In response to recent UK riots and protests, Redeeming Our Communities and Welcome Churches are joining together to promote peace, healing, and reconciliation in the most affected communities across the UK. By working together, we believe we can demonstrate how love can overcome fear at this time.
We are celebrating communities coming together, and churches playing their part in bringing peace to their neighbourhoods. We are working to bring healing and long term peace for our neighbourhoods. This will begin with listening to the experiences of different communities across the UK, and acknowledging the different viewpoints that are held. This will help create communities where everyone is welcome, and where no one needs to live in fear.
Redeeming Our Communities (ROC) empowers local people of goodwill to work together for safer, stronger communities. Having facilitated over 300 ‘ROC Conversations’ in communities across the UK, they are well-placed to resource local communities to respond to the recent riots and protests.
Welcome Churches equips local churches across the UK to welcome refugees arriving in their communities. With 1,400 churches in their Welcome Network, they are able to resource local churches quickly to respond to the needs of their local communities. Welcome Churches has also enabled local communities to run ‘Friendship Festivals’ to welcome new arrivals to their communities which over 40,000 people have attended.
We are currently working to launch collaborative projects that encourage cross-cultural understanding and contribute to the neighbourhood's peace and prosperity. In the coming months we aim to facilitate initiatives which will enable communication, cooperation and celebration in local communities.
First £5000 of donations match-funded!
Your support is needed to help communities to find the peace we all need for the long term.
To resource communities to adapt to these challenging times, we are seeking support to help Christians bridge divides and foster unity in their neighbourhoods, enabling them to respond effectively to these unique circumstances. We have currently identified 48 communities who were particularly at risk of riots and protests whom we could offer support to.
The first £5000 we receive in donations will be match funded by a generous supporter. Double your impact by donating today!
