Help your church bring hope, healing, and inclusion to communities worldwide.
cbm encourages churches to become active ambassadors by sharing its mission, praying for its work, raising awareness, and supporting fundraising efforts. Whether through a few minutes each month or larger ongoing initiatives, churches can help transform the lives of people with disabilities living in poverty.
We provides resources, guidance, and support to make it easy for your church to engage their congregations and maximise their impact through prayer, giving, and community fundraising.
Put a few copies of cbm’s Bible bookmarks, brochures, and Prayer Diaries out at church for people to take home.
Ask if you can incorporate cbm prayers into your service once a month. You can use cbm’s Prayer Diary for inspiration, or reach out to our team at cbm for specific current needs.
Ask your church or group leader if you could take up a collection or offering for cbm. You could use one of the free resources we can provide, including video clips, to give an overview of cbm's ministry. To help people respond to the collection, you can also hand out our lovely prayer bookmark with the donation envelopes.
Perhaps cbm could be your church’s “Charity Partner”, or maybe it could choose to support cbm for a certain period, such as during Advent in the lead up to Christmas.
Give a short talk on cbm at your service, or to your missions group, using the free resources we can provide. You could do this any time of the year, or use ‘World Sight Day’ in October as a focus.
Organise or co-ordinate a fundraising activity. Let us know your plans in advance so we can support you with all you may need.
A great practical thing you can do as a Church Ambassador, to help transform the lives of people with disabilities, is to encourage and support fundraising initiatives. This can be as simple as a sponsored silence or as exciting as an all-day event to help raise funds – it is really up to you.
Every dollar you raise will help to transform the lives of children and adults with disabilities in the world’s poorest places. For some programmes we can add a financial match to the funds raised – boosting the impact even further and helping more people.
If you are thinking of raising money for cbm, through a church collection or a fundraising event such as a cake sale or coffee morning, we are here to help you.
If your church is considering fundraising or pledging more than $1,000 in a year, we could bring your church closer to the people you are helping by providing a speaker, or arranging a “live online link up” with one of our overseas field workers.
Whether you're considering a special offering, a fundraising event, or a longer-term partnership, we'd love to support you.
Contact our team, please email enquiries@cbmnz.org.nz or call 0800 77 22 64.
