Pentecost: Breaking Barriers and Celebrating Diversity

Pentecost: Breaking Barriers and Celebrating Diversity

May 24, 2023 | Blog

While exploring the relation between Pentecost and Faith at the Margins, I came across a song written in 2019, which in many ways made me think of Leeds. One of the greatest joys of living and working in Leeds is the diversity we experience across the city. The...
Meeting Pippa Woodhams: Artist of the Month

Meeting Pippa Woodhams: Artist of the Month

Apr 25, 2023 | Artwork, Event

Last week we got to know our Artist of the Month Pippa at a ‘Meet the Artist’ event. Gathered around her installation at Leeds Church Institute, we heard about her story and passion as a feltmaker and designer. The event was an opportunity to get hands-on with the...
FOCUS: West Yorkshire Destitute Asylum Network

FOCUS: West Yorkshire Destitute Asylum Network

Mar 22, 2023 | Uncategorised

Each month we will be featuring a campaign or project from Leeds. This month we have chosen to feature an entry from the 2023 Leeds’s Lent Prayer Diary; WYDAN The West Yorkshire Destitute Asylum Network is a Leeds based charity providing accommodation and support for...
March 2023 – Artist of the Month

March 2023 – Artist of the Month

Mar 13, 2023 | Artwork

Leeds Church Institute Artist of the Month for March 2023 is food blogger, artist and cultural consultant, Freda Shafi Freda recently invited a group of Leeds women from different faith backgrounds to a listening session at Aanya restaurant on Street Lane in Leeds....
East Leeds Repair Café

East Leeds Repair Café

Feb 27, 2023 | Blog, leeds

Each month we will be featuring a campaign or project from Leeds. This month we have chosen to feature an entry from the 2023 Leeds’s Lent Prayer Diary; East Leeds Repair Café. There are over 2,500 repair cafes around the world. The very first Repair Café was started...
February 2023 – Artist of the Month

February 2023 – Artist of the Month

Feb 6, 2023 | Blog

Local artists Andy Cahill and Clifford Stead unveiled their artwork for our February ‘Artist of the Month’ exhibition here at Leeds Church Institute on Friday 3rd February. Staff were able to spend time with the artists as they discussed the idea behind their works...