Update for Partner Churches ‘ Annual Reports

Some of our partner churches appreciate a brief SOMA for their parish magazines / annual reports. Here’s an editable summary you are welcome to use. Please send us a copy if you do.

SOMA 2022

As we bounce back from COVID 2022 has been a year of mobilisation for SOMA as we tried to follow God around the world and join in with what he was doing.

One great development has been META Youth, a cohort of 16-19s who are doing a weekly HUB zoom training them in leadership and biblical theology ahead of a summer mission to Lebanon. These young people come from around the world, including the UK, South Asia and the Middle East.

We also had a highly successful time at Lambeth Conference meeting with Bishops, praying, running a stall and receiving over 90 invitations to do missions around the world.

A visit to Ugandan and DRC dioceses was a particular highlight as was an exploratory visit to Lebanon and Singapore.

SOMA’s vision has also been about amplifying the voices of the Global South in the West to bring ‘olive branches of hope’ back here from the Anglican Communion. Church visits have been a real source of encouragement this year, seeing UK churches come alive while listening to testimonies from the worldwide church and seeing what God is up to around the world.

We are so grateful to all our partner churches. Thank you and please keep in touch.