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Our aim through our Community Action is:
“To show God’s love in practical ways”
“Uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed” - Psalm 82:3
“Whoever is kind to the needy honours God” – Proverbs 14:31
The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people... I have heard them crying out… and I am concerned about their suffering. – Exodus 3:7
current events
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Love the Borough is all about showing up for our community with love, generosity and practical help. In June and December every year, we run an initiative called “Love the Borough”.
We engage in as many initiatives as possible to help, bless and transform our local community.
Why not sign up to get involved? Just click the links to find out what days and locations you would like to be involved in.
LOVE THE BOROUGH SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS 2025
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We host a “Craft & Coffee morning” in our Dagenham Church Centre bi-weekly on a Wednesday morning.
Anyone can come, bring their own craft (knitting, cross-stitch, colouring, etc), and join us for a chat and a coffee.
Give us a call or send us an email if you would like any more information.
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"Faithfully Fit" is the fitness class we run as a Church for everyone in the community.
£2.50 per person - booking is required.
To book in click the session you’d like to book in for on the calendar at the top of the page
Everyone is welcome (18+)
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Store City is our food bank. We provide food, toiletries and baby supplies for families who are referred to us by local agencies. We have multiple collection points within Barking and Dagenham.
If you would like to donate some items towards our food bank, then please click on one of the shopping lists below to see the items that we collect. You can bring these to the Church centre with you on either
Monday – Friday between 9am-5pm, or on Sundays between 8:30am-2:30pm.
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Every Friday morning during term time from 9-10 am we run a Community Coffee Morning in the Rivergate Centre (Minter Road, Barking Riverside, IG11 0FJ). We invite the local community to come along to join us, and we provide free refreshments, and toddler activities for those with young children. We also use this as a satellite location to distribute food from our Food Bank.
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We go into 4 local homeless hostels every month to run kid’s clubs, youth clubs and coffee mornings.
We also host special events for the residents throughout the year.
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