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Bishop Harold Miller Appointed A New Tearfund Vice-President
It has been announced that the Rt Revd Harold Miller, Bishop of Down & Dromore, has been appointed as a new Vice-President of the Christian relief and development agency Tearfund. Bishop Miller will work alongside a number of church leaders and people in the public eye to support the charity.
Bishop Miller (pictured left, with Tearfund Chair, Clive Mather) says, 'I have always been passionate about Tearfund, supporting them since the beginning in the 1960s. I am thrilled to now support them as a Vice-President as I share their thinking that the local church has a vital role in tackling poverty and injustice. As Vice-President I aim to raise awareness of Tearfund's work and mobilise the Church and Christians across Ireland to transform communities locally and globally.'
Tim Magowan, Northern Ireland Director of Tearfund, said, 'Tearfund’s vision is to see 50 million people released from material and spiritual poverty through a worldwide network of 100,000 local churches. Over the years Harold has helped us outwork this vision as a member of our National Advisory Committee in Northern Ireland. We are delighted that his support will continue in his new role as a Vice-President.'
In November Bishop Harold will travel with Tearfund to Cambodia, to see first hand the work of the local church there. He invites Church of Ireland members to consider joining him on his trip to Cambodia or use the Tearfund Harvest resource, 'One Family'.
The new list of Tearfund’s President and Vice-Presidents is:
President
• Dr Elaine Storkey
Vice-Presidents
• Lord Carey, former Archbishop of Canterbury
• Lady Carey
• Roger Forster, founder of the Ichthus fellowship
• John Coles, New Wine
• Anne Coles, New Wine
• Mike Pilavachi, Soul Survivor
• Katei Kirby, minister in Wesleyan Holiness Church
• Steve Clifford, Evangelical Alliance
• Elfed Godding, Evangelical Alliance Wales
• Right Revd Harold Miller, Bishop of Down & Dromore
• Celia Apeagyei-Collins, The Rehoboth Foundation
• Nicky Gumbel, Alpha
• Siew-Huat Ong, Chinese Church
For more information and resources, visit Tearfund's website or contact the Tearfund NI office on 028 90 682828 or Tearfund Ireland office on (0)1 878 3200.
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