This week Amy Follett is joined by Nick Stirling from MCM's prison ministry, On the Wing. You can li…
Paul Winter tells a story of two halves. N is Eastern European and had been asking people for help i…
Listen as Amy Follett looks into MCM's Insight training and coaching project and find out more about…
Nick and Cath Stirling are interviewed by Amy Follett Listen here: https://www.twr.org.uk/podcast...…
Multiple bereavements led to drug use. I was speaking recently with one of the prisoners attending o…
A volunteer comes to saving faith! A volunteer with the Nourish food club had been increasingly draw…
Cath Stirling takes us through the work of Narrowgate Next Stage Housing and we’ll be hearing a tes…
The next episode in Trans World Radio's Series on Manchester City Mission To listen to this episode …
Iranian man comes to Christ in prison Back in September a prison staff member made me aware of a you…
Action Together makes it possible! The last couple of years has been amazing as we have seen people …
Paul Winter tells us about 'P'. I have known P for a few years now, and she has shown an interest in…
Food club helps to bring family stability and security. Bethel Church Food Club in Oldham was repres…
Now he was in prison he was contemplating the things of God again. On the 13th September I was asked…
Mary and Debs are interviewed by Amy Follet This week's episode of TWR's series on Manchester City …
MCM Director Terry Durose gives an overview of MCM's work. On September 30th, Trans World Radio laun…
Volunteer loves relaxing in his newly decorated lounge. With an average saving of £15 to £20 per sh…
Groundbreakers continues to produce online assemblies! The Groundbreakers team have continued to pro…
How do I get God in my life? Louise, who serves in the Nourish food poverty project with our Residen…
The life threatening illness was completely gone! Whilst Ryan was working in the Nourish project las…
Encouraged! Mary has been very encouraged by the welcome she has received in schools already this te…
MCM is looking for an Assistant Director. Manchester City Mission is looking for a passionate and mo…
(Psalm 18:28 LSB) Some days seem brighter than others and while we would all wish for clear skies …
He had had enough, lost his job and was struggling to make ends meet. While Ryan was helping at the …
Book now! Terry Durose will be presenting MCM's free personal evangelism course Resonate over four T…
Paul finds a creatively incarnate way to meet a spiritual need. Operation Joy’s Paul Winter goes ont…
Making a real difference for some of society’s most vulnerable people. One of the most common challe…
Ukrainian Man helped by Airport Chaplaincy. On Wednesday 16th August a young Ukrainian man, R, was r…
Three prisoners respond to the Gospel On Tuesday 8th August, in HMP Hindley, Nick gave a Gospel mess…
Paul prays for a member of the Roma community. Few of us enjoy experiencing uncertainty in life and …
Cath Stirling is interviewed about the challenges facing MCM's Next Stage Housing Project What are y…
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:…
Operation Joy Missionary Paul Winter offers prayer. A vital part of Paul’s ministry to the street po…
Brookhouse Food Club provides activity for the Summer Holidays On Monday 31st July, Nourish Lead, Ba…
Nourish Food Poverty Project Leader stands in for local MP. On Friday 28th July, Barry Matley became…
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing. Rom. 15:13 This is a gem of a pray…
An encounter with a man who wanted answers. Ryan Ackrill, serving as the resident evangelist in the …
The chaplains at HMP/ YOI Hindley receive a thank you card from the Governor The card read "Thank yo…
Nourish needs reliable volunteer drivers to collect goods from local supermarkets. A number of Super…
Operation Joy receive an essential grant from Action Together This week we had great news when Asht…
Cath Stirling considers the dark side of summer school holidays. For many of us, the school summer h…
A released prisoner moves forward on his Christian journey. Since Nick led him to the Lord, A has be…
Benefact Supports On the Wing We recently received news that an application by On the Wing to Benefa…
Paul Winter from Operation Joy gives us insight into 'D's' journey. I have known D from the streets …
Food Clubs share resources. The Brookhouse Food Club recently received 100s of Sports Shirts through…
Ryan Ackrill interviews Buki, an Operation Joy volunteer At Manchester City Mission, our heart is to…
No post at the Windsor Centre for almost three weeks! A reliable postal service is essential for the…
Nourish and Operation Joy collaborate with Winners Chapel to reach out to local Travellers community…
Some people’s preconceived idea about church is nothing like reality! The Operation Joy Drop-ins in …
Operation Joy's volunteers get a well deserved boost. Paul and Ryan, who lead the Operation Joy proj…
We are reminded in 1 Corinthians 12 v 15-26 of the importance of all parts of our body. We are told …
Book your place today! Over the last 21 years Terry Durose has had the privilege of training and pr…
A kind gift from a local Academy will make all the difference to rough sleepers. On Friday the 7th J…
Salford University students are heading home at the end of the year. The photo shows of some of the…
Paul Winter inspires us to be a friend This week an email from the Evangelical Alliance reminded us …
You can discover how else you can make a difference by visiting our website. …
Terry Durose reflects on a potential ministry skills shortage. According to the Edge Foundation’s r…
A perspective by our latest missionary, Louise McCabe My journey with Manchester City Mission began …
Whilst writing this, we are so grateful to everyone who prays for the work of Manchester City Missio…
Terry Durose considers a little known character from the New Testament Phoebe only seems to get one …
The Nourish Food Club move to St Thomas' has gone really well, but storage has been difficult... The…
Ryan, who serves in our Operation Joy project, was out on the streets of Manchester last week when …
We are currently running another Alpha course at HMP Buckley Hall in Rochdale, and last Monday (26th…
Today is Dave Butt’s last day working at MCM. In recent days Dave has felt that God was calling hi…
When Mary and Debs go into schools to deliver assemblies and workshops they often get positive feedb…
The words of Prince William as he launches his "Homewards" initiative... Today sees the launch of "H…
We were blown away last week when one of our volunteers donated a sum of money to help with our Asht…
Three prisoners come to know the Lord! During my Wednesday New Life Bible Group in HMP Forest Bank r…
Repent and go to church… Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project in Oldham had great news last …
As hard as they tried the volunteers and children at Tuesdays Together last week couldn't build a st…
Barry had applied for funding to have large banners produced to put up at the new location of the No…
This quote by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin perhaps sums up the work of Groundbreakers perfectly. As Ma…
Paul Winter has recently been sharing the history of Operation Joy with a member of the Street Popul…
Prayer is one of the three ways that we can all support the work of Manchester City Mission. You can…
Councillor Gina Reynolds, Ceremonial Mayor of the City of Salford 2023 to 2024, opened the Lighthous…
Ryan who serves as the resident Evangelist at the Nourish food club on Mondays and Thursdays in Salf…
The Spruce Court Food Club was established as a satellite operation with the support of the Pendleto…
It's a sad fact, but everywhere we look we can't help but see people in need. That's most obvious wh…
Talking about our faith with those we meet, prepares them to step out in faith for themselves. Nick …
Operation Joy, and all MCM projects, rely on the three-fold contribution of our supporters; prayer, …
Without volunteers, the Nourish Food Clubs can't open. Stacking shelves, serving members, handing th…
Ryan who serves in our Nourish project was surprised last week as a gentleman walked into St Thomas’…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy Oldham Drop In had great news last week when a gentleman that h…
...it was great to see their tweet this morning following Mary's visit earlier in the week! ...and …
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project says that last week was just amazing as people out of t…
If Paul says he'll get something for a member of the street community, he doesn't let anything get i…
We know that, as a Christian, there are countless demands for your attention; many organisations wan…
Nick is always looking out for ways in which he can share the Gospel in the prisons in which he work…
A quarter of the households that became homeless in 2022 had at least one working person in them. In…
Research published recently by The National Centre for Social Research identifies as many as 760,000…
"Blessed are the peacemakers", Jesus said. Now that's an interesting thought when talking with child…
It's not just the BBC's Gareth Malone that see's the potential of people singing together. Nick pick…
Recently Paul Winter from our Operation Joy team decided to go for a day out and ensure that it was …
A couple of month’s ago at our staff and trustees prayer meeting and in our regular prayer update, C…
Our Slow Cooker class went really well. Ryan from Operation Joy was able to secure funding to delive…
The Ashton Drop-In operates out of a cafe run by another secular charity, the relationship is great,…
Paul and Ryan's ministries through Operation Joy are often very distinct. Paul works solely on the s…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy Ashton Drop-in on Wood Street was excited to tell us about how …
When you work with the street population there is no garuntee that you will see them make a commitme…
Many funding trusts and grant making organisations request regular updates on the work they are supp…
Groundbreakers go into schools to deliver assemblies and lunch clubs, but they become more than just…
Paul often helps members of the street community and an ongoing story concerns E and A; Paul picks u…
When I first began working at HMP Hindley in 2021 I used to share songs on occasions using one of th…
Ryan who is our resident Evangelist in the Nourish food project got a message this week to say how g…
A couple of weeks ago, Cath was happy to receive a call from the lettings team of a housing associat…
As I approached Piccadilly Gardens one day I met E who seemed distressed. In fact she had been invo…
Barry often buys produce for the Nourish Food Clubs off the supermarket shelves, the limits for quan…
Would you nominate Manchester City Mission for a Movement for Good award? Incarnation | Compassion …
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What a great problem to have, and what we have done without online translation apps on our mobile ph…
In John chapter 15 verse 16, Jesus speaks of His desire that we should bear fruit, and that our frui…
Groundbreakers has been running Tuesdays Together with St Thomas' Church Delph since Christmas, the …
I have been working as a chaplain in HMP Forest Bank for over a year now and during that time I have…
I had seen J a few times in the town centre, and everything seemed okay with her... ...but it became…
So messaged Paul Wright who heads up the Food Club at Bridge Community Church in Radcliffe. A record…
When Covid-19 first struck many churches started meeting through zoom or relaying their services on …
Paul WInter a member of the Operation Joy team connects with the street community at a very personal…
Ryan serves in our Operation Joy project and has continued as the resident evangelist at the Nourish…
Debs was leading the Tuesdays Together session at St Thomas' church in Delph this week when one of t…
Barry contacted all the Food Clubs for his two monthly update on, the report from the Radcliffe Food…
Barry has supported The Food Club Bury from it's conception, we are delighted to share their 2022 en…
Operation Joy is looking to increase their volunteer capacity for outreach to the homeless in Manche…
Amazing time was had by all at the Operation Joy Oldham Drop-in last week when we were joined by Ble…
The Groundbreakers team record an online assembly for every month of the year, these are then sent o…
Last Sunday I had the rare and wonderful opportunity to minister in HMP Buckley Hall with my wife Ca…
Debs had just finished handing out prizes to the children in a Groundbreakers Lunch Club when one of…
When Paul WInter started Operation Joy one of the key elements was remembering the key dates that we…
This week at Forest Bank Prison I shared with my “New Life Group” from Psalm 61. I spoke of how God …
Ryan who serves in the Operation Joy project was overjoyed, when a lady who attended the Oldham Drop…
Today is World Book Day… a fantastic day in primary schools across the land with children and teache…
Paul is out on the streets of Manchester and Bolton every week, he's gradually catching up with cont…
As we remember that it is now a year since the war started in Ukraine, we think about those who have…
Ryan who serves on our Operation Joy project at the Oldham Drop-In was surprised last week when two …
Ryan who serves as the resident evangelist at our Nourish Food Club reassured two of our volunteers …
Tuesdays Together is a club that runs in the early evening for primary aged children. It is competin…
Slow cooker courses are being promoted for those experiencing food and fuel poverty because they off…
Having explained how we are saved by Grace in chapter 2 of Ephesians, Paul goes on in verse 10 to wr…
Often when meeting with clients either in their homes or in the office, Cath will offer to pray with…
We had a good, in-depth Bible study at HMP Hindley last Tuesday afternoon. We were looking at Isaiah…
In 1 Peter 2 we find Peter encouraging us to "Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human a…
There are plenty of ways to save if you're in the know! Barry & Azam with the Slow Cooker projec…
While in HMP Hindley in WIgan recently, Nick was tasked with the job of helping several prisoners to…
When the Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Rome he expressed his longing to visit, as well as his …
Writing to the church in Rome, Paul wrote, "Live in harmony with one another." Pendleton Together br…
At the end of a Groundbreakers assembly this week, a group of children stood up and chose a child ea…
Using Government data* Action for Children estimate that 1.36million children in the UK are living i…
We have now completed the third week of the Christianity Explored course and eleven of the original …
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project had a review meeting with Infinity Initiatives café in …
Take a look around the Food Club at Bridge Community Church in Radcliffe. Proverbs 17:17 reads, "A f…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project was surprised last week when a lady who he had testifie…
I imagine many of us know where that headline comes from. Yes, it's Luke 4, it's a Sabbath day in Na…
Sometimes God will bring someone across your path just so that you can pray for them. This is almost…
We are still so very grateful for all the toys and goodies that were gifted to our Nourish Food Club…
Barry goes the extra mile for a Food Club client. The saying "To go the extra mile!" originates from…
When Jeremiah wrote the letter to the Jerusalem elders in exile that we know as chapter 29, he was e…
Nick introduces us to the latest Christianity Explored course at HMP Buckley Hall. There is a challe…
Barry Matley, our Nourish Project Leader, has worked with churches to establish Nourish Food Clubs a…
Not all opinions are created equal. Your thoughts about the recent football results may provoke stro…
As Mary was setting up her assembly on Thursday, a Year 6 girl came and looked at the resources at t…
Ryan who serves in our Ashton Operation Joy project was overjoyed this week when he helped a man who…
As strange as it may seem, if you could do your shopping at the Oldham Tesco stores on Huddersfield …
Barry Matley, our Nourish Project Leader, has worked with churches to establish Nourish Food Clubs a…
Yesterday, Mary arrived at one of Groundbreakers' regular Stockport schools for their first lunch cl…
Customers at Fine Foods in Bury donated toys for older children this Christmas, the toys were wrappe…
As a charity all Manchester City Mission's activities are dependent on God laying our needs on the h…
Mary and Debs are very excited and counting down the days to the launch, on Tuesday 17th January, of…
The customers of West One Lidl in Eccles donated toys which were passed on to the FamilyFood Fayre F…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy Ashton Drop-in project was contacted by a lady that was struggl…
During the run up to Christmas I had the opportunity to share my testimony and the gospel message wi…
The customers of ASDA in Radcliffe donated toys which were passed on to the Radcliffe Food Club by t…
Which was your favourite story of 2022? You can always look back through our stories by going to the…
Just how big a grant received will depend on how many little blue tokens get put in the Groundbreake…
Today, Monday 19th December, we held a Christmas Celebration for all those prisoners who had attende…
So much has happened since Mary and Debs filmed their latest assembly back in the middle of December…
During the final weeks in the life of one of Paul Winter's wife's family there were several visits t…
On Wednesday 21st December HMP Forest Bank held a special family day for Christmas... ...the wives,…
The Food Club - Bury, open on 26th November '21 and making such an impression that recent visitors w…
Working again today with our friends at Fresh Church in Oldham to make a difference in the lives of …
Just before Christmas one of the prisoners at HMP Forest Bank put in an application to come down to …
The pandemic has led to many of having to change the way we keep in touch, none less than our missio…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project, is often out doing deputation visits to churches in va…
Ryan, from our Operation Joy project, has been working with a young man for the last six months who …
It is great to see Brookhouse Food Club going so well. Barry says, "The numbers are really increasin…
Cath was recently approached by someone from a local church to see if she might be able to find some…
Manchester City Mission have recently been working with a landlord to provide a home for a family fr…
In an attempt to answer that question, Nick, our On The Wing Chaplain, has updated the project webpa…
The Family Food Fayre Food Club at The Windsor Centre is changing it's times from next week. PLEASE …
Cath tells us of a mum and her daughters reunited amidst the celebration of Christmas after many yea…
Mary and Debs ran an Ethos Day in a local primary school. The theme was "The Trinity". Debs worked w…
Let’s start with the sad news first, as you may know for the last eight months Ryan from our Operati…
Last Tuesday evening (13th December) I had the privilege of helping out with the Carol Service at HM…
Nick made enquiries last year regarding taking on the role of volunteer prison chaplain at HMP Fores…
It's that time of year when we all start humming The 12 Days of Christmas and forgetting the words! …
Barry Matley, our Nourish project leader, called in at Lidl West One the other day... They were wait…
Last week in the midst of moving the Nourish Food Club from the Windsor Centre to St Thomas' Barry, …
The Benefact Group have £120,000 to give away to nominated charities in December. £1,000 would be ve…
Remember Darren who we housed? Well he popped into the Ashton Drop-in this week to say hello. The ch…
Monday was the first opening for the Food Club in it's new location, St Thomas' Pendelton Barry repo…
No not some ghostly apparition, just Mary and Debs' teeth as they worked away on the mezzanine at th…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project had some great news recently. One of the men that was o…
The Bank the Food App reports that we need... Download the Bank the Food App to your phone to get r…
I was speaking today with a young man in the chapel at one of the prisons I work in. He was brought …
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project had great news last week when a man who was on our Alph…
From Monday 12th December, Family FoodFayre Food Club are moving a short distance to St Thomas' Chur…
Unperturbed, Paul Winter from our Operation Joy team, is still on the outlook for the street populat…
Here at Manchester City Mission we were encouraged this morning to read this article regarding an in…
We have been pleased to receive donations to help our over 65's through the winter period. This incl…
It's not too late... but it will be soon! Incarnation | Compassion | Proclamation Manchester City M…
In the course of my duties as prison chaplain I was called on a few days ago to visit a vulnerable p…
The Groundbreakers Lunch Club was NOT what she thought it would be! “To be honest Mary, my mum signe…
Last Monday (28th December) during the running of our current “Living With Loss” course at HMP Buckl…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project was overjoyed this week when he went to visit an old fr…
Debs went into a school to deliver a Groundbreakers' Lunch Club. During the session, one of the chil…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project in Ashton-Under-Lyne, at Infinity Initiatives café, has…
We were excited to find out today that the Daily Mirror had published a story concerning the current…
Recently Cath was approached for help by a lady that she had helped previously with her housing issu…
The Evangelical Alliance launched their Stories of Hope : Cost of Living at the Houses of Parilament…
"What did you sprinkle on X? He's normally such a wriggler and NEVER sits still! Can I have some of …
Celebrating the Salix Springboard Heros award, Nourish are in Salford Life which reaches into every …
Paul Winter, who serves on our operation Joy team, updates us on conversations with the Street popul…
Barry has been working with the volunteers at Bridge Church in Radcliffe to get the Food Club up and…
Last week, Mary and Debs led another Mental Health Workshop, funded by a Tesco grant to deliver thes…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project works very hard trying to get funding for his project f…
Barry is always looking for financial support to ensure that the Nourish Food Clubs have a good rang…
As we have written about before, Cath is acting as host for a landlord who lives out of the area but…
Barry was visiting the Brookhouse Food Club recently and heard the following story. One lady came in…
There is £120,000 to be shared out between 120 charities during December and for us to have a chance…
The airport chaplaincy are seeking to re-establish contact with various people right across the whol…
A teacher came up to Debs after she had finished delivering an assembly in a local primary school. W…
As regular readers will know Ryan has been working hard in Ashton-U-Lyne at the new Drop-in at Infin…
Paul Winter, a member of the Operation Joy team, has a list of people from the street population tha…
Barry says, "it was great to have been speaking at St Anne's Shevington Mothers Union. We had a wond…
You can read it online here... Click cover to read online Dear Friends2022 has been yet another inte…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project finished the Alpha course that he was running last week…
One hundred and eighty-five years of Manchester City Mission was well worth celebrating last Friday.…
Last week, Politician Stephen Morgan, the Shadow Education Minister, in a speech at Westminster Hall…
Sometimes you don’t need to look far for the need to be met. Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy pr…
During Nick's regular Wednesday morning chaplaincy rounds on the Healthcare Wing of a local prison, …
When the Brookhouse Food Club organisers realised that not all the members knew how to use the produ…
The Bank the Food App reports that we need... Download the Bank the Food App to your phone to get r…
Roy Crowne, founded Revelation Trust in 2021, to develop gospel entrepreneurs – people who are inspi…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project tells the story of how this gentleman that came into th…
Barry wants to say a great big thank you to everyone who voted for us, and promted us to their conta…
Ryan and the volunteers who serve in our Operation Joy project have been working hard spreading the …
The Chaplaincy at Manchester Airport recently had a call from Middlesbrough Social Services asking u…
Paul WInter, a member of our Operation Joy team, had not been out in Bolton town centre for a few we…
The Nourish Food Club at the Windsor Christian Centre has issued the following statement It is regre…
From time to time HMP Forest Bank chaplaincy team invite outside ministries in to help conduct the S…
The Chaplains at HMP Buckley Hall in Rochdale are currently running an Alpha course. This has been r…
Mary and Debs ran an Ethos Day in a local primary school. The theme was "The Trinity". Debs worked w…
We have been very concerned for the daughter of the Ukranian family that we are supporting as it had…
During a street outreach session recently the Restart team came across a young woman who was working…
We always make sure our clients are ok. Ryan recently checked in with a guy who we had connected wit…
When clients move into their new properties they are often on what is termed a ‘probationary tenancy…
Sounds like a description of the film Shrek doesn’t it! But no, it’s one of the examples that childr…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project and also is our resident Evangelist here at our Salford…
As many of you will know, Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project has been running an Alpha cou…
The Benefact Group have £120,000 to give away to nominated charities in December. £1,000 would be ve…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project has been working hard to build relationships with new f…
Mary & Debs took their Diary of a Disciple workshop into a new school last week and the school took …
Debs went into a school to deliver an assembly. She was met by the RE co-ordinator who asked whether…
The Restart team work with female sex workers, meeting them on the street, at drop-ins and… They had…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project was asked if he would like to give his testimony in one…
Earlier this week Mary and Debs went to an Oldham Primary school to lead two Diary of a Disciple wor…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project was surprised when he saw a gentleman that he has been …
Barry, our Nourish Project Leader, was in Oldham on Saturday morning supporting Oldham Bethel Church…
During a recent ministry time in HMP Hindley, I was asked to run the afternoon Bible Study meeting b…
Restart work with vulnerable women, supporting them as they move on with their lives. A Restart clie…
On the day of the Queen's funeral, we opened the chapel at HMP Buckley Hall for prisoners to come an…
A young mum came to the prayer group run by Restart last week. She was from a different faith backgr…
At a Restart Drop-In one of the women who was homeless had no phone for people to contact her on... …
Cath was asked recently if she could help a lady who had become homeless following a relationship br…
Paul Winter, who serves on our Operation Joy project, will speak to anyone, even in a queue! I have …
When is it right to offer to pray with people? This is a question MCM missionaries face on a daily b…
Barry has been hard at work networking across the city and it’s all to ensure that as many people as…
Nick Stirling, our prison chaplain tells us that the chaplaincy team at HMP Buckley Hall are now hol…
After the Bank Holiday our food supplier usually has a shortage of quality food in the first week. B…
As my wife Angie has continued to visit her sister in hospital I have been able to see people I know…
It's the start of a new school year and Groundbreakers are ready to go... Today's a busy day since M…
Ryan who serves in our Ashton-Under-Lyne Drop-In tells us of a man who gave his life to the Lord thi…
The observations of visitors and others to our Nourish Food Banks can be illuminating. A recent visi…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project in Ashton-Under-Lyne had great news last week when a ge…
Groundbreakers has been selected for the Tesco Community Fund process, where shoppers choose between…
Why don't you download the Bank the Food app and sign up to support Manchester City Mission! You'l…
Barry has struggled to find tinned products at a price that the Food Clubs can realisitically afford…
Family FoodFayre membership now reaches over 300! A lot of thanks goes to our volunteers…
Ryan, who serves in our Operation Joy project, up dates us on the recently opened up a Drop-In centr…
Barry Matley writes, “It was a privilege to be invited as an honoured guest to the Winners Church Co…
Barry’s work with Nourish goes above and beyond running the Food Clubs. Here he tells us of one such…
This week an old friend of Ryan's had come into the Drop-In. This man had been going through a fami…
Recently the Operation Joy Oldham Drop-In moved to Bethel Church on Waterloo Street. It has been get…
Paul Winter from operation Joy tells us of a recent busy Saturday! Saturday can be a relaxing day no…
Cath often uses charities to obtain funding or to source furniture and essential items for clients a…
Tuesday 9th August saw the opening of a new Operation Joy Drop-In at Infinity Iniatives café in the …
The Nourish Food Club at the Windsor Christian Centre welcomed the father and son from the Ukrainian…
Paul visits Picadilly Gardens most weeks. Usually walking the same route so that he he sees the same…
There are no children in school for Groundbreakers to deliver assemblies, lunch clubs or workshops t…
Did you download the BankTheFood app after Barry and Dave were interviewed on BBC Radio Manchester? …
Cath, our Next Stage Housing Co-ordinator, has been working with a landlord from North Wales to prep…
Recently in HMP Forest Bank I arrived at one of the wings to hold a pre-arranged Bible group. Howeve…
Over the summer the Manchester City Mission staff look to fit in some much-needed rest and relaxatio…
Having met J and prayed with her alongside another Christian it was encouraging to see her again and…
The government has launched a consultation to gather views on the broad social or environmental purp…
Manchester City Mission have recently been working with a landlord to provide a home for a family fr…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project and is also our resident Evangelist at the Windsor Chri…
It is terrific to receive support from Sainsburys, where we collect produce for the Food Club from t…
Groundbreakers has been selected for the Tesco Community Fund process, where shoppers choose between…
Do you remember Iain? Iain has come alongside Ryan to assist him in the various aspects of his work.…
As previously shared, at HMP Buckley Hall we are running three weeks of follow up meetings for those…
Our prison chaplain Nick Stirling shares some feedback from the prisoners who attended the recent Li…
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Mary and Debs have produced ten online assemblies over this academic year to supplement the six face…
Restart work in Greater Manchester with women who are vulnerable and in the most difficult of situat…
Ryan has trained a team of volunteers for Operation Joy, they are often out on the streets of Manche…
One of the women Restart work with attended the Festival Manchester banquet held at St Philip's chur…
It is always encouraging when individuals remember something you have done for them when you meet th…
Not only that but a few secret tears were shed... A few weeks ago, we were all really happy to hear …
Regular readers will know that the Operation Joy Drop-In moved homes to Bethel Church on Waterloo St…
Groundbreakers, our primary schools ministry, is one of the three charities in the Tesco Community G…
One of our Restart team came home recently to find their home inside crime scene tape following an i…
Ryan who serves in our Nourish project at the Windsor Christian Centre in Salford, is often sharing …
Ryan who serves in the Nourish Food Club at our main building is often praying with people in need a…
Love where you live, come on and love where you live. You can make a difference no matter what the p…
On Friday, Mary was sitting in a school hall in Oldham, waiting for the children to arrive for assem…
Ryan, our resident Evangelist at the Nourish Food Club, has been having conversations with colleague…
Groundbreakers have been hard at work getting teh final assembly of teh school year, written, record…
Being Project Leader for Nourish, our food poverty project, is not just about opening up the Food Cl…
All our project workers are available to speak of what God is doing through the Manchester City Miss…
Nick has come to the end of the latest Living With Loss course at Buckley Hall in Rochdale. Nick tel…
There was a great atmosphere and plenty of anticipation for the future, when Barry trained the volun…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project, is often out doing deputation visits to churches in va…
The Restart team take referals from various sources, including Social Services. The support required…
Barry has been working with Bridge Church, Radcliffe to set up a new Food Club. He visited recently …
Sometimes I get the impression that when I meet somebody on the street it may be a one-off occurrenc…
Ryan who serves as part of our Operation Joy project is set to open a new Drop-In in Ashton-under-Ly…
During the pandemic Nick Stirling began holding regular gatherings on Wednesdays at the Windsor Chri…
Cath, our Next Stage Housing co-ordinator, works with people at various stages of the accommodation …
For the past couple of months our Restart project leader has been working with a young Asian woman w…
The Soul Children Saddleworth choir will be joining hundreds of other children on stage at Festival …
Paul Winter, from our Operation Joy, has years of experience getting alongside the street community.…
Paul didn't need his notebook to remind him about two members of the street community that he first …
The partnership between our Nourish project, that sets up and runs the Family Food Fayre Food Clubs,…
Ryan from Operation Joy has been working hard on funding bids to enable the Drop-In to continue and …
Although our projects are distinct from one another there is often opportunity for working together.…
Take a walk around the Nourish Family Food Fayre Food Club at the Windsor Christian Centre and you'l…
Barry, our Nourish project leader, has been working hard with local Christians in Eccles to plant a …
Coming out of lockdown Groundbreakers has had the opportunity to do face to face work in some new sc…
Paul Winter, one of our Operation Joy team, has kept a notebook to remind himself of everyone he mee…
Ryan, from Operation Joy, has been visiting a couple of churches recently to tell of all that God is…
Paul Winter, from Operation Joy, is always on the look out for people to speak with... Paul picks up…
This morning as I arrived at the chaplaincy office at one of the prisons I work in I was asked to go…
At a staff meeting recently Barry Matley, project leader of Nourish, encouraged us all to read "Eat …
Mary and Debs recorded the June assembly before the half-term break. It's up online and ready for sc…
Ryan, who works on the Operation Joy project, also acts as resident evangelist at the Nourish Family…
Ryan, who serves in our Operation Joy project, was thrilled with the turn out for the last Drop-In s…
Groundbreakers have been sucessful in an application to the Tesco Community Grants scheme and our pr…
Our Nourish Project and Pendleton Together made sure that the Food Club was all ready to celebrate t…
Paul Winter, a member of the Operation Joy team, tells us how simply getting to know information abo…
Paul is out on the streets of Manchester speaking to the people he meets every week. Sometimes oppor…
Nick Stirling, our "On The Wing" Prison Chaplain tells us he has just completed 4 days of training a…
A few weeks back Paul from Operation Joy was out on the streets of Greater Manchester speaking to th…
Let’s start with the sad news first, as you may know for the last eight months Ryan from our Operati…
We always like to read Paul's stories, unfortunately our email system has been hiding them away whic…
Volunteers' Week takes place 1-7 June every year. Volunteers are an essential part of the work we do…
Mary & Debs from Groundbreakers visit primary schools six times a year, that's once a half-term, del…
Chip Kendal, head of Soul Children UK visited the Soul Children Saddleworth rehearsal last night. …
Many of the clients that our MCM missionaries meet in the day to day routine of their work are livin…
Ryan from Operation Joy has been working hard to find funding to help those impacted most by the cur…
Some time ago we shared that one of the guys who had been living in our supported accommodation had …
Regular readers will remember Barry, our Nourish project leader, celebrating a donation of £500 from…
Regular readers will remember we told you about the young woman that came and used our Food Club. Sh…
As we know Operation Joy does many things in the Greater Manchester area, we have the Oldham Drop-In…
Nick Stirling shares about the latest Living With Loss course currently being run at HMP Buckley Hal…
Debs and Mary from Groundbreakers are out in schools delivering the Diary of a Disciple workshops th…
When I took up my post as Director of Manchester City Mission, back in 2004, I quickly became aware …
Manchester City Mission is determined to be good stewards of all that God provides. That involves ev…
Nick Stirling, our On the Wing chaplain, tells us that the Chaplaincy team at Manchester Airport are…
Barry, our project leader of Nourish, continues to develop his network of partners across the city. …
Mary and Debs are currently delivering "Diary of a Disciple " workshops in local primary schools. Th…
It is really important to Barry, our Nourish project leader, that finds out the views of our Food Cl…
Ryan is finding that being connected to other organisations has massive benefits. Ryan, our Residen…
This week for Year 6 children across the land it has been SATs (Standard Assessment Tests) week. Sch…
The latest edition of Clear Call, Issue 34 Spring 2022, our reguar newsletter, will be dropping on p…
The satellite Food Club run by our Nourish project at Spruce Court has been well supported by Pendle…
You may remember we told you about a young women that came to use our Food Club and Ryan, who is our…
Not everyone that Cath helps is homeless but they are all struggling with their housing situation. M…
Barry, our Nourish Food Poverty project leader, has many many contacts across the city. Winners Chap…
While I was conducting a Bible study group in one of the prisons I work in, one of the young men tol…
Mary and Debs are both delivering the same assembly in primary schools across Greater Manchester. La…
It is always good to here how our clients are getting on... Not so long ago Ryan supported J with hi…
Nick, from On the Wing, visits HMP Hindley every week, he had been asked to take the Bible Study as …
The Manchester City Mission staff are always looking for volunteers to contribute to their projects,…
When Debs and Mary from Groundbreakers go into schools to deliver assemblies it's the individual con…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project, is out on the streets of Manchester at least twice a w…
Mary and Debs have been producing an online assembly every month this term to go alongside the Groun…
Nick serves as member of the Prison Chaplaincy team at HMP Hindley, this is a multi-faith team and i…
This week we recieved £820 from the Aviva Community Fund for the Narrowgate Next Stage Housing proje…
Having gone into the Easter holidays feeling very under the weather Mary and Debs have hit the groun…
Marcin, the Centre Manager of Lidl at West One paid a visit to the Nourish Food Club recently. We co…
Ryan from Operation Joy is our resident Evangelist, for our Nourish Family Food Fayre project, at ou…
As a member of the Manchester Airport Chaplaincy Team, Nick Stirling has been asked to partake in th…
Restart work in partnership with various agencies to support women they are in contact with. Recentl…
Ryan from our Operation Joy project, is also resident Evangelist at our main building in Salford, on…
Cath, our Next Stage Housing Co-ordinator, works with people from many nations, helping them as they…
Ryan, from our Operation Joy project, has been working with a young man for the last six months who …
Nigel joined the Bible Society in 2015 before becoming Director of Domestic Mission he held the role…
One area of work for the Restart project is visiting the brothels across Greater Manchester. Sometim…
Ryan from Operation Joy was approached by a client we had referred for housing to Homes for Hope wit…
Cath stays in touch with the clients that she places in accomodation, providing a listening ear and …
The satellite Food Club at Spruce Court has seen a 'refurbishment' in the last few weeks and now it'…
Mary who is registered with Scripture Union as a Faith Guide, applied for a grant from the Scripture…
Manchester City Mission projects have access to free connectivity for their clients thanks to the Vo…
Now that the Covid-19 restrictions have eased, the chaplains at HMP Buckley Hall are able once again…
The clients that the Restart team work with are very vulnerable, they will often appear to make as m…
Ryan who works for Operation Joy, our street ministry to the homeless, was out with some volunteers …
Has Barry been missed? Yes, of course, but his team of volunteers have worked together well to ensur…
Cath is our Narrowgate Next Stage Housing Co-ordinator and works with people who are homeless or at …
It may be the last week of term before Easter, but Mary and Debs are still busy in schools this week…
The Drop-In is a place for the men to talk about the issues that trouble them and to hear the Good N…
Last week was Nick's third week at the airport and he's learning more about the role each week. Nick…
He really enjoyed the day, helping us set up and then running one of the stations. We thought we'd a…
When he is in Manchester, Paul parks at the Windsor Christian Centre and walks into the city centre.…
A few weeks ago we told you the story of a guy who we first had contract with through the Operation …
Two members of the Restart team visited Glasgow recently and tell us of how God was at work during t…
Nick made enquiries last year regarding taking on the role of volunteer prison chaplain at HMP Fores…
Having produced a virtual Experience Easter video last year when the team were unable to visit schoo…
Ryan, from Operation Joy, visited "The Methodist Church in Saddleworth" for their joint service on M…
Nick is a member of the Chaplaincy Team at HMP Buckley Hall in Rochdale, where several old pianos ha…
Manchester City Mission can help hosts in the process from initial arrival through the resettlement …
Pendleton Together have been at work in the Community Room at Spruce Court. Barry says "It has been …
Will you pray with us that we get this property? Bids are now being taken for a house that we recent…
Do children really remember and learn anything from school assemblies? Mary definitely thinks they d…
Last week we told you how a charity had paid the Bury Food Club annual membership for a group of ass…
There are times when Manchester City Mission missionaries just need a miracle to be able to leave a …
Members of the homeless community often have access to social media and Paul took advantage of that …
Nick was “working the floor” as he likes to call it, as part of his duties as chaplain at Manchester…
Last week Ryan, who serves in our Operation Joy project, made a successful referral for accommodatio…
Terry has been invited into the studio to be interviewed by BBC Radio Manchester's Mike Shaft on Sun…
Just three weeks ago we celebrated over 50 members at Bury Food Club, it's continuing to grow! There…
After two years of schools being closed to visitors the Groundbreakers diary continues to fill up. M…
The women that Restart work with are incredibly vulnerable… A team member tells us about one of the …
Ryan has been running our Operation Joy Drop-In in Oldham for nearly six months now. In that time w…
Cath is our Next Stage Housing Co-ordinator, here she explains how difficult it can be living with o…
Operation Joy and Restart have received funding from Action Together for their work in Oldham over t…
Recently on one of Nick's visits to Manchester Airport to work with the chaplaincy team there, a man…
The Restart team always work in collaboration with professionals from a range of services and often …
A few weeks ago Ryan was just about to finish up the Operation Joy Drop-In in Oldham when a guy came…
This week Mary attended an RE Network Meeting in Oldham, Groundbreakers was on the lips of her colle…
Ryan who serves in our Operation Joy project has been working with a gentleman called P, who has bee…
When Groundbreakers deliver a Diary of Disciple workshop in a school they leave a copy of the full L…
Manchester City Mission has many years of experience working with refugees and the victims of war th…
As many of you already know, we had a breakdown of our Food Club freezer at the Windsor Centre recen…
I have recently been accepted onto the chaplaincy team at Manchester Airport. Last week I attended t…
Dave Silber, as well as being Chief Operating Officer of the Eternal Wall of Prayer, is also the fou…
As you may be aware, Manchester City Mission is looking to extend our supported housing provision. W…
Lockdown has separated so many people from each other... ...and although a significant number of con…
They started with 13 last week and this week... 18 very excited and enthusiastic children turned u…
Restart reach out to the sex workers of Greater Manchester in Jesus name... The Restart team, and pa…
Our projects seek to meet people where they are, compassionately do what we can to meet their needs …
Psalm 8 verse 2 says, "You have taught children and infants to tell of your strength, silencing your…
The pandemic, as everyone is aware, has caused much disruption in all areas of society over the last…
Well... what a welcome Mary had this morning at an Oldham Primary School when she arrived to take an…
The Amplified Bible, Classic edition, translates Jesus' words in Matthew 6 verse 4 like this, "So th…
The Restart team are called upon at all times, sometimes just becuase they happen to be in the right…
Groundbreakers have been back in school delivering assemblies this year and as schools have settled …
Last week BBC Morning Live reported about the heating issues in the flats opposite our base in Salfo…
Soul Children: Saddleworth was launched on Tuesday, there were no pancakes in sight but plent of Chi…
Ryan, a member of the Operation Joy team, also serves in our Nourish Food Club, on Mondays and Thurs…
If there's one thing you don't want in the Food Club it's an alarm on the freezer! And that's just w…
Our guests may only need to be in our supported accomodation for a short while before they are ready…
The Food Club in Bury that Barry, our Nourish project leader, established with the local church is g…
Paul, project leader for Operation Joy, says, "During the last two years I've witnessed a significan…
Mary & Debs are taking a well earned rest this week as the schools are on half-term, but final arran…
Our Restart team seek to befriend the women involved in sex work across Greater Manchester. God uses…
Ryan who serves on our Operation Joy project has been a follower of Jesus Christ for six years now. …
The Nourish Family Food Fayre membership keeps on rising, recently toping 200 members here at the Wi…
We publish Clear Call, our newsletter, twice a year. But do you know how to sign up to receive it? Y…
Last Wednesday saw 23 families on the Sholver estate in Oldham receive a Box of Hope, full with tins…
Most of us probably get a few butterflys before joining an established group of people, think what i…
Terry, our Director, recently interviewed Jenny Herrera, Chief Executive of Acts 435, for his 5 Ques…
Working again today with our friends at Fresh Church in Oldham to make a difference in the lives of …
Barry, project lead for Nourish our food poverty project, changed the times of one of the Food Clubs…
The pandemic has led to many of having to change the way we keep in touch, none less than our missio…
Mary, project leader of Groundbreakers, was asked to visit a school on behalf of The Bible Society, …
Cllr Shah spent Tuesday evening out on the streets with Restart, both local papers have covered the …
The Nourish satellite Food Club at Spruce Court have recently been taking part in the Start Inspirin…
Answers to prayer are the best news ever. Ryan, from Operation Joy, joined a prayer and fasting grou…
It is Childrens Mental Health Week this week and Mary, project leader for Groundbreakers tells us ab…
Yesterday, Terry, our Director, sent the following message to our email contacts. You too are invite…
Some time ago our director, Terry suggested Nick, our On The Wing Chaplain, contacted the Chaplaincy…
Paul, our Operation Joy project leader, visits Manchester city centre specifically to meet people ex…
Cath, our Next Stage Housing co-ordinator, regularly receives referrals from Operation Joy, last wee…
The Food Club - Bury, open on 26th November '21 and making such an impression that recent visitors w…
Ryan, from Operation Joy, has been running the course Working with HoPe course for volunteers that a…
Covid infections led to the original launch in January having to be delayed, now we're ready to laun…
Nick, our On The Wing Chaplain, tells us about a recent conversation with a group of young men. On o…
Groundbreakers are delivering a half-termy face to face assembly, where this is possible, and contin…
On Monday 31st January, Michelle Delaney, lead for MCM’s Restart project and Terry Durose, Directo…
Paul, from Operation Joy, often meets members of the street population and then doesn't see them aga…
Barry, project leader of Nourish, is always on the look out for contacts and sources for the Food Cl…
Michelle, project leader for Restart, recently heard that the location of her weekly drop-in was clo…
Projects, Operation Joy and Restart, recently made a successful funding bid that covered a proportio…
Receiving feedback is hopefully helpful, this was amazing! Mary tells us what happened today... Toda…
Nick, our Chaplain, looks back over the past few months in which he has been a part of the Prison Ch…
Exciting new developments at the Operation Joy drop-in in Oldham. The Operation Joy drop-in at Soul …
Paul, from Operation Joy, can often go quite long periods between seeing individual members of the h…
Although disappointed that assemblies have been cancelled due to Covid this week, Mary, project lead…
Our Operations Support Co-ordinator, Dave, visited long term supporters of MCM Glenbrook Chapel yest…
Cath, our Next Stage Housing Co-ordinator, is back on the hunt for a house... As the New Year has be…
The Family Food Fayre Food Club at The Windsor Centre is changing it's times from next week. Inca…
Terry Durose, Director of Manchester City Mission and Chair of the City Mission Movement : UK, is as…
It is so easy isn't it to pray and forget to look for the answer, it must happen all the time! Even …
Nick, our Chaplain, runs a weekly New Life Group in the Narrowgate Support Hub, here at the Windsor …
Our street workers are so well known and respected that their regular contacts recommend others in t…
Director of Manchester City Mission, Terry Durose, said good-bye and thank you to Jenny Lemmon at th…
Debs and Mary from Groundbreakers were looking forward to launching Soul Children: Saddleworth choir…
Ryan, from Operation Joy, helps a client turn his flat into a home. Operation Joy has been working w…
Cath, our Next Stage Housing Co-ordinator, was thrilled that one of her clients recieved the keys fo…
If Paul, from Operation Joy, say's he'll get you a Bible, he means it. He tells us here of a recent …
God uses Restart and partners to put a roof over the head of a vulnerable young woman this Christmas…
Despite children being excited by news of the Soul Children choir starting next week, very few had s…
Barry, our Nourish Project Leader, is encouraged by local financial support for the Food Club as mem…
Paul tells us how God used changed plans to touch a woman in need. MCM Missionaries can often find t…
Great things have been happening at the Operation Joy Drop-In in Oldham. Ryan tells us how two of th…
Michelle visited a brothel with bags of hope and all the women were happy for her to pray. Restart w…
Nick goes into prisons across Greater Manchester as a member of the Chaplaincy team, this week he sa…
Terry was invited by Ruth O’Reilly-Smith, presenter and producer of UCB’s “This is My Story” program…
After nearly two years producing online assemblies for primary schools, Mary & Debs finally made it …
Groundbreakers were asked by Fresh Church if they would run the games for a community Children's Chr…
Ryan, from Operation Joy, has been recruiting volunteers to work with the street homeless community.…
Mary & Debs are on the radio! Mary and Debs from Groundbreakers will be on Mike Shaft's show on BBC …
Well, nearly anyway! Barry has published the Food Club opening times for the Christmas and New Year …
Mary, from Groundbreakers, was interviewed today for a Scripture Union publication... At the recent …
After four weeks with little sign of progress, Nick, our On The Wing Chaplain, tells how the "Living…
Paul, one of our Operation Joy missionaries, missed his usual time on the streets of Manchester due …
The latest edition of Clear Call, our regular newsletter, has been dropping on people's door mats th…
From sleeping in a van to his own flat, it all came together as a result of prayer for the friend of…
Michelle (Restart) has been working with 'A' after her life became particularly chaotic recently. As…
Ryan (Operation Joy) asked a client, ‘P’, to consider the answer to one question, the next day ‘P’ h…
Great news from Nourish this week, the Food Club, Bury launches tomorrow - Friday 26th November Link…
Michelle (Restart) tells us of the joy and hope a recent Acts435 gift brought to a client. While mee…
Paul's (Operation Joy) resilience in going out on one of the wettest Manchester days he's ever exper…
God used colleagues, Ryan (Operation Joy) and Michelle (Restart), to bring ‘G’, a client of Michelle…
Debs and Mary are working with St Thomas' Delph church to launch a Soul Children choir on Tuesday 11…
The Food Club recently conducted an anonymous questionnaire, the resulst show the positive impact th…
Our Nourish Co-ordinator, Barry Matley, says, "It was great to meet up with Wes and Margaret from Br…
Ryan from Operation Joy has been working with two gentlemen that have both made decisions to follow …
It was great to be reunited with Lendlease again after all the amazing help we had from them when th…
"God knows everything about us", Debs had said in a lunchclub. "Even that I'm being bullied?" ask a …
Barry Matley, our Nourish Co-ordinator, was interviewed by BBC Radio Manchester's prestenter Mike Sh…
Groundbreakers are delivering a blended programme of online and face to face work this year, the onl…
Narrowgate Next Stage Housing helps a lady find find her own place to live, and with the finances an…
Ryan, from Operation Joy, has been running a drop-in in Oldham for a whiel now, change takes time bu…
Nick our chaplain tells us why he is focusing on prisoners and the importance of God's grace to each…
The Headteacher of an Oldham primary school is looking forward to working with Groundbreakers again …
People often say, "What does the Food Club need?" The BanktheFood app answers the question for you, …
Our Chaplain, Nick, tells us about being dropped into the deepend with his Prison Bible study group.…
Mary and Debs from Groundbreakers visited a new school this week and the children loved the workshop…
It quickly became apparent when the Restart Drop-In opened in Oldham recently that the men experienc…
Paul increased his route around Manchester and offered prayer for old contacts as they are about to …
Nourish, our Food Poverty project, is now registered with the BanktheFood phone app, download it and…
HMP Manchester used to support the night shelter, now our Nourish Food Club is their chosen charity …
Finally a client of Cath's, our Next Stage Housing Co-ordinator, gets his one bedroom flat. Caths te…
Assembly interupted by a boy exclaiming "Wow!" Debs, a member of the Groundbreakers team, was delive…
Chaplain thanks God for increased opportunities in the Greater Manchester prisons. Nick, our Chaplai…
Back in schools and the Groundbreakers team are being recognised by children in the shops and by sta…
The Nourish team are looking to help a customer from the Satellite Food Club who is unable to get to…
Restart put young person from Oldham in touch with help while they are living in Birmingham. Last we…
Help to purchase a countertop cooker means 'J' can prepare himself a proper hot meal. 'J' has been c…
Paul Winter bumped into members of the Roma community that he'd last seen 18 months before and came …
Restart client take right steps after talking with a new volunteer. At Restart this week we had a re…
“…when I woke up on the Sunday all I could think about was going to church” ‘VH’ had met Ryan and Sa…
Every conversation is important! Having finished the Restart street work for the evening, Michelle g…
Remembering birthdays makes people feel valued, and it also important to know what their immediate n…
A man who came seeking help as he struggled with his finances, finds faith following the Keys to Fre…
Groundbreakers have been welcomed back to schools for face to face assemblies. Mary and Debs have be…
Michelle tells how she met a vulnerable young woman with two children on the verge of loosing her ho…
A really big thank you to Mazars who have not only supported the Food Club financially, but gave us …
Restart team hand out bags of hope every week. Michelle and Sandie from the Restart team are out on …
Meet the team... This is the team in the newly established, influential and specialised Restart Drop…
Paul Winter from Operation Joy told us about a lost Bible recently. I had met L a number of times d…
Last week Jenny, who heads up Dawn Project called in at Pendleton Court after leaving the mission. W…
Barry tells us about a Food Club member from Spruce Court. We have recently had a new member come to…
Remembering birthdays is an important part of Operation Joy. Around this weekend there are at least …
Michelle, who heads up Restart, tells of support offered to a young woman referred to Restart. “The …
The recently opened weekly Restart Drop-In in Oldham town centre, that is focussed on providing a sa…
It was a few Sundays after 'E' had requested a Bible that Paul met her again in Piccadilly Gardens a…
When we first started the Family FoodFayre Club at the Windsor Centre back in January we started wit…
Green Pastures and Manchester City Mission working together to eradicate homelessness in the next 10…
People coming to shop at our community food club have been arriving a little early and gathering at …
Yesterday Groundbreakers sent out the link to their final assembly of the school year! Back in Septe…
Paul Winter, Operation Joy, visits Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre most Sunday afternoo…
Mary, from Groundbreakers, is a member of the Oldham SACRE (Standing Advisory Council for RE). Foll…
Barry has been working hard to get the Community Room at Spruce Court ready. Wednesday sees the open…
Ryan and his volunteer team, met in Piccadilly Gardens. After a short time of reading Hebrews 11, an…
On Friday 25th June Terry and Janet Durose visited Lionel Cook and his daughter Shirley at their hom…
Paul Winter (Operation Joy) was out in Piccadilly Gardens at the weekend and came back a Bible light…
Working with Visit from the Stork CIC there is more on offer at the Family Food Fayre. Are you a par…
Contact Cath at Narrowgate Next Stage Housing if you are interested in either of these opportunities…
Mary from Groundbreakers was interviewed by Scripture Union for their regular 95 News email, we are …
A satellite Food Club opens in Spruce Court. Last Wednesday, 14th June, Barry Matley from Mancheste…
Paul Winter from Operation Joy has been visiting Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester City Centre on Su…
Ryan listens to a man stranded in Manchester on his way home... Ryan, from Operation Joy, and a team…
Have you had your copy of the latest edition of Clear Call? Contact the mission office if you have n…
One of the key tasks of Operation Joy is know when people are celebrating their birthday. I had got …
Since the closure last year of the Narrowgate Homeless Shelter, the team at Manchester City Mission …
I have been continuing to work with those who were previously in the night shelter but who have now…
Where do you go if you need help? It’s hard enough for you and me to get the help we need sometimes,…
Ryan (Operation Joy) and Michelle (Restart) went into Manchester City Centre to reach out to street …
The Food Club started out in order to help child hunger and families in particular, that may have be…
Peter was referred onto Ryan (Operation Joy) by Michelle (Restart). Ryan met with Peter in Manchest…
Since the closure of our “Narrowgate Homeless Shelter” due to Covid-19 we have continued providing …
In November and December, we saw two residents move on from the cottage into their own flats. We wi…
Following the successful outcome of our application to Green Pastures, I am now actively looking fo…
Due to covid, the Dawn Project have been unable to go into care homes, so they have sent messages vi…
In an assembly about the tongue and how we use it, we gave the children a way of thinking before th…
A local team in Saddleworth, supported by Groundbreakers usually puts on Experience workshops at Ch…
We are supporting another girl who has now come out of the sex work and is trying to change her life…
The pandemic has placed limitations on street ministry, and the use of social media has been vital i…
Ryan Ackrill was out in Manchester City centre visiting some homeless people, when he was drawn to a…
A key part of the Food Club is our amazing set of volunteers, who go the extra mile to help our mem…
Back in April 2020, I emailed the 34 schools we regularly visit to see if they would be interested …
Ryan was on his way home from Manchester City Mission one night and decided to call at his mum’s to …
On a recent evening out meeting the girls, we met a young woman who we’ve known for some time. It h…
With Covid-19 really affecting so many people, it was really encouraging to see Helen again at the …
Ryan (Operation Joy), Michelle (Restart) and Emelda one of our volunteers, were out in Manchester, r…