Mission Outreach

St Mary’s is thrilled to be part of the spread of God’s kingdom around the world. We are active in supporting missionaries with our money and with our prayers. Every second year, a small team from our church travels to Chibobo, Zambia to assist in practical projects and evangelistic outreach. We encourage all of our people to respond to God’s call for laborers, whether it means that they move to a foreign country or live and minister in our own community.

For more information on our outreach activities, and other mission activities and agencies that St Mary’s supports please click on one of the links below.
 

Chibobo

Chibobo is a rural community in Northern Zambia, and St Mary’s has a a very close link with the community, through our support of the HMP Orphanage there. St Mary’s have a mission team travel to the orphanage in Chibobo every two years.

Kids Hope

KIDS HOPE AUS. is a mentoring program that helps Australian children needing additional support, and their families. Through a partnership between local churches and primary schools, Kids Hope Aus. works to improve opportunities for mentored children in the areas of education, self confidence and wellbeing.
 
 
Some of the other Outreach Activities supported by St Mary’
 
CRE (Christian Religious Education)

“Every day of the school year, ACCESS ministries CRE teachers are sharing God’s love with over 130,000 young Victorians. They are helping students explore their lives with meaning and purpose. Well-trained, culturally sensitive and with great respect for students and their schooling, CRE teachers are introducing young Victorians to Jesus, the Bible and the spiritual dimensions of life.”

Chaplaincy
Chaplaincy assists schools and their communities to support the spiritual wellbeing of their students and can include support and guidance about ethics, values, relationships, spirituality and religious issues; the provision of pastoral care; and enhancing engagement with the broader community.

St Mary’s supports the Chaplains working in Sunbury’s Primary and Secondary Schools.
 
CareWorks SunRanges
CareWorks SunRanges Inc. is a Sunbury based not-for-profit crisis relief centre set up to help people who find themselves going through a difficult time.  CareWorks SunRanges Inc. is committed to partnering with local churches, community organisations and businesses to provide social welfare and outreach programs within the local community.  
 
St Mary’s financially supports the work of the Chris and Grace, and their son , working as CMS missionaries in East Timor.
 
“ BCA shares the gospel, builds up the church, and cares for people all around Australia. Field Staff serve in regional and remote parts of Australia. Locals in these places are removed from cities, live in sparsely populated towns (sometimes as small as a few hundred people), and often don’t benefit from strong support networks of family and friends. Churches in these areas can struggle, ongoing fellowship can be hard to maintain, and encouragement can become a rarity.
 
“Ridley Melbourne is a leading evangelical college that provides training for Anglicans and non-Anglicans, for both church-based and para-church ministry.”
 
“TEAR Australia is a movement of Christians in Australia responding to the needs of poor communities around the world. Our motivation comes from our belief that God loves all people, and in Christ offers them the opportunity of a new life. We believe that God is just, and has particular care for the poor and those who suffer as victims of injustice.”