Church Missionary Society (CMS)

CMS equips and supports missionaries working in churches, theological education, among university students, in medical development roles, or English teaching in over 30 countries.   

St Marks CMS link missionaries are Pedro and Joy Oliveira-Woolmer. They work with university students to encourage and equip local them to stand firm in the faith and speak boldly about Jesus despite hostility towards Christianity in Uruguay. They have a son, Mark and two little girls, Zoe and Emilia.

Bush Church Aid (BCA)

BCA supports ministry in remote and regional Australia. Often this is in places such as mining towns where the population is transient and it is hard to grow a congregation large enough to support a minister. St Marks BCA link church is the Lightning Ridge Community Church. This church is part of the Anglican Diocese of Armidale. We regularly pray for the congregation as they seek to share Christ with their community, as well as the Langmead family (pictured left) who began their term in Lightning Ridge in early 2020. 

Anglican Aid

Anglican Aid is an overseas relief and aid agency of the Anglican Church of Australia, committed to excel in the provision of Christian aid to vulnerable communities throughout the world.

Anchor RE

Our support of this ministry enables Anchor RE to employ paid Special Religious Education teachers at Mackellar Girls' High School, Balgowlah Boys' High and Manly Selective High School. As a result, each week hundreds of teenagers in the district are helped to grow in knowledge of God, Christ, the Bible and their faith.   

Freshwater Surf Life Saving Chaplaincy

St Marks is committed to prayer and financial support of the SLSC chaplain, Rev Mark Gilbert, and the SLSC Assistant Chaplain, Andrea Bohm. We want to ask God to work through Mark and Andrea as they support the many club volunteers. We also pray for club members whom they serve.   

Anglicare

St Marks host an Anglicare Clothing Bin. It is one of the most popular bins on the Northern Beaches. We run an annual Toys ‘n’ Tucker drive to support Anglicare. Many members of the Freshwater community, especially at two local primary schools and a kindergarten support this campaign. We also support Anglicare appeals on an ad hoc basis.

Northern Beaches Hospital Chaplaincy

As a church, St Marks prayerfully supports Lisa Boyd, the Anglicare Chaplain at Northern Beaches Hospital. Lisa ministers to patients and their families as they negotiate the hard times associated with illness and injury. She is also available to provide spiritual and emotional support to hospital staff.

Pato and Dagmar Oyarzun

Pato leads a church plant in Vina del Mar, Chile. We are regular prayer supporters of this church plant. It has been exciting to partner in the establishment of this church over the years, including the founding of a second congregation in a neighbouring suburb in 2018.