What happens in a Community Shed?

One member of Carlisle's Community Shed tells Garry Ion their story of new-found confidence and belonging.

Ukraine: returning to villages

CMS people in mission in Ukraine, with others from their church Tabernacle of the Living God, have returned to villages they visited last year as part of their restoration ministry. Give thanks for people’s welcome and openness to the gospel message. The team are running children’s ministry again – please pray for the children to […]

Britain: rest and refreshment

Many CMS people in mission and staff members are taking time off over the summer to rest and recharge. Pray for times of fun and refreshment both alone and with family and friends.

Britain: pioneer students

Please pray for the pioneer team as they recruit students for the next academic year for all our courses and especially for our new African Christianity Undergraduate Certificate as well as our African Christianity MA. Please also pray for our current students as they prepare to come back to study.

Britain: rest and refreshment

Many CMS people in mission and staff members are taking time off over the summer to rest and recharge. Pray for times of fun and refreshment both alone and with family and friends.

Ukraine: rebuilding a home

Progress is being made on Alison’s flat, which was badly damaged by fire over a year ago. Praise God for all those from Alison’s church who have been assisting in different ways.

Ukraine: couples separated by war

Mission partner Alison Giblett asks for prayer for Ukrainian married couples separated by the war. Many women and children are living as refugees in other countries while husbands and fathers are not allowed to leave Ukraine. The law has been changed to make divorce simpler, and many women who are now settled abroad have an […]

“There is life at the edges…”

In the summer, Church Mission Society celebrated how God is at work with partners from around the world

Britain: people in mission conference

Please pray for our people in mission conference next week – for a time of refreshment and restoration for all those attending, including our international visitors from around the world.

Britain: coming together to learn

Praise God that partners from Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa have been able to join CMS staff for a time of mutual sharing, learning and interchange in Oxford. Praise God for all those who have worked so hard to put together a programme and look after our international guests during this time. […]

Britain: Philip Mounstephen to be Bishop of Winchester

Pray for Philip, our former leader and current Bishop of Truro, who has just been announced as the next Bishop of Winchester.

Ukraine

The Army Chaplains Team from Tabernacle of the Living God church (where mission partner Alison Giblett is based) ask for prayer for comfort and healing for all the women who have lost husbands and sons. Pray for God’s direction for their plans and ministry in this vital work.