Community Regeneration
The Church of England, working in partnership with other organisations in the Birmingham Diocese, is committed to play its part to improve the lives of people in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods of the Diocese and to create neighbourhoods that are clean, safe and generous. Churches are encouraged to play a role in local regeneration activity while the Diocese works to influence regional and local authority policy making. During the week, many of our church buildings are open providing a base for community activities run by the church itself or other organisations. The purpose of the Community Regeneration department and its charity, Thrive Together Birmingham, is to encourage and support Christians and churches to participate in activities that help to transform the lives of people living in their local neighbourhoods and particularly to support Christian activity that alleviates poverty and disadvantage. The department endeavours to achieve this in three ways:
The Community Regeneration department is a valuable resource to support churches and community projects with advice on issues such as employment of staff, funding, organisational policies and governance, to creative use of church-owned buildings, project support, and developing parish strategies to better engage with their local community. Meet the Team |