Church Representative: Brenda Wilkinson
Tearfund partners with churches in more than 50 of the world’s poorest countries, tackling poverty and injustice and responding to disasters and believes that an end to extreme poverty is possible.
Tearfund’s Church and Community Transformation (CCT) initiative impacts the whole community. Starting with Bible studies, church members are encouraged and empowered to realise their potential, reach out to their community, recognise the resources God has given them, and use them to overcome the challenges they face. This way, the whole community is impacted. For more information about Church and Community Transformation, visit https://www.tearfund.org/stories/2025/04/what-is-cct-also-known-as-transforming-communities
In 2018, a group from St. John’s visited Tearfund’s partner, World Relief Cambodia, and saw the work being done to help poor communities through improved agriculture, savings and loan schemes, healthcare training and raising awareness of the dangers of trafficking.
In 2025 the work of Tearfund and the Disasters Emergency Committee was recognised at a humanitarian reception hosted by King Charles III, Queen Camilla, The Princess Royal and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. Brenda and Gordon Wilkinson were honoured to be included among Tearfund’s representatives.