About us
Our Beliefs
We believe that local churches are uniquely placed to respond to local issues. We build relationships with churches and their community to enable them to flourish together. We are a team of people passionate about the dignity and worth of each individual, because each one of us is made in the image of God. Poverty affects people in different ways and the causes and solutions are complex. We want to challenge social injustice by working with churches and neighbourhoods to help communities flourish.
Our team
Alexander Jones
CEO
Maddy Fisher
Community Development Worker
Maddy has experience of helping churches to become dementia friendly, and has a particular interest in how we respond to loneliness, isolation and mental health issues.
Joanne Thorns
Refugee & Asylum Seeker Project Lead
Jessie Luvai
Refugee & Asylum Seeker Development Worker
‘Jessie joins us as the Refugee and Asylum Seeker Project Development Worker. Her role is to support clergy and parishes in the Durham Diocese as they discern the most appropriate ways in which to support the local refugee and asylum community. This will involve helping to set up and promote local drop ins and build links with other local agencies, especially existing refugee and asylum organisations working in our region.’
Janet Dodson
Community Development Worker
Claire Estall
Community Development Worker
Trustees
Rev’d Canon Sheila Bamber (Chair)
Mrs Kathy Bevan
Bishop Sarah Clark
Mrs Elaine Kilgannon
Mr Andrew Tinkler
Kate Welch OBE DL
Rev’d David Whiting