East Northants Community Services
East Northants Community Services was launched in 2010 as a umbrella network to support all faith-based community action projects.
To access our services phone 01933-353946
Here at the Full Gospel church they include a number of pioneering projects reaching out into the wider community.
This remains a vital arm of who we are and what we do as a mission centered Bible believing community.
Homeless Bob Walk and the launch of ENCS
In May 2010 three of our former homeless clients will be going on a sponsored walk around Northampton to raise awareness for homelessness, and the launch of East Northants Community Services. Click here if you would like a copy of the press release regarding this event and how you could get involved.
As a church we remained committed to preaching the Gospel of Jesus by all possible means, and in recognition of this fact we purposely reach out to our surrounding community, speaking up as a voice of truth, justice and love in the midst of a lost generation. Here are a collection of pictures from the Homeless Shelter refurbishment and CAP debt support service set up. A major outreach of the church in 2007/08...
This agenda manifests itself in our commitment to social action and outrech projects either on our own or in conjunction with others. As a church we have an excellent reputation in the town for communtiy action, and work with all other churches in joint programming and planning. The church is an active member of the local council of churches for Rushden & Higham Ferrers and a key member of the East Northants Faith Group. Our Minister Mark Lees serves part-time as the Development Officer for the ENFG, seeking to fulfil the faithworks charter and see "Faith put back in the heart of the community".
Projects planned or operational at present include:
1) Kings Church Higham Ferrers - Church planting outreach see link with Kings Church
2) Mums 'n' Tots Group - Meeting every Tuesday morning in term time, reaching mums and introducing them to the work of the church as a whole.
3) Cornerfield Community Cafe - Every Monday and Friday morning, a community outreach project operating alongside the support work offered by the Rushden Night Shelter Project.
4) Kings Pantry - Feeding and supplies to the poor and needy. Through a partnership with Sainsbury's and the His Food Christian Charity, the church and Night Shelter distribute between 3-5 tonnes of dry food products per month. These are available to any needy person in the community via collection from the church/night shelter.
5) Rushden N
ight Shelter
An emergency shelter for the Homeless - A 4 bed facility built onto the site in 2007/08 and now in full operation. This work also incorporates a client support work for those out in te community with addiction, lifetyle, relationship and mental health challenges.
Click here to get a reveiw and report on the work of the Night shelter and support programs
6) Money Management Support - The Full Gospel Church is a partner with Chrostians Against Poverty, a major national charity with a strong Christian ethos. Together with other churches in East Northants we operate regular courses and one to one support for all peoples experience financial dificulties. Click here to download an income and expense sheet to help your budgetting
7) Street Pastors - An initiaive established in 2008 with others churches to see a community safety partnership developed with local police and council to put God's people on the streets in a way to share practically Gods message of love and peace. This project is now fully functioning accross East Northants, and has also seen similar projects birthed in Northampton Town centre and more recently in Daventry.
8) Children and young peoples Performing Arts and Orchestra - Helping young people develop talent and ability, directing their energies positively for God.
9) IT projects - We now have a fully functioning IT suite with Internet connection/cafe in the Church building. Training courses alongside the Neighbourhood Learning Project are offered on a regular basis for all in the community. The IT resources are used by the powerhouse Youth Group, and a portable sysytem is now available in the Cornerfield Cafe.
10) Torch Trust Monthly meeting for the Blind and partially sighted. This Ministry is a partnership between the Christian Charity for the blind the Torch Trust, the East Northants Faith Group and the Full Gospel Church. A meeting and fellowship meal for all blind and partially sighted people is hosted every second Saturady of each month. Click here to access the Torch trust web page.
11) Autism support group and training - This is a new joint ventutre in the planning stage, bringing together the Diocese of Peterborough, the ENFG and the Full Gospel Church to design a support and training package for those families effected by the challenge of the autism spectrum disorders. Click on this link to see the plan of action for the future
