About Us
Seeing God’s work here on Earth as it is in Heaven
Australian Churches of Christ Global Mission Partners is a Christian mission organisation focused on restoring, resourcing, and inspiring communities in need across the world. For 130 years we’ve put love and faith into action through high-impact, long-lasting, local-led partnerships.
Our History
130 years of love and faith in action
Humble beginnings
Formerly known as the Australian Churches of Christ Overseas Mission Board, our story began in 1891 as the Churches of Christ Foreign Missions Committee. We’ve spent more than 130 years investing in life-changing partnerships with churches, individuals, and communities locally and abroad, seeing lives changed through our three key areas of work: relief and development, church partnerships, and Australian Indigenous ministry.
The why behind the how
We long to see a world where every Christian is active in God’s mission, offering hope, love, and restoration throughout the world to people who need it the most. We’re also strong believers that our mission must work alongside what God is already doing in local communities, and in partnership with the local people. This is why we partner with people on the ground and resource them to be the change they want to see in their communities. Whether partnering with local churches, working with Indigenous communities, or providing critical relief and development projects to help break the cycle of poverty, we’re 100% committed to helping people find their voice and change their lives.
What We Do
Church Partnerships
We partner with local churches and Christian leaders to support them with church planting, Christian leadership development, and sharing God’s love in their communities.
Relief and Development
We support vulnerable people in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific to help them break the cycle of poverty through high-impact community development.
Indigenous Ministries
In partnership with Indigenous Australians, our Indigenous-specific ministries focus on exploring new ministry practices, supporting Indigenous communities, and raising a new generation of Christian leaders.
Emergency Response
In an emergency, we provide high-impact relief by resourcing locally-led partners that are well-positioned to act quickly. We also work with trusted organisations through ACT Alliance to respond to disasters around the globe.
Memberships and Accreditations
Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) Member
Global Mission Partners is a member of ACFID and a signatory of the ACFID Code of Conduct. The Code requires members to meet high standards of corporate governance, public accountability, and financial management.
Australian Aid
Global Mission Partners is accredited by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Australian Government. This accreditation gives us access to funding streams like the Australian Non-Government Organisation Cooperation Program.
Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission (ACNC)
We are a registered charity with the ACNC. This certifies that Global Mission Partners is transparent and accountable in our charity work.
ACT Alliance
COCOA is a member of the ACT Alliance, a global alliance of church-based agencies working in advocacy, development, and humanitarian work for a fairer world for all.
Micah Australia
We are a member of Micah Australia, an organisation that gathers, inspires and empowers Australian Christians as advocates, to share God’s heart for justice and support people in poor communities around the world. We support their Safer World For All campaign, advocating that Australia can do more to create a safer world for all.
Church Agencies Network
Church Agencies Network (CAN) is a group of 11 Australian church-based aid and development agencies. We are actively engaged in all CAN groups, and we value being part of the exchange of ideas, resources, and collaboration opportunities that the network provides. We are also a member of the Church Agencies Network Disaster Operations (CAN DO) group, which is focused on coordinating and strengthening our global humanitarian, disaster risk reduction and management (DRR/DRM), and resilience-building work.