Mission Works, or the Mission Personnel Office, is a part of the Anglican and Global Relations Office.
We work to empower members of the Episcopal Church to enter into a relationship with those in other parts of the world.
The Book of Common Prayer says this about mission:
"The mission of the Church is to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ... The Church pursues its mission as it prays and worships, proclaims the Gospel, and promotes justice, peace, and love."
ALL our ministries, when they are true to their source, are part of the missionary work of the Church. These ministries are always marked by dynamic action, by a movement from where we are to where Christ calls us to serve. Our ministries are a continuing and always—changing response to the one mission of the Church.
Every Christian, growing in faith, comes to that time when the desire to serve must find expression. This desire to serve mirrors the Incarnation of Jesus Christ who came as one who serves; it arises from faith in the Resurrection of the one who draws us to himself.
The desire to serve is holy. The call to serve is a call to the mission of the Church; it is the call to be a missionary.