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Hope for asylum seekers
Much that we offered was very practical, from donating warm clothes and suitable footwear to helping them access local services such as buses and shops. Some people questioned why our church was getting so involved in helping these “foreigners” who were mostly from an Islamic background and had…
Stockport Baptist
Hope for the harvest
It turned out there is always a way to sow the seed of God’s word! We adapted. Like many, we started to sow God’s word through social media. Our church has grown during the pandemic through new believers finding community and faith. We met one guy in his 30s in an online Bible study. As his faith…
The Journey Church, Manchester
Hope in Wales
Vineyard Church Cardiff have a number of outreach projects as part of their compassion ministry, Restore. One such project is Ty Adfer (meaning Restoration House in Welsh). It’s a support house in the city run by the church for men coming from vulnerably-housed situations, such as living on the…
Vineyard Cardiff et al
Hope from altar to kitchen table
There was an interesting mood at Pinner Baptist Church's final in-person prayer meeting in 2020. We knew coronavirus existed, but not much about it. We knew lockdown was coming, but not for how long. We knew things were about to change, but not how much! At this prayer meeting, our pastor, Manoj…
Hope 15:13
Hope for the hungry
They helped to bring together a small group of local charitable organisations: Pall Singh;Asian Concern;The Mosque Kitchen;Panjabi Junction (Asian Women's Project); andSt Peter's Church. It was agreed that because of the hardship many individuals and families were facing, we should explore setting…
Asian Concern
Hope through the arts
My husband and I are artists who enjoy expressing God's love through various art forms and are associates of the like-minded group Arts Release. It all started with our church’s arts-based missional community, called The Maker’s Place. The vision was for “an informal group, focussed on art and…
Liz Waugh McManus
Prioritising rest, prioritising the planet
Global leaders, politicians, activists and scientists gathered at climate summit COP26 last year in Glasgow, taking decisive action on the fate of humanity and our planet. But what is the prophetic role of the church when it comes to our environment? If the church is going to play an active…
Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana
Violence against women and girls (VAWG): a personal reflection and a policy response
Leah Houston is in her second year studying theology at Belfast Bible College and currently on placement with us at the Evangelical Alliance NI. Here, Leah shares her thoughts and feelings considering the murder of Ashling Murphy: “It could have been my friend, it could have been my sister, it…
Danielle McElhinney
The feel guilty games | Being Human
What do these contested Winter Olympic games tell us about what it means to be human? Catch Peter on his quick take for this week.
Why should Christians care about the government's plan to "Level Up"?
At its core, levelling up is intended to be a solution to the prominent problem of regional inequality. The Office for National Statistics found that in 2018, household income in the east of England was about five per cent higher than the UK average, and productivity was about five per cent lower.…
Nicola Martin
Stories of Hope 2: Welcome to the series
God continues to move powerfully through you. You have continued to look out for fellow believers and those who do not know Jesus personally. Good news has been proclaimed in word and deed to communities across the UK and lives have been touched and transformed by His work. This small collection of…
Anna Seevaratnam
4 life-changing habits for good news people in a bad news world
The top three resolutions people make are to lose weight, get fitter or eat more healthily, not surprising after the season of Christmas indulgence, but these are aspirations that tend only to benefit the one making the resolution. My encouragement to you is to implement some rhythms that will…
Phil Knox
