Congregation members from various churches across the London Borough of Barnet are getting ready to spread some cheer this Christmas and have started work on putting together thousands of Christmas hampers which will be delivered to families in need living in the borough.
A church spokesperson at Jesus House, one of the churches involved explained, “Last year we decided to touch the lives of local residents over the Christmas season and distributed over 1500 food hampers in the West Hendon and Colindale areas. People greatly appreciated this small gesture, so we felt it would be a good thing to repeat the exercise this year, and distribute hampers to people in need right across the borough.
The food hampers will be full of seasonal Christmas foods such as turkey, minced meat, carrots, brussel sprouts, potatoes, and Christmas pudding. Congregation members from the different churches will be coming together to package the items in the specially bought hamper boxes and then get ready to take part in the massive distribution exercise that will take place on December 12.
The spokesperson continued: ‘This year has been particularly difficult for many families with the impact of the recession biting hard. Many people have lost jobs and are bracing themselves for a difficult festive season. It is great that more churches have joined forces to make a positive difference to people’s lives’.
Some of the areas where hampers will be distributed are West Hendon Estate, Dollis Valley Estate, Stonegrove Estate, Belle Vue Estate, Strawberry Vale Estate, Fosters Estate, The Grange and the Grahame Park Estate. Helen Shannon from St. Barnabas Church in Finchley commented, “Christmas is the season of love and goodwill.
As Christian’s we don’t just want to speak about Jesus’ love, we also want to show it by our actions. Our hope is that through these Christmas hampers people will see that love is more than a word – True LOVE is best expressed by giving”.
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Website: www.themannaproject.org.uk
Email: adedoyina@jesushouse.org.uk
FAST FACTS
- The Hamper Project was started in the Borough of Barnet three years ago by Jesus House Church in Brent Cross.
- Other churches taking part in the Hamper project are Northwest church, St. Barnabas, International Gospel church (Burnt Oak), Burnt Oak Christian Fellowship.
- Pastor Agu Irukwu serves as Senior Pastor of Jesus House. He is also the UK Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of Britain’s fastest growing denominations. It currently has close to 400 churches sited throughout the UK, and organises Europe’s largest prayer service, the Festival of Life which is held twice a year at the Excel Centre in London Docklands and attracts over 30,000 people.
- Jesus House has been privy to visits from many guests including HRH Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. The couple visited the church in November 2007 as part of Prince Charles birthday celebrations and to pay tribute to the contribution black Pentecostal churches have made to British society.
- Jesus House runs a number of community initiatives including a prison ministry, Youth projects and education projects. It also promotes other charitable endeavours both locally and globally
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