Network Leeds - Pennies From Heaven Appeal - 2013 June 2013 marks the tenth anniversary of the Network Leeds website launch. Over this time we have published thousands of articles, events, pictures and comments, and now we need to find £10,000 to help fund the work we do. More ... Hotline Network Leeds Welfare Reform News Information and resources about welfare reform. More ... Encounter Gatherings Gather Pace City Church Leeds have for the past few weeks been holding city wide prayer gatherings at the Ashwood Centre. See what's been happening here: More ... Wesley Bikes Anybody in Leeds do anything like this? Let us know if you do. More ... National Day of Prayer Update Jonathan Oloyede from The National Day of Prayer reports on the latest news. More ... Kidz Klub Launch Urgent Appeal Kidz Klub Leeds has launched an urgent appeal for support to enable its work to continue into next year. More ... HeatinGlobal - Church Heating Specialist We are Church Heating Specialists that can assist you in designing, planning and installing a heating system that suits your church heating projects. More ... 'About My Area' - Promoting Local Churches, Events and Activities in North Leeds About My Area is excited to be partnering with Network Leeds to help to promote local churches and their events and activities. More ... New Benefit Changes Chapletown CAB have responded to changes in Government Benefits with detailed information about the new criteria More ... Cottingley Clean up The Cottingley Youth Project (CYP) hosted a team of young people from churches across Leeds recently for the Leeds Youth Cell Network’s (LYCN) Demonstrate Day. More ... Pakistan - Unlock the chains The Jubilee Debt Campaign are calling for supporters to sign an online petition calling on the International Monetary Fund to provide debt relief to Pakistan’s new government. More ... Launch of Amateur Photography Competition to Celebrate Faith Amateur Photography Competition Celebrating Faith Launches Nationally · Winners’ nominated charity or community groups to receive £1,000 worth of AV equipment More ... Doing Good in Leeds Doing Good Leeds is here to help third sector organisations access the best help and advice on running their organisation. It’s also here to involve and inform you about the big issues affecting third sector organisations in Leeds. More ... Volunteers needed at Leeds Festival Leeds Festival Angels are looking for volunteers to help at Leeds Festival at Bramham Park, and also to support the angels in prayer between 21st and 26th August. More ... Adult Literacy Courses Free Basic Literacy Course More ... Coffee 0'Clock for Kidz Klub Can you help Kidz Klub? More ... Keeping House - Funding available Funding available for Church Projects to promote independance More ... New service for people with Learning disabilities Prospects is a dynamic Christian organisation working together with people with learning disabilities so they live life to the full. They are are setting up new Christian support services in Yorkshire More ... City Centre Conferencing and meeting Rooms LCI offers state of the art conferencing with an ethical edge in Leeds City Centre . Special rates for Voluntary Groups. More ... Holbeck Food Bank Helps Its First Family A new food bank in South Leeds has been set up by the Holbeck Christian Fellowship and Mosaic Church to help households in crisis. More ... DNA / Eden Network Partnership DNA very recently entered into an exciting partnership with the Eden Network. More ... DNA Trans-cultural Health Partners - Leeds TCHP is a small Organisation based in Ebor Court, set up to advance equitable access to health in sub-Saharan Africa and to the International community in Leeds. More ... Auditions open for The Narnia Experience: Auditions being held at St Mathias Church More ... Holbeck Vicar Honoured Alistair Kaye, priest in charge of Holbeck, Beeston Hill and Hunslet, made an Honorary Canon of Ripon Cathedral. More ... Duke Of York's Award Scheme Seeks to Reward Local Community Groups Last year recipients included: Middleton Elderly Aid, Caring For Life, Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store, and the Halton Moor and Osmondthorpe Project for Elders (HOPE). More ... New Life Newspaper NEW LIFE is a great 12-page monthly outreach newspaper, packed with real life testimonies and celebrity interviews, helping you reach your community with the Gospel. More ... Lightline Pilgrimages - Specialist Christian Travel Specialist Christian Travel To The Holy land More ... Leeds Foodbank 2013 Leeds Foodbank is a new venture. Supported by churches from many different backgrounds and traditions. More ... John Casey Volunteer Actors wanted for The Narnia Experience, Leftbank Leeds Step through the Wardrobe follow the wintery trail + meet Mr Tumnus, Mrs Beaver + The White Witch! More ... White Papers - Fusion Fusion will be releasing White Papers on different areas of student work. The topics will be quite specific - depth rather than breadth. Have a read! More ... Yorkshire Church Leaders Learn About Peacemaking at Corrymeela A group of senior West Yorkshire church leaders has learned of the Northern Ireland experience of peacemaking and reconciliation. More ... Scargill - The Final Push Our God is good at moving mountains, large or small. More ... What would you say if you were given the opportunity to talk on Premier Drive Show for 2 minutes? From Mid-April.. More ... New Logo, Website and Branding for Cocoon! Cocoon seeks to raise self-esteem with women and girls in the UK by equipping professionals with resources and training. More ... The 90 Challenge - This Summer! They're hoping to connect 2,500 school leavers to churches this year, which costs £200 a day over the 90 days of the Student Linkup season. More ... Advertise paid job vacancies or your Business with Network Leeds from £30 We email our bulletin every week to over 1300 members across Leeds. More ... Resourcing Organisations - Citywide There are a number of organisations working ‘behind the scenes’ to resource, connect and help to facilitate the church in Leeds to fulfil its mission to the city. More ... Student Linkup Resources - Life After Graduation and More! Student Linkup from Fusion helps provide 360° preparation for University and has some great resources available! More ... Church Hall for Hire! - Stainbeck Wide range of rooms and facilities (including kitchen and toilet) available for low cost! More ... Asylum Justice and Release AJAR is a network of people in Leeds, often from faith communities, seeking to help people currently in detention who have a valid case for applying for bail. More ... Lent Prayer - Wed 27th - Hope Revolution Hope Revolution ‘We are Neighbours’ is a new initiative working to see a great awakening across youth ministries in Bradford and Leeds. Our hope is to see how a disconnected generation can connect once again with the church. More ... Lent Prayer - Thurs 28th - LFIS and Space Leeds Faith in Schools provides a flexible and professional Christian resource to high schools in Leeds. Space is a network of 15 youth groups for 11-19 year olds in six of the more deprived areas of inner-city Leeds. More ... Lent Prayer - Good Friday ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ Matthew 27 v 6, Mark 15 v 34 More ... Lent Prayer - Sat 30th - St George's Crypt Please pray for God’s continuing provision for us during 2013 with all its potential political and financial implications. More ... Lent Prayer - Easter Sunday Unity, prayer and mission. Why? Because Jesus is alive! More ... Lent Prayer - Fri 22nd - Include Food at Miry Carr Farm The idea is to get people, who would not normally have the opportunity, to get back to nature and reconnect with creation, enabling them to benefit from the healing that it brings. More ... Leeds Foodbanks Braced to Feed Thousands More and more cash-strapped families in leeds are relying on food bank handouts to tide them over as living costs rise and cuts begin to bite. More ... Unplanned or Urgent Dental Care Questionnaire - Can You Help? The NHS locally is asking people to advise on the task of planning the future of unplanned or urgent dental care for the whole of West Yorkshire. More ... Lent Prayer - Thurs 21st - Suitcase and Spectacles and The Narnia Experience 'Miss Dotty’s Specs’ is a light hearted play based on the Prodigal Son, designed for Key Stage 2-3. More ... Lent Prayer - Sat 23rd - Interactive Interactive is an interfaith youth project. It is part of the work of Inter-Active, a Leeds-based organisation working across faith traditions through sport. More ... Lent Prayer - Sun 24th - Abigail Housing and Just Housing Abigail Housing is a West Yorkshire-based charitable company dedicated to providing housing and support to people made homeless at the end of the asylum process. More ... Lent Prayer - Mon 25th - St Monica's St. Monica's Housing provides accommodation for eight destitute asylum seeking women in two houses provided by Catholic Care in Headingley. More ... Lent Prayer - Tues 26th - Activ8 Activ8 Leeds aims to transform lives and empower communities through advocacy and education. More ... Lent Prayer - Tues 19th - Joanna Joanna is a Christian project working with women involved in street prostitution. More ... Lent Prayer - Wed 20th - CODESA CODESSA is a connector between the Christian community and Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups in Leeds. More ... Lent Prayer - Thu 14th - Foodbank Supported by churches from many different backgrounds, and traditions, the Foodbank network aims to provide three days of emergency food to local people in crisis. More ... Lent Prayer - Fri 15th - CAP Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is a national debt counselling charity which offers free debt advice and long term support to anyone struggling with the pressure of unmanageable debt. More ... Lent Prayer - Sat 16th - Street Pastors Street Pastors is an inter-denominational Church response to urban problems, engaging with people on the streets to care, listen and dialogue. More ... Lent Prayer - Sun 17th - Asylum Justice and Release Asylum Justice And Release (AJAR) was born out of the experience of Christians at All Hallows Church coming into contact with people detained while living in Leeds, but being held in privately run Detention Centres. More ... Lent Prayer - Mon 18th - Leeds Pregnancy Crisis Centre Leeds Pregnancy Crisis Centre offers free confidential advice and counselling for those who have experienced an unplanned pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth/ baby loss, fertility issues and abortion. More ... Life For The World Trust - The Way Ahead Life For The World is a charity that has trained churches and individuals to work with people and families affected by addictions, especially alcohol and drugs. More ... CRC Online Community - Social Justice Sharing CRC is developing an on-line collaborative community through which Christians can share information relating to social justice. We would be pleased if you would like to be part of it. More ... Lent Prayer - Wed 13th - The Beehive The Beehive has a heart for fair trade. World trade rules and big business disadvantage smaller producers by forcing down prices to unsustainable levels in order to maximise profits and limit access to markets. More ... Call to refurbish Leeds properties, not build How do we approach the great need for affordable housing in our country? More ... Jack Blanchard Little Stars - Innovative Early Years Scheme Launch This month sees the taster launch of 'Little Stars', an innovative new scheme for pre-school children and their parents in Leeds – and thanks to financial support from the council it's offering free taster sessions throughout March. More ... Lent Prayer - Wed 6th - Education Achievement Academy We run as a Further Education college taking on pupils that are disadvantaged and have low literacy skills. More ... Lent Prayer - Thurs 7th - Sunflower ESOL Sunflower ESOL is a very new initiative with the aim of making English classes accessible to those unable to access ESOL through main stream or private colleges. More ... Lent Prayer - Fri 8th - Divine Expressions Divine Expressions has been ministering through dance in Newhall Prison since 2004. More ... Lent Prayer - Sun 10th - Citizen Magazine Citizen magazine aims to shine the spotlight on these good works; celebrating the things people are doing around the city to support individuals and strengthen communities. More ... Lent Prayer - Mon 11th - Connecting Crossgates This new pioneering project involves the church and community looking to connect in new ways for the good of Crossgates. More ... Lent Prayer - Tues 12th - Hunslet Initiative The Hunslet Initiative is a community project rooted in the local churches which exists to be a witness in the community through providing positive activities and support. More ... Cocoon - Youth Worker resource A 10 session resource for use by youth workers, social workers, teachers and others working with vulnerable young women. More ... Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2013 Join with thousands of other Christians mobilising prayer in the city, for the city, in a significant way. Pray for 50+ organisations focussing on ecumenical mission work across Leeds More ... Leeds Churches Together in Mission Lent Prayer - Mon 4th - InterACT We facilitate activities so that people from all walks of life can meet, build relationships, develop skills and, importantly, have fun. More ... Lent Prayer - Tues 5th - Leeds Needs Leeds Needs is an exciting new charity shop in Leeds Kirkgate Market run in partnership between St Luke's CARES and RETAS More ... Lent Prayer - Fri 1st - Spacious Places Spacious Places is an abstinence-based structured day treatment centre for alcoholics anddrug addicts. More ... Lent Prayer - Sat 2nd - Scandal of Inequality Leeds is a city of great inequality. In fact it is one of the most unequal cities in the United Kingdom. More ... Lent Prayer - Sun 3rd - Horsforth Missioner ‘From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise,’ Psalm 8. More ... Lent Prayer - Tues 26th - Leeds Youth Cell Network LYCN seeks to help Christians work together to support the young people of our city in their Christian faith More ... Lent Prayer - Wed 27th - Kidz Klub Leeds Kidz Klub Leeds is a partnership of many churches working together to reach hard to reach children living in some of the most deprived neighbourhoods in the UK More ... Lent Prayer - Thu 28th - West Yorkshire Destitute Asylum Network West Yorkshire Destitute Asylum Network (WYDAN) has the aim of improving the support given to destitute asylum seekers by increasing awareness of the issues they face. More ... Missional Generation Can you help support a developing culture of unity, prayerful worship, and missional transformation across the M62 Corridor? More ... Lent Prayer - Thu 21st - Faithful Signposting As I visit the more deprived areas of our city talking with clergy and congregations, the most frequent lament is that people in need struggle to access the resources that are available More ... Lent Prayer - Fri 22nd - Addiction Consortium Leeds Addiction has the power to drain people’s finances, relationships and both their physical and mental health. More ... Lent Prayer - Sat 23rd - Manuel Bravo Project The Manuel Bravo Project aims to provide free legal advice to asylum seekers at appeal stage and in making fresh claims. More ... Lent Prayer - Sun 24th - Meeting Point Meeting Point provides social, emotional and spiritual support to asylum seekers and refugees More ... Lent Prayer - Mon 25th - Cottingley Youth Project The Cottingley Youth Project works with young people on the Cottingley Estate in South Leeds, lifting aspiration and achievement. More ... Lent Prayer - Wed 20th - Salama Depression is common in today’s society and affects many within the church, as well as people we meet in the workplace, our neighbours or our families. More ... Lent Prayer - Wed 13th - 'Catch Me If I Fall' As we start this time of Lent, may we be able to sit quietly before God in humility and stillness. More ... Lent Prayer - Thu 14th - Leeds TEAM TEAM stands for ‘Together, Everyone Achieves More’. It is a network of pastors and churches working together to promote the Good News of the Lord Jesus Christ across the Leeds City region. More ... Lent Prayer - Fri 15th - Friends International "Our vision is for internationals students to know the life-transforming power of Christ and to return to their home countries with a passion for spreading the Good News." More ... Lent Prayer - Sat 16th - Hope for the Nations Hope for the Nations (HFTN) is a relational network of international congregations, ministries and organisations. More ... Lent Prayer - Sun 17th - Angels at the Festival "'As I sit here Monday afternoon recovering from my lack of sleep over the weekend I’m blown away by how a prayer tent in the midst of a festival somehow created the most authentic “church” I have ever experienced.’" More ... Lent Prayer - Mon 18th - ReFuel Refuel is a termly opportunity for children from Leeds’ churches to get together. It is ecumenical and is led by a great team of children’s leaders from all over the city. More ... Lent Prayer - Tues 19th - Street Angels / Club Angels "We are out from 9.30pm – 3am on Friday nights and spend the first half of our evenings getting to know door staff, police and ambulance crews." More ... 15 minutes of Inconvenience For lent, why not try giving 15 minutes a day to help, include, notice, protect or compliment others? More ... Paul Scanlon Consultancy for Mission and Ministry (YICT) A two-year part-time programme leading to a Postgraduate Diploma or Masters Degree More ... York Institute for Community Theology CHURCH LEADERS PUSH WEST YORKSHIRE MPs + MEPs TO TAKE ACTION FOR TAX JUSTICE On Friday 1st February MPs and MEPs representing West Yorkshire will receive a letter from church leaders calling for concerted action from all political parties to address the issue of tax justice. More ... Kingdom Performance Ministries - Moving word KPM have a brand new programme of education and community outreach work and a gospel style dance workshop! More ... Volunteers are Vital A person may never be an apostle, a leader or enjoy celebrity status, but we can all follow the ultimate example of Christ by becoming a volunteer. More ... Leaders from the new international churches in groundbreaking meeting with traditional churches For the first time, twenty key leaders representing the new international congregations in Leeds met, talked and prayed with around fifteen leaders of the main established Christian denominations. Most had never met before, and in many cases More ... John Carter (Canon) The Daniel Fast for the Body, Soul and Spirit The Bible teaches us that we are a spirit, we have a soul and we live in a body. The Daniel Fast affects all three parts of us as we enter into a period of time for focused prayer and fasting. More ... Mosaic Church has gone Local in Leeds! Mosaic has recently gone through a period of transition, from being one church that meets in one location, to being one church that meets in three locations. More ... Pray for the streets of Leeds - Sign up now! According to this only 9 people praying for Leeds! Come on and lets sign up, it takes less than a minute to do so. More ... The Firebird Chronicles - Rise of the Shadow Stealers Inspired by the parable of the wedding banquet (Matthew 22: 1-14), Daniel Ingram-Brown’s new book. It’s aimed at children aged 8-12, but is suitable for anybody young at heart! More ... The 'Luv Jesus Gospel Show' Internet Radio - a Variety of Praise, Worship, Urban and Gospel Sounds More ... New LYCN Staff Video Blog Check out the latest from the LYCN team video blog! More ... More people than ever can access CAP! Christians Against Poverty is a national debt counselling charity with a network of 218 centres based in local churches. CAP offers hope and a solution to anyone in debt through its unique, in-depth service. More ... Salama - Freedom from Self harm, Depression + Anxiety With the New Year, comes an opportunity to get involved in a new project launching in Leeds. More ... Leeds + Moortown Furniture Store Wins Top Royal Award! The Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store has won the The Duke of York Community Initiative Award! More ... Streetwise has moved! Streetwise is now based at Domaine, Bridge Street More ... Hardship Fund - Destitute Asylum Seekers Estimates of the numbers of destitute asylum seekers in Leeds range from 1,500 - 3,000. More ... Operation Noah Operation Noah works for the complete decarbonisation of the British economy by 2030. More ... Leeds Needs Charity Shop A new charity shop based in Leeds Market supporting RETAS and St. Lukes Cares More ... Seek the Welfare of the City - Lent 2013 The Scandal of Inequality is about cultivating outrage, challenging inevitability and creating alternative possibilities to reduce inequality in Leeds. More ... A successful Interfaith Event in Leeds The 'Faith in Each Other' event ,celebrated as part of the National Interfaith Week, was a great success. More ... Hotline Network Leeds Youth Work Magazine Monthly Update Why raise up young leaders? Interview with Jahmene Douglas. Youthwork Writers Masterclass and much much more! More ... Hotline Network Leeds Eco Congregation - Supporting the Church in Addressing Environmental Issues Helping the church to face up to environmental issues. More ... Forget-me-not Foundation Romania - Childrens DVD Forget-me-not Foundation has just launched its new Childrens DVD check out the details here. More ... Global Issues Resources - The Sanctuary A fantastic list of resources to help us tackle global issues. More ... Hotline Network Leeds The National Day of Prayer and Worship Roadshow 2 key announcements about the National Day of Prayer More ... Acorn Christian Books Some Advent reading suggestions from Headingley-based Acorn Christian Books! More ... Adult Literacy Centre - Chapletown A growing adult education centre which works with those who are disadvantaged and have low literacy skills. More ... Tim Hearson Ask Your MP To Speak Out On Tax Dodging Will you ask your MP to speak out on tax dodging? Tax dodging has been in the news again this week. But what can you do? More ... Leeds Youth Cell Network Staff Video Blog The Brand new LYCN Video Blog is Now Live! More ... Friends International Leeds - Connecting with International Students Friends International Leeds helps churches bring transformation in International students lives. Check out their new website at More ... International Congregations and Organisations in Leeds - Directory The directory has been produced in conjunction with the "Direction in Diverse-city?" report and both together aim to encourage more understanding and partnering together in mission. More ... Connect 2012 - Connecting Across Our Diver-City This is the 3rd annual Connect event and this year’s theme is ‘Connecting across our DIVER-city’, emphasising the importance of connections in a world often segregated by cultural and regional circumstance. More ... Tim Hearson Miss Dotty's Specs - New Theatre Production for KS2 - Now taking Bookings! Could the play 'Miss Dotty's Specs' work in your local school (Years 5,6 or 7) or community church cafe? Check out the exciting details of this wonderful new production. More ... Bag of Hope - Free Christmas resource for Teens The United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) are once again offering their various resources packaged ready for the Christmas season. More ... Joanna Project - Can you help support them? Joanna is a Leeds based Christian Project that works with vulnerable, hard to reach women who are trapped in prostitution and life controlling addictions. More ... Christ In The Passover - UK Tour Easter 2013 Jews for Jesus will explain the significance of the Passover including setting up a Seder table. More ... Leeds Space Network - Shelving Needed! Space are in need of shelving. Could you help them out?! More ... Hope For The Nations - Direction in Diverse-city? Report This report, whilst citing and commenting on a number of developments, is not seeking to give definitive answers, but rather to stimulate thinking and provide pointers as we move forward together. More ... Cheap + Effective Energy Saving! 4c Leeds (Christians Combating Climate Change Leeds) wants to help local churches to save money on their energy bills by installing energy efficiency measures. More ... Anger at ‘delay’ in rehousing asylum seekers in Leeds The firm involved in the Olympic security shambles is now at the centre of a row over where more than 160 asylum seekers in Leeds will be rehoused. More ... David Marsh (Yorkshire Evening Post) Make a Will Month Shocking research by Will Aid (www.willaid.org.uk) reveals that almost half the population mistakenly believe their estate will automatically pass to their partner when they die.Will More ... Starbucks and tax avoidance: legal but immoral? Rev Matt Stone explores whether Christians should join in the public backlash around certain profitable multinational corporations paying little or no tax in Britain. More ... Rev Matt Stone on behalf of Network Norwich and No Life For The World Trust - CHARITY FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL Life For The World (LFTW) is a charity that trains churches and individuals to work with people and families affected by addictions, especially alcohol and drugs. More ... What's Next After Wembley? Follow up from the National Day of Prayer and Worship More ... The Christian Blog Awards! Christian New Media Blog, App and Website Awards! More ... A Lesson from Miranda Hart Perhaps – like Miranda – we are in a time of silence. We aren’t seeing the fruit of our labour, we aren’t seeing success in our youth work. More ... Neighbourhood Prayer Network The Neighbourhood Prayer Network aims to see every street in the UK covered in Christian prayer. More ... You’re invited to the Sanctuary’s centre It’s a house of prayer and worship and creative resourcing centre with a particular emphasis on poverty and justice issues. More ... Top Award For Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store The Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store has won a prestigious community initiative award. More ... Baraka: Coffee in the Community If money was no object and you could do anything with your time, what would it be? More ... Urgent need for drums and trumpets! Urgent need foo drums and trumpets! More ... Unity In Progress - New book now available Unity in Process is a new book from Christian publishers DLT. Edited by Clive Barrett, from West Yorkshire Ecumenical Council, it tells national and local stories of bringing churches together More ... NDOP (National Day Of Prayer) Post Event Feedback On the 29th September over 32,000 people (100 from Leeds) made their way to Wembley Stadium for the National Day of Prayer and Worship. Find out more about the day the British Isles changed, the Legacy Book and Christmas shoe boxes. More ... Karen Williams Church-goers star at Leeds cinema in big screen debut! Looking through the movie listings for the latest big-budget Hollywood releases, you certainly don’t expect to see church meetings scheduled in at your nearest cinema. More ... Theatre group for the homeless fuels fresh hope for former Leeds rough sleeper Two years ago Richard Preston was desperate and destitute, sleeping on the floor of a homeless shelter without a friend in the world. More ... Alpha In Leeds Find your local Alpha Course! More ... UCB - Free 'Bag of Hope' Halloween Goodie bags available Why not do something different this Halloween?! More ... Catch the Tax Justice Bus this Autumn! Seven weeks, 50 towns and cities across Britain and Ireland, one goal: Tax justice for the poorest communities locally and globally! More ... New Archbishop of Canterbury to be chosen Who's going to be the next Archbishop? Church officials are preparing to decide who will be the new Archbishop of Canterbury, ahead of Dr Rowan Williams stepping down in December. More ... Robert Pigott, BBC Church Action On Poverty - Help Fuel Our Campaign For Fair Taxes! Our big red Tax Justice Bus is on its way around the UK. It's already made its way through the South West, along the south coast, through London, and into Eastern England. It's met with MPs, councillors, comedians, campaigners, church leaders and more, an More ... Tiddlywinks Parent and Toddler Group - working in a multi-racial and multi-faith area Tiddlywinks is run by Ashurst Drive Baptist church, Gants Hill, on the edge of East London. We have a very varied ethnic population around us and the make-up of our group reflects this. Those who come along include mums and dads and grandmothers and grand More ... engagetoday.org.uk Active Citizens - Globally connected, Locally Engaged Active Citizens connects organizations and people, especially young adults, involved in local initiatives that benefit their community. More ... Urgent need for food - St Vincent's Support Centre The Leeds St Vincent's Support Centre are in great need of food donations please read on to see if you could be of help! More ... Only 80 Miles to Christmas! - Riding Light Theatre Company You’d think it would be simple enough… one carpenter on his own, pops down to Bethlehem, registers for the census and nips back home again. No problem. More ... Leeds Parish Church Becomes a Minster Leeds Parish Church has a long and distinguished history at the heart of Christian ministry in Leeds. The establishing of Minster status affirms the importance of its role in God's mission to the whole of the city. This is a move which I know is welcomed More ... www.itvnews.com LFTW - 200 + Christians in the Workforce Equipped to Tackle Addictions Christian addictions-training charity Life For The World Trust have awarded over 200 individuals with University certificates in gospel-based training in addictions over the past 8 years. More ... Leeds hospice that makes life worth living for seriously ill children Martin House Hospice -Wetherby August 14 was he 25th anniversary of Martin House, a Leeds hospice dedicated to helping children and their loved ones affected by life-limiting illness. More ... Yorkshire Evening Post The Education Achievement Academy The Academy provides a Literacy programme for students who are further advanced in their English skills and an ESOL programme for students of foreign nationality. More ... New Magazine for children's workers launced by Premier Christian Media It’s here at last. The culmination of a lot of hard work, prayer and biscuit consumption! Childrenswork magazine, a great new resources for those involved in childrenswork. More ... How Leeds avoided the worst of the riots After a deadly shooting raised tensions in Chapeltown (Leeds), police held back while community workers talked to potential rioters More ... Helen Clifton International English Language Testing System Language Course - RETAS Leeds The IELTS course is now available to anyone who would like to improve their English Language and achieve an IELTS score to help their education and career plans. More ... Homeless Outreach Project Streetwise - Temporary location - July - Sep Streetwise will be moving to a temporary location until further notice. More ... Change in Opening times for Acorn Christian Bookshop, Leeds Acorn are an independent Christian bookshops. Their aim is to serve individual Christians and churches and to be a witness to the wider community. More ... Your Church Can be Part of the Solution to Debt and Poverty We believe that the church is the hope of the world. It holds in its hands the only message that can change lives and communities both now and for eternity. That’s why our services are always run in partnership with a local church. More ... Lovingly Presenting the Gospel to Groups Such as Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses - UPfC UK Partnerships for Christ exists to equip Christians UK wide to be able to confidently and lovingly present the gospel when coming into contact with groups that claim to be Christian but have departed from the biblical gospel. More ... Christian Vocations - Job Site Featuring Jobs, Mission Opportunities and Much more from the UK. More ... Foodbank Opportunities in Leeds Foodbank is a national initiative run by The Trussell Trust to distribute food to those in need. More ... Treat yourself to a well earned break at the Jonas Centre Nestling at the heart of Wensleydale in the tranquil beauty of the Yorkshire Dales, the Jonas Centre is uniquely positioned to provide all that is needed for individuals and groups, seeking relaxation, to enjoy all that the Dales has to offer. More ... 'The Sanctuary' News "We’ve recently been struck by a new understanding of Jesus’ famous words in Matthew 7 and Luke 11 - ask (and keep on asking); seek (and keep on seeking); knock (and keep on knocking)." More ... Social Media - God’s Tool? "With modern technology, I believe we are experiencing new ways by which God is speaking to us and to the nations." More ... Global Day of Prayer Video - Leeds A video of the events from last Sunday's Global Day of Prayer held at New Testament Church of God, Leeds. More ... Pedal power: Trustee Dave gears up for an 800 km fundraiser Dave Gladman a trustee of both Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store and St George's Crypt along with two friends are gearing up for a quite extraordinary fundraising feat... More ... Politics and Social Action - Leadership Development Programme for Students Undergraduate ParliaMentors provides students with the opportunity to be mentored by an MP or Peer, receive leadership training and to work with other students of different faiths and beliefs on social action and empowerment projects. More ... Global Day of Prayer Feedback A message from Paul Lancaster of Hope for the Nations More ... Food for Thought - £1 a Day! "A Leeds youth worker is to try survive on £1 a day for five days next week to focus attention on the plight of the world’s poor." More ... Spacious Places Launch New Website! Spacious Places offer a structured day treatment programme for five major focuses. More ... Olympic Initiatives in Leeds As the countdown to the London 2012 Olympics continues, churches and organisations across Leeds are gearing up for Summer. More ... Debt Counselling Centre Celebrates its First Year In Leeds A church-based charity is celebrating its first year of rescuing local people from personal debt – a free service that is literally saving lives. More ... Faith Through a Lens A national photography competition which showcases the positive impact of faith in the community. More ... Leeds Steiner School Application Leeds Steiner School is applying to open a new school following the Steiner curriculum in September 2013, as part of the Government's Free Schools programme. More ... City service of welcome for new Archdeacon of Leeds, Paul Hooper The new Archdeacon of Leeds, the Venerable Paul Hooper, has been welcomed and licensed at a special Service of Collation in Leeds Parish Church on Sunday April 15th. More ... 'House Swapping' - Holiday Alternative! Consider simply swapping homes with another Christian household for a cheap holiday experience! More ... Introducing the Sanctuary - Ilkley The Sanctuary is a house of prayer and worship, and creative resourcing centre, with a particular emphasis on poverty, justice and intercession. More ... Leeds Takes a Major Step Towards Health and Social Care Integration The city’s NHS and Adult Social Care services have taken an important step towards integrated working, with the first demonstration site now up and running in Kippax/Garforth. More ... Christian Census on Climate Change Being Taken CConCC is designed to gather opinions from Christians across the country and from all denominations on how they see their responsibility towards the impacts of Climate Change. More ... Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2012 This diary contains many diverse entries from different initiatives which have been involved in serving God and the people of Leeds over this last year and opportunities to pray for them More ... WYEC - Olympic Possibilities + other News A news update from West Yorkshire Ecumenical Council. More ... Do you know Hawksworth Wood? St Mary’s church is investigating how God is moving to invest in the community and young people of Hawksworth Wood into the future. More ... Hawksworth Wood Project Wharfedale churches are praying together round the clock... On 18th January, around eighty pray-ers from more than fifteen churches began a second season of 24:7 prayer for Ilkley, Wharfedale and the surrounding area. More ... HOPE Together - Diamond Jubilee Opportunity The Diamond Jubilee celebrations offer churches a great opportunity to get out into the community. Serve your neighbours and the families in your area by taking in a lead. More ... HOPE Together Leeds Needs... A new Charity Shop is opening in Leeds. It is aimed at raising money for Leeds based charities: St. Luke's Cares and Involve - working with young people in South Leeds, and RETAS - enabling refugees into work and training. More ... 'Not Wasted But Wanted' Listening to Young People: Church Leaders Express Concern More ... West Yorkshire Ecumenical Council Redeeming Our Communities (ROC) Craig Virco is an ROC Ambassador for our area and would like to bring people together for a 'ROC Conversation' to encourage networking and joint working between Christian groups, churches, secular groups and the public services to bring about change. More ... Feed The Hungry UK Feed The Hungry is a person to person, church to church programme responding to the scriptural mandate to care for the poor, strengthen the church, and reach the lost. More ... Feed The Hungry UK Turning a Hobby into a Career Tania from Beeston is enjoying exploring her creative side - something she says she's always loved doing but is now trying to make a living from it. More ... Celebrate Recovery: In Leeds? Celebrate Recovery are looking for churches in the Leeds area to catch the vision and think about starting a Celebrate Recovery group in their area. More ... Celebrate Recovery Romance Academy Starting in Moortown Hannah Dey (youth worker at the Chapel Allerton Youth Project) and Glenda at Moortown Baptist are joining forces once again for a new initiative. More ... New LYCN Website and Apps! LYCN is an inter-denominational project born out of the unity of Christians in Leeds. It is a project which is playing a part in shaping the church of this next generation here in Leeds. More ... News about Three Churches Project This has been an important year for the Three Churches Project. Beginning with the formation of a new strategy group to look at its development and future, we are now ready to begin 2012 with a new name and new partners to help us take the vision forward More ... Vanessa Brown Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store Poster campaign to coincide with the 25th year of operations to raise awareness. "With your help we can make this house a home." More ... epetition - Loan Sharks epetition that addresses the problem of high cost loans and debt in our most deprived communities: More ... Connect 11 - Our Response 'Connect' lived up to its name as over 200 people came from all over Leeds to talk, eat, dream, think, pray and learn together about social action within Leeds. More ... Andrew Grinnell Exciting new business link for two Leeds charities With funding tight and demand for its services running at record levels, the Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store, a registered charity that was formed Moortown Baptist Church in 1986, has recently unveiled details of an exciting new project... More ... NURTURE cafe now open in Leeds - cheap and cheerful Nurture opened it's first cafe at Oxford Place Methodist centre, in the heart of Leeds on Monday 24th Oct in the lounge cafe at 10am. More ... Church outreach project in North Leeds attracts hundreds of visitors For the last twelve months a Leeds church, Moortown Baptist Church, has been putting together a community outreach project which they called What Matters? More ... Life For The World Trust based in Leeds Life For The World’s mission is to enhance addiction treatment and recovery through quality addictions training and project support, particularly in partnership with local churches and Christian community projects More ... John Lowton Welcoming the world to Leeds This autumn the world comes to Leeds as thousands of International Students arrive to study at the universities here. If you are interested in sharing God’s love with the world, then do consider this amazing opportunity More ... Office Pictures . More ... Karen Williams - Network Leeds

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