Missions

Our Global Mission

This is our hope as the church – that all peoples, everywhere, would hear the wonderful news of the gospel of Jesus Christ and come to know and delight in the one true living God. This is the great unfinished task of world evangelisation, and we understand that there are those who “Go” and there are those who “Stay” – and both are vital for this task.

At St Paul’s we seek to strategically partner with those whom God has called to go, as well as praying for and mobilising workers for His harvest field from amongst us. We also seek to be a sending church that is filled with people who are giving generously to global mission, praying desperately for the world, and who are loving, caring for and supporting our workers on the frontline.

"…so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God and that there is no other." 1 Kings 8:60 

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Meet our Global Outreach partners

Tim and Lauren - Glasgow
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St Paul's is proud to be a Compassion Partner church

Over many years of sponsorship, we have had the privilege of rescuing over 1000 children from poverty, partnering with Compassion to bring hope. Our two focus areas are Kenya and the Philippines, and we encourage every member of St Paul's to prayerfully consider whether they might become a prayer partner or financial supporter of Compassion.

We also love the opportunity to take groups from St Paul's on Compassion Partner Insight trips, where we are able to visit our sponsor children, and find out more about the work happening on the ground.

How does the Compassion model of sponsorship work?

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CHRIST CENTRED

Jesus is at the heart of what we do, and we believe it is His love that transforms lives. Our local partners embody the love of Jesus by providing practical support, while also sharing the life-changing Good News. 

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CHILD FOCUSED

Our program nurtures children’s holistic development, seeing them grow physically, socio-emotionally, cognitively and spiritually. Children break generational cycles of poverty, helping whole communities rise.   

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CHURCH DRIVEN

Our program is delivered in partnership with local churches who have a deep understanding of their communities and can drive tailored solutions that address the unique needs of the families they serve.  

Find out more about CompassionSponsor a Compassion child
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International Justice Mission is a global organisation that protects people in poverty from violence

We partner with local authorities in 18 countries to combat trafficking and slavery, violence against women and children and police abuse of power.

St Paul's has many opportunities to support the work of IJM - become a Freedom Partner, receive prayer guides, or volunteer your time in the Sydney office to help achieve IJM's vision of rescuing millions, protecting half a billion and making justice for people in poverty unstoppable.

Find out more about IJMBecome a Freedom Partner
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  • CityAlight is our song writing ministry, and part of how we reach the globe with the good news of Jesus. 

    We're passionate about writing songs rich in biblical truth with simple melodies, for the global church to sing.

    Through the goodness of God we have been able to reach the farthest corners of the globe through this ministry, and we're looking forward to seeing what God will continue to do through these songs, with a goal to seeing believers around the world singing gospel truths in their heart language.

    More about CityAlight
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Malacci Cafe is our ethical coffee ministry

100% Arabica coffee from ethical and sustainable sources.

Enjoy your coffee in the knowledge that the farmers who grew it are being paid fairly for their hard work.

Continue to enjoy your coffee knowing that your contribution allows us to practically show God’s love by supporting worldwide mission work with the funds that we create.

More about Malacci Cafe

  • Soul Eats Kitchen - food is hope served fresh.

    Soul Eats Kitchen exists to provide free, nutritious, chef prepared meals to individuals and families in our community who may be experiencing financial strains. At Soul Eats Kitchen, we believe that every person has been created in the image of God, with inherent worth and value, irrespective of success or struggle. By providing food and opportunity for connection, we aim to remind people of their worth through HOPE served fresh.

    O    UR MISSION
    -To show God's love in action.
    -Provide free, nutritious, chef prepared meals through our mobile food van.
    -Create safe, welcoming spaces for community connection.
    -To provide free, nutritious breakfast programs in local schools.
    -To support existing community services through providing additional food resources to individuals and families.

    More about Soul Eats Kitchen
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Margaret

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Since 2008, under the auspices of the Anglican Church and Evangelism & New Churches, Margaret been serving women and their families in South West Sydney by introducing them to the Lord Jesus Christ.

She does this by establishing a network of communities to which women from all faiths can belong, observe and experience Christian community, where they and their families can be introduced to the person of Jesus, and be discipled to be disciplers.

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James and Charly

BATHURST

James, Charly, Elijah, Joshua & Hannah Boardman moved from Sydney to Bathurst in January 2023. James completed a Bachelor of Divinity at Moore College in 2022 and serves with BCA as a ministry trainee at the Cathedral Parish in the Diocese of Bathurst. James & Charly are excited to see the ways God grows them in maturity and what opportunities He will grant them to testify to His glory.

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Chris and Erin

SOUTH EAST ASIA

We share a deep affection for South East Asian people and long to see them fall in love with Jesus as we have. We’ve served as student ministers in churches in Sydney, where God grew our language and cultural understanding. In 2020 we visited South East Asia and met with Christian leaders and evangelists, as well as some of the beautiful children in Christian orphanages. God used this trip to convict us to serve the South East Asian people through cross-cultural mission there.

Many South East Asian Hindus are gripped by great spiritual fear and darkness. We hope to reach these people in evangelism, and train pastors and Christian leaders to do the same. Our aim is to encourage local believers to grow in their love for Jesus and their confidence to live out and share his gospel, to see a South East Asia that knows Jesus

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John and Fiona

SOUTH ASIA

John, Fiona and their children are enjoying life in this chaotic, fun part of Asia. As Director, John oversees many projects working with vulnerable people. Together they care and set vision for a team of local and foreign SIM workers serving in the community. This is a complex role and requires leadership of 40+ SIM members and associates of the team and oversight of the 80+ national staff. The team has a clear vision of establishing healthy churches among the majority people and are accomplishing this through a variety of means. Both Fiona and John are also involved in teaching and discipleship of church leaders.

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Tim and Lauren

GLASGOW

Glasgow is not the gospel city she used to be. Her streets used to rally around the motto “Lord let Glasgow flourish through the preaching of thy word and praising thy name.” Today, the motto is “People Make Glasgow” but the people who make the city are as devoid of Christ as their motto. Evangelical Christians now make up about 2% of the greater Glasgow area, with the East End an even more dire 0.3%. It is home to 276,000 people who desperately need Bible-teaching churches planted that will hold out the gospel of the Lord Jesus in a contextually appropriate way.

We are partnering with St Silas Episcopal Church to lead Glasgow’s first evangelical Anglican church plant for 150 years. The gospel generosity of St Silas and other evangelical churches from many denominations in Glasgow has been a huge encouragement to us, and we value your prayerful support for us on this venture.

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