Tearfund
Tearfund is a Christian relief and development agency working with a global network of local churches to help eradicate poverty. We are passionate about igniting the global church for integral mission – whether that’s working alongside our partners in the poorest countries of the world, or back home in the UK.
Our ten-year vision is to see 50 million people released from
material and spiritual poverty through a worldwide network of 100,000
local churches. The local church is central to who we are and what we
do, not just overseas, but here at home too. The Bible asks Christians
to 'act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God,' (Micah
6:8). So part of being a Christian is standing up against the injustice
of poverty - the grinding reality for so many people around the world
today.
Over the next 3 years the IMPACT UK Team will contribute to
Tearfund’s vision by releasing people from material and spiritual
poverty in the UK. This will be achieved through igniting, mobilising,
accompanying and resourcing local churches to empower individuals and
communities experiencing material and spiritual poverty to overcome
barriers, access opportunities and ultimately transform their lives.
Our
Discovery
and Accompaniment Programmes will provide the foundational mechanisms
for delivering our objectives; and our work with others through the
Community Mission partnership and beyond will provide us with
opportunities to extend support and resources to more churches, projects
and Christian organisations.
We also offer
training events
Accompaniment Programme - funding 2010
The next round of funding for the Accompaniment Programme will open on 1st September. For a copy of the programme document and application form please email
impactuk@tearfund.org. The closing date for concept notes is 5th October 2010.
Who's who?
David Westlake is Tearfund’s Integral Mission Director. He is responsible for helping UK Christians engage with churches in the world's poorest communities. He also directs Soul Action, a Tearfund-Soul Survivor partnership seeking to raise up young Christians who understand God’s heart for justice and what that means for the poor. He has written three books, and was a founder of Soul Survivor Church, Watford, which he now attends.
Read his blog at
www.davidwestlake.com
For more information on
Tearfund's wider work, visit
www.tearfund.org