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The four projects listed below enjoy a special relationship with the Presbytery of Glasgow. Glasgow the Caring City is an independently operated charity with which the Presbytery has a strong affinity but no recognised financial ties. To varying degrees, there is a more direct relationship with the other three projects. Congregations within the Presbytery have special links with these projects and often participate financially or practically in helping to realise their aims and objectives. Church House
http://www.churchhouse.plus.com/Church_House/Welcome.html
Church House is a youth club in the heart of the East End of Glasgow, closely associated with nearby St. Francis-in-the-East Church. From a friendship between ministers, about 1968, Newlands South Church has bonded with Church House and Saint Francis-in-the-East to create an enduring Christian Fellowship.
Glasgow the Caring City
http://www.glasgowthecaringcity.com/
For every disaster and relief effort over the past decade, Glasgow the Caring City has responded effectively, compassionately and with the interests of humanity closest to our hearts. From the mountains of Afghanistan to the Beach of Sri Lanka, from the Sky Scrapers to Manhattan to the windswept shacks of Sudan, Glasgow the Caring City has responded in the name of our city. Our beliefs are simple we provide help were help is required. We express no political motive and seek none in return, we simply provide care, help and love to the most fragile and destitute in our Global Community.
Lodging House Mission
http://www.lhmglasgow.org.uk/
The Lodging House Mission is a Presbytery of Glasgow project established in 1907. The facilities available today include a Drop-in Centre for Information and Advice, Education and Activity Programme, Internet Cafe and Church Community for Glasgow's' homeless, hostel dwelling and resettling communities. A holistic service is offered, caring for the physical, emotional, practical and spiritual needs of each individual.
The Well, Asian Information and Advice Centre
http://www.thewell.org.uk/
The Well is a drop-in information and advice to the Asian Communities of Glasgow – in particular the Pollokshields and Govanhill areas. We deal with all sorts of issues, from help with filling in benefits forms, to liasing with utility companies, or simply providing a listening ear. The Well takes its name from John chapter 4, the account of Jesus meeting the woman at the well, where the man met the woman, the Jew the Samaritan. The desire of all who are involved with The Well is to: “Serve the Asian Communities holistically, with Christian love and compassion, enabling cross-cultural understanding in an ethnically diverse city”. The Well is uniquely placed to build bridges between communities who would never otherwise meet. |
