Board of Mission Overseas

New Missionary Poster

A new poster, designed primarily for church notice boards, is being launched by BMO at this year’s General Assembly.

This colourful, publication contains details of PCI’s overseas mission partners and missionary personnel. Against the backdrop of a world map, missionaries’ names and photos are supplemented by details of where they are serving; the work they are engaged in; their home congregation and presbytery; and the year in which their current period of service began.

Clever use of colour coding helps identify in-country locations on the map, and which of BMO’s three categories of service the missionary is serving under – ‘Ignite’ = up to 1 year; ‘Involve’ = up to 2 years; or ‘Integrate’ = 2 or more years.

The poster also highlights the importance of BMO’s weekly overseas Prayerline service and includes contact details for those seeking further information.

The A1-sized (594x841 mm) poster costs £5.00 (€6.00), which includes a protective cardboard tube and postage to any address within the UK or Ireland.

Posters may be ordered (or picked up) from the Mission Overseas Office, Church House.

Temporary Accommodation urgently needed in Southern Portugal

James and Heather Cochrane, who are candidates for missionary service under the Board of Mission Overseas, are planning to move to Portugal in August 2008 to begin a new work of outreach and church planting among Portuguese speaking nationals and immigrants.

To help them and their two daughters get settled in the area, James and Heather are looking for temporary accommodation from August to at least December 2008 in the central Algarve region of Southern Portugal, near to Vilamoura / Almancil.

If you own a suitable property in the Algarve, and would be interested in offering it to James and Heather for short-term rent, please contact Miss Helen Johnston at the address below:

Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Mission Overseas Office
Church House
Belfast, BT1 6DW

Tel: (028) 9032 2284 Email: overseas@presbyterianireland.org

Autumn Celebrations

The Board of Mission Overseas will be holding two Celebrations of Global Mission in the autumn, on Tuesday, 28 October in Church House, Belfast and on Thursda,y 30 October in First Cookstown Presbyterian Church. More details will be available nearer the time from the Mission Overseas Office, Church House.

Congregational and Presbytery Overseas Teams

Many congregations send mission teams to various locations overseas, particularly over the summer months. BMO would appreciate hearing from any group that is planning to be involved in mission overseas during this year, especially where one of PCI’s partner churches is involved, so that information about the team’s plans can be included in one or more of its weekly Overseas Prayerline bulletins.

BMO is also available to offer advice or guidance, if needed.

If your congregation or presbytery is sending a team overseas within the next 12 months, please send the information listed below to the Mission Overseas Office as soon as possible.

Name of congregation
Country of destination
Dates of travel
Name of leader(s) and contact details
Type of work team will be involved in
Number on team
Type of team, i.e. All-age, Youth, etc.