World Missions

 From its earliest beginnings The Peoples Church has been a missions-driven church. The vision of founder, Oswald J. Smith, was to raise up a church that would keep as its primary core value, the spreading of the news of the gospel around the world.

A number of memorable quotes from Dr. Smith reveal the passion that he carried and promoted throughout his ministry: Why should anyone hear the gospel twice before everyone has heard it once? You must go or send a substitute. That vision has not changed. It is still our pre-eminent passion.

So, through its long history The Peoples Church has given many millions of dollars in support of thousands of missionaries spread over every continent. Its annual missions budget has traditionally far exceeded other departments and today comprises some 40% of the total budget. These large funds have been raised almost exclusively from the congregants of The Peoples Church as families and individuals have ‘bought in’ to the concept of sacrificial missions giving.

To sustain such a high level of missions giving Dr. Oswald promoted the concept of Faith Promise. Faith Promise giving is explained during each World Missions Conference and the “promises” received at the annual conference make up the missions budget for the next year.

Faith Promise

Put simply, one’s Faith Promise offering is based on an amount that he/she is trusting God to provide during the next year. This amount is over and above what one would normally give. As the Lord provides, the “promised” funds, normally donated monthly, are given entirely to the cause of World Missions.

The Faith Promise is not a pledge and is never followed up by The Peoples Church. Once submitted, it is left to the individual to completely trust God for the committed amount.

It has been through the “Faith Promise” concept that the many millions of dollars have been directed to the cause of Missions from The Peoples Church over its seventy-five year history.

Current Programs

Today The Peoples Church helps in the support of 68 agencies, 325 missionaries plus 155 nationals around the world. We are grateful for the way that God has enabled us to assist those missions partners. There is also a strong desire to have our people take ownership of the missionary enterprise by becoming actively involved in the work of missions both locally and globally.

The missions program is committed to continually embrace the cause of world evangelization:

• by direct support of national pastors and
  missionaries through their agencies;
• through participation in international media programming;
• through short term missions projects;
• by preaching the message via television ;
• through local outreach ministry .

To find out more about missions contact our missions office at 416-222-3341, extension 138.