Role in the local community

• Medieval Monasteries: Where monks lived. They also provided education, hospitality, treatments for the sick and alms for the poor.
• Food Banks: This relates to Christian charities collecting donated food to distribute to the poor in Britain.
• Trussell Trust: Based on Christian principles of ending poverty, Paddy and Carol Henderson set up food banks to provide emergency food supplies to people in need. Originally set up for people in Bulgaria, Paddy received a phone call from a desperate local mother and so started a food bank in his garage.
• Salvation Army: A charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless.
• Street Pastors: A Christian organisation consisting of people who work mainly at night on city streets, caring for those who need help.
• The Oasis Project: Community hub run by Plymouth Methodist Mission Circuit providing an internet café, creative courses,, a job club, training opportunities, a meeting place and a food bank.
• Agape: Unconditional love. Jesus taught Christians to show this to those in their community.
• Parish Nursing Ministries UK: Supports whole-person healthcare through the local church. Registered parish nurses visit members of the community. Volunteers are trained to provide support. They support the NHS.
• The Church 


  The holy people of God.
• A church 


  Christian place of worship.