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Asylum Seekers & Refugees – resources for church and community groups
Maria De Angelis, of Leeds Beckett University School of Social Sciences and Project Director of the amazing online exhibition Asylum in Art, has developed a Seminar for students which we think makes a great resource for any church or community group interested in...
Lighting Up Lockdown 2021 from Leeds Asylum Seekers Support Network
Lighting up LockdownWe loved this short film, cataloguing the work created for Lighting Up Lockdown, Winter 2020-21 created 27th March 2021 and wanted to share it on our website.
Time to speak out? by Becky Howcroft, Leeds Citizens
“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.” Proverbs 3 In the early days of my own journey of faith, this was a strong motivator for making my voice...
Hope and Creativity – with Bird LoveGod and Mike Chesterton
Hope and Creativity - led by Bird Lovegod and Mike ChestertonAs part of our series exploring Hope throughout Lent for Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2021, in partnership with Leeds Christian Community Trust, we welcomed Bird Lovegod, freelance journalist, Director and...
Changing our Churches in a 21st century Pandemic World
The pandemic of 2020-21 has presented one of the greatest challenges our society has faced for generations. This has had a direct impact on faith communities, both from a practical point of view and from a variety of theological aspects. Among the Christian...
Unlocked – a poem for 23rd March’s National Day of Reflection 2021
Unlocked - written and read by Hannah Stone Here's Hannah Stone, who was our Poet Theologian in virtual residence during 2020, sharing her wonderful poem "Unlocked". Hannah was charged with writing an uplifting and empathetic weekly reflection on the impact the...
Racism and the Church – Betty, Benji and Judah share their own stories and journeys
Leeds Citizens is a partner organisation of LCI, utilising community organising to work for the common good of the city. LCI and Leeds Citizens work together to encourage theological reflection and learning on the big social issues faced by Leeds communities and, as...
Hope Expressed Through Gentle Activism: led by Anna Bland
As part of our series exploring Hope throughout Lent for Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2021, in partnership with Leeds Christian Community Trust, we welcome Anna Bland, Development Officer at Leeds Methodist Mission, Revd Madeleine Andrews, Supernumerary Methodist Minister...
23rd March 2021 National Day of Reflection: experiences of a hospital chaplain
Revd Sonia Kasibante, Chaplain at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, reflects on her own experiences of the pandemic. This has included being at the bedside of men and women at the end of life when their loved ones cannot be there. Sonia reminds us that chaplains have been...
Reflections: A Poet Theologian in Lockdown Leeds
In April 2020, poet Hannah Stone was invited to become poet theologian in virtual residence for Leeds Church Institute, charged with writing an uplifting and empathetic weekly reflection on the impact the Covid-19 lockdown was having on the communities of Leeds, using...