The Anglican Missions Board enables the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, in a spirit of partnership, to share in the global dimension to Christ's mission of proclaiming the Gospel, nurturing believers, responding to human need, transforming society, and caring for creation. It achieves this by:
- Challenging Christians constantly to enlarge their sense of mission.
- Raising funds for global missions.
- Resourcing associated Anglican mission agencies, Tikanga mission enterprises and partner Churches.
The Anglican Missions Board supports mission fields in many parts of the world including East Africa, Central and Southern, Africa Middle East & North Africa, South Asia, Australasia & Pacific, South America.
Income comes from parishes, rohe and individuals in all three Tikanga. Targeted mission money is collected in different ways to suit different parish or rohe situations. Each year at the various Diocesan Synods and Hui Amorangi, mission targets are set for the coming year, and the money goes into the general fund which finances the overall work of the Anglican Missions Board, or to specified projects. The allocation of funding for its overseas endeavours is determined by the Board at its Annual November budget meeting.
The Anglican Missions Board has 5 New Zealand based staff, operates on an annual budget of NZ$ 1.3 million. The entire budget is donated by parishes and individuals.
The Anglican Missions Board produces several publications which include
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Mission Action, a publication produced 3 times a year of stories and information on partner activities.
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Partners in Prayer (annual), a daily prayer diary to encourage prayer for the mission partners and projects that Anglican Missions is involved with.
The Board's office also provides resources to parishes free of charge.