Poverty, Stigma & Crime
TALK TO A LONG-TERM RESIDENT ABOUT LIFE ON THEIR LONDON ESTATE AND CHANCES ARE THAT THEY WILL TELL THAT IT’S GONE
DOWNHILL. WHY THE ANTISOCIAL SHADOW ON SOCIAL HOUSING?
Reading with Feeling
BY READING THE BIBLE ALOUD IN GROUPS SLOWLY, THOUGHTFULLY AND WITH IMAGINATION, OLDER PEOPLE ARE ENCOUNTERING JESUS FOR THE FIRST TIME
May I Pray for You?
OUT OF ONE HUNDRED HOMES THERE WOULD BE MAXIMUM TWENTY POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING RESPONSES
Long Conversations
A VISITING PROGRAMME RUN BY REDEEMER CHURCH IN CROYDON HAS OPENED THE DOOR TO UNEXPECTED GOSPEL ENCOUNTERS.
football and faithfulness
SHARING THE GOSPEL ON THE VAUXHALL GARDENS ESTATE
WITH INTEGRITY DEPENDS ON THE CHURCH BEING OPEN TO SHARE THEIR LIVES WITH THEIR NEIGHBOURS
Mental health and homeless day
October 10 is both World Homeless Day and Mental Health Awareness. How do staff at London City Mission’s Webber Street Day centre support people who are homeless and struggle with poor mental health?
CAREFUL STEPS TOWARDS LIFE WITH JESUS
One of the first times our missionary met Helen*, she was in the midst of a mental health crisis and threatening to take her own life.
PAST CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, NOW OPENING UP TO JESUS
Five years ago, an older, disabled man called Joe* arrived at
our centre in Dagenham and quietly sat in the background.
SERVING THE HOMELESS COMMUNITY IN A CRISIS
When lockdown was announced back at the end of March,
our day centre for homeless people had to dramatically change
– and fast.
