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Mission Societies

A list of 28 missions that we support with their own words on who they are and what they do. The year listed to the right is generally when they began, sometimes part of a different mission. Almost all of the missionaries we pray for are sent by these missions. Please pray for one mission each day this month.

AFES (Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students) 1930
Students sharing their faith in Jesus with other students.
Named Inter Varsity Fellowship until 1973.
afes.org.au

AIM (Africa Inland Mission) 1895
Helping you and your church share the good news of Jesus with African peoples who have the least opportunity to hear.
900 of 3,700 people groups still unreached.
aimint.org/ap

Bible League 1938
We equip the under-resourced Church to make disciples, transforming lives through God’s Word.
Project Philip Bible studies, Bible based literacy, Church planter training
bl.org.au

Celebrate Messiah 1995
Bringing the Message to the Original Messengers.
In Australia, then in 2000 partnered internationally with Chosen People Ministries.
celebratemessiah.com.au

ECM (European Christian Mission) 1920
Planting churches and making disciples. Seeing the peoples of Europe transformed in the name of Jesus Christ.
First missionary from Australia in 1960.
ecmaustralia.org

Empart 1998
We equip local leaders, empower women, nurture children, restore health, improve livelihoods, and respond to emergencies.
Our name, Empart, has been derived from the words 'empowering' and 'partnering'.
empart.org/au

Enabled 2007
Helping many independent disability services in India.
Disability support, Individual and community education.

FEBC (Far East Broadcasting Company) 1965
Media can be used to bring the hope of Jesus to communities in need, effecting change in the process.
We broadcast the hope of Jesus Christ in more than 150 languages across 50 countries across Asia and East Africa.
febc.org.au

GMTA (Genesis Media Training Association, Reach Beyond) 2003
Education & Literacy, Health & Family Welfare, Vocational Training.
Formed out of Reach Beyond in Orissa, India.

Hope From Above 2013
To declare God’s glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
Identifying remote people groups, Producing sensing and delivery technology, and Raising awareness.
hfa.org.au

INF (International Nepal Fellowship) 1952
Responding in faith, reaching out in love for the people of Nepal.
Begun in India, then in Australia in 1961.
inf.org.au

Interserve 1852
Ministry to refugees, the local church, overcoming barriers, caring for the environment, working with women and sharing His love.
In 1952 Interserve decided to allow men to join.
interserve.org.au

Jewels of Hope 2004
Teaching children from child-headed homes, to create jewellery and sell their products.
This has grown to include food distribution, schooling, ministry, and making use of biblical principles and Kingdom values.
jewelsofhope.org

MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) 1945
Overcoming the barriers of isolation by using aviation to bring help, hope and healing to the world’s most isolated communities.
Partnering with over 1,500 aid, development and mission organisations, we are transforming lives, one flight at a time.
maf.org.au

NTM (New Tribes Mission) 1942 (now CrossView in Australia / Ethnos360 internationally)
We empower, equip, endorse, and encourage local churches and their members in the long journey of planting Gospel-centred churches in some of the neediest and hard to access contexts in the world.
crossview.com.au

OAC (Open Air Campaigners) 1892 (as NSW Prayer Band)
Reach out to the unchurched around us with the message of Jesus and Edify, Encourage, and Equip the church to do the same.
Sketch board painting method of evangelism.
oac.org.au

OMF (Overseas Missionary Fellowship) 1865 (as China Inland Mission)
We share the good news of Jesus Christ in all its fullness with East Asia’s peoples to the glory of God.
Humbly and prayerfully engage in church planting, then serve alongside to strengthen and extend it.
omf.org/au

Pioneers 1979 (South Sea Evangelical Mission in 1886, Action Partners in 1904 as Sudan United Mission, Asia Pacific Christian Mission in 1931 as Unevangelised Fields Mission)
Bringing the gospel where it’s never been. Serving the Church. Reaching the unreached.
Initiating church planting movements in partnership with local churches.
pioneers.org.au

Prison Network Ministries 1947
We journey with women in and beyond prison, providing the support and courage they need to navigate positive pathways and create change.
prisonnetwork.org.au

Reach Beyond 1931
Sharing Jesus, giving hope and transforming communities world wide.
Begun in Equador as HCJB, then in 1950s in Australia to reach into Asia Pacific. Shortwave broadcast from Australia began in 2003.
reachbeyond.org.au

Scripture Union 1868
Bring God’s love, hope and good news to children, young people and their families.
We go where they are, get alongside and do life together.
su.org.au

SILA (Summer Institute of Linguistics Australia) 1950 (as EQUIP Training)
SILA trains intercultural workers in the areas of language learning, linguistics, translation, literacy and other language related roles.
sila.org.au

SIM (Serving In Mission) 1902 (as Sudan Interior Mission, Andes Evangelical Mission in 1907 as Bolivian Indian Mission, Africa Evangelical Fellowship in 1889, Middle East Christian Outreach in 1860)
Make disciples of Jesus in communities where He is least known.
Work together with churches to fulfil God’s mission, facilitate the participation in cross-cultural ministry.
sim.org.au

Tear Fund 1971 (within Australian Evangelical Alliance)
Transform, Empower, Advocate, Restore
Working in Partnership to End Poverty. We Do Justice Together.
tearfund.org.au

The Leprosy Mission 1869 (formally as The Mission to Lepers in 1878)
Help people affected by leprosy.
Advocacy, Community projects, Healthcare, Research, Education, Livelihoods, Disability, Neglected Tropical Diseases.
leprosymission.org.au

The Pocket Testament League 1890 (by a few schoolgirls)
Provision of gospels of John.
Encouraging and equipping Christians to read the Word of God daily, carry the Word of God with them wherever they go, and then share the Word of God with others.
tptl.org.au

Uhakika 1983 (Anglican Diocese of Mt Kilimanjaro, 1990 within Africa Evangelical Fellowship, now SIM)
‘Uhakika’ is a Swahili word meaning ‘certainty’.
Justification by Faith alone. Even my future non-submission to the King has been covered.
graceclinics.weebly.com

Wycliffe Australia 1947 (under Interdenominational Missionary Fellowship)
Communities worldwide encountering God in languages that speak to their hearts.
Making disciples of people from every language group through Bible translation into vernacular languages.
wycliffe.org.au

Thought for the Month

Imagine if Iran becomes a Christian nation. For a hint from what the Bible says about Elam, possibly referring to today, see below. And find @TousiTV on YouTube. And read Jeremiah 49:35,36,38,39

"This is today. It's been happening for a while. A key part of that verse is how the Elamites have been thrown all over the world, Me included."
Pirooz Amir, Iranian Messianic Jew, 12th Jan, 2026
oneforisrael.org/jewish-iranian-points-out-the-fulfillment-of-bible-prophecy-about-elam-today

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