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Scottish Bible Society Mission Statement
The mission of the Scottish Bible Society
is to provide God's World to all people,
- In a language they can understand,
- In a format they can use,
- And at a price they can afford.
The Society distributes Bibles, New Testaments and other Scripture-based materials, in a range of media, in Scotland and throughout the world. Scottish Bible Society link
Tearfund works through local churches and Christian agencies-partners- to open up brighter futures for the world's poorest communities. Together, helping people become all that God wants them to be.
And it's thanks largely to Christians in the UK and Ireland that this is possible. They rely on individuals and churches for 83 per cent of their income, and we ensure that the support reaches those who most need it, spending just 10 per cent on administration and fundraising.
Read more at Tearfunds website
Interserve (Scotland) is one of 18 National Councils of Interserve. Interserve is an evangelical, interdenominational and multi-cultural agency which with over 600 partners from more than 18 countries including 20 from Scotland. Interserve serves in more than 23 countries across the Arab world and Asia, and among Asian ethnic groups in Britain. Interserve serves Christ in holistic ministry. Partners use their professional skills to share the love of Christ. Interserve recognizes that God’s concern is for every aspect of His creation.
Interserve is part of God’s purpose to bless every nation. Join the adventure. go, pray, give and help with Interserve.
152 years… but the adventure goes on!
2002 was Interserve’s 150th Anniversary. Interserve (Scotland) is proud of the key roles that Scottish people played in the establishment of Interserve as the first interdenominational mission in Britain.
But more importantly, our adventure with God goes on. Join the adventure, and find your place in God's plan, wherever that may lead you. Read more at Interserve's website
The Board of Social Responsibility
What is the board's remit?
The Board of Social Responsibility engages in social care as part of the Christian witness of the Church to the people of Scotland. In addition, the board offers guidance to the Church and the media about social, moral and ethical issues.
What does the board do? The Board of Social Responsibility is the largest voluntary social work agency in Scotland employing over 1600 people. The purpose of the Board of Social Responsibility can be broadly defined as follows: to offer care and help through the varied establishments and projects it operates, and to encourage and enable caring work at parish level; to offer to the Church informed opinion on contemporary social, moral and ethical issues; to encourage balanced judgments on these issues in the light of the Christian faith, and to put forward these judgments at all levels of influence. The Boards webpages
Gideons International In 1899 three commercial travellers in the USA formed an association of Christian businessmen to encourage each other in their Christian faith and to spread knowledge of God through personal evangelism and united service for the Lord Jesus Christ. They chose the name Gideon’s after an Old Testament leader who, with a few chosen men, did a great work for God. Today, 150,000 Gideon members work in 176 countries placing a total of over 59 million copies of the Word of God annually as well as witnessing personally for Christ. Internationally over 1 billion scriptures have been presented.
Their objective is to share God’s message of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ by personal witness and through placing Bibles and New Testaments into people’s hands.
The Gideons became established in the British Isles in 1949. God has blessed the work of our National Association. To date over 30 million Gideon Bibles and Testaments have been presented nationally and there are 5,000 Gideons and their wives involved in the work across Britain.
They are a non-denominational extended missionary arm of the Christian church. They work closely with Christian churches, for it is through them that they draw their membership and their prayer and financial support . More info here at Gideons International website.
MAF is a dynamic worldwide partnership. Our purpose is to speed physical and spiritual care to people in places of deepest human need. Remote places where flying is not a luxury, but a lifeline.
For over 50 years, MAF planes have been serving countless thousands of men, women and children, bringing medical care, emergency food, and Christian hope. Serving as the air-arm of the church.
Today worldwide, the MAF partnership operates over 150 aircraft from bases in 30 countries.
Every four minutes an MAF plane is taking off on a mission of mercy. Enabling the work of aid and development agencies, missions, national churches and other local groups. Carrying their dedicated teams bringing healing and relief for body, mind and spirit.
Flying across deserts, jungles, mountains and swamps. Giving hope to far-flung communities which might take days or weeks to reach by land, where roads may be non-existent, or impassable for half the year.
MAF also provides communications and logistics services to mission communities. Find out more at the MAF website