St Michael's Church, Stoke Gifford
Living to make a difference
UNiViDA runs a Christian educational project serving 260 children aged 7-14 in the slums of Fortaleza in North East Brazil, bringing them life, hope and opportunity.
All the children go to state schools, but only for 4 hours per day. UNiViDA provides each child with an additional 4 hours of education per day. Practical support for the children and their families is also provided.
Update February 2024
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inHope has a vision of communities where everybody can reach their God-given potential, free from injustice and insecurity.
We exist to help people overcome insecurities such as homelessness, hunger, addiction and poor mental health. These insecurities are often caused by injustices such as insufficient housing, limited access to food, poor employment, discrimination and abuse.
Every person is unique. By offering help to enable people to overcome insecurity and challenging the root-cause injustices, people are then free to reach their God-given potential.
inHope brings together volunteers, supporters and churches from across Bristol, to offer hope, justice and security to our city.
Our strategic picture below, illustrates our mission – the things we contribute to creating this vision.
Ruslan and Larisa Telpiz live in Gotesti, a village in Moldova, which is a small country in Eastern Europe, between Romania and Ukraine. Moldova is the poorest country in Europe, with very little paid work available and many people are leaving the country in search of work.
Ruslan is the Pastor of the Baptist Church in Gotesti. His ministry includes leading Sunday services, preaching, youth work, baptisms, pastoral care and discipleship of church members and new believers. He is also involved in outreach and evangelism in Gotesti, Chircani and Tiganca.
Larisa runs the Day Care Centre (Children’s club) for socially vulnerable children. This is an after-school ministry held in Gotesti Church, which provides food, games, Bible stories and help with school work, in a caring and supportive environment. Larisa also supervises the Sunday School and is involved in the church’s ministry with women and families.
Ruslan is assisted in his ministry by Petea, who was ordained as a Deacon in December 2022. Petea’s wife Mariana co-leads the Day Care ministry with Larisa.
Members of St Michael’s Church have regularly visited Gotesti and Chircani since 2010, helping to run children’s summer day camps, going on pastoral visits to people in their homes and encouraging the church members and leaders.
Update September 2023
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Sarah Sutton is working as a pioneer missionary with Hope Church at Tonypandy, in the Rhondda Valley with her husband John. She is involved with church outreach and local groups in the community. In summer 2020 they opened a community coffee shop called Clwb Coffi which is seeking to regenerate the high street and show God’s heart for their town, as well as build community. Before going to Tonypandy Sarah was a youth intern at St Michael’s.
www.clwbcoffi.com
www.hopechurchrhondda.org.uk
Update June 2023
