church in the UK connecting with a church in the developing world - growing together, learning from each other, supporting each other as you both reach out into your local community.

Or imagine starting a relationship with a project in a part of the world where we work – your church reaching out to those in need where you live and your partner project tackling issues like HIV and AIDS or access to clean water where they are.

That’s what our Church Partnership Programme is all about – connecting the body of Christ together to see God’s mission fulfilled here in the UK and around our world.

Our partnership philosophy

We have listened to you and we understand that you want to impact your local community as well as the wider world, not one or the other. We know you want your involvement with overseas mission to be relational. You want to be able to visit these places, to hear real stories from real people.

That’s why we have developed both resources that help you reach your community as well as opportunities to connect with churches and projects overseas.

Underpinning all of this is our distinctive approach to overseas mission and development, called CHOICE (Church Outreach Into Community Empowerment). This approach shapes the way we work overseas, looking to raise up mission-minded local churches that can be Good News in words and actions to communities in need around our world.

How can I get involved?

There are a number of ways churches in the UK can be involved in our Church Partnership programme:

Church to Church – partnership between a church in the UK and a church overseas
Church to Project - partnership between a church in the UK and a project overseas
Church to CHOICE – partner with our CHOICE programme training churches overseas

Also, watch our Church Partnership DVD online.