Wight
Churches
The
Evangelism and Renewal Advocates (Revs Andrew and Sally Willett)
employed by
The Reformed
Presbyterian Church of Uganda (see
The
beneficiary of our 2019 Christmas Collection was, like our
2018 & 2017 Christmas Collections,
the
The Salvation Army’s Isle of Wight Corps (church) opened its doors on 11th November 2019 to allow rough sleepers on the island to seek shelter throughout the cold winter months.
The church and charity’s homeless support unit joined Isle of Wight Council to help the local authority do all it can to ensure people experiencing homelessness did not have to bed down on the streets this winter.
The Salvation Army on the Isle of Wight brought rough sleepers in from the cold from 1st December 2018 until 31st March 2019 and worked hard to achieve the Housing Justice Quality mark for Church and Community night shelters during its first year of operation.
The Salvation Army already operates a street outreach intervention service that delivers personalised support packages to people experiencing homelessness on the Isle of Wight throughout the year.
The specialised team helped rough sleepers find whatever help is appropriate for their needs – including access to addiction support or mental health and wellbeing services – and links to other emergency accommodation provision.
The winter night shelter allowed The Salvation Army to go even further by providing hot food and a warm bed for the night; seven days a week, during the coldest months.
Brian
Harley, our Minister, visited the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Kalasa, (a village about an hour's drive north
of Kampala) in October 1997, April 2002 and
November 2006 during
trips from the UK to encourage the various new congregations
of what was a new and growing church in Uganda. The building in the pictures
below was roofed with the help of gifts from Shanklin and was subsequently
named 'The Shanklin Block'.
