Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. Psalm 82:3-4 (NIV)
Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
World Vision is committed to the poor because we are Christian. Our Christian identity is the foundation of who we are and therefore how we go about our work.
Our aim is to bring positive changes to the communities we work with through effective development, advocacy and relief programs. We work with people of all cultures, faiths and genders to achieve transformation – physical, social, economic, political and spiritual.
Together with World Vision, your church can follow Jesus to the margins and bring fullness of life to children and families in the world’s poorest and most dangerous places.
A church partnership with World Vision emerges out of genuine relationship and shared vision. Together, we take the time to co-create the values and desired outcomes that will transform your congregation members, local community and a community in need overseas or in Australia.
Rather than reinvent the wheel, or do something that’s not our expertise, we believe it’s better to partner with someone who really has that power and expertise… and that’s been confirmed as I’ve been into the field many times now. Neil Smith, International Director, Planetshakers
Rather than reinvent the wheel, or do something that’s not our expertise, we believe it’s better to partner with someone who really has that power and expertise… and that’s been confirmed as I’ve been into the field many times now.
A woman walks through the rubble left in the wake of a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal. Picture: Stuart Rintoul/World Vision
Churches are vital in helping World Vision respond swiftly and effectively to emergencies. Find out more by emailing our church team about why partnering with World Vision in an emergency is an effective way for your church to support communities in crisis. Sign up to become a Red Button Church and receive prayer updates to share with your congregation within 48 hours of a rapid-onset disaster.
Conflict in Syria has created the greatest forced migration of our lifetime. Your church can stand with those in the margins by hosting a Syria Sunday.
For fifty years, Australians have trusted World Vision to deliver help where needed to the poorest communities around the world. Discover how a partnership with World Vision can equip your church to go beyond your walls, engaging your local community, schools, playgroups, sporting clubs or government in the Kingdom mission of bringing fullness of life to all.
Rally the women in your community to support their sisters in the world’s poorest countries in practical ways. Vision Sisters is a network of Australian women joining together with faith and compassion to stand by our sisters facing poverty and injustice around the world.
Read more about Vision Sisters.
The 40 Hour Famine has become a rite of passage for many young Australians since starting in 1975. Participants have raised community awareness and funds to help fight global hunger. Find out how you can disciple your youth – and engage with your local community - through involvement in the 40 Hour Famine.
www.40hourfamine.com.au
World Vision is a proud partner of Kids Hope AUS. This life changing program provides churches with an opportunity to impact and serve their local community through a partnership with a local Primary School. After comprehensive training, your church can provide passionate, screened and trained mentors to the school to provide one-to-one mentoring to children in need for one hour per week.
www.kidshopeaus.org.au
Register your church as a 'Welcome to My Place' community and encourage your members to practically model welcome as an alternative to mandatory detention. World Vision is partnering with Welcome to Australia for this exciting initiative.
www.welcometoaustralia.org.au
Micah Australia is a coalition of churches and Christian organisations raising a powerful voice for justice and a world free from poverty.
http://www.micahchallenge.org.au/
Join the next generation of Abolitionists, rising up and saying “no!” to men, women and children being exploited for profit through human trafficking and slavery. World Vision’s human trafficking experts have put together resources to help churches take action on this global issue at a local level and ensure their purchasing does not contribute to the exploitation of God’s children.
www.worldvision.com.au/end-exploitation
World Vision is working with Indigenous Australians for change. Your church can join us and Reconciliation Australia on this journey by using this new Reconciliation Action Toolkit and taking a Preliminary Survey. Our Church Partnerships team would love to chat with you about how your church can use these resources.
Email us to find out more.
Invite a Vision Speaker or Vision Artist to lead your congregation in an impactful encounter with the justice of Jesus Christ. Our Church Partnerships team would love to understand your needs and discuss which speaker or artist would be a great fit for your congregation.
The Faith Effect is an award-winning five week interactive bible study series tackling global poverty and injustice. Learn more about Jesus call to follow him to the margins through powerful insights shared by Bishop NT Wright, Rev Dr John Dickson, Rev Dr Joel Edwards and Ruth Padilla DeBorst.
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Whether you're focussed on ending world poverty, human trafficking or global hunger there are many different ways you and your church can take action.
We can work with your church to tailor a partnership that suits your needs.
Ask us for a Church Partnerships Pack by emailing church@worldvision.com.au or call 13 32 40 and ask to speak with the Church Partnership Manager in your state.