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....
Schools of Sanctuary have produced a new resource for Church of England Primary Schools Key Stage 2 called Windows of Opportunity. It is designed to raise awareness of what it means to be a refugee and to find yourself in a new country after often countless...
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...
Marketing and Communications Manager at Leeds Church Institute Hours: 22.5 hours per week Salary: £33 000 – 36 000 pro rata (depending on experience) ‘Learning for a faithful city’ is at the heart of our vision and mission at Leeds Church Institute. The role of...
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...
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...
By Paul Coleman The commissioning service took place at Leeds Minster, led by Rev Canon Paul Maybury, the Rector of Leeds City, with a reflection by John Battle and music led by the Voices of Praise Gospel Choir. To see the service, click THIS LINK. Staff adapted the...
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...
‘Oluwale and Leeds’ is a photograph taken by local resident Rachael Loftus and featured in this month’s Artist of the Month review at Leeds Church Institute. Every month local residents, craft makers and artists alike are invited...