Serving as a chaplain

Permanent Mission

As well as being a mission agency, ICS is a patronage society owning church buildings and clergy housing across Europe as bases for outreach. We recruit and nominate Chaplains to Diocesan Bishops to serve in cross-cultural mission and ministry in international Anglican churches. The Chaplains are asked to fully subscribe to the ICS Basis of Faith. All chaplains linked to ICS work under the licence of the Bishop in whose Anglican Diocese they minister and work under his authority.

Resort Mission

Since 1844, ICS has sent out volunteer seasonal chaplains to reach out to tourists in Italy, Greece and Switzerland. It is an exciting ministry because while on holiday people have time to relax, think about their lives, their values, aims and priorities. If you are interested in offering to serve as a seasonal chaplain click here.

Associate Ministry Partners

ICS also have Associate Ministry Partners, working in chaplaincies not gifted to (part of) ICS, where the chaplain (and if possible the chaplaincy) wish to be identified with ICS and subscribe fully to the ICS Basis of Faith. Find an Associate Ministry Partner application form here.

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Brexit, Faith and Identity: 2. 'What do you do?'

'What do you do?' is one of the three standard questions asked in the city that I call home: Brussels, Belgium. Last time I focused more on the question 'Where are you from?' here a second question confronts us: 'What do you do?' As Christians, we are in the world but we are called not to be of the world. That is, we are called to be the light and the salt, the witnesses and ambassadors of the Kingdom of God and not to define ourselves by worldly activities.
Brexit, Faith and Identity: 1. 'Where are you from?'

Since 2013, Jeremy Heuslein has been the Outreach Worker from Holy Trinity Brussels to the EU Institutions, providing pastoral care and spiritual accompaniment to young professionals. In connection with his ministry, Jeremy has written this guest blog series for ICS. Exploring Brexit from a Christian viewpoint.
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Month 6

June Update

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Wengen

Winter and Summer resort mission at St. Bernard's Church
What we do and why

ICS is an international Church of England mission agency to English-speakers who live, study, work or holiday abroad, in countries where English is not the main language. We do this by planting and growing international churches and by outreach to tourists through our seasonal chaplaincies.
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Winter and Summer resort mission at St. Peter's Church
Serving as a chaplain
Our history
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ICS is an Anglican mission agency that plants and supports churches in Europe, North Africa, the South Atlantic and South America. Our Mission and Ministry is in English and we are funded by donations from individuals, churches and trusts. Your donation will help us continue this work. Thank you!
Our impact

ICS is a frontier agency, always looking for new challenges and opportunities.
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Winter and Summer resort mission (served from Wengen)
Helping people find Jesus

ICS is an international Church of England mission agency to English-speakers who live, study, work or holiday abroad, in countries where English is not the main language. We do this by planting and growing international churches and by outreach to tourists through our Resort Mission.

Appeal to further the Mission of ICS

New Work is an essential part of what ICS is about. Since we decided to help fund the work in Izmir our New Work opportunities have snowballed, and it is a delight to be part of this mission as we develop new opportunities and frontiers. ICS was founded as a frontier mission agency, I believe we are being not only true to our roots but also relevant to the times we live in. Read more

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