Adelante 2023

Recordings of this event are available to watch here.

Argentina: celebrations and farewells

After decades of loving service in northern Argentina, Catherine Le Tissier and Nick Drayson shared poignant farewells

Hope deferred, not lost

At the end of the world, CMS people in mission in Latin America reconnected with history and found renewed purpose

Not giving up on life in abundance

From stuck in pain to set free in ultra-secular Uruguay

A glimpse of heaven

What happens when 80 followers of Jesus from multiple indigenous people groups gather for fellowship, food and dreaming for the future?

Una breve historia de SAMS

Principios En 1844, el capitán Allen Gardiner fundó la Sociedad Misionera Patagónica en Brighton. Esto siguió a sus solicitudes infructuosas a varias sociedades misioneras para abrazar las necesidades de los pueblos de la Patagonia. Estos incluían la Sociedad Misionera de la Iglesia, como se nos llamaba entonces, aunque lo que faltaba era la financiación, no […]

Passing the baton

Maurice Sinclair reflects on the learning he gained from taking part in Adelante, CMS’s Latin America-focused mission gathering.

Indigenous People’s Declaration shows clear intent

Congress charts a path forward for indigenous groups in Latin America

Indigenous Mission Congress day by day

Daily posts from the gathering of indigenous peoples reflecting on mission in South America

Remembering Patrick Coghlan, 1947 to 2020

Peter Hyatt reflects on the life of former mission partner and chair of SAMS Patrick Coghlan

Argentina: assassination attempt

Please continue to pray for peace and calm in Argentina after a recent assassination attempt against current vice-president (and former president) Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. A gun was drawn and an attempt made to fire the gun but it jammed and she escaped unharmed. A national holiday was declared on the following day and mass […]

Our story: Allen Gardiner

The inspirational story of the founder of South American Mission Society (SAMS)