Main Street Community Church

Mission of the Month

Each month we focus on one mission organisation for prayer and financial support. They are listed below for 2022 and some earlier years by date and then in alphabetical order.

Links to other organisations we make use of or contribute to are listed on a separate page.

In date order

2024

Missions of the Month for 2024 in date order with links to more information on this page
MonthOrganisation
JanuaryTearfund
FebruaryOpen Doors UK
MarchKimbuta Rural Development Programme      
AprilChristians Against Poverty
MayChristian Aid
JuneBible Explorer
July Church Mission Society
AugustKreativity (Ukraine)
SeptemberMary’s Meals
OctoberRuncorn District Foodbank
NovemberMAF: Mission Aviation Fellowship
DecemberBRF Ministries

2023

Missions of the Month for 2023 in date order with links to more information on this page
MonthOrganisation
JanuaryTearfund
FebruaryKRDP: the Kimbuta Rural Development Programme
MarchOpen Doors UK      
AprilBible Explorer
MayChristian Aid
JuneGood Nws for Everyone
July 4Front Theatre
AugustUWCM: Uganda Women Concern Ministry
SeptemberKreativity, Ukraine
OctoberRuncorn District Foodbank
NovemberMAF: Mission Aviation Fellowship
DecemberBRF: Bible Reading Fellowship

2022

Missions of the Month for 2022 in date order with links to more information on this page
MonthOrganisation
JanuaryOpen Doors UK      
FebruaryMission Africa
March Virtual Sunday School; 4Front Theatre
April KRDP: the Kimbuta Rural Development Programme
MayChristian Aid
JuneMAF: Mission Aviation Fellowship
JulyWalk Thru the Bible and Bible Explorer
AugustUWCM: Uganda Women Concern Ministry
SeptemberTearfund
OctoberRuncorn District Foodbank
NovemberKreativity, Ukraine
DecemberBRF: Bible Reading Fellowship

2021

Runcorn District Foodbank
Missions of the Month for 2021 in date order with links to more information on this page
MonthOrganisation
JanuaryOpen Doors UK      
FebruaryLight For Bulgaria      
March KRDP: the Kimbuta Rural Development Programme
AprilFEBA Radio: Life-giving media
MayChristian Aid
JuneMAF: Mission Aviation Fellowship
JulyTearfund
AugustUWCM: Uganda Women Concern Ministry
SeptemberChristians Against Poverty
October
NovemberWalk Thru the Bible and Bible Explorer
DecemberBRF: Bible Reading Fellowship

2020

Missions of the Month for 2020 in date order with links to more information on this page
MonthOrganisation
JanuaryKRDP: the Kimbuta Rural Development Programme
FebruaryOpen Doors UK
MarchStop the Traffik
AprilCAP: Christians Against Poverty
MayChristian Aid
JuneWalk Thru the Bible and Bible Explorer
JulyMAF: Mission Aviation Fellowship UK
AugustUWCM: Uganda Women Concern Ministry
SeptemberUDS: Uganda Development Services
OctoberRuncorn District Foodbank
NovemberTearfund
DecemberBRF: Bible Reading Fellowship, Barnabas

2019

Missions of the Month for 2019 in date order with links to more information on this page
MonthOrganisation
JanuaryChristians Against Poverty
FebruaryOpen Doors UK
MarchA New Dawn
AprilKRDP: the Kimbuta Rural Development Programme
MayChristian Aid
JuneBible Explorer
JulyMAF: Mission Aviation Fellowship UK
AugustUWCM: Uganda Women Concern Ministry
SeptemberParish Nursing (Frodsham)
OctoberRuncorn District Foodbank
NovemberTearfund
DecemberBRF: Bible Reading Fellowship, Barnabas

2018

Missions of the Month for 2018 in date order with links to more information on this page
Month Organisation
January Open Doors UK
February Christians Against Poverty
March A Rocha
April KRDP: the Kimbuta Rural Development Programme
May Christian Aid
June Bible Explorer
July Runcorn District Foodbank
August UWCM: Uganda Women Concern Ministry
September Stop The Traffik
October Tearfund
November MAF: Mission Aviation Fellowship UK
December BRF: Bible Reading Fellowship, Barnabas

2017

Missions of the Month for 2017 in date order with links to more information on this page
Month Organisation
January KRDP: the Kimbuta Rural Development Programme
February Kreativity, Ukraine
March Children of Hope, Kenya: Tumaini Kwa Watoto
April UCB: United Christian Broadcasters
May Christian Aid
June Bible Explorer
July OM
August UWCM: Uganda Women Concern Ministry
September Tearfund
October Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child
November MAF: Mission Aviation Fellowship UK
December BRF: Bible Reading Fellowship, Barnabas

In alphabetical order

… with more information and links to the mission’s web sites.

A Rocha
The gospel is good news for the whole of creation, as well as for human beings. A Rocha UK equips the Church to demonstrate this good news for God’s earth. A Rocha operates Eco-Congregation to help churches reflect the full scope of the gospel and helps groups and individuals to live lightly in God’s world.
Bible Explorer (BX)
BX teaches the storyline of the Bible to children and Walk Thru The Bible presents the big picture of the Bible for adults.
BRF Ministries
BRF promotes individual Christian growth and Church outreach in the local community, including Messy Church; and Anna Chaplaincy.
Children of Hope, Tumaini Kwa Watoto
Tumaini Kwa Watoto believes that “God sets the lonely into families” (Psalm 68 verse 6a). It is a charity operating a family-based outreach, empowerment, and foster care program aimed at orphans and vulnerable children, especially those living on the streets of Nairobi, Kenya.
Christian Aid
Christian Aid is a Christian charitable organisation that insists the world can and must be swiftly changed to one where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty.
Christians Against Poverty (CAP)
CAP is passionate about releasing people from a life sentence of poverty, debt, unemployment and addiction. CAP works with the Church to bring good news, hope and freedom to people in the UK.
Church Mission Society
Feba Radio
works with partners and communities across Africa, Asia and the Middle East to transform lives using life-giving media. Creatively using radio and other audio media to inspire people to follow Jesus Christ.
4Front Theatre
exists to produce entertaining and thought-provoking shows for people of all ages. Yet ultimately exists to create performances that put faith at the 4Front.
Good News for Everyone
, previously the Gideons UK, provide Bibles, New Testaments, and scripture portions to, for example, schoolchildren, hotels, hospitals, and workers in the emergency services.
Kimbuta Rural Development Programme (KRDP)
KRDP works in Kimaluli-Butta, a village in Manafwa district of Eastern Uganda, about 200km from the national capital, Kampala. Kimaluli-Butta is in a rural area where the majority of people rely on subsistence farming for their living.

In Kimaluli-Butta, the people are ready and willing to work, but often lack resources. The UK charity raises funds which can be used to carry out projects that improve the quality of life and opportunities for the whole community. The UK charity does not decide the local priorities: their approach is based on partnership: supporters provide the funds to enable Ugandans to meet the needs of their own communities.

KRDP on Facebook
Kreativity
Kreativity is based in Cherkassy, Ukraine. As it says on their website: “The ‘Kreativity’ team are passionate about Mission, developing business projects to fund ministry. We try to be self-sufficient, we develop leaders, we create unique opportunities for young people to grow closer to God.” To find out more, visit
Kreativity Community on Facebook
Light For Bulgaria
Positive change in people’s lives by relieving people who are in great conditions of need, hardship and distress in Bulgaria and neighbouring countries.
Mary’s Meals
Mission Africa
Mission Africa is an interdenominational evangelistic and teaching ministry registered as a charity in the UK and Jersey. Their aim is to reach, teach, equip and serve the people of Africa. They have three main areas of ministry: Discipleship Training Conferences, Evangelism and Evangelism Training, and Leadership Conferences. They have carried out missions in Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, and in other countries.
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)
MAF uses aircraft to transform the lives of the world’s most isolated people in need.
A New Dawn
New Dawn Association is inspired by the Christian gospel. It began with a couple asking for donations to help needy children instead of wedding presents for themselves; today it serves in projects in Kenya, Rwanda and Nepal. New Dawn Association does not take ownership of the projects it is involved with, but brings encouragement and hope into situations and people’s lives where often there has been none.
Operation Christmas Child (OCC)
OCC organises an annual shoe-box appeal. Part of Samaritan’s Purse International Relief.
Open Doors UK
Open Doors works in over 50 countries, supplying Bibles, training church leaders, providing practical support and emergency relief, and supporting Christians who suffer for their faith. In the UK and Ireland Open Doors works to raise awareness of global persecution, mobilising prayer, support and action among Christians.
Parish Nursing (Frodsham)
Information not yet available
Runcorn District Foodbank
The food bank provides three days’s nutritionally-balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to it in crisis. It is part of a nationwide network of food banks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. Runcorn District Foodbank has five depots in Runcorn and one in Frodsham.
Stop The Traffik
Stop The Traffik works in human trafficking prevention, uniting people around the world by inspiring, informing, equipping and mobilising communities to:
  • Know what trafficking is
  • Know how to identify it and how to respond
  • Know how to protect themselves and others
Tearfund
Tearfund aims to follow Jesus where need is greatest, working through local churches to unlock people’s potential and helping them to discover that the answer to poverty is within themselves.
UCB
UCB provides Christian radio broadcasts in the UK and produce magazines such as The Word for Today.
Uganda Development Services (UDS)
UDS, now part of Afrinspire, was set up to provide information and skills training for rural families in Uganda. Working from their Development Centre in Kamuli, Eastern Uganda, they provided access to information and training in Literacy, Computer Training and Rural Development, giving people the possibility of escaping poverty. < 2016 Apr >
Uganda Women Concern Ministry (UWCM)
UWCM is a Christian organisation working with all people regardless of their faith or religious affiliation. UWCM was established in 1991 by Edith Wakumire to assist and empower people living in poverty, particularly those affected by AIDS. The organisation focuses on rural communities near Mbale in the east of Uganda and offers hope to those in need through practical, emotional, and spiritual support.