Missions
God’s great goal is to bring people from all nations, languages and ethnic groups to know Him. Jesus passed on His mission to save lost people to the Church, telling them to spread the good news about Him throughout their own region and across the whole world. Mission is therefore at the core of what Church is, and Glenabbey seeks to be part of God’s mission to the world.
We engage as a church in mission beyond our immediate area in a number of ways, which are listed below.
For more information about any aspect of missions in Glenabbey please contact our Missions Team by email:
missions@glenabbey.org.uk
Short Term Missions
Short Term Missions
We encourage our members to take some time to travel to other parts of the world and help with missionaries or churches in different countries. There are many organisations who make this possible and offer various opportunities for folks to serve in a range of ways. If you are thinking that 2012 might be the year you could do something please contact us at stm@glenabbey.org.uk.
If you would like to apply for a bursary in relaiton to your planned STM trip, please click here.
Some Websites to check out include
Glenabbey Healthcare
Glenabbey Healthcare - Using healthcare to love our neighbours
We challenge, encourage and support healthcare professionals both experienced and in training, to use their skills to serve God by working with established agencies on a variety of projects.
If you are interested in getting involved then please let us know by clicking on the link - contact us
Support Groups
Charlie & Tania Deering - Getting ready to serve God with ECM in Madrid, Spain
Support Groups ensure the spiritual, physical and emotional well-being of Glenabbey Missionaries. They are the main conduit of information to and from the supported missionary.
Naomi Duff click here to show/hide info
Naomi has been a member of Glenabbey since 2001 and has followed the call of God on her life to bring His message of love and hope to vulnerable women in Chad, Central Africa.
She is working in N'Djamena the capital of Chad in partnership with AIM and Glenabbey, she is currently on home assignment.
Naomi's support group meets on the first Tuesday of the month and it is led by Vivienne Mairs and Linda Mulholland.
To contact the group please email: duffsg@glenabbey.org.uk
John and Eleanor McIlvenna click here to show/hide info
John & Eleanor have been members of Glenabbey since 1995. John is the Regional Co-ordinator for OM in Northern Ireland. He meets church leaders, visits OM prayer groups, school Srcipture Unions, preaches in churches, answers questions on OM from local Christians and encourages people to get involved in missions.
John & Eleanor's support group meets on the first Tuesday of the month. The group is led by Brian Scott.
To contact the group please email mcilvennasg@glenabbey.org.uk
John and Ruth McNeill click here to show/hide info
John & Ruth have been members of Glenabbey since its formation in 1988, joining the church from the mission field in Malawi.
John is a coach/mentor to Agape Team Leaders in the Student Ministry.
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Approx. 50% of his time is invested the UK – with the Birmingham, London, Oxford, Bristol & Nottingham teams.
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The other 50% is invested in Europe – Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Italy, Spain.
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At this season in life John is still committed to help raising up a new generation of European students who can make it possible that there is an unavoidable witness for Jesus on their campus’s.
Ruth is head of Staff Care & Leadership Development for Agape in W Europe.
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This is approx. 900 staff serving in 17 different countries.
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Ruth’s vision is that all staff under her care are looked after & are growing in their
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In the UK Ruth also heads up new staff training.
Many say that Europe is a dark continent, where the Great Commission is least likely to be fulfilled. We are both contributing at field & support levels to see God work again in a special way here.
For more information about the McNeill's email: mcneillsg@glenabbey.org.uk
Mark and Nube Vogan click here to show/hide info
Mark and Nube Vogan have been members of Glenabbey since 2002 and are currently serving with OMS in Loja, Ecuador. Their main ministry is with Radio Hope. Mark administrates Radio Hop and assists in technical tasks. Nube presents the gospel through live and recorded programmes on Radio Hopes AM & FM stations reaching across Loja city and the province. Together they visit contacts, encourage pastors and train believers through short courses.
Mark & Nube's support group meets on the third Thursday of the month and is led by David Beasant.
To contact the group please email : vogansg@glenabbey.org.uk.
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David and Pam Wilson click here to show/hide info
David and Pam have been involved with Glenabbey since the church formed in 1988. They lead Agape's university work in 20 Western European countries. This includes evangelism, teaching, mentoring and planning.
David & Pam's group meet on the third Tuesday of the month and it is led by Yvonne Hutton and Gavin McQuoid.
To contact the group please email: wilsonsg@glenabbey.org.uk
Claire Robinson click here to show/hide info
Claire is currently on a Short Term Mission with SIM in Zambia.
From mid August 2010 Claire has taken up a teaching position in Mukinge Hill Academy in North West province for one year. Mukinge is located in a rural setting, approx. 5 Km from Kasempa and 25o Km from Solwezi, the nearest big town! The school has three teachers and is headed by Janet Parke (from UK) and currently has 69 pupils between the ages of 5 and 11 years.
If you would like to receive regular updates from Claire please email her on clairerobinson0@gmail.com.
Persecuted Church
Glenabbey supports the work of Release International and Open Doors. We have a support group dedicated to praying for and informing Glenabbey about the persecuted church. This group is led by Martin Spence and Mark Stevenson and meets once per quarter. Email: pc@glenabbey.org.uk for more. information
For more information about Release International, click here.
For more information about Open Doors, click here.
Partnerships
Logos Hope - India
Glenabbey is currently partnering with Stand by Me and OM Ships International.
To find out how you can get more involved with our partnerships please email: missions@glenabbey.org.uk.