Mission Grant Stories

Home Mission is about having a local impact.

As part of our mission grants, we are seeing communities being transformed with the Good News of Jesus. Through the giving to Home Mission, we have been able to give Mission Grants to the following projects:

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 and information about the projects, please see below.

Anderson Baptist Church, Reading

- 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

- 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

Burmese Mission Church

Colwell Baptist Church, Isle of Wight

- 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

- 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

- 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

Leigh Park Baptist Church

- An ordinary bunch of local people trying to live and love like Jesus.
- Learning how to love and serve their Community, how to support those in need, how to comfort those who are hurting and provide a place to belong for those who feel lonely or lost.

Orchard Baptist Church, Bicester

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

Southampton University Free Church Chaplaincy

Stow on the Wold Mission Listener

- 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"