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.

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 […]

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.

Hope from the Edges August 2025

Watch our latest stories of what God is doing in Nepal, DR Congo and the UK.

The “toast” of a new town

CMS Pioneer graduate whose unexpected journey to Jesus led to founding an unexpected church community

Meet our new CEO

Prayerful, experienced, energetic - and a familiar face!

Global Edge Churches to launch at Synod

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