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Youth Cafe Needs Volunteers for 2½ Hours Per Week

9 August 2019 By admin

Basingstoke Youth Café provides a safe place where young people aged 11 and above can go afternoons after school. 

It also is able to provide some support to those with specific needs. 

This ecumenical project depends on volunteers to provide a friendly adult presence and to help with light kitchen duties.  At the end of this school year some of our volunteers are moving on and additional volunteers are needed if the Café is to be able to continue to fully open from September.  

If you think you may be able to offer some time or want further information please e-mail Penny or John at urc.communitycafe@gmail.com

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Leaders Morning Prayers Venues Updated for September-December 2019

9 August 2019 By admin

The venues for OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Morning Prayers for September to December have been updated.

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Venues Updated

Venues have been updated for June-August as follows:

  • Wednesday 4 September – London Street URC
  • Wednesday 18 September – Hope Community Church
  • Wednesday 2 October – Basingstoke Baptist Church
  • Wednesday 16 October – The Chapel, Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital
  • Wednesday 30 October – Oakley Methodist Church
  • Wednesday 6 November – Basingstoke Salvation Army
  • Wednesday 20 November – Wessex Church Basingstoke
  • Wednesday 4 December – Basingstoke Baptist Church
  • Wednesday 18 December – Oakley Methodist Church

Building Relationships through OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Prayer and Fellowship

OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Prayers take place on the first, third and fifth Wednesday morning of each month, we hold OneChurch Basingstoke Leaders Morning Prayer and Fellowship.

We meet at 7:30am for about an hour in different churches around the town. This provides opportunity to share news over an early morning coffee and there is time for some spiritual devotion or reflection and prayer together. Each session is led by the minister who is hosting the meeting.

Please note the following

It is always worth checking the night before just in case any last minute changes to venue have been made! It is possible to link the calendar on your computer, smartphone or tablet directly to the diary so that you will be kept up to date automatically

Trevor would also welcome offers from other leaders to host an early morning. Please contact him by email with possible dates so that he can include you from March onwards.

Looking forward to renewed fellowship with you all in the coming year.

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Money Lifeline: 12 years of Christians helping those in debt

23 July 2019 By admin

Money Lifeline have provided a periodical update on the debt advice service they provide in Basingstoke with the support of local churches.

‘Money Lifeline have turned my life around, I cannot thank them enough’

‘Words cannot express how grateful I am for everything ML have done for me’

‘Without the help I received, I honestly do not know where I would be today’

‘Money Lifeline have been more than supportive, recommend to anyone’

‘I was surprised that I wasn’t judged, as I thought I might have been. I’ve found the advice and support very helpful and useful’

‘A wonderful service’

‘Fantastic support, amazing people, great help, understanding, no judgement – without their help I would not have gone from sobbing my heart out to how I am today’

Welcome to our periodical update on the work of Money Lifeline the local debt advice service supported by local churches.  The quotes above are recent comments from some of our clients and hopefully show how much the service you support is appreciated.  It’s now 12 years since Money Lifeline opened its doors and began providing debt advice.  Since then we have worked with over 600 individuals and couples to show them the love of Christ by helping them find a way through the deep distress and misery that money worries bring.  We thank God for the ministry He has given us and for the faithful support from local Christians and churches.

A reminder of what do we do

Money Lifeline helps people who have debts they cannot cope with on their own, by providing a free, face to face, confidential debt advice service to anyone who needs it.  As a Christian debt advice service we aim to give clients the time and love required to really understand them and their problems and to help them with the impact on their personal lives, as well as the hard figures.  Where clients are interested, we pray with them and share our Christian faith with them.  All our volunteers are trained debt advisers and thus able to give the necessary help.

We help people understand their finances, draw up an affordable budget, assist in claiming the right benefits, negotiate with creditors and bailiffs, accompany clients to court hearings and, as appropriate, agree affordable repayment plans or other debt solutions such as debt relief orders or bankruptcy.  The aim is to take the stress away, enable people to reclaim control of their lives, to get out (and stay out) of debt. 

Money Lifeline is affiliated to Community Money Advice (a national Christian charity) and we are registered with the Charity Commission and the Information Commissioner.  Most importantly we are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Who do we help?

There is no typical client: everyone is different but all are hurting and anxious.  But over the last few years we’ve seen that generally people’s debts are greater, more complex and more urgent.  We tend to attract clients who need more intensive, long term support than cannot be managed in a fixed number of meetings: we’re always happy to go the extra mile.  To bring things into a little more focus, let me tell you about three clients we dealt with in the last week (names and details have been changed): 

We’ve been working with Stella and her partner Eric for a couple of months.  They are a lovely pair of young people who are a delight to meet.  Stella has mental health problems but both she and Eric are working: they can pay their way going forward but she built up over £20,000 in debts when her mental health was poor: much of this is interest and charges.  We were able to stop the creditors calling and contacting them but were initially in a quandary about how best to progress as Stella couldn’t afford to repay the debt and she couldn’t afford to go bankrupt.  We spent a long time explaining the situation to her biggest creditor: we pointed out her mental health problems and how loans had been made irresponsibly without checking that Stella could afford the repayments. Stella is delighted that in the last month, the creditor has agreed to forgive £16,000 of debt meaning that we can implement an affordable plan for the rest so that she and Eric can get on with life.  We thank God for this about turn in the couple’s circumstances.

William and Winnie attend a local church, they came to us having previously arranged an IVA with a national company.  Shortly after this 5 year plan started, it was clear that it was unaffordable so the IVA failed – and the creditors began demanding money again.  After detailed investigation and negotiation, we were able to arrange Debt Relief Orders for them both meaning that for the first time in around 10 years they are debt free.  William is working fulltime and having set an affordable budget with us, they are able to manage – but they would never have been able to pay off these old debts and keep their home without unbiased independent help and advice.

We first saw Delilah last month.  A crisis was overwhelming her and her husband and three young children.  Delilah had an addiction problem and had run up very big debts without her husband knowing: she’d lost her job because of the addiction and the family home looked in danger.  The family rallied round and brought Delilah to us.  She is facing up to the problems in her life and is deeply ashamed of her behaviour.  Because she is getting help with her debts and the addiction, her husband is standing by her.  She’s been able to get a new well paid job and we have agreed an affordable repayment plan with her creditors.  They will freeze interest and charges as long as she keeps to the agreed payments.  It will take some years for Delilah to become debt free but this is right way for Delilah and her family.  Please pray that this family will know God’s blessing as they address their problems.

I hope these stories illustrate what we are trying to do – to help people as individuals, and minister to their whole needs.  The vast majority of our clients are deeply concerned at their plight and want to be free of their debt.  And in most cases, we are able to provide real and immediate assistance in reducing the stress and anxiety – and find a way to move forward.  We know our service is frequently seen as a real lifeline and we pleased that the statutory agencies have the confidence to send their clients to a Christian organisation to get the help they need.

Here’s a client’s story (in their own words) that she has given us permission to share:

Shortly after returning to work, I found myself in an impossible financial predicament.  I was living in an extremely high-rent property on a very low hourly rate of pay.  Crippled by the bedroom tax and benefit cap, I found myself, as a single parent, unable to make ends meet.  

I was then referred to Money Lifeline via another organisation and assigned an adviser.  My adviser was very professional, had extensive knowledge and understanding of financial matters.  She was exceptionally well organised, thorough, fast, efficient, enthusiastic, motivated, driven and always worked with such impeccable accuracy.  As a caring, devoted and dedicated member of the team she positively and confidently supported me throughout a lengthy eviction process.  She then managed to successfully secure a Debt Relief Order for me, freeing me from the debt that had accumulated by living in unaffordable accommodation.  I was then offered post-eviction aftercare and budgeting advice, which will now give me the freedom to look forward to a financially clearer future, in a property better suited to my budget.

Thank you to the team at Money Lifeline.

Looking forward, we know that personal debt is rising: continuing squeezes on benefits and earnings together with rising inflation mean that problems will continue.  And the roll out of Universal Credit brings additional challenges to family finances.

Most of our referrals come from support workers who respect the professional and caring work that we do.  But we are not able to keep up with demand: we still have a long waiting list of people wanting to see us.  

How can you help?

We are asking local churches and Christians to support us in three ways:

  1. Please continue to pray for us – our advisers and our clients – that we might continue to show God’s love, act wisely and carefully and provide real solace and assistance.
  2. Please support us financially –please consider making a gift as a church or individual for our running costs.  Our turnover is around £3,000 a year for items like stationery, insurance, phone and office costs (we have no paid staff, only volunteers): a small number of churches have faithfully supported us for many years but it would be great if others could do so.  Please let us know if you require more information or would like a copy of our accounts.
  3. Please join us as a volunteer debt adviser.  We currently have 9 advisers: additional team members would enable us to deal with demands and plan for the future.  We’re looking for believers who are numerate and computer literate, good listeners with a heart for this work.  Full training is provided but we need people to be able to commit to regular sessions – typically one or two afternoons, evenings or mornings a week.  If this has touched your heart, please contact us for an initial chat and to get more information.

And Finally

We’d like to thank Basingstoke Community Churches for continuing to let us have office space for admin and to meet clients at The Sarum Hill Centre – your support is much appreciated.

We hope this update has helped you understand what Money Lifeline is doing and how we are showing the love of Jesus in a practical and effective way.  

If you have any queries or questions, please contact us on 01256 351026 or by e mail to moneylifelinebasingstoke@gmail.com  : use the same contact details for anyone needing our services.  If you have any suggestions on how we could improve, please let us know.

If you’re interested take a look at www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG5C5KNGOvM for a short video produced by our national charity CMA about how we are trying to help people in debt.

Feel free to share this update with any interested parties. You can download this newsletter below:

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David Evans

For Money Lifeline

July 2019 

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Basingstoke Salvation Army Needs Volunteers – UPDATED with Job Descriptions

11 July 2019 By admin

Basingstoke Salvation Army needs volunteers to cook and help serve lunches at its Lunch Club and to drive its minibus.

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Volunteers are needed on Tuesdays weekly, for around 4 hours for kitchen work and 3 hours for driving, on a monthly rota basis. Kitchen volunteers will work from 10am-2pm with lunch served to around 40 people between 12:15pm-1:30pm. Drivers will pick up people and drop them off at The Salvation Army hall between 9am-10:30am and then make the reverse journey from 1:30-3pm. Lunch can be provided for all volunteers.

If you are interested in helping out please check out the job descriptions below and then telephone 01256 328178 or email basingstoke@salvationarmy.org.uk. The Salvation Army looks forward to working with you.

If you are able to let others know that Basingstoke Salvation Army needs volunteers in your church or on your website, then please download and display the poster below:

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OneChurch Basingstoke Gathers for Pentecost Prayer

26 June 2019 By admin

OneChurch Basingstoke brought Basingstoke Christians together during the trypraying campaign for Pentecost Prayer.

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A Prayer for the Power of the Spirit

OneChurch Basingstoke met in prayer on Sunday 9 June at London Street URC, led by Will Ross. They began the evening by praying for the power and presence of the Holy Spirit amongst them before singing Keith Getty and Stuart Townend’s song, In Christ Alone affirming that he alone is control of our life’s destiny and purpose.

A Pentecost Portrayal

Members of the Basingstoke Open Book group brought a dramatic portrayal of the events of the first Pentecost before we reminded ourselves of the biblical narrative by reading Acts 2:14-24; 37-42 together.

Commission us to Preach the Gospel

Reverend Kay Blackwell, Minister of London Street URC preached on the events of Pentecost. She reminded us that our community was full of people who were lost and lonely and far away from God. The church’s task is to preach God’s Good News to our community.

But she admitted the church has lost the right to speak because of our sin: abuse, hypocrisy and intransigence, amongst others.

The Holy Spirit can empower us to be a people and a church that can earn the right to preach the gospel again. He came in power on the first apostles and helped them fulfil the Great Commission in their time. But the Holy Spirit keeps on coming. He comes upon us day by day, if we ask him, and he will come now and commission us for the next steps he wants us to take in our community.

It starts with faithfulness. It continues with listening to Jesus, gathering in prayer, as we had done today.

Praying for trypraying

Using words from Romans 10, Peter Hay led us to pray for the trypraying campaign as Christians across Basingstoke prepared to hand their booklet on to someone they know, with the invitation to try praying, before the congregation sang, Holy Spirit we welcome you here.

At the end of the gathering, four local ministers – Rev Alison Bennett (Christ the King Basingstoke), Rev Dave Bishop (Basingstoke Baptist Church), Ebow Essel (Wessex Church Basingstoke) and Reverend Ruth Midcalf (Basingstoke & Reading Methodists) – prayed for the Holy Spirit to rest on the congregation and the churches throughout Basingstoke, before the congregation concluded OneChurch Basingstoke Pentecost Prayer with Rend Collective’s lively song, Build Your Kingdom Here.

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