International Partnership Council

Our International Partnership Council coordinates mission efforts around the world. Because Resurrection is a mission of the Anglican Church of Rwanda to the United States, we are particularly connected to the nation of Rwanda. We are paired with a sister church in Nyagatare (Gahini Diocese), Rwanda, and we collaborate in ministry through a dynamic partnership. We also routinely support and participate in other opportunities for mission and service internationally.

European Partnership Fund

Our European Partnership Fund is a means for our congregation and others to plant seeds for new congregations to be established in post- Christian Europe. Our envoy, the Rev. Christian Hofreiter, is currently completing a theological education program at Oxford so that he might lead a new church-planting team in Austria.

Religious Freedom Council

The RFC exists to serve the persecuted church by providing a place of fellowship for religious freedom advocates and academics at Resurrection. It also encourages concern and prayer in our church and hopefully in others for the persecuted church. The RFC also works to build relationships with members of the body of Christ who suffer or have suffered persecution.

Barnabas Teams

Barnabas Teams are small groups of 3-5 persons who are committed to working together in order to support and encourage the international envoys from the Resurrection family of churches. They help ensure that no one who is sent from our churches is somehow neglected or forgotten. In a transient city like Washington, DC, this kind of ongoing care is essential for the long-term success of those whom we send out in service around the world. It also demonstrates our own commitment to honor those whom the Lord calls to serve him in this way.

In the early church, Barnabas was an advocate for Paul following his conversion to Christianity (Acts 9:27; 11:22-26). Barnabas served as a key partner in ministry whose very name, “son of encouragement,” testifies to the nature of his support. Today, he serves as the inspiration for our Barnabas Teams.

Some of the tangible ways in which Barnabas Teams provide support for our envoys include: prayer, assistance in fundraising, friendship and communication. With the envoy, the Barnabas Team fosters an atmosphere of honesty which enables transparency with regard to needs and challenges. Barnabas Teams also serve the larger church community by keeping the congregation up to date on the life and activities of those whom we have sent.