Church on the Margins: video reflections
These reflections on what it means to be a church on the margins were shared to open our weekly online discussions.
Being a Church on the Margins in a time of Coronavirus (2 April 2020)
Carmel Murphy Elliott, Urban Life, Manchester (with an introduction to the series from Niall Cooper)
Suffering and Solidarity (9 April, Maundy Thursday)
Deirdre Brower Latz, Nazarene Theological College, Manchester
Prophetic Imagination (16 April 2020)
Urzula Glienecke, Greyfriars, Edinburgh
Who is my neighbour? The walkable parish (23 April 2020)
Chris Lawrence, InnerCHANGE, East Harlem, New York City
Where are the margins? (30 April 2020)
Stef Benstead, Manchester
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SPARK newsletter, winter 2024-25
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What are the challenges and opportunities in your neighbourhood? And where does your church fit in? Those are two of …
Urgent: Ask your church to display this poster on Sunday
Churchgoers are urged to speak up against the Government’s harmful and immoral cuts to vital lifelines. Please, join the calls. …
The town of 250,000 that revolutionised its food system
The town of Reading, in Berkshire, has revolutionised its community food work in the past two years. Faith Christian Group has …