Care for the family

Care for the Family is a national charity which aims to promote strong family life and to help those hurting because of family breakdown.

Global Partnerships

We are proud of our close links with Scripture Union.  Many of our young people are enthusiastic SU campers with Blaithwaite being a particular favourite.  Several of our number volunteer regularly to be group leaders at camps and school groups.  Two or three very special people have been known to cook at camp too!!

 

One of our own members, Carina Lamb, is the Dumfries and Galloway Regional Worker.

 

You can contact her at the office on 01387 261464 or at carina.lamb@suscotland.org.uk

Tearfund is a Christian relief and development agency working with a global network of local churches to help eradicate poverty. Their 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 widespread support within Dumfries Baptist Church for Tearfund's work  has continued for more than 20 years.

 

The Third Drumlanrig Tearfund Challenge took place in May organized by local Tearfund supporters, led by Rolf Buwert and David Moss. Over 300 cyclists from various parts of the UK turned out to take part in 38 mile or 62 mile routes (or both!) that took them through Upper Nithsdale in near perfect cycling weather. Over £11,000 was raised.

Bethany Christian Trust works with homeless and vulnerable people to give them hope and a future, through projects in Edinburgh, West Lothian, Fife and Dumfries. The Bethany Supported Housing project in Dumfries is supported both prayerfully and financially by Dumfries Baptist Church.

Barbara Mearns runs the International Office of A Rocha, a Christian nature conservation organisation working in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North and South America, Asia and Australasia. A Rocha projects are frequently cross-cultural in character, and share a community emphasis, with a focus on science and research, practical conservation and environmental education.  The church supports A Rocha's work through prayer, regular financial gifts and practical involvement.  A Rocha's Climate Stewards can help you assess your carbon footprint, find ways to reduce it and find a way for you to donate to carbon-mitigating projects that will benefit wildlife and local communities.  You can also sign up for prayer updates on climate change or just read the latest news.

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Compassion is an international Christian child development and child advocacy ministry. They partner with local churches and are committed to the spiritual, economic, social and physical development of children living in extreme poverty in 26 countries, enabling them to become responsible, fulfilled Christian adults.  Several groups and individuals within the church support this ministry through the child sponsorship programme.

Mark and Suzana Greenwood are our BMS link missionaries.  They serve in Brazil and are involved in development and education.  In January 2010 they took on responsibility for the Social Action Department of the Brazilian Baptist Convention (CBB) based in Rio de Janeiro.  Here's an extract from their newsletter in August 2011:
 
"To be aware of God's constant gifts of joy, and of our call to walk by faith, shapes our day-to-day work.  Opportunities to share the vision for Christian social action have come our way, and we are really thankful for that.  Things are well on their way now to our publishing a book with the Brazilian Baptist Home Mission Board (JMN): a practical tool which we believe will be important to spread the vision."

 

In September Suzanna wrote with exciting news: ‘Mark is now the BMS Regional Team Leader for Latin America. The team is made of nine people in Brazil, nine in Peru and one in Paraguay. Church planting, medical work, primary education, development, encouraging young people’s leaders, establishing a church among folk from the landless agricultural workers’ movement (MST) and language learning are some of the tasks the BMS mission workers are involved in here.’

 
 If you would like to read their newsletter you can find it and other information about the work BMS is involved in on their website www.bmsworldmission.org.