Mission Giving allocations for 2008

The first tenth of our annual church income is given away. That's around £8000. A lot of money.

This isn't recklessness or stupidity. It's because as a matter of principle we believe that we should support people in disadvantage and poverty at home and abroad. We believe that our mission as a local church shouldn't end at our parish boundary either, so we also support Christian organisations and projects.

Half of the £8000 is made through donations directly from St Paul's, to the following groups (click the links for more details):

Care for the Family
Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Africa Inland Mission (Keith Waddell's eye surgery work)
Bahadur Fistula Hospital, Ethiopia (recently visited by Doug Tincello)
Jakin pregnancy care and counselling

The remaining £4000 is allocated through the parish 'common pot' and supports the work of:
CMS
Bible Society
Mission Aviation Fellowship
USPG
Christ in the Centre