A CAUSE TO FIGHT FOR - The Jesus Army

JESUS
CENTRES
Who’s at the
Jesus Centres?
WHAT ARE
JESUS CENTRES?
Places where the love of
Jesus is expressed daily
in worship, care and
friendship for every type of
person.
WHAT DO THEY
OFFER?
All sorts, including
showers, friendship, a
listening ear, IT classes and
food. They also act as a
‘gateway’ to other services
and agencies.
WHO RUNS THEM?
The Jesus Army Charitable
Trust (JACT). Staff and
volunteers come from Jesus
Fellowship Church.
WHERE ARE THEY?
Coventry, Northampton
and Central London. Plans
are afoot for further Jesus
Centres, in Sheffield (2010)
and then Birmingham.
Eventually Jesus Centres
will be found in other
places around the UK.
HOW CAN I HELP?
We always need money, old
clothes, food and lots more!
Check out the website for
details.
MORE INFO:
www.jesuscentre.org.uk
Keith volunteer at Coventry Jesus Centre
Keith volunteers to run a workshop on bicycle repair called
“Re-cycle” every other week. The idea is to train visitors in basic
bicycle repair, while also making and repairing bicycles that are
donated to the Jesus Centre. The bikes are either sold to raise
money for the Jesus Centre or in some cases given completely free
to people who cannot afford to buy one.
The workshop was initially the idea of a visitor to “The Bridge”
(Coventry Jesus Centre’s drop-in).
Francis volunteer at London Jesus Centre
Francis graduated from university with many plans for his life, but
as a Christian, he wanted to know what God wanted for his life.
Someone had prayed for him in a Christian meeting and told him
that “he would do the Lord’s work”.
Soon after this he kept seeing a Jesus Army minibus near his work.
Deciding to find out more about who they were, Francis discovered
they were based just next door to where he worked. He popped round
to visit and was inspired – it was exactly what he was looking for.
Francis now volunteers at the Centre, cooking for homeless
people and building friendships with the people he serves.
Vicky admin assistant at Northampton Jesus Centre
Vicky first got involved with the Jesus Centre when it was just a small
pilot project running from a shop. Off work due to sickness, she
started volunteering at the centre in the café and info desk while also
doing some administration work. She did this for almost four years
and became more involved until one day she applied for a part-time
administration job at the Centre – she was almost already completely
trained for this, thanks to her experience of voluntary work.
Vicky says working at the Centre has helped her overcome her
sickness and find more faith as she is working among other Christians
and seeing Jesus work through the Jesus Centre to help people.
“an unmissable opportunity to
show the love of Jesus Christ to
people every day in my work life”
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Jesus Life
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