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London: Silver Sunday

Published: 23rd Oct 2015
ACCORDING to a recent report, more than a third of people over 75 said they were lonely. In response to this, the ‘Silver Sunday’ initiative was launched in 2012, by The Sir Simon Milton Foundation and Councillor Christabel Flight. It’s an annual day that provides free activities across the UK for elderly people. The aim is to celebrate older residents and to help them get out and about and meet new people.

The first ‘Silver Sunday’ in 2012 was a fantastic success, with over 2000 people taking part in 19 events in Westminster alone. It gained the support of Joanna Lumley, Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Michael Parkinson. The following year then saw ‘Silver Sunday’ go national...
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Northampton: Fish, chips and friends

Published: 11th Sep 2015
Northampton Jesus Centre continues to be busy, with lots of activities planned for the coming months. This weekend, Northampton Jesus Centre takes part in the national ‘Heritage Open Days’ scheme. It’s a chance for local people to visit historic sites and discover more about the area they live in. The Northampton Jesus Centre was previously the ABC Cinema and is an example of Art Deco architecture..
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Northampton: Art in the right place

Northampton Jesus Centre exhibited some of the paintings of Christian artist Ulrike O'Flaherty. Her deeply evocative artwork meditates on God's love towards the marginalised. Like the Jesus Centre vision, Ulrike's art expresses how Jesus can heal and dignify the poor.
Published: 21st May 2008

ULRIKE O'Flaherty's striking, "in your face" artwork has things to say about God's love towards the marginalised and poor.

The themes explored in her powerful paintings tie in well with the Jesus Centre vision to be "a place of friendship and help for every type of person".

Ulrike talks about what has influenced her work:

We were working in Naples with prostitutes and homeless people who slept rough underneath the train stations. I found myself unable to say 'bye bye' and leave them to sleep in their cardboard boxes while we went back to our snugly beds, so we began to have people living with us and called it 'Casa Familia'. God...
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London: Jesus Centre announce their engagement

The London Jesus Centre 'Engagement Day' was a call to get involved with the Jesus Centre that is right in the heart of Westminster. Emma Merry reports
Published: 21st May 2006
MEETING, commitment, action, battle, promise and commission." So London Jesus Centre spiritual director, Steve Calam, defined 'engagement' in the introductory session of a day aimed to engage potential volunteers and supporters of the London Jesus Centre.

Then four seminars focused on a few aspects of the Centre's prospective ministry: meeting social needs; providing education and training; connecting with the local community; and working with refugees and asylum seekers.

First up in the chapel was social needs. Sixty-five new people start living on the streets in Westminster every night. The LJC Day Centre will be able to offer a high level of service focussed on people who want to change. "We will...
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Coventry: Live at the Well

As they approach their second anniversary the Coventry Jesus Centre team are experimenting with new ideas to reach more people.
Published: 24th Jan 2005
"HOW CAN we reach ordinary young people in town with something at the Jesus Centre?" That was the question. The answer was to organise 'Live at the Well', a regular Friday night live music event in the Centre's Upper Well Cafe.

"We drew on the talents in our local congregation and the wider church," explains Jesus Centre manager Piers Young. "First there was a lot to do to upgrade the cafe itself and we travelled as far as Cambridgeshire for new (second hand) tables, redecorated, hung novel instruments up, bought an ice cream freezer, moved lights etc. At the same time we worked on the menu, asking Centre visitors for their foodback (feedback) which included milk shakes and new snacks and...
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