As a church we are committed to sharing the Gospel. Mark 16:15 (ESV) says:
And (Jesus) said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation…”
Mission is a vital part of our ministry. As part of this ministry we have an actively interest in a number of organisations through prayer and support.
CheckPoint Christian Youth Trust
CheckPoint Christian Youth Trust is an organisation that provides primary schools across Northern Herefordshire and South Shropshire with Bible centred Christian education, through: assemblies, after school clubs and RE lessons.
Joe Whitfield is the person responsible for doing the work in the schools. He currently goes into 18 schools. On average he would visit most of the schools twice a half term for assemblies and he runs an after school club at a different school each evening.
The work gives a fantastic opportunity to present God and the Bible to young people in the local community.
Open Doors
Open Doors supports persecuted Christians with Bibles, Christian materials,
training, livelihood skills, advocacy – and in a whole host of other ways – so that they know they are not forgotten and can stand strong to serve their communities.
They also seek to mobilise the church in the UK & Ireland not only to serve Christians living under religious persecution but also to learn from them what it means to be a disciple of Jesus.
DayOne Prison Ministry
Why is our Prison Ministry so Important?
- The diaries are given out in the first 24 hours of an inmate’s arrival- even in centres, people come with almost nothing so are grateful to receive the diary.
- Given out in “goody bags” at Christmas.
- Prisoners use them to store phone numbers and appointments in; also they are used to look up the verse for the day on the day of their birthday or the day of their release.
- Prisoners use them for everyday information and keep them in their pockets because they feel that their personal information is then safe.
- When prisoners reoffend the first thing they will ask for when they return to prison is a DayOne diary.
- Even the prison staff use them to keep work rotas in!
- see more info at https://prisons.dayone.co.uk/