Missions

Sumner-Redcliffs parish supports a variety of mission activities, both within New Zealand and overseas.  Here we outline just some of the people and activities we regularly support.  Please note that this is not a complete list.

Fuse Youth Cafe

Locally we support the Fuse Youth Cafe which operates in the heart of Sumner.  It's a safe place for both intermediate and High school age young people to hang out.  Many of our Youth Group members help out at Fuse on a regular basis.

Bible In Schools
Together with other churches in the neighbourhood, we run the Bible in Schools program at Redcliffs Primary School.

Seek Freedom

Seek Freedom is a national organisation, coordinated from Sumner, that places Bibles in high country huts throughout New Zealand.

Mission Market
Each year we hold a Mission Market, which is very much like a church fair except that all the money raised is given away to support overseas mission.  We support a number of overseas mission partners working in various locations; however as some of them work in sensitive parts of the world, we have decided not to name any of them specifically here.

Ingwavuma Orphan Care Trust

Ingwavuma is in the KwaZulu-Natal area where 32.5% of women are HIV positive.  There are 3000 orphans in the area and numbers are growing.  The Ingwavuma Orphan Care Trust is involved with community education, sustainable help projects, advocacy, schooling resources, business training and home-based care by health workers.  The objective is to empower the existing community to improve conditions.

Other Organisations

We also support a number of other organisations including NZCMS, TEAR Fund and World Vision.