Transforming communities from the inside out
For the last 15 years the Eden Network has been stepping out, having a go, learning lessons. Over this time we’ve become caught up in a range of ministries encompassing: Incarnational Living; Church Planting; Urban Youth Ministry; Missional Community; Urban Church. If you’re a leader or practitioner in any of these five overlapping areas of…
The Rend Collective Experiment are growing a reputation for being a very different kind of worship group. Yes, their music is very special – fusing contemporary rock and folk styles with Celtic rhythms and melodies. But more than that, they are becoming known as passionate advocates for the poor and the marginalised, often taking time…
Easter is an incredibly significant time for Christians the world over. The sad thing is the way that, rather like Christmas, the rest of the world so often simply have no idea what it’s all about. Eden teams, and the churches to which they belong, are passionate about giving their communities the opportunity to be…
16th May 2012
North London boys known to Eden Tollington have been treated to quality time with team leader, Jahaziel Elliot, but with a hairdressing twist. “For a few weeks, during Sunday services and at our weekly youth pastorate I had noticed that some of the boys had – dare I say it – ‘unkempt’ hair!” Jahaziel recalled.…
14th May 2012
Two couples, who independently moved to Eccles, a community in Salford that has been in the grip of poverty for many years, are now working together under the same roof, but in very different lines of work. Rob McGibbon (left) joined Eden with his wife Susie seeking to pursue his passion for youth work within…
10th May 2012
Openshaw, a neighbourhood in East Manchester, is home to one of our established Eden teams, a part of Openshaw Community Church, where ‘The Truth about Drugs’ is making it’s way straight to the desktops of local students. In recent months the Eden team has been delivering RE lessons to local students. So far they have…
01st May 2012
After living on the estate for just a short amount of time it became very obvious to Jamie Sewell, Eden team leader in Notting Barns, that many of the young people they were working with longed to feel part of a family unit. It wasn’t long before they were able to use their own experience of…
04th Apr 2012
The Movement is a powerful piece of spoken word poetry penned by Matt Wilson as the epilogue to his new book ‘Concrete Faith’. In this dark and atmospheric video Matt performs the poem for viewers all over the world. If you’d like to hear more about the origins of the poem, its biblical basis and…
15th Mar 2012
Concrete Faith, the new book by Eden’s National Director Matt Wilson, tells the exciting 15 year story of the Eden Network. Beginning with Eden’s early origins in south Manchester and charting its progress to becoming a national network the book gives the inside story of the highs and the lows, the lessons learned and the…
28th Feb 2012
With a Team Leader now appointed, a fantastic local partner church and an innovative link to a brand new high school Eden Preston Road is set to make a big impact. Fact #1: Not a lot of people visit East Hull. Travel agents don’t feature it in their brochures. You won’t find it featured in…
07th Feb 2012
“Recently, as I was out and about on the estates, I bumped into Malcolm, a member of the local community, who has been out of work for a couple of years,” reports Graham, Eden Dalgarno team leader. “But rather than looking down, he was chirpy and full of life. He wanted to tell me all…
01st Feb 2012
On Sunday morning in East London, Eden Bow‘s Team Leader Alex got a message from her next door neighbour asking if they knew of the whereabouts of Rory and Anna who lived down the road. She had just walked past their house and seen that their door had been kicked in… The beautiful original Victorian door which…
30th Jan 2012
A recent incident in Openshaw, inspired local community when a young lad demonstrated an heroic act by entering a smoke filled house to save a lady’s life. Pete Askew, team leader at the Salvation Army Eden Project (Openshaw) has known Mark for years, having worked with him as part of their older youth programme and…
