Volunteering

Karen Ministry

Our major area of ministry outside Christ Church is with the displaced Karen people. Since 1982, we have been involved with ministering to this people group, who for almost 60 years have been fleeing persecution and violence across the border in Burma (Myanmar). Christ Church is involved in supporting the Karen Anglican clergy as they minister to their people, and in the running of 3 pre-schools and an orphanage in Mae La Camp and also in Noh Bo Academy – a school nestled in the hills in the small village of Noh Bo.

For more information about the Karen, our work and ways in which you can join in, please click here.

Pakkred Orphanage

Christ Church has a long-standing relationship with the Christian Care Foundation for Children with disabilities (see information below) who provide a play therapy centre for children at the local Pakkred Orphanage. Over the years, Christ Church has facilitated weekly visits for volunteers who spend a morning playing with, feeding and showing love to the children, most of whom are severely disabled. However, these visits have been suspended by the Thai Government, due to the H1N1 flu virus threat. As soon as we are able, we will resume the regular visits and inform you on this website. For more information about the Christian Care Foundation on Children with Disabilities in Thailand please click here.

Prison Visiting

A number of Christ Church members are involved with visiting prisoners in various Bangkok prisons and at the Immigration Detention Centre. To get involved with this, please come along to our services, find out more at the Welcome Desk in the church hall after the service, and meet the people involved; or find out more through the Christian Prison Ministry information below.

General

Christ Church Bangkok is involved in outreach to the ex-patriate community through the many activities seen on this web-site; and also through reaching out to other communities as the Body of Christ in Thailand. Many church members are involved in NGO's and mission agencies working in Thailand, as full-time workers, part-time volunteers and somewhere in between. If you want to be part of this Body of Christ reaching out, come along to church and get to know some of the people. You can also find out more by reading about the various outreach activities below.

Volunteering through Christ Church

There are many other wider opportunities for you to use your gifts and skills to serve here in Thailand. Many of the organisations listed below welcome volunteer workers with the right skills and character. However, currently Christ Church is not set up to screen and place volunteers, so if you are interested in a placement, please contact the organisations directly. Alternatively, get in touch with one of the following agencies who offer a number of short and long term mission placement opportunities:

Crosslinks UK
http://www.crosslinks.org

CMS UK
http://www.cms-uk.org

CMS Australia
http://www.cms.org.au

Interserve
http://www.interserve.org

Ministries with which Christ Church has an active working relationship

There are a number of local ministries with which we have an active working relationship. A number of these ministries also offer various opportunities for volunteers, please contact the ministries direct to find out more.

  • Christian Care Foundation for Children with Disabilities
    CCD provides care and support to abandoned children and young adults in a professional learning and developmental environment.
    http://www.ccdthailand.org
  • Interserve
    Interserve is a network of Christians from all over the world who, using their professional skills, work together to serve people of Asia and the Arab world - getting alongside them in tackling material, physical, mental and spiritual needs.
    http://www.interserve.org
  • Lydia House
    A ministry for some of the thousands of job seekers who continually flood into Bangkok. Job-seekers are provided with lodging and a free evening meal, and are helped to find employment with fair wages and good working conditions.
    For more about Lydia House, click here
  • Rahab Ministries
    Rahab Ministries shares the love of Christ with those involved in the Thai sex industry through friendship, evangelism and social concern. They provide practical help and emotional support to women working in prostitution including opportunities for education and vocational training.
    http://www.rahabministriesthailand.org
  • Rainbowland Community Services
    Rainbowland Community Services helps families in crisis through Shalem House - an emergency shelter for relatives (mostly mothers), from outside Bangkok who have sick children at hospitals here. RCS also offers a point of assistance for people from local poor communities that face a sudden crisis.
    http://www.thaianglican.org/rcs.php
  • Siam Care
    Siam Care is a Christian organisation making a biblical response working for disadvantaged people, with emphasis on HIV affected families; assisting and supporting communities, addressing issues of concern and thus improving the quality of life.
    http://www.siamcare.org
  • Suan Plu Community
    This ministry is community based. It offers education to children. It has also developed a successful micro enterprise scheme which provides income and skills training to women within the Suan Plu community.
    http://members.fortunecity.com/flyspirit/id17.htm
  • YWAM
    YWAM teams are active throughout Thailand and beyond. They are involved in administration, distributing Christian music, training, evangelism, drug rehabilitation, worship/music ministries, reaching out to university students, slum dwellers and the poor and needy of Thailand.
    http://www.ywamthai.org

Ministries which Christ Church encourages through prayer and finance

There are a number of local ministries which we support through prayer and finance. A number of these ministries also offer various opportunities for volunteers, please contact the ministries direct to find out more.

  • Christian Prison Ministry Foundation
    A ministry reaching out to prison inmates through prison visits, and helping those who have become Christians to grow and be witnesses for Christ in prison. CPMF also helps and supports newly released prisoners re-enter society.
    For more about Christian Prison Ministry Foundation, click here
  • House of Blessing (Orphanage)
    A small orphanage in Chiang Mai, with the goal of sponsoring, training and bringing up orphans or abandoned children.
    http://www.blessedhome.org
  • House of Grace Child Foundation
    An orphanage located in Chantaburi caring for about 40 orphans or poor children affected or infected by AIDS and also providing temporary shelter for infected mothers and their children.
    http://www.houseofgracethailand.com
  • Immigration Detention Centre Coordinating Committee
    The IDC Coordinating Committee helps to relieve the suffering of those held in detention. It acts as a liaison with embassies, families and friends, provides support for mothers with children, and distributes such basic needs as food, medicine and clothing.
    For more about Immigration Detention Centre Coordinating Committee, click here
  • New Life Development
    First Priority Development is a Christian development organization dedicated to partnering with local communities for holistic transformation.
    http://www.firstprioritydevelopment.org
  • Thailand Bible Society
    TBS is involved in the production, translation and distribution of bibles and other Christian publications in Thai and other local dialects.
    http://www.thaibible.or.th