Mission and Outreach

 

COST OF LIVING CRISIS HITS OUR CHARITIES - CAN YOU HELP PLEASE?

St John’s is supporting three Charities this year which, given the cost of living crisis, find themselves one way or another at the even sharper end of Need.

 

 

Foodwise is a local organisation that works with local churches and community groups to help those most at risk from food insecurity. Through training and education in the preparation of healthy, low cost meals, they help people to avoid more costly or less healthy options. Their courses teach all aspects of budgeting, shopping and food preparation, and all the necessary food and equipment is provided free. We have managed one course pre covid in our Centre kitchen. Latterly Foodwise have been preparing hot meals for children affected by the cost of living crisis.  Click here to visit their website.

 

 

CAP UK (Christians Against Poverty) is a national charity that works with local churches to help those in financial difficulty, either due to debt or low income. CAP works with individuals to help them find ways to resolve their immediate difficulties and to then manage their financial situation better for the future. CAP has a strong presence in the Guildford area which is by no means free of poverty and deprivation. Click here to visit their website.

 

 

Compassion UK helps children around the world through individual sponsorship and supports wider initiatives such as clean water, health treatments and education resources. By working in partnerships with UK and overseas churches they allow Christians in the UK to help directly those in most need.  We support them specifically in Haiti with prayer and cash donations and a number of our church members sponsor Haitian children. Click here to visit their website.

 

Our ability as a church community to offer these charities financial help has been impact by the cost of living crisis. We are therefore relying on the personal generosity of people, whom we realise are affected themselves, but who recognise that there are others in a worse situation than themselves.

Here are some clips that you will find helpful:

    1. “We rise as one” – this is a very short and powerful video: https://vimeo.com/461734363/678143abca
    2. A brief general update from Sydney Muisyo, Compassion’s Head of Global Programme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVwrHjutXz0

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If you feel able to contribute, you can donate online by clicking here and our Outreach Committee will ensure it is passed directly to our Charities.