Mission Support

St Paul's is committed to giving financial and prayer support to six chosen missionary activities each year. We are currently supporting the following organisations:

Welcare in Bromley

Welcare works across several South London boroughs, offering support and advice for families with children aged up to the age of 13. It seeks to mitigate the impacts of social isolation, domestic abuse, financial hardship or disadvantage through small but significant interventions which can transform the lives of vulnerable children and their families.

Annual Welcare Christmas Appeal – The appeal has been launched, and there is an appropriately-decorated shoebox at the back of St Paul's Church for donations. Supermarket gift cards are welcomed. Please contact Alison Dockray on aliray1@hotmail.com with any queries.

Read more about Welcare's history here, and read its latest newsletter here.

Visit the Welcare website

Next events:

Welcare Coffee Morning with Mince Pie Tasting – Saturday 14th December, 10.30am – 12 noon, here in St Paul’s Church Hall.

Carol Singing in aid of Welcare – Everyone is welcome to join carol singing in the Glades, on Wednesday 18th December, 11am – 12.30pm. See the display board at the back of church or Alison Dockray for further details.

Christmas Tree Festival – 14th – 21st December, at St Francis of Assisi Church, West Wickham, BR4 0PW. Come along to view the trees, listen to festive music, and enjoy refreshments. Free entry; donations in aid of Welcare in Bromley.

Opening Times:

Saturday 14th December, 10am - 1pm

Sunday 15th December, 12pm - 3pm

Wednesday 18th December, 10.30am - 1pm

Friday 20th December, 10am - 1pm

Saturday 21st December (with children's activities), 10am - 1pm

Church Mission Society
(Ben & Katy Ray at Neema Crafts, Tanzania)

Neema Crafts provides training and employment opportunities for over 100 people with disabilities in Iringa, Tanzania. It seeks to change negative attitudes towards people with disabilities in the local society, and to provide dignity and hope for many people who previously relied on street begging or were hidden away at home.

Visit the Neema Crafts website.

CAP Penge

Christians Against Poverty is a national charity which specialises in free-of-charge debt counselling for those in financial difficulty. It works through regional offices in partnership with local churches. St Paul's provides support to CAP Penge, which is run in partnership with St John's Church, Penge.

Visit the CAP website

Wycliffe Bible Translators

Wycliffe Bible Translators exists to make the Bible available to communities all over the world in the language which speaks to them best. There are still 1.5 billion people who do not have access to a Bible in their own language.

Visit the Wycliffe Bible Translators website

SAT-7

SAT-7 brings the Christian message of hope and love directly into homes in the Middle East and North Africa through the power of satellite TV, bypassing challenges of censorship and literacy. Its channels broadcast in Arabic, Persian Turkish, and provide inspirational, informative and educational programming.

Visit the SAT-7 website