National Estate Churches Network

Author: Support Officer

  • Chelmsford Diocese Estate Churches Network Email Conference 2020

    The Chelmsford Diocese NECN Group had planned a physical conference for 25th March 2020. However, when COVID-19 struck this wasn’t possible. Instead they decided to have an email conference. Written presentations were circulated by email around 40 lay workers and clergy in estate parishes in the Chelmsford Diocese. The overall theme was “Growing the Estate…

  • Getting Creative with Good News

    Brunswick Parish Church in Manchester have been sharing how they have been creative in keeping the church community going. One way they have been reaching is by the Cake Fairies delivering cakes to elderly or vulnerable people. You can read more about this story on this link https://www.brunswickchurch.org.uk/news–events/the-cake-fairies-have-been-at-it-again ‘Altogether Church’ services are running via Zoom…

  • Reaching the Unreachable 2020 Conference Summary Video

    Reaching the Unreached 2020 Conference summary Check out the You Tube video of people sharing highlights from this year’s Reaching the Unreachable Conference in London. Here are some of the things people have said: Ministry can be hard at times on the estates so it is great to be with people with similar struggles. The…

  • Blessed are the Tea Makers

    It all began with the school run. Having dropped my eldest son off at school, the short journey to work would take me past the grounds of another local school. Day after day, I observed weary parents waiting dejectedly on the asphalt as they were battered by the elements. Each time I passed, I was…

  • Neighbourhood Prayer Network

    There are 260,000 streets in the UK. The vision of the Neighbourhood Prayer Network is for every street to be prayed for. Are you willing to pray for the street that you live on? Visit http://neighbourhoodprayer.net/ if you would like to sign up to that commitment.  

  • Try Praying

    Try Praying is a resource for people who are not religious and don’t go to church. If you click on the caption to the above image you can download a free booklet. Alternatively you can visit https://www.trypraying.co.uk/ to find out more.

  • Working Class Culture and Ministry Resources

    Are you looking for resources for and insights into estate ministry? Joe Hasler is a parish priest with  25 years’ of experience of living and working on estates. He has also worked for 17 years as a community development worker. Some of his work can be downloaded from the list below: 1. Mind Body Estates…

  • Keep Calm And…

    Keep Calm Resources Unlock have created these  free resources, ‘Keep Calm and…’ on the themes of celebration, prayer, partying and trust. Click here to download your free pack.

  • Funding From Allchurches Trust

      We are delighted to announce that this summer we were granted funding from the Allchurches Trust for our work. This is about connecting churches with their communities, particularly on the estates. Allchurches Trust is one of the UK’s largest grant making charities. The Trust funds all kinds of churches and community organisations, especially people…