We have faith in development
SMC Faith in Development is a platform for churches and faith based organisations, working with human rights and dignity for all. Our network contributes to building peaceful, equal and sustainable societies.
We have been an ecumenical platform since 1912 for cooperation between different Christian traditions with a special focus on mission, international development cooperation, religious freedom and the role of religion in society.
Today SMC Faith in Development consists of 29 churches and faith-based organisations within Swedish civil society. Together we arrange events and seminars to learn from each other’s differences, pass on experiences and advocate for a better world.
We have a special expertise in freedom of religion or belief where we have developed open source materials and resources for the FORB Learning Platform for many years. We are also in the lead of at consortium funded by Sida where we work with local partners together with several of our member organisations.
Related documents
Statutes of the Swedish Mission Council
Annual Report 2024
The annual report of 2024 includes features, interviews, financial statements and information about the staff, board members and committee.
Value Foundation
Our work takes its point of departure in the biblical narratives of God, humans and the world. God’s love is unconditional and embraces all people without exception.
Theory of Change
Coming in English soon.
SMC’s Strategy 2022 — 2026
The Strategy describes the direction of the work of SMC — Faith in Development during the period of 2022 — 2026. The Strategy is developed by the SMC secretariat in cooperation with the SMC board and member organisations in a consultative process that took place between April 2020 and April 2021.
We believe in meetings and mutual learning
SMC’s main mission is to create meeting places for cooperation and reflection within our network. We arrange annual membership days, seminars and workshops to reflect and learn.
In our international network there is a diversity of civil society actors from different traditions. This breadth is our strength and we see our differences as an asset that challenge us to learn from each other in order to work together in God’s mission.
A Vibrant Network
Our network spans over more than 110 years, 50 countries and 29 members in Sweden.