Anglican Board of Mission

Anglican Board of Mission (ABM)

The Anglican Board of Mission (ABM) is the national mission agency for the Anglican Church of Australia. ABM’s understanding of mission is a very holistic one, with development working hand in hand with its mission outreach. ABM grounds all its work in one or more of the Five Marks of Mission of the Anglican Communion and its development work embraces the Global Goals for Sustainable Development which aim to significantly reduce global poverty, hunger, and disease by 2030.

The Five Marks of Mission are a framework used to describe and encourage ministry throughout the worldwide Anglican Communion:

• To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
• To teach, baptize, and nurture new believers
• To respond to human need by loving service
• To seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation
• To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth

ABM is the channel through which Australian Anglicans participate in mission, both here and overseas. Through Anglican church partners both in Australia and overseas, ABM’s Church to Church program serves Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Anglicans as well as theological education overseas.

Anglicans in Development (AID) is wholly owned by ABM and operates the Sustainable Communities program. AID works with church partners to deliver grassroots, community-driven development, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership, and disaster preparedness and response.

ABM wants to see people everywhere experience the wholeness of life God offers in Jesus Christ, and to this end supports partners as they participate in God’s mission. ABM seeks to bring love, hope and justice into the lives of others who are in need. Many relief and development projects make this possible, in countries including the Holy Land, Kenya, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Vanuatu, and Zambia.

ABM enjoys full membership of the Australian Council for International Development, which is a network of Australian Non-Government Organisation (NGOs) that share a commitment to poverty reduction and the promotion of human rights.

Local ABM Committee

The Committee members are:

• The Reverend Matthew Smedley (Chairperson)
• Mr Philip Goldsworthy (Secretary)
• The Reverend Cathie Broome (Diocese of Bunbury)
• The Reverend Canon Dr Philip Raymont
• The Venerable Lionel Snell
• The Venerable Angela Webb (Ex-officio - ABM Board Member)

Look out for new initiatives, fundraising events, social gatherings, and opportunities to engage in the work of ABM here in Perth.
Contact the ABM Perth Committee here and the ABM Key Relationships Coordinator WA here.

ABM’s 175th Anniversary

Wednesday 29 October 2025 marks the 175th anniversary of the formation of what became the Anglican Board of Mission (ABM). This will be an opportunity for all Australian Anglicans to acknowledge, honour and celebrate the past 175 years and lay a new foundation to propel ABM and AID into the next 175 years.

There will be celebratory events taking place in October, and resources for the 175th anniversary will be made available at www.abmission.org/175th-anniversary. The content will be updated as new events and resources are finalised.

Celebratory Events

Sunday 26 October 2025	Cathedrals around Australia Services of thanksgiving
Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 October 2025	Sydney An interactive ABM Experience for ABM supporters
Wednesday 29 October 2025	Sydney 175th Anniversary Eucharist and dinner
April 2026	Solomon Islands Pilgrimage

Full event details will be available at www.abmission.org/events.

Parishes are encouraged to host their own celebrations and register them with ABM. Support will be provided to help share and advertise the event with local supporters, as well as promote it on the ABM website. For details, please email info@abmission.org.au.

Resources from ABM

Missional Prayers

A Resource for Daily Prayers Partners Praying Together comes out monthly and has daily prayer points. These include prayers for ABM’s partners and also prayers from General Synod’s Australian Prayer Cycle. In this way, the resource may be used not only by Australian Anglicans but also by our partners. March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024

Pew Reflections

A Resource for Prayer and Mission ABM’s quarterly Pew Reflections are available as a resource for prayer and for reflecting on mission. Each quarter features a different guest writer/s from within the Anglican Communion. Please consider using these in your weekly church pew bulletins. Quarter 1 (February - April 2025)