Home Mission is the way churches in BUGB (The Baptist Union of Great Britain) support one another financially and share in the task of Encouraging Missionary Disciples.
See lots more about Baptist Home Mission.
Home Mission provides
… funding for the thirteen associations. Each association has a team of regional ministers and other staff who support the local church pastorally, advise on mission and practical matters and organise a variety of useful training events.
… funding for the national resource centre at Baptist House in Didcot, Oxfordshire. Every member church benefits from advice and help on mission, ministry and communications matters, on legal and financial issues and a variety of useful publications for Baptist churches and colleges. Many staff come from either professional (e.g. accountancy, finance, HR, legal, communications, secretarial, social work) or ministerial backgrounds and are all here to serve the Baptist family. The old slogan – `Every church is a Home Mission church!’ is very true!
… grants to churches and other organisations to help them in their mission. Most grants are given to fund the cost of ministry but some are given to help start a variety of mission projects.
Supporting Home Mission
With costs increasing there is a need to look for savings elsewhere in the budget and an apparently easy target is giving to others. However, most of the cost increases impact right across the Baptist family and they are a particular challenge in those churches receiving Home Mission Grants.
Every church can help by moving their giving towards the target of a minimum of 5% of general fund income being designated for this cause.
We are grateful that the churches of HEBA for continuing to commit themselves to the work of Baptist Home Mission.
Giving from HEBA churches during 2022 - £328,397 an increase of 0.6% on giving during 2021.
THANK YOU for your generosity.
Please consider Home Mission to be a priority in your church budget.
Thank you to those churches already giving at or above 5% of income to Home Mission.
Please make sure your church is playing its part in the Baptist family and also find out how you can contribute as an individual. Cheques should be made out to 'HEBA': please write 'Home Mission' on the back. Contact the HEBA Office for more details, including a Standing Order form.