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Mission and Giving at Cambourne Church 


The Mission & Giving group coordinates and promotes our mission links by providing information and encouraging prayer, practical involvement and financial provision.

March 2024
Please click here to see an update from Pastor George in Uzimatele.

November 2023
Please click here to read the latest updates and see photos from our mission partners in Africa.

Update on Claudaline in Goma: June 2023
We have just heard from Claudaline, who confirms that she is safe and well after the recent floods and landslides in the Goma area. She is very grateful for our gift of £750 which arrived recently and has sent some pictures showing that her support for women in agricultural development is progressing well, despite some losses owing to recent events.
Please continue to pray for her in her ministry in this poor region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Goma June 2023 1
Goma June 2023 2
Goma June 2023 3
May 2023
Please click here to read the latest updates and see photos from our mission partners in Africa.
Uzimatele - Community Church Building
The church building at Uzimatele

January 2022
Many thanks to all those who contributed to the extra donation of £450 which we sent to Pastor George and Jackline in December to support the Uzimatele ministry, in particular the funding of the Family Home where George and Jackline look after over 15 young people. We received this message from George:
Our children are fine and we are grateful to God  because he has been faithful.
The schools will be reopened on 24th January and we are looking forward to it 
We want to thank you again for your prayers and support, especially the donations we received from Cambourne Church last month to help with the bills and for festive celebration. 
We trust that we will continue to serve God together in this new year and we pray that God will be gracious to you in all your activities and he will make our plans successful. Kind regards to the Cambourne Church family.


November 2022
Please click here to read the latest updates and see photos from our mission partners in Africa

Easter 2022
Please click here to read the latest updates and see photos from our mission partners in Africa.

January 2022
Please click here to read the latest updates and see more photos from our mission partners in Africa.
Uzimatele Family Home Children
















Uzimatele Family Home children
Claudaline with women at the A

Claudaline with women at the ASDIG agricultural project in Goma


July 2021
Please click here to read the latest updates and see more photos from our mission partners in Africa.

June 2021
On Saturday 22nd May a volcano close to Goma erupted, fortunately the lava stopped before hitting the airport and city centre but not before it destroyed one of the townships. Claudaline has been camping out with her family and other community members at the Hope School 8km west of the centre of Goma since then. There is a possibility that a lake of magna has formed under the city and that this lava will erupt through cracks in the substrata. There have been frequent earth tremors and there is a risk of a further eruption. Please pray for Claudaline and the wider community in Goma through this ongoing crisis.

May 2021
Please click here to read the latest updates from our mission partners in Africa.

Information about ASDIG, the charity set up by Claudaline in Goma, and an obituary for her husband Bishop Desire who died in July 2020.

March 2021
Please click here to read the latest update and see more photos from our mission partners in Africa.

Goma March 2021 - Praying for their sponsors

Children in Goma praying for their sponsors

Uzim March 2021 - Children currently living in the family home at Uzimatele
Children currently living in the family home at Uzimatele



At the end of 2020, Cambourne Church giving was distributed as follows:

Pastor George & Jackline at Uzimatele, Nairobi, Kenya (£1500)
A ministry project including a children’s home for orphans, a primary school in the local Gituamba slum area, a community church and a training centre for adults. On their website (created by German partners) click on the Union Jack flag for the English version, then look at the ‘Current’ tab and ‘Pastor George’s letter’ for the latest news posted there. Key information is also on the church website. www.uzimatele.org

Bishop Desire Mukanirwa & Claudaline in Goma, DR Congo (£1500)
A long-standing link with Cambourne Church established by Peter & Emma Wood, including Desire’s church leadership and evangelistic ministry and Claudaline’s ministry in a local school and in a training centre for women and girls. As reported already, Bishop Desire died tragically in July 2020, but we are still supporting Claudaline in her ministry. www.indiaafricafoundation.co.uk

West Cambridge Christian Youth Ministries (£1500)
Youth ministry involving churches of all denominations in the West Cambridge area (youth events, weekends away, school visits and leadership training) which our young people participate in regularly. Our youthworker, and several volunteers all helped to lead WCCYM activities throughout 2020. www.wccym.org 
 
Compassion UK
Individual and families in the church also support 12 children in Kenya through the Christian charity Compassion UK, in addition to our giving as a church.
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January 2021
Please click here to read the latest update from our mission partners in Africa.

October 2020
Please click here to read the latest update from our mission partners in Africa.

July 2020Bishop Desire - from Anglican
We have sad news to share. Bishop Desire of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with whom Cambourne Church has partnered for many years, died a few days ago from Covid.
I will quote in full a letter sent on Saturday by the bishop of a neighbouring diocese.
 
Dear in Christ,
With sorrow and anguish in heart, we announce the death of the Rt Rev Desire Mukanirwa Kadorho, Bishop of the Diocese of Goma.
His death happens after two weeks of sickness. He was receiving treatment in Heal Afri
ca hospital of Goma.
Bishop Desire leaves a wife, Mme Claudaline and 4 children.
Goma Diocese and Bishop Desire's family need prayers for comfort.

Rt Rev Bahati Bali-Busane Sylvestre, 
Bishop of Bukavu Diocese.
 
Please pray for his family, friends and diocese. These are sad times.
Shalom,
Bill
(Image of Bishop Deisre and Claudaline from Anglican Aid)

May 2020
Please click here to read the latest update from our mission partners in Africa.

April 2020 Please click here to read the latest update from our mission partners in Africa.

At the end of 2019, Cambourne Church giving was distributed as follows:

Pastor George & Jackline at Uzimatele, Nairobi, Kenya (£1500)
A ministry project visited by our church youth group several years ago, including a children’s home for orphans, a primary school in the local Gituamba slum area, a community church and a training centre for adults.www.uzimatele.org

Bishop Desire Mukanirwa & Claudaline in Goma, DR Congo (£1500)
A long-standing link with Cambourne Church established by Peter & Emma Wood, including Desire’s church leadership and evangelistic ministry and Claudaline’s ministry in a local school and in a training centre for women and girls. www.asdigcharity.com

West Cambridge Christian Youth Ministries (£750)
Youth ministry involving churches of all denominations in the West Cambridge area (youth events, weekends away, school visits and leadership training) www.wccym.org

Our recommendations for current and prospective mission links are informed by the five marks of mission:
  1. To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom (tell)
  2. To teach, baptize and nurture new believers (teach/train)
  3. To respond to human need by loving service (tend)
  4. To seek to transform unjust structures of society (transform)
  5. To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the earth (treasure)

More detailed information about our mission partners can be found in the Mission & Giving updates that are produced:
 
Hello!
Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here to see more.

Planning your Visit

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Welcome! Whether you've just moved to the area, or have lived here all your life, we hope our website helps you to find out everything you want to know about our Church.
 

When & where does the church meet?

We hold two services in the Cambourne Church Centre on Sunday mornings, at 9.30am and at 11am. Any changes to this will be shared on our Facebook page or shown on the calendar here.

The 9.30 service is more traditional in style with the music mainly consisting of hymns played on a keyboard.
The 11am service is more contemporary in style with the music being lead by a worship team. Most of the songs are more modern than those played at the 9.30 service.

We meet at:
Cambourne Church
Jeavons Lane
Cambourne
Cambs
CB23 6AF


You can see a map on our contact us page

There is limited parking available to the rear of the church building. The postcode of the car park is CB23 6DZ.
 

What should I expect when I visit the church?

You will receive a very warm welcome particularly from our Welcome Team who will be able to answer your questions and direct you to where you need to go. There will be some singing to start with as well as some prayers and a reading from the bible. There will be a talk (some reflections) from one of the leaders of the church, with a chance to discuss it further at the end of the service. 

Tea, coffee and biscuits are served after the service where there is plenty of time to meet new people and ask more questions.
 

What is there for children and young people at church?

We have a fantastic programme for the children and young people at the Church. Children and young people stay with their families at the start of the service as we worship (sing songs!) together for the first part of the morning. Someone will announce when the children and young people need to go to their programme. We have young church for those from Yr R - Yr 6 and a youth group called Xtreme for our young people in years 7-13. There is a creche in the church foyer for younger children.
 

Is there a dress code?

No! Please just be yourself and come dressed in your 'normal' clothes.
 

Will I have to join in?

Not at all!
You are free to simply observe or participate as much as feels comfortable for you.
 

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