Churches Together in Southwell
Southwell Christian Aid Committee
Southwell Christian Aid Committee
The Committee is ecumenical and currently has 7 members, representing four of Southwell’s Churches. We work together to coordinate Christian Aid’s annual door to door collection during Christian Aid Week both in Southwell and the surrounding villages. The representatives of the churches act as contact points for more than 100 volunteers who collect and count donations every May.
In 2023 £6129 was sent to Christian Aid to help create long-term change for people living in poverty and support poor farmers in Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world. Not only hit hard by worldwide soaring costs of food and essential items, the climate crisis has also left farmers struggling against drought, floods, storms, and failing harvests.
The annual Christian Aid Lent Lunch, Act on Poverty, was held on Sunday 25th February in The Minster State Chamber. 82 people representing all the Churches in Southwell enjoyed a super selection of homemade soups, bread, cheese & fruit, Congratulations to a team from The Minster who won the quiz. £677-50 was raised for Christian Aid.
Christian Aid Week will take place from 12th - 18th May 2024 and will focus on extreme poverty in Burundi. New delegates on the committee and new volunteers to collect or count during Christian Aid Week or help with our events are always needed and can be sure of a warm welcome.
