National Estate Churches Network

Author: Support Officer

  • Smallwood Trust  – Cost of Living Fund

    Smallwood Trust – Cost of Living Fund

    The Smallwood Trust helps women on low incomes. They are launching their ‘Cost of Living Fund’ at the end of April 2022.

  • NECN Regional London Conference 2022

    NECN Regional London Conference 2022

    The purpose of this year’s London conference was simple – to attend to our wellbeing. Rev Jonathan Macy reports back from our recent conference.

  • Quiet Garden

    Quiet Garden

    We’ve been finding out from Sarah Jane Godson about the Quiet Garden Movement and the benefits of using these outdoor spaces.

  • Unlock Bible Study Resources

    Unlock Bible Study Resources

    Unlock enables urban churches of any denomination to respond to their local contexts. They are especially concerned with helping oral learners engage with Bible Stories and explore the Christian faith.

  • Leading your Estate Church into Growth

    Leading your Church into Growth (LyCiG) are running a course in June 2022 especially tailored for estate churches.

  • Cinnamon Network Micro-Grants

    Cinnamon Network Micro-Grants

    NECN has been catching up with some news from the Cinnamon Network about their Micro-grants and new learning community, Cinnamon Connect.

  • Stepping Up with Mustard Seed

    Heather Black, programme leader, gives us an update on the Mustard Seed’s Stepping Up programme, in the Diocese of York.

  • Who’s who at NECN

    Who’s who at NECN

    We would like to give a huge thank you to Lynne Norman and Emma Ash for their generosity with their time and gifts in serving as trustees of NECN and we welcome a new trustee, Eunice Attwood.

  • Growing Good – Free discipleship course

    Growing Good – Free discipleship course

    Find out about the Growing Good Toolkit, a free discipleship course. Explore how your church can grow and make a difference in your community.

  • Work and training with Jericho

    This month Dave Chapman, JERICHO’s Church Partnership Manager has been telling us about two of their work and training programmes.

  • Helping through ACTS 435

    Helping through ACTS 435

    NECN speaks to Katie Greene to find out how Acts 435 works to help people in need and how you can get involved, perhaps as a new advocate.

  • Reflection – Renewal and ‘A new self’

    Reflection – Renewal and ‘A new self’

    A New Year reflection by NECN chair, Lynne Cullens.