The Church has a strong commitment to live & speak the Good News of Jesus overseas. We do this through prayer, finance and personal encouragement of the cross cultural workers who we support.

The focus of the church support is:

1. Jessica Pethick who serves with OM East Asia Pacific.  OM, or Operation Mobilisation, is a non-denominational Christian mission organisation with approximately 5,500 people from around the world serving in over 110 countries.  OM is focused on esteeming the local church and making Christ known through various work and ministries to the poor, the unreached, and the hurting.  The ‘East Asia Pacific’ area of OM is comprised of over 19 countries and four major ministries, covering everything from HIV/AIDS ministries in Nepal to disaster relief in the Philippines to orphanages in Cambodia and English teaching in Myanmar.  Jessica serves as the Personal Assistant to the East Asia Pacific Area Leader and as the Area Administrator, and prior to taking on this role she spent 18 months onboard the MV Doulos – another of OM’s ministries.  Jessica is a member of our church.

2. Anna Cheng works with GIA (Our Australian Baptist Mission). Anna comes from Hong Kong, studied in Australia and now lives in a village in Nan province 2-3 hours drive North West from Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand. She is involved in community ministry through the local hospital and other local groups.

3. Paul & Cathy Gravitas and their daughters Emma & Melissa are working with GIA in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Paul is the leader of the Thai team and has a special ministry in one of the local universities and amongst other significant people in the community. Cathy has a special concern for street vendors at the local market and people who are working in the library and sports stadium.

4. Pondok Kasih in Indonesia. This national Christian group works with the very poor in providing care and support for the poor especially through an Orphanage, a Womens Training Centre and in a centre for the mentally ill and homeless. 

5. Baptist World Aid across the World. BWA serve to alleviate poverty and promote social justice. They provide care for orphans and those who are extremely poor, they provide finance and food in times of natural disasters, they advocate for the poor through the Micah Challenge and they provide wholistic care and development for poor communities in many places.

We also believe that Short Term Mission teams from our church to nations where we support cross cultural workers are a significant way for us to grow and develop our understanding about the needs of the world and how we might be involved in working to live and speak the Good News of Jesus  ourselves.