Giving this Christmas
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Giving this Christmas *
We are supporting the following charities and ministries at all our Christmas events and carol services at HTB this year:
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The Community Café will be supported at our Earl’s Court service on the 1st December.
The Community Café is a space for local asylum seekers and refugees to engage with informal conversational English with volunteers and to practice the skills they are developing in their courses throughout the week. The space is often a first touch point for new arrivals and provides a safe and welcoming space for our guests to get plugged into the community.
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Glass Door will be supported at our Earls Court service on 1st December and Christmas Day Broadcast on 25th December.
Glass Door partners with churches like HTB and community centres to give shelter and support, because no one should have to sleep on the streets of London. In 2022-23 they supported 1,787 individuals, moved 294 guests off the streets into house, and provided 293 individuals with emergency shelter in winter.
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HTB Social Transformation will be supported at our Queens Gate service on 1st December.
The mission of HTB Social Transformation is to prioritise those who are marginalised within society by building community, creating connections, and developing places of safety and belonging embedded in the Love of Jesus. We aim to create authentic communities at the heart of HTB without distinguishing between guests and team, instead coming shoulder-to-shoulder alongside one another. Social Transformation includes ministries like the HTB Day & Night Shelters, The Community Café for Asylum seekers, Shine & Spotlight Women’s Programmes, Crosslight Debt Advice, Caring for Prison Leavers, and Re-work and Spear Employability Programmes.
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Love Christmas will be supported at Carols by Candlelight on 7th & 8th December and Carols at the Sheperd's Bush O2 Empire on 15th December.
Love Christmas spreads hope in our local community by giving a gift bag packed with treats and goodies to those who might otherwise be overlooked at Christmas. This Christmas our amazing community of volunteers will pack 5,000 bags of kindness at HTB and deliver them to refugees, prisoners, those experiencing homelessness or isolation.
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Kids Matter will be supported at our Christingle Services on the 15th & 22nd of December across HTB locations.
Kids Matter has a vision to see every child in need raised in a strong family. Partnering with local churches and community networks to run evidence-informed programmes in communities and prisons, Kids Matter equips mums, dads and carers with the tools they need to build strong relationships and strong families, positively impacting children’s futures and reducing the social and financial costs of family breakdown.
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World Vision will be supported at our Christingle Services on the 15th & 22nd of December across HTB locations.
Inspired by Christian Faith, World Vision helps children – of all faiths and none - in some of the world’s most dangerous places. It takes a whole community to create happy and fulfilling childhoods. World Vision’s integrated and community -based approach includes access to water, healthcare, education, child protection and income generation with the aim of allowing every child to fulfil their God-given potential.
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Compassion International will be supported at our Christingle Services on the 15th & Family Spectacular Services 22nd of December across HTB locations.
Compassion is committed to freeing children from poverty. It partners with local churches around the world to provide children in poverty with love, care and protection, so they can learn, play, dream and grow. Christ is at the centre of their mission and they not only look to provide for children’s physical, mental and emotional needs but also share the eternal hope that is found in Jesus.
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Spear will be supported at our Christmas Day service across HTB locations.
Spear is founded on the belief that each young person has huge potential, no matter what barriers to employment they face. On the Spear Programme help trainees realise this potential, by coaching them with the mindset and skills they need to both get into work, and thrive once they’re there.
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Restored will be supported at our Christmas Day service across HTB locations.
Restored is working toward creating a world where women can live free from the fear of violence. It does this by raising awareness around domestic abuse and the stories of survivors, equipping the church to respond to domestic abuse taking place in their communities, and hosting a support network for survivors.