ChangeMakers

Our annual ChangeMakers Fiesta is here! Help us raise funds for all our local and international initiatives.

Making a difference.

ChangeMakers is the community impact arm of River’s Edge Church.
It plays a key role in fulfilling our overall church mission, expressed in the words Faith, Fulfilment, Freedom and Future.

The Future aspect expresses our desire that Christians find a purposeful future through making a difference in the world by sharing the love of Jesus and bringing hope for the future to those in need.

ChangeMaker’s provides a practical expression of this, and champions our call to bring love, justice and new life to our neighbours and the nations. We do this by sharing our lives respectfully and authentically with people we meet, particularly those struggling with disadvantage, loss and disaster.

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Locally.

River’s Edge ChangeMakers engages with a wide range of local communities and organisations:

  • ChangeMakers partners with Sydney Refugee Team and Foodbank to provide food, Christmas gifts and general support to refugees in the local government areas of Parramatta and Cumberland.

  • ChangeMakers also partners with STARTTS (Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of torture and trauma survivors) to provide Christmas gifts for children and families from refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds.

  • A long-term community engagement exists with disadvantaged communities in our local region including the provision of items of basic necessity and counselling services.

  • Emergency food and support and Christmas hampers are provided for people in crisis in our local region.

  • River’s Edge Church participates in emergency appeals directed to disaster relief organised by Australian Christian Churches.

  • River’s Edge ChangeMakers has been a long-time supporter of the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child.

Internationally.

River’s Edge Church supports the following relationally, prayerfully and financially.

  • Destiny Rescue

    Rescuing children from sexual exploitation and human trafficking and helping them stay free.

  • Japan

    Ps Eugene and Fiona Gebert have planted WakuWaku Life Church in Fukuoka Japan as Australian Christian Churches cross-cultural workers. With their children Elyssa and Jessica, the Geberts have chosen to stay in Japan through pandemic lockdown and border closures to lead the church, support new Christians, provide food for those in need and share the love of Jesus.

  • Middle East

    Pastors J and A are pioneering church planters in the Middle East who, with their young family, are building respectful and informed dialogue with local people, discipling new believers and mentoring leaders. Their relational and culturally-relevant and respectful approach has allowed them to provide answers and support for many interested local people.

Get involved.

If you’d like to find out more about how you can contribute to the mission of ChangeMakers, click below.

Give.

Any donations over $2 are now tax deductible through our partnership with Sydney Community Foundation. Click here for all the details. These donations will be used for our local community initiatives.

For non tax deductible donations you can give via direct deposit—just put “ChangeMakers” in the transfer description.

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