Global Mission Support

An invitation to pray for our local link churches: On behalf of our church, the Global Mission Committee has developed links with three local churches and we invite you to pray for the mission and needs of our friends at: St Christopher’s, Springfield, St John’s, Sparkhill and St Andrew’s, Chelmsley Wood. Their prayer needs may be found here. Thank you.

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What mission really can be like!

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At KPC we have recently refreshed our mission support to form a new Global Mission group that seeks to be involved in UK and International communities to bring God’s values to improve their physical, emotional, spiritual and social circumstances. This is an engagement process through a two-way relationship, restoring hope and a fuller life for all involved, both the community we serve and us.

In detail our role is to encourage missional thinking within the church with a view to sending and supporting short-term and longer term mission partners. In addition we support Christian organisations working overseas and in the UK, and work with a number of partner churches in the Birmingham Diocese. This means that in practice:

We help practically through the engagement of KPC members in mission situations.
We pray.
We give financial support. In 2022 we gave gifts totalling £34,000 spread across many organisations and churches, some of which are listed below. We also contributed £2,500 from our Cost of Living Fund to each Regional Church that we have a relationship with.

2023 Update This year the Global Mission Committee has now allocated the giving from KPC's general funds, totalling £35,000. See list below.
Outside Giving 2023

Overseas

Tearfund  – In the last couple of years, KPC has supported Tearfund’s “No Child Taken” project against trafficking in India. In view of changing needs this year – including implications of the Covid 19 pandemic – our gift has been made to Tearfund’s “where the need is greatest” fund. We also have a history of KPC members visiting projects in Uganda, Zambia, South Africa and Haiti.
More about Tearfund
Education for Life, Kenya – “Helping improve the lives of children in Africa”.
More about Education for Life
IcFEM (Kimilili, Western Kenya)  – An indigenous Kenyan organisation with a mission of smooth integration of community development, evangelism and innovative provision of holistic care.
More about IcFEM
International Needs – A worldwide development agency working to help families suffering through poverty and crises to create a sustainable future, seeking to serve God and bring people the good news of Jesus.
More about International Needs
Malawi Task Group – Birmingham Diocese has a longstanding project to support schools and churches in Malawi.
More about CofE Birmingham Malawi link
Diocese of Bolivia – Over recent years, Birmingham Diocese has been developing a partnership with the Anglican church in Bolivia. As part of this relationship, our vicar Geoff Lanham has had significant involvement with the churches there. This year, 2023, Geoff & Mary Lanham together with Chris and Liz Welton visited Bolivia, explored several church situations and were involved in ministry at a National Training conference for Pastors. If you'd like to hear about that trip, click on this link to hear the feedback they gave to church on their return.

UK based

Reachout Network Ministries – A Christian organisation primarily providing support for homeless people in Birmingham. Our gift was to enable them to update volunteers’ DBS checks and to provide Christmas boxes (food, clothing and a Christmas treat) for some of their guests and their families.
More about Reachout Network Ministries
Chaplaincy Plus – A Christian organisation run for the Birmingham business community, irrespective of faith; supporting people, encouraging organisations and helping people live life to the full.
More about Chaplaincy Plus
Scripture Union – Ongoing support to SU’s work, particularly in the light of our focus on the WordLive bible reading aid – used by many KPC members.
More about Scripture Union
Urban Saints – KPC’s Children’s team uses the teaching resources produced by Urban Saints.
More about Urban Saints

Our linked CofE Birmingham Churches

As part of an ongoing partnership the Global Mission Committee has recently visited the following local churches in order to strengthen the relationship with these fellowships and to mutually support each other.
St John’s, Sparkhill – Our main practical involvement is supporting their foodbank – the Narthex Centre – through our collection of food cans in church for Harvest Sunday and collections at other times at Tesco in Knowle. We also support St John’s Church – now in our enlarged Deanery of Yardley and Solihull.
More about St John’s and the Narthex Centre
St Christopher’s, Springfield , Moseley – We have a long-standing links in supporting the Springfield Project and provide financial support for their Parish Missioner, Kam Kaur.
More about St Christopher’s and the Springfield Project
St Andrew’s, Chelmsley Wood – In 2021 the Parish Missioner, Andi Thomas became the new Vicar (with his family) and is building a community church. We have had a long relationship with this church through their vicar Mike Harmon (up to April 2020), who was a member of KPC prior to training for ordination.
More about St Andrew’s Church

Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

Whether you are thinking of coming to church for the first time because you are interested in exploring faith, whether you’re new to the area and looking for a church, or whether you’re investigating baptism or marriage, you are really welcome. Our vision is to be “A house of God’s light for all peoples and generations,” and we really hope you’ll get to experience some of that light.
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You’ll find we have different styles of services that reflect our diverse congregation. Click here to find out which of our services might suit you. When you arrive you should be met by a member of our Welcome Team who will be wearing a Welcome badge. Please do make yourself known to them so that they can let you have a Welcome Pack and, if you like, can introduce you to someone to sit next to in the service.

What is there for my children?
If you are coming along with children, you might find our 9.30 Family Service most suitable. Most weeks, the children start in the church with their accompanying adult (we really value worshipping God altogether as an inter-generational community.) After around 15 minutes, children go out to their own Sunday groups. More details of these age groups can be found on our Children and Young People page. On the first Sunday of the month, we hold either an All Age or All In service.

How do I get to know people in such a big church?
While you will get to know some people if you come to a church service, it is often at smaller gatherings which happen during the week that you will get to know people better. Click here to read about the other groups which run during the week and here for activities that go on at the church.

How can I get involved?
Click here to read about the many ways in which you can get involved in the life of the church. Getting involved is another great way of way of getting to know people. We’d love KPC to be a church where we grow spiritually by contributing.

We hope very much that you will like what you taste and soon feel at home in our church.

Best wishes,
Geoff Lanham, Vicar
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Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

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