Horsforth Churches Together

Sam was moved to get involved with the refugee collection at St James Woodside after seeing the photo of drowned Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi – an image which made global headlines in 2015. Sam took the lead in sorting donations. Everything was organised and itemised, using lists given by the charities. A collection was made and sent to Calais (through Care4Calais) and another directly to people fleeing ISIS (through Samara’s Aid Appeal). Samara’s Aid Appeal then requested that people put together bags containing basic items and gave a list of what was needed. Volunteers made up dignity bags containing sanitary items and smiley bags containingRead More →

“This is not about the food” Cliff has been attending Lister Hill Baptist Church for 30 years. A year after retiring from his job in IT, Cliff felt God was calling him to give up everything he was involved in at church to make space for something new. Cliff started volunteering with Leeds North and West Foodbank as a driver, before taking on the role of logistics manager. This began as 20 hours a week but with the pandemic became full time. His role included managing the warehouse and coordinating volunteers and the collection and drop off of food. Cliff says this was God’s planRead More →