Churches and parishes active in remote places know the needs of the people around them, quickly build connections between aid workers and residents, and stay on once we fly back. That makes churches and parishes very important partner organisations for us, and there are many ways they can support our work:
Partnership with churches
We work with churches and parishes that live out compassion. Discover how, together, we reach people who are cut off from the world.
There for everyone, together
Church engagement
Giving during the service
Take up a collection
Your parish can collect for MAF spontaneously or as part of a special service: at a mission festival, at Harvest Thanksgiving, at Christmas, or when a disaster shakes the world and help is needed fast.
We are happy to help you prepare: with information material for your parish, pictures and stories from our operational areas, or a short talk showing exactly where your collection makes a difference.
Share information about MAF
Display our material
In the church entrance, in the parish hall or after the service: our information material makes MAF's work visible in your parish. Flyers, brochures and bulletins show how our flights save lives and bring people hope. Our materials are vividly designed, with real stories from our operational areas. They also work well for youth groups, parish afternoons or as a conversation starter.
We provide the materials free of charge. Order what you need from us, or download digital versions you can print yourself.
Engaged as a parish
Fundraising campaign
A fundraising campaign brings your parish together and makes commitment tangible. Whether it is a sponsored run, a flea market, a benefit concert, a cake sale after the service or a sponsored walk, there are no limits to your creativity.
Youth groups, confirmation classes and family circles in particular are keen to pitch in when they can see what they are working for. We are happy to support you with material, ideas and stories from our operational areas that you can use in your campaign.
Our focus areas
Support a project
Would your church like to help in a targeted way? Support one of our focus areas: Health and hygiene, Nutrition and income, Education and skills development, Faith and hope, or Disaster relief.
Project support is particularly suited to churches and parishes that want to stay involved over the long term. As a partner you receive regular updates with reports, pictures and stories from the focus area you have chosen. A donation turns into a relationship: you accompany real people and see for yourself how their situation changes thanks to your help.
Input and exchange
MAF at your service
Bring MAF into your parish. We can contribute to your service, give a talk at a parish evening or lead an interactive exchange with your youth group. We bring along stories that get under your skin: of missions in remote regions, of people who would be forgotten without our flights, and of the wonder of bringing hope by aircraft. Sometimes even with pilots telling it first-hand.
An MAF input inspires and shows concretely how compassion flies to the most remote corners of the world. Your parish experiences what commitment can achieve.
Delivering vital help together
Partner organisations
With more than 1,500 local, national and international partner organisations, we bring help to places it would otherwise never reach, and change lives together.
Where roads end, we fly on and bring new hope.
Downloads
Further information
Annual reports, further information about MAF as well as in-depth features and first-hand accounts are available free of charge to download in our current brochures and reports.
2025 Annual Report MAF Switzerland
PDF (5.1 MB)
2025 Annual Accounts MAF Switzerland
PDF (415 KB)
MAF Magazine 01-26
PDF (4.7 MB)
MAF Magazine 02-26
PDF (3.9 MB)
MAF Magazine 04-25
PDF (4.8 MB)
Contact
Roland Thörisch
Programme Manager / Fundraising