our mission partners
We prayerfully and financially support a number of mission partners, which are introduced to you below.
Our First Fruit Mission partners have close links with Christ Church. Our Isaiah Fund Mission partners are local and global Christian mission organisations.
first fruit mission partners
the turning point trust
The Turning Point Trust is a Christian charity formed in 2003 to help educate and serve vulnerable children and their families in the Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. Turning Point runs runs a holistic range of programmes to achieve its vision of seeing children released from the devastation of poverty and fulfilling their God-given potential. So much more than just a school providing high quality education, programmes include the transition programme - helping children who are out of school re-engage and catch up on their education, mentoring, trauma counselling, discipleship, feeding programme, community library, football club, ICT, secondary school support and parenting courses.
gareth & katharine mort
Gareth Mort was brought up in Christ Church where he was an active member until God called him to join Wycliffe Bible Translators. Gareth serves as a translation consultant in Nigeria. He is married to Katharine who has been responsible for creating the alphabet and co-ordinating the translation of the scriptures into the local Kamuku language. They have two children, Eleanor and Daniel. Gareth was ordained into the Church of Nigeria in 2019.
michael green
Michael Green works with with Interserve in Birmingham amongst Arabic speakers, refugees and believers from a Muslim background. He previously served for 10 years as a special disability nurse in Jordan until he had to return to UK for health reasons. Michael helps asylum seekers and refugees, some of whom have real problems with housing, family relationships, etc. He is involved in counselling, discipleship and evangelism ministry. Another of our mission partners is also working with Interserve.
jo & ollie davis
Fusion is a Christian charity helping students who go to university to connect with other Christians and local churches and to live for Jesus while at university. Jo Davis (nèe Blair) was an active Christ Church Youth member. Jo and Olli are based in Spain establishing a Fusion ministry there.
isaiah fund mission partners
Christians Against Poverty – CAP provides a debt counselling service for those in debt or at risk of debt, helping them to budget and manage their finances so they become debt free. Christ Church hosts a CAP management centre headed up by Sarah Goddard
BESOM – a Christian charity providing a bridge between those who want to give their time, money, skills or things for the benefit of those who are in desperate need.
York Road Project – is a local works to help homeless people get off the street, navigate the complexity of the housing system, and find a secure, long-term home. It provides a direct access shelter together with further move-on accommodation and a friendly dedicated support team to help with their specific needs on the recovery journey.
Engage provides a Christian presence in primary and secondary schools in and around Woking – sharing God’s love with 15,000 children and young people.
Across is supported by local churches in Woking and exists to see people of all backgrounds become disciples of Jesus Christ. It is part of the Mahabba network, helping everyday Christians to share their faith with their Muslim neighbours. Phil Simpson works for Mahabba and his wife Rachel is very involved in Across.
Match4Mission - empowering global missions, inspiring small beginnings. Match4Mission is a charity that seeks to obtain funding for mission personnel from low-economy backgrounds. Mission personnel and candidates who are referred to them by a reputable mission agency can apply for financial support prior to their departure to the mission field. They also support ministry among Myanmar refugees in Thailand, and schools and homes that take in at-risk children.
Bethesda Life Centre (BLC), Goa, India
Christ Church has links with pastor Martin and Beena Philip who lead the Bethesda Life Centre in Goa’s capital, Panjin. BLC comprises a number of orphanages catering for some of the poorest children in Goa, providing them with love, care and education. The “sunflower project” also provides support and skills training for women who have been trafficked.
Elam Ministries - working to support Christians in Iran, a country which is closed to the Gospel.
A Rocha – a Christian international environmental organisation promoting care for God’s world. inspired by God’s love.
Compassion – Compassion is a leading Christian children’s charity, giving children the opportunity to escape the suffering and fear poverty brings through one-to-one child sponsorship.
Tearfund – a Christian charity that partners with churches in more than 50 of the world’s poorest countries, tackling poverty through sustainable development, responding to disasters, and challenging injustice.
Woking Healing – offering prayer to anyone who requests it on the streets of Woking.
Street Angels – providing support to people in Woking town centre on Friday and Saturday nights.