Mel’s passion for serving Jesus in London’s East End Mel has lived her entire life in Bow in London's East End. While she had always been a part of a church, a spell of drug use in her late teens saw her life 'crumble'.
Building hope-filled futures at Oak London Oak London is a residential and mentoring programme for young adults who are facing significant challenges. The name, taken from Isaiah 61, speaks of the transformation of the afflicted, broken hearted, oppressed prisoners and those who mourn, into ‘oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord.’
Young worshipping community brings new life to St Clement’s A Sunday service for young people and students has restored life to St Clement Eastcheap in the City of London for the first time in 35 years. Its leader, Luca Martini, shares the excitement of what they are witnessing God do, and the plans this new plant has in store.
Forming a new worshipping estate community in Tottenham St Ann’s Church in Tottenham, North London, has recently planted a worshipping community on the neighbouring Tiverton estate. This marks the latest and much prayed-for chapter in the church’s twenty-year history of connection and ministry on The Tiverton.
Building language-based worshipping communities A total of 15 of the 87 new communities created under the Diocese of London's Capital Vision 2020 were grown or planted specifically for those speaking a language other than English. CCX spoke to some leaders of those communities to hear insights they've gained.
Watching God at work on the Stonegrove estate Pioneer Minster Simon Rea from the Stonegrove estate in North London has learned that sometimes God speaks to those we might consider the most unlikely people to draw people close to him.
Witnessing God do a new thing at Reading Gateway Church Nick Hill and Carol Atkins are seeing God powerfully at work in the community of Reading Gateway Church - often in ways they didn’t expect.
Sharing God’s love in the estates of Camberley Chris Richardson is vicar of St Martin’s, a church in Camberley, Surrey. He spoke to CCX about his experience of witnessing God’s love spread throughout the local estate, seeing their congregation double in three years.
Witnessing miracles on the Downham Estate As team vicar for the Catford and Downham team in the Diocese of Southwark, Southeast London, Revd Nick Walsh considers himself both a traditional vicar and a pioneer. Over the six years he has worked in the area, he has seen God at work in the every day, providing in sometimes miraculous ways.
Impacting the culture of business with ARK What does it look like to be innovating within a very established institution like the Church of England? How do you put the Church back into a space where it impacts and informs the shape and culture of business within a community? These questions sit at the heart of ARK - a genuinely affordable coworking space in the heart of the King’s Cross area of London, where renting a desk for the day costs the equivalent of four Starbucks lattes.
The Meadows Estate story Claire Clarke, vicar of Hope Church Hounslow, shares stories of how Jesus is moving amongst the community of Meadows Estate.
An encounter with Christ at church@five When Samantha moved to the Strawberry Vale Estate in East Finchley, she was aware that her life was missing something. When a chance encounter with the community of church@five gave her an experience of Jesus, she began a transformative journey into leadership.