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Home Mission Stories

 
Home Mission is about having a local impact. 

Communities around our nation are being transformed by Home Mission through grants to churches and regions, which facilitate church planting, the resourcing of local churches and enable churches to develop new and creative mission projects. You can read about how Home Mission Grants are supporting churches and missional projects in other associations here

SCBA are supporting the following churches, chaplaincies and special ministries in 2024:
 

Home Mission Overview

In this video we share with you an overview of three of the churches/communities Home Mission supports. This is ideal to show in churches and community groups.
For more in-depth videos about the projects, please see below.
 


Burmese Mission Church, Oxford

 
 

The Meeting Place, Westbourne

 
 

Southampton University Free Church Chaplaincy

 
 

Anderson Baptist Church, Reading


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  • Partnering with a Nepalese fellowship
  • Seeking to be a community which shares the good news of God's love for all
  • "To be a community which share Christ, makes disciples and reflects God's glory"
 

Barton Community Church, Oxford


Barton
  • Seeking to be authentic community bringing hope to the heart of Barton through making Jesus known
  • A diverse community of around 40 people who call Barton 'home' - an area of real deprivation
  • Planted by Headington Baptist Church in 2010 and continuing to partner with them
 

Colwell Baptist Church, Isle of Wight


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  • A bible-based, family-friendly church in the village of Freshwater on the Isle of Wight
  • Joining in with the mission of God, in reaching out to make disciples and to make a difference in God's world
  • Wanting to be a church in the community, for the community
 

Freemantle Baptist Church, Southampton


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  • A small community of Christian believers who try to share the love of God with their local community
  • A growing church made up of people from all walks of life and from different backgrounds and cultures
  • Working alongside the families in the community
 

Gosport Waterfont Baptist Church


Gosport Waterfont BC
  • Seeking to present the gospel message of love and peace through Jesus Christ to a new generation and in a new and fresh way for the 21st century
  • A rich heritage of long and faithful witness in Gosport
 

Orchard Baptist Church, Bicester


Graven Hill
  • Outreaching on the rapidly-growing self-build devleopment as a Pioneer Community Minister, and now taken over by a Childern & Families Worker.
  • Building relationships with residents and working with the organisations involved in the development.
  • "Building Kingdom values into the foundations of this community"
 

Stow on the Wold Mission Listener


Stow on the Wold
  • Joining with Chipping Campden Baptist Church and Rural Ministries in calling a Pioneer Missional Listener
  • Listening to people's stories, getting involved in the local primary school as a school governor
  • "Finding ways to join with God in and around the community"