Practical Mission Placements

Practical mission placements will enable you to turn theory into practice and experience the joys and challenges of Christian work at street level.

Locally...

Redcliffe’s location in a multi-ethnic city means that cross-cultural interaction is possible from our doorstep and weekly placements enable you to have a ministry in the local community.

This could be assisting and befriending refugees at the local drop-in centre, witnessing to young offenders at Gloucester and Leyhill prisons, supporting Asian mothers at a local family centre or outreach to international students in Cheltenham.

"Working in the local drop in centre for homeless people, drug addicts and alcoholics was quite an experience.  It showed me a different kind of poverty - an emotional and spiritual poverty - compared to Uganda where poverty is physical." (student)

In our undergraduate courses, you will experience the world beyond Gloucester in your annual placement of 5-7 weeks.  This can be anywhere in the world and in any type of Christian ministry.  Drawing on our links with over 50 agencies, we will help you find the right assignment that will develop your particular gifts and interests. 

You will take part in both orientation and debriefing sessions to help prepare you for your placement and assist you in reflecting on your experiences. 

Read what students have said about their placement experiences by clicking on the linked articles opposite...