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The Assumption Lay Volunteer Programme
www.alvp.org.uk/
Catholic organisation which enables individuals to take up the challenge of living in a culture that is very different from their own, who wish to share in the lives of the poor, the young and the marginalised, in the UK and around the world.
The BMS World Mission (formerly Baptist Missionary Society)
www.bmsworldmission.org
Operates along traditional lines, sending workers to more than 30 different countries, mostly in six major areas: setting up churches, development, disaster relief, education, health and media.
The Church Mission Society (CMS)
www.cms-uk.org
Anglican missionary society founded in 1799 which, today, has about 150 mission partners in 26 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
The Columbans
www.columbans.co.uk/
Catholic 'cross-cultural' mission – a way of life that involves leaving your own culture and entering with respect and humility into another.
Council for World Mission (CWM)
www.cwmission.org.uk/
A worldwide organisation of 31 non-conformist (Protestant) churches (denominations) which acts as an enabling body for missionaries to travel between churches, including from the developing to the developed world.
The Methodist Church: Overseas Service
http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=
getinvolved.content&cmid=57
Sends people to work in other parts of the world in response to requests from partner churches overseas. The requests are usually for qualified people such as ministers, doctors, accountants, teachers and administrators to work alongside national colleagues.
The Mill Hill Missionaries
www.millhill-missionaries.net/
International Catholic fellowship of priests, lay members and associates which, for around 140 years, has been 'serving the poor and destitute of the world, both spiritually and materially'.
USPG (formerly the United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel)
www.uspg.org.uk/
Works with the Anglican church in many countries to set up projects to support impoverished and marginalised people. This work includes: healthcare, education, Church ministry, cross-cultural training and interfaith relations.
The Volunteer Missionary Movement
www.vmm.cjb.net/
Catholic missionary organisation whose members share their lives, faith, resources and skills to promote equality, respect and dignity for all.
Wycliffe Bible Translators
www.wycliffe.org.uk/
Organisation that works with local communities, churches and agencies worldwide to make the Bible accessible to everyone. The website's 'Get involved' section includes short term work placements in 20 different countries.
