Brazil Florianopolis

The Rocks family are based in the city of Florianopolis in the state of Santa Catarina, working in a pioneering role as part of the CMS Community.

They are involved in evangelism and church planting. Katia also has a heart to use her skills to strengthen families and marriages.

Mission Updates

Looking back at 2017

October 2017 update

Read the Information Sheet

May 2017 update

Jimmy and Katia are leading a new church plant in Florianopolis. The church is part of the Association of Vineyard Churches in Brazil. HOTC tithe funding from St Michael’s is being used to help with the costs of setting up the new church. This has included buying equipment and furniture and paying the rent for the initial months until the church is self-sufficient.

View the PowerPoint Display and join Jimmy on a walkthrough of the new Church building

September 2016 update

Read the Information Sheet and watch the video message from Jimmy and Katia

Website

www.cms-uk.org

https://churchmissionsociety.org/people-in-mission/jimmy-and-katia-rocks

Our Mission Partners

Mission Action Group

St Michael's reaches out to people and communities in the UK and around the world.

Associated Groups

St Michael’s Church has supported various groups for many years, by giving donations, including Julian Trust, Caring at Christmas and The Sisters of the Church, St Pauls.

b-friend

Training volunteers from local churches to befriend asylum seekers and refugees.

Brazil Univida

UNIVIDA supports the communities that live in the slums of Brazil.

Crisis Centre Ministries

A Christian charity that helps the most vulnerable and marginalised in society.

India

Faith Home for Children supporting children overcoming HIV and AIDS, in Adoni.

Moldova

Ruslan is the pastor of a Baptist church in the village of Gotesti.

Network Bristol

Network is a Bristol-based charity, which offers affordable person-centred counselling.

South Wales

Sarah Sutton is working as a pioneer missionary with Hope Church at Tonypandy, in the Rhondda Valley. She is involved in youth work, church outreach and local groups in the community. Before going to Tonypandy Sarah was a youth intern at St Michael’s Mission updates Update 2017 Read the Information Sheet View the PowerPoint Display Update 2015...

Nicaragua

Peace and Hope Trust provides support to poor communities of Nicaragua.

Uganda – Deanery Link

In 1969 the Diocese of Bristol established a link with the Anglican Church of Uganda. St Michael’s Church is part of Kingswood and South Gloucestershire Deanery which is linked to three Dioceses – Ruwenzori, Ankole and West Ankole – in the west and south west of Uganda. The Link is a partnership between the Churches,...

Uganda

SIITA Nest Home provides support to children in Uganda who have been orphaned

Upcott

Upcott  is  a Christian community in Minehead, Somerset.

Zimbabwe

Building families and transforming communities in Africa