Branch Support Ministries

MISSION AID GROUP (MAG)

MISSION STATEMENT
In prayer, and by the guiding hand of God, to be partners in the practical support of fellow members serving as full time missionaries, especially within the Anglican Church in Tanzania, where the 'tools' for their service are difficult or impossible to obtain.

Mission Aid Group is an Auxiliary of the Church Missionary Society-NSW. Its function is to provide medical supplies, school and office equipment, clothing, blankets and other goods for eleven Dioceses in Tanzania, East Africa, where CMS-Australia personnel have been working for more than a hundred years.

• Rod James Chairperson
• Ros Shearer Vice Chairperson
• Keith Nott Treasurer
• Barbara Smedley Secretary

To find out how you can support this unique ministry, e-mail

MEDICAL MISSION AUXILIARY (MMA)

MMA's MISSION
MMA seeks to be obedient to the command of Jesus Christ to "Love your neighbour", with particular compassion for the poor and sick.

For eighty years, MMA has been giving practical help to support medical and other missionary work in developing countries. Today, our primary support is to TANZANIA, East Africa. MMA is a part of Church Missionary Society - Victoria (CMS-VIC), Australia.

MMA empowers Christians and churches around the world to improve standards of practical healthcare as an outworking of their Christian faith. MMA funds projects that uplift the poor, are sustainable, draw communities together and witness to the gospel. These projects are often too small to attract funding through larger agencies. Current projects are in Nepal and Tanzania, helping people with disabilities and victims of HIV/AIDS, and providing scholarships for the training of healthcare staff.

A nurse in Tabora giving vacinations supported by MMA

Get Involved
There are many ways you can get involved in the work of MMA.

• Donate finances

Financial gifts are always gratefully received. Money raised is used to fund MMA Medical Projects in developing countries.

• Start up an MMA group in your church or join an existing one

MMA groups meet in many places throughout Victoria, collecting suitable goods and raising money. Support also comes from some groups of Mothers Union and Ladies Guilds.

• Help out at the Opportunity Shop

Our Opportunity Shop raises funds for projects in developing countries and to support CMS missionaries. Volunteers are always welcome.

• Donate goods to the Opportunity shop

What kinds of goods are needed?
Good quality clean clothes, kitchenware in good condition, bric-a-brac, collectables and hand-made clothes are especially appreciated.
If I send my friends as customers, will they find what they want and be able to afford them?
Goods on sale include:
*Great used clothes, shoes, bags and accessories.
*Recycled evening wear.
*Men's overalls and work boots.
*Kitchenware, bric-a-brac and household treasures.
*Sewing items including patterns and fabrics - cotton, denim and stretch.
*Wool, knitting needles and patterns.
*Hand crafted items - sweaters, beanies, scarves, t-shirts and fleecy tops in all sizes, rugs, shopping bags and book bags.
*Jewelery.

To find out more about MMA, contact them today.

Former Missionaries’ Fellowship (FMF)

The FMF is mostly made up of Christians who share the particular calling of having served the Lord as missionaries or volunteers through CMS Australia. Their aim is to be a means of grace to one another through prayer and mutual encouragement, and through fellowship in meetings and by letters, phone calls, emails and visits. We rejoice with those who rejoice [and] mourn with those who mourn (Romans 12:15).

To find out about FMF groups in your state click here.