Volunteers together - Rune Carlberg, Pete Montgomery and Andy Crisp
The Coventry Jesus Centre is run by members of the Jesus Fellowship Church (UK) (Jesus Army). The church meets here and offers a range of services to the public, ranging from a drop-in for the homeless to a mums & toddlers group, bike repair project and cookery classes. This website tells you about all our services.
There are other Jesus Centres in Northampton (tel.01604 612299) and London (tel.0207 6370600). A Sheffield Jesus Centre is in development, and Birmingham will be close behind.
You can contact us at Coventry Jesus Centre on 024 7655 0033 or email info@coventryjesuscentre.org.uk.
Also fax 024 7655 0034, mobile 07976 593418 (Piers Young).
Jesus Centres are set up and run by the Jesus Army Charitable Trust, registered charity number 1091912. See also the CJC blog |
The Jesus Centre |
Our vision for Jesus Centres is:
1. Showing the heart of Jesus in the heart of the locality through spiritual, social and practical provision at Jesus Centres serving God, the local Jesus Fellowship Congregation and the local community.
2. Running as full a programme of activities as possible during the weekdays, evenings and weekends to make Jesus Centres places of vibrant life and action.
3. Displaying and promoting the Jesus Fellowship strengths of radical Christian faith, informal down-to-earth friendship and non-judgemental acceptance of every kind of person.
4. Meeting the needs of those who use Jesus Centres by resourcing them with sufficient space, facilities, staff, volunteers, skills, understanding and finances.
5. Opening and running Jesus Centres in major UK cities and towns where the Jesus Fellowship congregation is large enough to support them by adding to the Jesus Centres already opened in Coventry (2002) and Northampton (2004) with London (2008) and then further centres at approximately 3 year intervals in places such as Sheffield (2010), Birmingham (2012), and Leicester.
Jesus Centre Aims & Objectives
Aims & Objectives to contribute towards meeting JACT Charitable Objects
AIMS:
1) To reduce the personal suffering associated with economic or social deprivation by meeting material, social and emotional needs on a holistic basis, without prejudice to any.
2) To build capacity on a non prejudiced holistic basis to help individuals to make significant progress in their lives including reduction of addictions and rehabilitation of offenders.
3) To promote the advancement of the Christian religion by facilitating Jesus Fellowship activities and by provision of appropriate spiritual services.
4) To increase social skills and cohesion through the provision of recreational and community facilities.
5) To operate as an effective and efficient charity complementing and working constructively with other agencies and benefiting volunteers and staff by utilising and developing their skills and experience.
Or in other words, Jesus Centres are there to help as many people as we can in any way that we can!
May God bless you.
P.S. See our spiritual vision document |