The Council for World Mission (CWM) Board of Directors has received and approved the Mission Support Programme V (MSP-V) proposal for 2026–2030, marking a significant step in reimagining the organisation’s approach to global mission. The decision was made during the Board meeting held from 16–18 November in the United Kingdom.
Building on four decades of shared mission experience, MSP-V seeks to renew and reframe God’s mission in partnership with all 36 CWM member churches across six regions. The new five-year cycle will prioritise contextual mission, transformative engagement, and strengthened accountability through a framework designed to support both local innovation and global collaboration.
Framed under the theme Transforming Mission, MSP-V reimagines mission as a collaborative, justice-seeking partnership. Rather than viewing mission as something done to or for marginalised communities, the proposal describes Transforming Mission as a shared journey of accompaniment toward justice, dignity, and flourishing life. The programme calls churches to become spaces of solidarity, and hope — communities embodying God’s vision of a renewed and life-flourishing world.
MSP-V aims to cultivate churches that not only address immediate local needs but also challenge structural injustice and foster new expressions of the Gospel’s call to peace, justice, and restoration. Its vision is grounded in the conviction that mission is transformative only when shaped in genuine partnership with those at the margins. Through contextual discernment, theological reflection, capacity-building, and collaborative learning, MSP-V seeks to equip churches of all sizes and resource levels to be a prophetic and transformative presence in their contexts.
Funding under MSP-V is framed not simply as project support but as a means of empowering churches to nurture local leadership, strengthen communities, and pursue sustainable change that reflects God’s vision of shalom. CWM emphasises that mission resources — financial, human, and spiritual — are entrusted to the church for the flourishing of communities and the transformation of unjust systems.
The MSP-V funding framework is built around a five-category model that considers:
- Contextual urgency and vulnerability
- Demographic pressures and opportunity
- Capacity and resource gaps
- Cultural and historical context
- Public witness and systemic engagement
This categorical approach affirms that each member church has unique gifts to offer and distinct needs to address.
“Rooted in CWM’s commitment to accompany members in mission, MSP-V invites every member church to step boldly into the future, embracing God’s call to justice, partnership, and renewed discipleship in a rapidly changing world,” said Rev. Julie Sim, CWM Mission Secretary for Mission Programme and Partnership.
Since 1997, MSP I–IV have supported more than 500 projects across the CWM’s member churches, serving as a catalyst for contextual and transformative mission. MSP-V builds on this legacy, offering a renewed vision for equipping churches to journey together in God’s mission where justice, peace, and flourishing life are made real.
