A Serving Community
Maranatha has been led into a balance between prayer and action. Mother Theresa said to Maranatha, "If you pray without serving, your prayers are in vain. If you serve without praying, your service is in vain". Service and prayer are at the heart of our experience as Christians - serving others (Gal 5:13) and serving God (Luke 4:8). We serve in many different ways, serving many different people.
Serving the Church
We believe that the Church is God's instrument for bringing hope, healing and renewal to people, communities and society. By equipping and serving people in their own churches, the whole Body of Christ is strengthened to serve their communities, the poor and needy, and all those in need.
Serving our Communities
We are little brothers and sisters of Jesus; pilgrims, travelling light to be ready to respond to the prompting of God's Holy Spirit. This has led members of the community to serve through initiatives from local community projects to national consultative panels. At the international level we have sought to be an effective voice for truth, justice and righteousness, uphold Religious Freedom and Human Rights, and lobby for social change.
Serving those in need
Jesus spent time with the people that needed him most (Matt 9:6). We are called to serve the poor, the marginalised, the voiceless - anyone who is in need of God's love and justice. Maranatha members have heeded that call and got involved with people in need all over the world.