Anglican Care

Throughout the years, churches in the Diocese have been quietly and consistently carrying out social ministries, often with no acknowledgement or recognition.

Anglican Care started as an umbrella body which works to facilitate and address the needs of the various care ministries within the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia.

In its initial stage, Bishop Lim Cheng Ean appointed Mr. Neil Rode to head an  Interim Committee.  Subsequently, in 2005, Mrs. Lydia Wong was appointed as the 1^st Chairperson of Anglican Care.  Since 2012, Ms. Annamaney Arumanayagam has been appointed as the Chairperson.

Although young as a Council (since 2005),  Anglican Care’s oldest  ministry is  St. Nicholas Home in Penang which is more than 90 years old (founded in 1926)!

VISION STATEMENT

To express the LOVE, GRACE, MERCY and COMPASSION of our LORD JESUS CHRIST to the community at large through Social Care, Concern and Action.  Our aim is to be the visible expression of God’s love to the community.

THE ROLE OF ANGLICAN CARE

1. Advocacy – we are of one mind that Anglican Care should focus on being the Voice of all social ministries under the Diocese in relation to:
   A. governmental policies and implementation of those policies
   B. current social issues affecting our ministries
2. Awareness – Creating awareness on the various works being done by the social ministry under the banner of Anglican Care.
3. Capacity Building – Anglican Care would take the lead in capacity building for its members by providing systematic training and strategic planning.

MINISTRIES REGISTERED UNDER ANGLICAN CARE

1. Services for the Visually Impaired
   • St. Nicholas Home, Penang 
2. Services for the Intellectually Challenged
   • Ray of Hope Centre, Ipoh, Perak 
   • St. Paul’s Church Day Training Center, Petaling Jaya, Selangor 
   • Bethel Early Intervention Programme Puchong 
3. Homes for the Aged
   • Rumah Damai, Kuala Trengganu
   • St. Mark’s Cozy Home, Sungei Buluh, Selangor
4. Homes for Children/ Youths
   • St. Barnabas Home, Klang, Selangor
   • Pertubuhan Kebajikan Pusphanesam, Johor Baru
   • Rumah Shalom Gopeng
5. Community Service Centres (tuition, feeding poor etc)
   • Beacon of Hope, Sri Manja, Petaling Jaya
   • House of Delight, Ipoh
   • Social Action Ministry, Kuala Lumpur
   • St. Mary’s Feeding the Needy, Kuala Lumpur
   • St. John’s Community Help Service, Ipoh
   • St. Luke’s Church Care Ministry, Teluk Intan
   • St. George’s Church Guides, Penang
   • Maria Community Centre, Kg Kayu Ara, Petaling Jaya