Chile: Alf Cooper on Songs of Praise

We give thanks for long-time mission partner Alf Cooper’s appearance on Songs of Praise on 30 November (available to watch on BBC iPlayer). Pray that people who watched would have been impacted by his words and want to learn more about CMS. As Alf and Hilary retire, pray for their many years of service to […]

Shine Your Light at Christmas

CMS backs nationwide campaign to take Christmas message into public spaces

Did you catch Bishop Alf Cooper on Songs of Praise?

Long-serving CMS mission partner featured on BBC show

Church, mission, politics and being a Christian nation: corruption, co-option or collaboration?

This week, a BBC article explored Tommy Robinson supporters turning to church. It shines a spotlight on some tricky questions...

New pioneer community launches

Aspen is a new ecumenical community to encourage the gift of pioneering mission in the church

100 days on…

Andy Roberts commissioned as new chief executive officer of Church Mission Society and pledges to be a disturber for Jesus 

UK: pioneering faith

Praise God for the pioneer mission training students studying with CMS. 31 new students started their studies at the end of the summer. Ask God to be with them as they balance the demands of life, home and work alongside studying. Pray for the teaching team to support them and be encouraged as the students […]

Hope from the Edges October 2025

Watch the latest stories of what God is doing in Tanzania, North India and the UK

UK: pioneer students

Please pray for all the new students who have just started courses with CMS and for returning students. Pray that their studies draw them closer to God and for this busy term to be a really positive experience for all our students and teachers.

CMS passes “1,000th student” milestone

Enrolment on Church Mission Society's Pioneer Mission Training programme has now passed 1,000 students since it launched in 2010.

A call to hospitality not hostility

As followers of Jesus we can model a 'bigger imagination' in migration debate

“Study keeps me hopeful”

Samantha Martell, about to start the second year of her MA, talks to us about rural island pioneering.