Churches have been pivotal to City Mission and International Missions for centuries. Our open Wednesdays, where everyone is invited to walk in our historic church building at the Groenburgwal, are all about welcoming and connecting with the community around us.
Christ Church Amsterdan has a Mission Opportunity Fund β we use awarded funds to support opening the building more often, reaching out to our local neighbourhoods and all who come to find us. At the moment we are cooperating closely with the owners of our building and architects to make the best use of our historic building. Over the years our vision process has included taking time away with a group, or as council to explore, pray and discuss our plans, as well as holding council and leadership team discussions around this topic.
There are outreach moments β carols by candlelight, canal boat tours, drinks at Church for the neighbours that we regularly host. We plan to make the most of our anniversaries β this year the 10 year anniversary of our congregation at South East and our year anniversary of Christ Church Amsterdam being in its current city centre building. For the latter we plan a weekend of activities, including tours, concerts, drinks, a confirmation service and so on.
For years, Christ Church Amsterdam has shared support with our mission partners in the calling to serve, as mission is about sharing, giving and receiving. A mission partner is an organisation or someone who feels called by God to serve in our city, or in another part of the world. They serve wherever God directs, mostly working with limited resources.
There are so many ways our congregations and groups can help them. They rely on you sharing your time, talents and your giving to continue to bring hope.
