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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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10. Play Your Part<br />

In closing<br />

We hope that you have enjoyed reading about the work<br />

we have been doing in the past year. We feel that it has<br />

been a successful year, both in terms of the aims and<br />

objectives that we set ourselves when we started up again in<br />

February <strong>2022</strong>, but also because of how we have responded to<br />

the opportunities and challenges that have arisen. We are very<br />

encouraged by the good relationships we have established with key<br />

stakeholders in the city, especially <strong>Southampton</strong> City Council.<br />

Moving forward<br />

We would love you to consider becoming more involved in our work:<br />

• Is your church aware of our work? Would they consider putting a display<br />

stand in their building?<br />

• Would you consider inviting us to speak to your congregation on a Sunday or<br />

another church meeting about the work of the wider churches within the city?<br />

• Would you consider making a financial contribution to our ongoing work?<br />

• Would you complete our community questionnaire to tell us what activities<br />

your church is doing?<br />

• Are you signed up to get our monthly newsletters?<br />

• Do you have any regular events or meetings (e.g. coffee mornings or Dad’s<br />

events) that you want us to promote on our website?<br />

You can get in touch to discuss any of this by emailing info@lovesouthampton.org.uk<br />

Any ideas?<br />

Finally, if you have any ideas for other projects that <strong>Love</strong> <strong>Southampton</strong> could partner with<br />

you to explore, then please do get in touch. Our annual goals since 2020 have been<br />

established through discussion with churches, and through prayerful consideration.<br />

During the pandemic it was clear where our focus should be, but God is leading us into<br />

new and different areas and we are always open to new<br />

initiatives that share the Gospel’s message of Hope,<br />

whilst also fulfilling our key tenets of understanding,<br />

recording, and promoting the work of the church in<br />

<strong>Southampton</strong> to the wider world.<br />

Through the church, for the City.<br />

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