Whole Wide World
Though a local church, concerned to live out our faith where we are, we are also excited about the fact that we belong to a world-wide family. We love to engage with God's people all over the globe, in a variety of different ways, especially to encourage the building of the God's kingdom among the poor and the marginalised.
For several years now we have had a link with a church in Valea Lui Mihai, North-Western Romania, 5km from the Hungarian border. We regularly visit, running children's holiday clubs in the summer and, most recently, by sending a team out to help in the setting up or pre-school education. We have also supported the Church there in the building of an ambitious new premises.
Haiti:
Since 2005, when one of the young people of the church provided hospitality for a Haitian pastor visiting the UK, we have been involved in the setting up of a charity to help finance a new hospital in the northern part of this very poor country. A first visit took place in Dec. 2005 and another, which refurbished and opened a new clinic, in Oct. 2006. The opening of a respite home for children with disabilities followed. Since the earthquake in 2010 a cholera treatment centre, spinal rehab unit and a maternity and paediatric unit have also been added
Please vist Haitihospitalappeal.com for more details.
Thailand:
We are committed supporters of BMS World Mission, formerly the Baptist Missionary Society, the longest serving missionary agency in the world. Our particular link missionaries are Paul & Sarah Brown, who work with 'Nightlight' in Bangkok. You can follow their work at their website/blog here.
Taiwan:
Another agency suppoted, long term, by the church at Coney Hill is OMF International. In particular, the work, among students and others in Taiwan, of Martin and Angela Symonds.
London:
Closer to home, but still representing an opportunity to engage in World-Wide Mission on our doorstep, London City Mission is also a cause which we support in a variety of ways. Not least by our popular annual 'Toy Service' on the first Sunday of December each year.