0-Love Southampton 2022-2023
I am delighted to report that Love Southampton has become a voice for the churches in the city and has developed strong and positive relations with Southampton City Council, the NHS and other significant local organisations. God has opened doors for us in remarkable ways and we have taken up opportunities to participate in exciting new projects and initiatives. The Faith New Deal grant has been a gamechanger and will be explained in this report.
I am delighted to report that Love Southampton has become a voice for the churches in the
city and has developed strong and positive relations with Southampton City Council, the
NHS and other significant local organisations. God has opened doors for us in remarkable
ways and we have taken up opportunities to participate in exciting new projects and
initiatives. The Faith New Deal grant has been a gamechanger and will be explained in this
report.
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Story highlight 2: Annual<br />
Churches Forum<br />
On 31st January <strong>2023</strong> we convened a Churches Forum<br />
in Central Hall to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the<br />
founding of <strong>Love</strong> <strong>Southampton</strong>, to report back to the churches<br />
we represent and to seek their mandate for our future direction.<br />
The event was attended by a wide range of church leaders and<br />
representatives from across the denominational spectrum, together<br />
with representatives from the many charitable organisations that we work<br />
with – around 50 people in total.<br />
It was evident that there was strong support for the values and mission<br />
embodied by <strong>Love</strong> <strong>Southampton</strong>. Many helpful suggestions were made about how to<br />
develop the work, for example by organising more forums and events, expanding into<br />
new areas such as supporting lonely older people and those with poor mental health.<br />
There was also a desire to use the <strong>Love</strong> <strong>Southampton</strong> communications networks better to<br />
support the community outputs of the churches.<br />
It was agreed that a strong theme underlying everything that <strong>Love</strong> <strong>Southampton</strong> does should<br />
be the message of Hope, and that during these worrying times the work of the church<br />
remains more important than ever.<br />
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