Dear wonderful folks of SJB,    Over the last five years, you’ve taken part in my work with asylum seekers in a number of different ways. After noting down some of the things that came to mind, I thought I’d share it with you. I love that you’re continuing to support this work, and I’m hopeful that our partnership will continue to be a blessing to many people!   In early 2021, I started supporting asylum seekers in hotels in Leicester (as part of the outreach of Roots church; a role that came...

If you have been at church or a prayer event recently, you may have heard Enderby mentioned. If you missed why it is significant for us, here's an update for you: St John's is part of the Church of England, and a Resourcing Church within the Diocese of Leicester - that means we have been given a mandate by the Bishop to plant or help revitalise churches (that will hopefully plant other churches!) in order to see the growth of God's Kingdom.   As a Resourcing Church, we are forming a...

Last Sunday, we had the pleasure of welcoming Kat Gibson to church to share about the work she does with refugees and asylum seekers in Leicester. Kat is supported financially by St John's as one of our mission partners, and it was a blessing to hear how God uses her work as part of organisation Thrive to bless so many families. Firstly, Kat extended a huge thank you for the financial contribution before Christmas which contributed to 150 gift bags for asylum seekers and refugees. 100 of...