Financial Partnerships
Cornerstone commits to giving a minimum of 10% of the received offering to non-Cornerstone led Christian mission work. This paper aims to explain something of the vision for these financial partnerships.
Aims of Financial Partnering
Cornerstone believes that it is important that our giving would not only serve to imitate the generosity of God, but would also serve to enhance our congregations understanding of the true nature and scope of biblical mission. This would include the reality that Gods mission is to all things and all people in all places. Gods mission is to the whole of creation; it’s Jesus making all things new.
Although we cant give to all things in every place our partnerships do aim to demonstrate something of the diverse nature of mission, and so we see in our partners a broad representation of various types of mission work in various places all over the world.
Cornerstone commits to giving a minimum of 10% of the received offering to non-Cornerstone led Christian mission work. This paper aims to explain something of the vision for these financial partnerships.
Aims of Financial Partnering
Cornerstone believes that it is important that our giving would not only serve to imitate the generosity of God, but would also serve to enhance our congregations understanding of the true nature and scope of biblical mission. This would include the reality that Gods mission is to all things and all people in all places. Gods mission is to the whole of creation; it’s Jesus making all things new.
Although we cant give to all things in every place our partnerships do aim to demonstrate something of the diverse nature of mission, and so we see in our partners a broad representation of various types of mission work in various places all over the world.
Who are our Financial Partners?
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Release International
Founded in 1968, Release International is a UK-based Christian ministry, supporting believers around the world who are persecuted for Christ and the gospel. Release were inspired by the life and witness of Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, who spent 14 years in communist prisons. His remarkable story was captured in his book, Tortured for Christ. The words of this biblical command are an important basis for their work: ‘Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated, as if you yourselves were suffering.’ (Hebrews 13:3; NIV; 2011) Release International are currently active in around 30 countries where, prayerfully, pastorally and practically, we seek to love and serve persecuted Christians. You can find out more information about Release International here. |
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Pilgrim Care
Established in 1995 Pilgrim Care is a St Andrews based charity that grew out of a desire to provide Christian care facilities and pastoral care support for the elderly in the St Andrews area. Pilgrim Care is a local charity whose primary aim is to care for elderly residents of St Andrews. Its long-term goal is to establish a care village of assisted living houses and associated care home in the St Andrews area, to be run with a Christian ethos, but serving people of all faiths or none. Pilgrim Care’s vision is to develop a secure environment for elderly people in St Andrews. The intention is to develop a complex comprising extra-care housing units available for purchase or rent and a nursing home that would be open to both the occupants of the extra-care housing and members of the wider community. You can read a bit more about the work of Pilgrim Care here. |
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Tearfund
Tearfund is a Christian charity with over 50 years of experience in international development. We believe that poverty is not God’s plan, and an end to extreme poverty is possible. We work directly, and/or alongside local partners and churches, in underserved communities in more than 50 countries to tackle complex poverty in three main ways: Humanitarian response We respond quickly to disasters and conflicts, supporting those in greatest need throughout the recovery process. Community development We partner with local churches and organisations, mobilising resources and empowering communities to lift themselves out of poverty. Advocacy and influencing We help individuals and churches speak out on issues of poverty and injustice, and we challenge unjust policies and practices at a local, national and global level. You can read more about the work of Tearfund here. |
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K2 (Kingdom 2000)
K2 works in North East Fife, partnering with local churches and schools in many different ways. Schools work is K2's broad focus which is outworked in different projects and groups. K2 is a part of Scripture Union Scotland. At the heart of SU's ministry you will find two key values: Dependence on God: supporting all our work in prayer and rooting it in God’s word, the Bible; keeping in step with God’s Spirit as the one who brings transformation. Deepening relationships: God made us to live in relationship with him and in community with other people. We are committed to ensuring that every child and young person encountering SU Scotland activities feels valued, welcomed and able to participate regardless of their beliefs, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, ability or disability; and that all volunteers, supporters and staff are treated with love, grace and respect. In all our work, we will seek to ensure the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being and development of each child or young person. If you want to read more about the ministry of Scripture Union Scotland you can do that here. |
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Laura Simmonds (Missionary in France)
Laura is a member of Cornerstone, who felt God's call to missionary work in France. Laura is based in Descartes in central France. Laura partners with France Mission and spends her time serving and demonstrating Christ's love to those around her in her local community and church. If you would like to read more about how Laura is getting on you can read her most recent newsletter here. |
Ethos behind our Financial Partnerships
Partnerships are more than financial
We recognise that true partnership is more than a financial transaction. Our partnerships are selected partly on the potential for these relationships to develop. We want to know how our partners are getting on and what they are doing; we want to pray for them; to learn about mission from them; to know about opportunities to serve with them on the front line and to find other ways to support them.
Engaging and Encouraging the Cornerstone Community
The main way in which we would look to engage our community would be through short presentations during the Sunday gathering. These have the following aims:
To emphasise something of the true nature of biblical mission.
To inform about an individual partnership.
To provide an update about the partners work and needs.
To invite individuals to further participation including prayer, practical action, further giving etc.
To encourage our community through highlighting the fact that when individuals make a financial offering they are partnering with the Global body of Christ, partnering in the Gospel, and partnering in Gods mission to the world.
Financial Partnerships Team
Our Financial Partnerships are overseen by Becky Stojanovic, Graham McLean, Sylvia Roberts.
Partnerships are more than financial
We recognise that true partnership is more than a financial transaction. Our partnerships are selected partly on the potential for these relationships to develop. We want to know how our partners are getting on and what they are doing; we want to pray for them; to learn about mission from them; to know about opportunities to serve with them on the front line and to find other ways to support them.
Engaging and Encouraging the Cornerstone Community
The main way in which we would look to engage our community would be through short presentations during the Sunday gathering. These have the following aims:
To emphasise something of the true nature of biblical mission.
To inform about an individual partnership.
To provide an update about the partners work and needs.
To invite individuals to further participation including prayer, practical action, further giving etc.
To encourage our community through highlighting the fact that when individuals make a financial offering they are partnering with the Global body of Christ, partnering in the Gospel, and partnering in Gods mission to the world.
Financial Partnerships Team
Our Financial Partnerships are overseen by Becky Stojanovic, Graham McLean, Sylvia Roberts.