South American Mission Society

Changes at SAMS

We support SAMS (South American Missionary Society), and our church representative is Winifred Shawcross.

SAMS has been having talks with CMS about the possibility of a link-up between the two organisations. There is general support for this move, and the process is likely to start at the beginning of 2009.

When it takes place, it will still be possible to support specific projects in South America rather than supporting the world-wide work of CMS in general. SAMS will not lose its identity, but will gain from the experience and contacts of CMS. It is planned that there will be a new joint organisation by the beginning of 2010.

SAMS explains the reason for this move in this way:

The vision is to create a new global agency which enables the South American Anglican church to play a full part in giving and receiving in mission with churches and mission movements from every continent. If the vision is fully implemented, SAMS will have split into two: an independent South American mission movement and a GB operation which has been integrated with that of CMS.

For more information, go to the SAMS website: www.samsgb.org

Winifred Shawcross