MISSION AGENCIES
The following is a list of World Mission/Relief Agencies with which the Diocese of St Davids has been closely associated.
- Bible Society
- Bible Society began in 1804 as the British and Foreign Bible Society. Today our vision of making the Bible heard around the world continues. With the help of our supporters and churches and a network of over 140 national Bible Societies we share the challenge of fighting Bible poverty.
- Contact: Rev. Dr. Watcyn James,
Bible Society Welsh Mission Development Officer,
94 Heol Penygarn,
Tycroes, Rhydaman SA18 3PF
- Contact: Rev. Dr. Watcyn James,
- Bible Society began in 1804 as the British and Foreign Bible Society. Today our vision of making the Bible heard around the world continues. With the help of our supporters and churches and a network of over 140 national Bible Societies we share the challenge of fighting Bible poverty.
- CMJ
- CMJ is an Anglican Mission Society called to encourage Jewish people to come to faith in Jesus as their Messiah, to equip Christians to be involved in this mission and to educate the Church concerning the Jewish roots to our faith.
- Contact: Mr David Foster
13 Llwyn Meredith
Carmarthen
SA31 1EF - (01267 243558)
- Contact: Mr David Foster
- CMJ is an Anglican Mission Society called to encourage Jewish people to come to faith in Jesus as their Messiah, to equip Christians to be involved in this mission and to educate the Church concerning the Jewish roots to our faith.
- Christian Aid
- Christian Aid works with the poorest communities in more than 50 countries, striving for a world transformed by an end to poverty and campaigning to change the rules that keep people poor.
- Contact: Tom Defis
Christian Aid Carmarthen Office (Open Tues, Wed, Fri 10.00-2.00)
75 Heol Dwr
Carmarthen SA31 1PZ (01267 237257)
caerfyrddin@christian-aid.org
- Contact: Tom Defis
- Christian Aid works with the poorest communities in more than 50 countries, striving for a world transformed by an end to poverty and campaigning to change the rules that keep people poor.
- Church Mission Society
- CMS is committed to evangelistic mission. working to see our world transformed by the love of Jesus.
- Contact:
CMS, Watlington Road, Oxford OX4 6BZ
- Switchboard (0845 6201799) (01865 787400)
info@cms-uk.org
- Switchboard (0845 6201799) (01865 787400)
- Crosslinks
- Crosslinks is an international mission society with its roots in the Bible, working largely within the worldwide Anglican Communion.
- Contact: 251 Lewisham Way,
London SE4 1XF - (020 8691 6111)
cpt@crosslinks.org
- Contact: 251 Lewisham Way,
- Crosslinks is an international mission society with its roots in the Bible, working largely within the worldwide Anglican Communion.
- Mission to Seafarers
- A world-wide Anglican Mission Agency that cares for the spiritual, moral and physical wellbeing of merchant seafarers and others in some three hundred ports globally, eleven of which are in Wales
- Mothers' Union
- Christian care for families worldwide.
- Contact: Mrs Ann Gill (Diocesan President),
6 Llwynnant,
Cwmgors,
Ammanford SA18 1RP
(01269 823648)
- Contact: Mrs Ann Gill (Diocesan President),
- Christian care for families worldwide.
- OMF International
- OMF is a Christian mission agency which serves the church and seeks to bring the Gospel to all the peoples of East Asia.
- Contact: Charles and Liz Chalmers
Regional Directors (West of England and South Wales)
174 Redland Road
Bristol
BS6 6YG
Tel/fax: 0117 973 7490
west@omf.org.uk
- Contact: Charles and Liz Chalmers
- OMF is a Christian mission agency which serves the church and seeks to bring the Gospel to all the peoples of East Asia.
- South American Missionary Society
- Now part of CMS - see contact above.
- SPCK
- SPCK Worldwide supports the distribution of books and educational materials for Christians overseas.
- Contact: SPCK Head Office,
36 Causton St
London SW1P 4ST (0207592 3900) - spckww@spck.org.uk
- Contact: SPCK Head Office,
- SPCK Worldwide supports the distribution of books and educational materials for Christians overseas.
- Tearfund
- Tearfund is one of the UK's leading relief and development agencies working in partnership with Christian agencies and churches around the world to tackle the causes and effects of poverty.
- Contact: Miriam Evans or Hywel Meredydd Davies
Tearfund Welsh Office, Ty Catherine
Capel Cildwrn
Llangefni
Anglesey LL77 7NN
(01248 723086)
miriam.evans@tearfund.org hywel.meredydd@tearfund.org
- Contact: Miriam Evans or Hywel Meredydd Davies
- Tearfund is one of the UK's leading relief and development agencies working in partnership with Christian agencies and churches around the world to tackle the causes and effects of poverty.
- The Leprosy Mission
- bringing healing and hope to the victims of leprosy today and working towards a world without leprosy.
- Contact: John White
Area Coordinator for Wales
29 Cilonen Road
Three Crosses
Swansea SA4 3PH
(01792 872438)
johnw@tlmew.org.uk
- Contact: John White
- bringing healing and hope to the victims of leprosy today and working towards a world without leprosy.
- Traidcraft
- set up in 1979 as a Christian response to poverty, aims to fight poverty through trade.
- Contacts: Amelia Gardner (Broadhaven, Pembrokeshire) (01437 781592) ianda.gardner@btinternet.com
- Arnold Smith (Ceredigion) (01970 611769) Traidcraft and other fairtraide enquiries sarnoldj.glandwr@googlemail.co.uk
- set up in 1979 as a Christian response to poverty, aims to fight poverty through trade.
- USPG: Anglicans in World Mission
- USPG: Anglicans in World Mission works in direct partnership with Anglican churches in over 50 countries, helping to support vital church work, including healthcare, education, leadership training and action for social justice.
- Contacts:Rev Andrew Johnson
(Ceredigion and North of Cleddau)
The Rectory,
Walton West,
Little Haven SA62 3UB
frandrewj@tesco.net - Rev Graham Lloyd
(Carmarthen and South of Cleddau)
7 Greenhill Park Drive
Haverfordwest
SA61 1LS
(01437 783682)
fgrahamlloyd@fsmail.net
- Contacts:Rev Andrew Johnson
- USPG: Anglicans in World Mission works in direct partnership with Anglican churches in over 50 countries, helping to support vital church work, including healthcare, education, leadership training and action for social justice.