Church Donates 8,000 Shoe Boxes To Liberian Children

Remember making shoe boxes in school at Christmas? Or even maybe more recently at your local church? Jesus House Church, one of London’s largest Pentecostal churches located in Brent Cross have gathered 8,000 shoe boxes brimming with gifts for children in Liberia.

Originally seeking to just collect 5,000 shoe boxes, the Church decided to aspire higher and have finally collected 8,000 boxes which fill an entire container. The shoe boxes were obtained for charity Samaritan Purse’s annual campaign “Operation Christmas Child”.

Head of Social Responsibility at Jesus House Church Mrs Sola Irukwu gushed, “For most of us it was a life-changing experience.”

These thoughtful donations are inspirational and set a good example for other churches who aim to support charities and organisations helping  the less fortunate, especially during the festive season.

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Church of England Leaders Fight For Women Bishops

Members of the Church of England have expressed their dissatisfaction with their current stance with female bishops.

The General Synod, an organisation who consider and approve legislation affecting the entire Church of England rejected the proposal to admit women into the episcopate. The House of Bishops who met in Lambeth this week at the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury discussed the decision made at last month’s General Synod.

In a bid to reach an alternative verdict, the House of Bishops are already drawing up new proposals ahead of the next General Synod meeting next July.