{"id":2796,"date":"2021-03-23T13:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T13:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estatechurches.org\/?post_type=stories&p=2796"},"modified":"2022-04-28T14:21:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T13:21:16","slug":"necn-in-conversation-with-pioneer-minister-jane-emson","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/estatechurches.org\/stories\/necn-in-conversation-with-pioneer-minister-jane-emson\/","title":{"rendered":"NECN in Conversation with Jane Emson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About Middlesbrough Centre of Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middlesbrough Centre <\/a>of <\/a>Mission<\/a> is based on the Brambles Farm and Thorntree estates in Middlesbrough, which are in the top 1% most deprived neighbourhoods in the country. – Thorntree is being one of the most deprived areas in the UK (IMD 2019). St Thomas Church (Brambles Farm estate) no longer has a building or congregation and was the last Anglican worship on the estate. The last time the church met there was in October 2006 and their building was demolished in 2007. My role is to start a New Worshiping Community (church plant) focusing on the 20s-40s on the estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sister Jane Emson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Brambles Farm Foodbank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lockdown<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lockdown has been really busy. We have been taking up to 60 food parcels out every other week. And in the school summer holidays this has increased to 72 families which means we\u2019re supporting more than 260 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The food has been donated from Churches outside the parish and also from Together Middlesbrough and Cleveland who has so generously gave us funding. I not only bought dried food but also fresh fruit and veg and meat which included recipes to cook and online Zoom sessions to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have given out activity packs for over 120 children and run events on Facebook. Activity packs included creating a COVID-19 time-capsule and an Easter colouring competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have now set up an Eco Shop to address food poverty. People pay \u00a32 for 15 items of food. Food is donated from the local supermarket. Volunteers from local families help to run the shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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