Pentecost: Breaking Barriers and Celebrating Diversity

Pentecost: Breaking Barriers and Celebrating Diversity

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...
East Leeds Repair Café

East Leeds Repair Café

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

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...
Hospitality in the Midst of Hostility

Hospitality in the Midst of Hostility

A reflection on the recent ‘Knowing the Ground’ event encouraging dialogue on Care, Public Safety and Policing the Inner City by Faith and Racial Justice Lead, Dwayne Hutchinson Isn’t it great when the community stand together? Well, that truly happened at the Knowing...
Introducing Paul Coleman, Faith at the Margins Lead

Introducing Paul Coleman, Faith at the Margins Lead

Working in Faith at the Margins.   Hi, I’m Paul Coleman, the Faith at the Margins Lead at Leeds Church Institute. I thought I should take this opportunity to tell you a little about myself and my new role. Prior to joining LCI I worked as the Mission and Ministry...