Egypt: returned to the UK 

Mission partners J and S recently left Egypt, where they have served since 2018, and will now be finishing as mission partners with CMS. Their role in Egypt included pastoring a church, serving the local Christian school and walking alongside Muslim-background believers. “We will forever be inspired by their courage and their faith and forever […]

UK: speedy recovery

Please pray for mission associates Derek and Mary Fairfield, who serve in Britain and India and are currently in the UK. Please pray for Derek, who has been admitted to hospital. Pray for a speedy recovery, for his mind to stay clear, that his mobility will not diminish and that he will soon be able […]

UK: announcement of new CEO

It has been announced this week that Andy Roberts, former mission partner and CMS’s current director of mission, will be taking over the role of CEO of CMS from Alastair Bateman on 1 August. We give thanks for the passion for mission and breadth of experience Andy brings to the role. Please pray for Andy […]

Meet our new CEO

Prayerful, experienced, energetic - and a familiar face!

Latin America/UK: workshop in Oxford

Please pray for a workshop coming up on 26 July called Interweaving paths: Encountering Indigenous Theologies and Memories. CMS partners Bishop Joel Millanguir (Diocese of Araucanía, Chile) and Mirna Paulo (Diocese of Northern Argentina) will be contributing in person. Lift up Joel and Mirna as they prepare for the workshop and make the long journey […]

UK: open evening for Asian Christianity MA pathway

Please pray for an open evening coming up on 22 July for CMS’s Asian Christianity MA pathway. Pray for the right people to come to the evening and for those who come to be ready to explore how CMS could support them as they go to the edges. Find out more: https://churchmissionsociety.org/pioneer/study/open-days/

Global Edge Churches to launch at Synod

CMS holds fringe event to highlight new way for churches to connect with mission

Refreshing our MA programme

Our postgraduate courses bring students together in an intentionally intercultural MA programme.

UK: CMS pioneer students

CMS offers a number of different courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level for people who are interested in joining God’s mission and sharing the gospel outside the boundaries of the church. Please pray for all CMS’s students – those finishing study with CMS and those in the first and second years going up to the […]

Faith in conversation

Amid the buzz surrounding the Bible Society's Quiet Revival report, CMS graduate Laura Evans reflects on her own experience of sharing faith.

Greenbelt 2025: Hope in the Making

Paul Northup, creative director of Greenbelt Festival, shares about this year's theme and why the festival is a natural home for pioneers.

UK: 22 years of service with CMS

We are very pleased to have also had Ruth Sayers in the office this past week and to have been able to celebrate her 22 years of service with CMS. Ruth has just finished as a mission partner after serving in Cairo, Bethlehem, Jordan and Devon. Pray for Ruth’s next steps to become clear as […]