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Kettering Jesus Centre takes shape

Published: 22nd Jan 2018
The building work on the Kettering Jesus Centre continues! The telephone line will go in soon, the carpets should be going down by end of the month as will the chairlift, CCTV and computer network/free WiFi.
Meanwhile, our volunteers are finding their places and we are running induction courses. The room with the blue carpeted floor is the staff-only area for various storage. The green painted room is going to be 'The Link' (drop-in/step-up) and the darker, orangey area is upstairs where we intend to have computers available to service-users. The lighter, pinkish, coloured area is downstairs and hopefully will be more fully developed at a later date to...
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Birmingham: Birmingham Jesus Centre progress

Published: 19th Jan 2018
The work on the Birmingham Jesus Centre progresses! Here are a couple of photos showing the latest building work, including the ceiling, installing heaters, sorting out the projector and more. Watch this space! Please pray for the Centre and all the work going into it.
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Coventry: A winter wonderland?

The recent snow was exciting for many of us, but what about if you're homeless? Julia Faire writes about a recent day at the Coventry Jesus Centre.
Published: 20th Dec 2017
Waking up to a world covered in a blanket of white never loses its magic. It’s Sunday morning, 7:30am, not even light yet but I’m out there, wellies on, snow falling on my face and a crisp, three inch layer underfoot. The usually busy street is quiet and the park is covered in untouched snow.

In the semi-darkness, I hear a distant cough. A man is rising from ‘his bed’ in the corner of the park - perhaps not enjoying the snowy morning as much as me.

It's 9:15am on Monday and the doors are opening at the Coventry Jesus Centre. What would we do without our donation of blankets? We especially love the multi-coloured, lovingly-knitted ones from some of our older donors. Simon, who works here, has put...
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London: The Paradox of Poverty

Jon-Jon Hilton reflects on the work of the London Jesus Centre.
Published: 8th Dec 2017
FOR almost a decade, the Jesus Centre has delivered services and support for thousands of homeless and vulnerably housed people in London. Typically, we encounter those who find themselves trapped in an all too familiar paradox: alone in one of the busiest cities in the world and poor in one of the wealthiest places on earth.

On an average day, we will work with up to 50 people who sleep out on the streets of Westminster. Some are seeking asylum from war-torn countries, others refuge from broken homes. Some have banked on jobs that never materialised and others have sold their dreams to feed an addiction they could not defeat. Everyone is trying to survive.

At first glance, most of what we do looks and feels...
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Work in Progress

An update on the Kettering Jesus Centre
Published: 1st Dec 2017
WE’RE looking forward to opening the Kettering Jesus Centre. We received competitive quotes for the work needed on the building and the costs were a lot higher than expected. After much discussion we settled on reducing the amount of conversion work on the Ground Floor. The Servery and Food Preparation areas have gone. We can consider them again in the future. This leaves us with a much clearer space in what was the Tea Room and we will now equip as a lounge. It also reduces the number of volunteers we will need initially. But, ideally, lots of you will drop in when you can and create a really welcoming atmosphere.

Our drop-in area will be called ‘The Link’ and will remain as originally proposed. In the staff...
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