Tag Archives: Church on the Margins
The church must be at the heart of the mishmash of local life
What are the challenges and opportunities in your neighbourhood? And where does your church fit in? Those are two of the questions that people at …
Doing food together: An invitation to all churches
Churches urged to open more PantriesBishop says community food approach “goes to the heart of the Christian faith" Churches across …
Just Worship review
Theologian Greg Smith reviews the new book by anti-poverty activist Stef Benstead. This is a remarkable and challenging book aimed …
Wythenshawe voices: It’s wonderful – but austerity NEEDS to end
In Wythenshawe, people tell of the harm of austerity, and hopes for a better future “We need funding back. We need Government to pay attention …
Church on the Margins reports
Two reports from our 2020-22 research into what it means to be church on the margins in Greater ManchesterClick on …
Autumn Statement: Stef & Church Action on Poverty’s response
This is Church Action on Poverty's response to the 2023 Autumn Statement, from campaigner, researcher and writer Stef Benstead. Stef …
What does it mean to be a church on the margins?
In this excerpt from our new report, Deirdre Brower Latz shares some of what she learned in three years talking …
We need to dig deeper in our response to poverty
In this guest blog, theologian Greg Smith challenges churches to find their prophetic anger. A recent article by Jo Moore …
News release: Poor communities hit hardest by church closures, study finds
Low-income communities are being disproportionately affected by church closures, pioneering new research has revealed. Pioneering new research shows church closures …