Leeds Christian Community Trust is a community of 17 projects including three direct work streams (DWS). The core team supports these projects to operate through shared central functions, and offer support through networking and collaboration. They also run the direct work streams.
All of our projects (excluding DWS) have their own steering groups who are responsible for strategy and oversight of day-to-day operations. This means that the work is directed at the local level by local people.
To see our full list of projects, head to our Current Projects page.
Network Leeds
Network Leeds is a website which shares news, events, and jobs to Christians across Leeds. It is the biggest Christian communicator in Leeds, with over 500 churches and Christian charity projects listed on the site who share their updates with the community. Over a thousand Christians receive our weekly e:Bulletin, visit our website, and follow our social media accounts every week.
Unity in Poverty Action
We aim to practically assist the Christian community and the wider city in working together to tackle poverty in Leeds. We facilitate networking and meetings for Leeds Food Aid Network, Leeds Homeless Charter, Leeds Debt Forum, Migration Focus, Prison Release, Addiction Connection and more. We have also brought people together for city-wide prayer events and have worked with Leeds City Council to ensure that the Government Household Support Fund and UK Shared Prosperity Fund reach grassroots groups as well as the larger providers.
Leeds Lent Prayer Diary
Our annual Leeds Lent Prayer Diary provides an opportunity to pray together for projects working across the city. Each day of the lent, a project shares a snapshot of their work alongside their prayer request. The diary is produced and distributed to individuals, churches, and projects across Leeds who connect each day with these projects through prayer.
The launch event brings these projects together with the people of Leeds to showcase their work, join in communal prayer, and facilitate connections. This year, we collaborated with another LCCT project – Gather Leeds – to hold the Gather Leeds Mini Summit and Leeds Lent Prayer Diary launch event at Holy Trinity Boar Lane. This expanded our audience for both projects, and deepened the connections between the projects, churches, and people of Leeds
