Partnership is essential in ministry
As missionaries serving the Lord Jesus Christ abroad, it is essential that we not only receive support from our many partners in ministry, but also be accountable to the authority that they bear in our lives.
Check out our key partners in ministry, and consider joining our ministry team by supporting us through prayer and through giving!
SAMS-USA is a voluntary missionary society in the Anglican tradition in the United States, linked with five other members of the SAMS family around the world. All missionaries work in partnership with the Episcopal/Anglican diocese where they are serving primarily in the Americas. In the USA, SAMS seeks to work cooperatively with executives of the Episcopal and Anglican churches to coordinate society and national church programs when appropriate.
The Society is dedicated to fulfilling Jesus Christ’s Great Commission to “Go … and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you …" (Matthew 28:19-20a). We seek to develop churches in the areas of service which are firmly rooted in the Gospel and which, while reflecting the indigenous culture, remain faithful to the traditions of the worldwide Episcopal/Anglican communion.
SAMS trains, sends and supports Episcopalians/Anglicans who are called of God to proclaim the Gospel alongside other members of the Anglican communion primarily in the Americas. Missionaries are also involved with social concerns for all sectors of the community through teaching, medicine, youth ministry, and community development, with a special focus on underprivileged and minority or marginal groups.
The Diocese of Western Anglicans is an Anglican Church in North America founding diocese. It has currently 27 parishes and 4 mission parishes in formation in the American states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Washington and Wyoming. The state with most congregations is California with 14, followed by Arizona with 5. Diocesan headquarters are located in Long Beach, California. Their first bishop was the Rt. Rev. William “Bill" Thompson, who resigned in 2014. He was succeeded as Vicar General by the Rt. Rev. Frank Lyons in June 2014. On October 10, 2014, the Anglican Church of North America elected the Rev. Keith Andrews as the Second Bishop of the Diocese. He was consecrated on January 25, 2015, at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, in Newport Beach, California.
