Church Mission Society started more than 200 years ago with a group of Christians whose hearts were stirred to go to the edges.

The Society was founded in Aldersgate Street in the City of London on 12 April 1799. The group included people like William Wilberforce, John Venn and John Newton. Together, they worked to abolish the slave trade, they fought for the rights of oppressed people at home, and then extended to share Jesus with the world.

 

The overseas mission work of CMS began in Sierra Leone in 1804 but spread rapidly to India, Canada, New Zealand and the area around the Mediterranean. Its main areas of work in Africa have been in Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Congo, Rwanda and Sudan; in Asia, CMS’s involvement has principally been in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, China and Japan; and in the Middle East, it has worked in Palestine, Jordan, Iran and Egypt.

 

In CMS’s vast history, thousands of people have crossed geographical, cultural and societal boundaries to make disciples of Jesus. CMS is made up of disciples of Jesus from various countries, cultural backgrounds and walks of life. A vibrant mix of people in mission from the UK, Africa, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia – all following Jesus to the edges together.

 

To find out more information about this organisation’s work please visit their website: https://churchmissionsociety.org

 

Last year we heard from Marcio and Noemi our Mission partners in Brazil, and we are looking forward to welcoming Marcio to our service on the 6th September to hear more about their work.