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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...

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...

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...

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...

Becky Cherriman’s poem “Morality Tale”, published in the anthology And The Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology available here, is a prophetic poem and read by the poet herself with a pace and tone that emphasise the powerful ache of the words. "As a freelance...

Richard Wilcocks's poem “Dorothy Wilkinson, Suffragette” published in the anthology And The Stones Fell Open: A Leeds Poetry Anthology available here is a wonderful poem to share at any time, but we are sharing this to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8th March...

As part of our series exploring Hope throughout Lent for Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2021, in partnership with Leeds Christian Community Trust, we welcome Revd Phil Arnold, vicar of Christ Church, Upper Armley in Leeds.  Revd Phil, who has long been committed to Christian...

For the launch of Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2021, Thomas Jay Oord asks us to "imagine hope as a verb that calls all of us to join with a God who empowers and inspires us for the good work God wants us to do."   We ask for your prayers for the work of each project...

We were delighted to host the launch of Rob Kelsey's new book Praying for the Earth: Remembering the Environment in our Prayers of Intercession.  If you weren't able to join us at the launch event, or want to hear Rob's introduction to his book again, listen below....

As part of our series talking to Christians in Education, LCI member Lawrence Cockrill speaks to Liz Mitchell about her experiences as a teacher during the pandemic and Liz offers some reflections on finding hope during challenging times. The Christians in Education...