A Baptist-Methodist Ecumenical Church in Leicester
An open evening was held recently at Christchurch, in conjunction with the St. Philip’s Centre, to display a recently produced quilt by the Sikh community in Nottingham illustrating the journeys of Guru Nanak. See the BBC East Midlands news item here. About 70 people attended – mainly from the Sikh community and we received lot of very positive comments and…
Hope Hub, a new weekday drop-in, is starting every Thursday morning from 8.30am to 2pm. There will be free refreshments – coffee, tea, biscuits and toast – and light lunches (e.g. soup and rolls). Visitors can relax and chat, read a newspaper, play board games, and use the free WiFi. We look forward to meeting our neighbours in Clarendon Park…
Updated with more sessions… A great introduction to a world faith tradition from a faith practitioner, with religious artefacts and food associated with religious festivals or places. In previous sessions have heard about Sikhism and Hinduism. Three new sessions have now been arranged on Wednesday evenings at Christchurch from 7.30 to 9.00 pm Paganism, 14th February Judaism, 6th March Islam,…
Sunday evening gatherings and Saturday coffee mornings.
The church has joined a growing movement providing warm spaces and welcome during the winter months. This is on Wednesday afternoons from 2 till 8 pm. Other local churches are opening Warm Spaces at other times and public buildings such as libraries are also welcoming visitors who just want somewhere warm and welcoming to spend time in. Warm Space page
Many of us are enjoying a walk as our daily exercise. So, to give your perambulation purpose one of our members has organised this challenge.
The Sing4Syria concert at Christchurch last Thursday raised £630. This was organised by the Leicester Uni branch of UNICEF on Campus with several local choirs taking part. The donations will fund Unicef’s work with children and displaced families in Syria. Many thanks to all who came to the concert and gave donations.
Last Saturday the Art Group and friends held a sale at Christchurch to raise money for this year’s chosen charity, Leicester City of Sanctuary, when over £500 was raised.