UK: community shed
Give thanks that the Community Shed has become a vital outreach project in the heart of Carlisle. And praise God for the mental and spiritual healing of attendees. Sadly, the lease on the warehouse that includes the shed won’t be renewed after October. The future of the Community Shed is currently uncertain. Ask God to […]
UK: festival feedback
Praise God for his protection for the CMS teams who attended Big Church Festival (BCF) and Greenbelt over the bank holiday weekend. Thank God that more than 200 people signed up to learn more about CMS at BCF and for the key connections made at Greenbelt. Pray for God to prompt those who saw and […]
Greenbelt 2025!
CMS head to Greenbelt to discuss pioneering mission, mission beyond empire and to connect with new and old friends
UK: mission partners on leave
Pray for rest and refreshment for mission partners currently in the UK, as they balance all-important visits to speak and share at churches with time to recharge for the season ahead.
UK: summer gathering thank you
Thank you for your prayers for the CMS Summer Gathering. More than 200 CMS people in mission, strategic partners, supporters and staff met together at All Nations Christian College over the course of last week. It was a meaningful and beneficial time of sharing, learning and reflection. Please pray for good ongoing cross-cultural conversations and […]
UK: Christian festivals
Give thanks for the opportunity to attend Greenbelt and Big Church Festival this month to share the mission of CMS. Pray for the preparations of marketing materials and travel logistics. Ask God to help the team connect with people who will want to join us in following Jesus to the edges to make the world […]
Hope from the Edges August 2025
Watch our latest stories of what God is doing in Nepal, DR Congo and the UK.
UK: Summer Gathering
CMS has been hosting a Summer Gathering this week, bringing together people in mission, staff and key partners to connect, learn, pray and share vision together. Give thanks that so many international partners were able to be present at the gathering. Pray for this week’s networking and relationship-building to lead to even more fruitful work, […]
UK: new CEO
We are excited to welcome Andy Roberts as CMS’s new CEO. Pray for God’s encouragement and guidance for Andy as he leads CMS in this next phase. We give thanks for Alastair Bateman’s time as CEO of CMS and pray blessing on him as he moves on.
The “toast” of a new town
CMS Pioneer graduate whose unexpected journey to Jesus led to founding an unexpected church community
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 […]
