Just a few weeks ago, Christian Aid Week took place. But what what happens here in Wem and how do people from the churches here get involved? Rod Owens explains:
“Our Church along with other Churches in Wem, support the national charity, Christian Aid. A group of Methodists from the Church organise a house to house collection in Wem and the surrounding area during Christian Aid week, which takes place in May each year. Nearly £10,000 was raised for the charity last year.
A launch evening is held a couple of weeks before the collection, to which the collectiors/co-ordinators from the other Churches are invited. At the evening, a visiting speaker explains the work of the charity, the various materials for the collectors are distributed and the evening finishes with a supper provided by members of the various churches and served by them. During the year we have other fund raising events for Christian Aid, for example a coffee morning in January 2010 which raised nearly £1300 for the Haiti eathquake appeal”.
We look forward to another good result for Christian Aid Week 2010.
For more details on the work of Christian Aid Week click here.
Posted by: Trevor Thorold
