Trailblazing initiative brings gospel to disadvantaged
Emily Pollok
Four years since its inception, a pioneering initiative to bring the gospel to economically disadvantaged and ethnic minority areas is bringing transformation across the UK.
The Sychar Gospel Fund was established in 2021 with a vision to support local churches in the poorest areas of Britain – it has distributed more than £1.4 million in grants to 125 men and women from 40 different churches to date.
London poverty ‘shocking’ – claim
Iain Taylor
A total of 2.6 million adults who live in London (29% of the total) don’t have enough to live on.
This is one of a number of shocking statistics revealed by Christians Against Poverty (CAP) during Challenge Poverty Week. Many of CAP’s clients currently have a deficit budget, meaning their income doesn’t cover their basic essentials. On average they are £273 a month short of what they need to cover basics such as food, energy bills and rent. The situation is set to worsen as winter looms.
Causes of poverty?
Date posted: 26 Oct 2024
Dear Editor,
Iain Taylor’s disturbing report on poverty, in the October issue of en, highlights rocketing rent and energy costs as major factors. Would surging immigration and panicking net zero driven by a progressive but comfortable middle class have anything to do with this?
