What We Do and Why

ICS is an Anglican mission society that was founded 200 years ago. We want to help people find Jesus and seek to share the good news of Christ with English-speaking people (of which there are around 1.5 billion worldwide) by encouraging, equipping, and planting local churches throughout the world.

ICS partners around 48 chaplains and assistant chaplains in new and long-established congregations in Europe, North Africa, South America, the South Atlantic and Southeast Asia. We also offer Short-term Mission in holiday destinations in Europe and the Mediterranean.

All chaplains linked to ICS work under the license and authority of their Diocesan Bishop. ICS works closely with all diocesan bishops, their staff, and the congregations it partners in the management of appointments, church planting, youth work and other ministry projects. ICS Chaplains and Associate Ministry Partners, subscribe to the ICS Basis of Faith.

What matters to ICS is seeing people encounter new life in Christ. We are about mission! We value the Bible as our guide and authority, we value integrity and excellence in all that we do, we value partnership and seek to work with others whenever possible, we value ministering at the frontiers and we value volunteers. This unique combination makes ICS who we are today.

Please stand with us as we develop the amazing opportunities before us.  In 2023, we celebrated 200 years of ICS.  You can listen to Archbishop's Justin message of congratulations below.