A selection of news and stories from churches across the country on how they are serving their communities.
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‘For many, pets are a lifeline’ – church pet food bank launches amid cost of living crisis
01/02/2023
A pet food bank set up with support from a church is helping people to feed their dogs, cats and even guinea pigs amid the cost of living crisis
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‘I came away feeling grounded’ – the music festival chaplain giving hope to hundreds
20/12/2021
Revd Lynn Boyle leads services and works behind the bar as Chaplain of the Country Music Festivals of Whitebottom Farm in Stockport.
4 min read
‘I knew he would have been proud of me’ – how clergy are honouring the Windrush Generation
28/07/2021
Clergy are honouring their heritage and celebrating Black history by wearing a special vestment designed by a renowned artist.
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‘I started to sob and sob’ - a life-changing encounter in a cafe
01/04/2022
After years of alcohol and drug dependency, earlier this year, Ady Hodgkinson was baptised – marking an incredible transformation in his life which all started with an encounter at a Christian café.
2 min read
‘I was fighting it’ an AI scientist’s 12-year journey to ordination
18/11/2021
Henry Akingbemisilu was ordained as a Deacon earlier this year. He serves as a Self-Supporting Minister in Thamesmead, London, in the Diocese of Southwark – alongside working in Data Science.
2 min read
‘Initially I ran in the opposite direction’ – a 30-year journey to ordination.
25/06/2021
Heath Monaghan first felt God calling him to be ordained when he was 13. More than three decades later, he expects to be tearful during the ordination service.
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‘It gave me back hope and ambition’– Cathedral helps young people
04/05/2022
Lichfield Cathedral helped 30 unemployed young people find work last year, by making six-month job placements available for 16 to 24-year-olds, as part of the Government’s Kickstart Scheme.
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‘It has been a way of saying to people ‘we are here for you' - the listening service launched by a rural team ministry
27/08/2021
A steady stream of people have responded to an invitation to ring a ‘listening ear’ service of support and prayer run by curates in a rural area since the start of the first lockdown.
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‘It is wonderful to welcome a new generation’ - how a diocese is supporting arrivals from Hong Kong
13/12/2021
More than 70 new arrivals from Hong Kong have been warmly welcomed to the Diocese of Leeds at a special church event.
2 min read
‘It made me believe in myself’ – seed of hope planted five decades ago bears fruit today
06/05/2021
A youth project that has provided support in one of the country’s most deprived areas during the pandemic has marked almost five decades of success.
2 min read