Here in the UK each of us can point to new or existing church projects to help those in need. In London there are night shelters, food banks, debt counselling and youth employment projects to name but a few. The ARC Addington Fund continues to help farmers and those in rural communities facing hardship; whilst in Leeds the church has been involved in cracking down on doorstep lenders seeking to exploit the most economically vulnerable.
Our strength as a Church lies not only in our vision but also in our presence. Our place in every parish in England gives us an unparalleled opportunity to make this fresh vision a reality.
We share a hope, born of the incarnation, which goes far beyond economic recovery. It reaches into the heart of every man, woman and child. Yes we lament our situation, but we do so knowing that our song will finish in hope: the hope in Christ’s message to us. “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living one. I was dead, and see, I am alive for ever and ever; and I have the keys of Death and Hades. Do not be afraid”. (Revelation 1:17-18).
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John Sentamu on the implications of the financial crisis and the recession at General Synod
Here in the UK each of us can point to new or existing church projects to help those in need. In London there are night shelters, food banks, debt counselling and youth employment projects to name but a few. The ARC Addington Fund continues to help farmers and those in rural communities facing hardship; whilst in Leeds the church has been involved in cracking down on doorstep lenders seeking to exploit the most economically vulnerable.
Our strength as a Church lies not only in our vision but also in our presence. Our place in every parish in England gives us an unparalleled opportunity to make this fresh vision a reality.
We share a hope, born of the incarnation, which goes far beyond economic recovery. It reaches into the heart of every man, woman and child. Yes we lament our situation, but we do so knowing that our song will finish in hope: the hope in Christ’s message to us. “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living one. I was dead, and see, I am alive for ever and ever; and I have the keys of Death and Hades. Do not be afraid”. (Revelation 1:17-18).
Read it all.