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World Mission

‘Therefore go and make disciples of all nations’ - Matthew 28:19a

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Our vision is that every Christian at All Souls recognises that our God is a missionary God and sees engagement in world mission as an integral part of belonging to the body of Christ.

Our values and aims

How can you participate in world mission?

Pray

Whether at daily or monthly meetings, we’re always encouraged to have new and old voices join in our praise and petition to the Father about His global church.

An outward-looking prayer life
Stay informed

Want to be in the know with the latest stories from our mission partners and projects on the ground? Subscribe to the monthly world mission newsletter.

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Go

Join Global Vision 2025, a two-week mission trip to see first-hand how God is at work in a different part of the world, and collaborate with local missionaries to grow Kingdom skills.

Where to?
Give

We want to generously support the missionaries we’ve sent out and give annually to worldwide projects, whether to help reach the unreached or to strengthen Christians facing persecution. See the impact we make.

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Natasha Rayan, World Mission Minister at All Souls Langham Place
Natasha Rayan

World Mission Minister

Natasha leads our World Mission ministry, engaging the church family and assisting our mission partners.

world@allsouls.org
Values

The Bible provides the foundation for our understanding and our prioritisation of mission and informs how and why we engage in mission. Our commitment to Christ is our highest priority above our own as well as any other culture. Our engagement must be shaped by biblical thinking and values and must resist what is incompatible to Christ.

The triune God sends the church into the world to share the Good News about Jesus Christ; that he first loved us and gave his Son for us. ‘The mission of God flows from the love of God. The mission of God’s people flows from our love for God and for all that God loves.’

We use ‘the Five Marks of Mission’ (evangelism, discipleship, compassion, justice and creation care) as a framework for thinking about mission activity but we hold the gospel central and all these should spring from the gospel story and point us back to it.

We recognise the mutuality of the global church, that we all need each other, and the importance of Christian unity around central truths of the gospel. We want to be characterised by a commitment to learning from the global church family.

Christians are called to bear witness to Christ in every area of the world geographically as well as in every sphere of society.

Aims

Listening to the global church, helping the All Souls church family understand God’s mission to all nations and our commission to be part of it; thinking through what that means in today’s world.

Motivating, equipping and sending Christians at All Souls for both short- and long-term mission work.

Providing generous prayer, financial and pastoral support for those we have commissioned to be All Souls mission partners as well as supporting national mission workers and other partner organisations and projects around the world.

Encouraging all members of the All Souls church family to embrace their missional vocation in every area of life and equipping them for mission opportunities while they are based in London and wherever they go.

 

Applying to the World Mission Fund

We want to support world mission projects that align with our values and aims. Would your organisation like to apply for a financial gift? See our criteria and application process.

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Resource Your Church

Would you like to further engage your home church in world mission? Here are some documents we use in our ministry in case they’re helpful!

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One of the few women who studied medicine during WWII, Dr. Marjory Foyle sailed to Lucknow, India in 1949 as a medical missionary. She was then sent to Tansen Hospital in Nepal in 1956 and served as the first resident woman doctor in western Nepal for six years before returning to Lucknow.

After a spell of depression, Dr. Foyle recognized both the value and scarcity of psychiatry in India. She returned to the UK to retrain as a psychiatrist, becoming a student again in her 40s. Once qualified, she returned to Lucknow to work in Nur Manzil Psychiatric Centre, becoming its Director in 1970, until her retirement from there in 1981. Both Tansen Hospital and Nur Manzil continue to serve their respective regions to this day.

Dr. Foyle became a mission partner of All Souls in 1984, and we were honoured to journey with her. Despite her lifelong stammer, she lectured all over the world on mental health, and pioneered psychiatric care for overseas workers, shaping the field into what it is today. She wrote two books, and — at the age of 78 — a thesis which was awarded a London University MD.

She passed away in the early morning on 9 April 2025 at the age of 103, and those who knew Marjory personally said she was ‘an amazing lady, quick to testify to her deep certainty of God’s loving purpose for her.’