Following our rebrand to Leeds Sanctuary in December 2020, we have updated our website and domain and you will now find us at http://www.leedssanctuary.org.uk . Please head there for details of our upcoming Events, our Communities, Blog Posts and more. You will also still find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn at @leedssanctuary .
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Wonder and Creation
In January our theme is ‘Wonder’. It feels like an appropriate topic at a time of year when things often feel dreary and hard work. This month we are inviting you to find the wonder in the day-to-day. As many of you who have read Leeds Sanctuary blogs before will know, we are keen campaigners …
Prayer
Prayer is perhaps the most accessible element of life as a Christian, as it can be done any time, any where, without any thing! In the Methodist Church, Prayer forms an important part of the Methodist Way of Life, and is about making space in the day to remember that we are always in God’s …
Week of Prayer for Church Unity
This week, Josh from Holy Trinity Boar Lane has kindly written a blog for us about the upcoming Week of Prayer for Church Unity… This week, we mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. In this week, we celebrate that whilst the different denominations of the Church disagree on many things, ultimately, there is …
About Me: Emily
Name: Emily Smith, Communications Co-ordinator. Tell us a bit about you: As Communications Co-ordinator, I look after our website and social media channels, write blog posts, create online content and market our communities, events and courses. I am originally from York but moved to Leeds 9 years ago. I live in West Leeds with my …
About Me: David
Name: Revd David Goodall, Missional Communities Enabler Tell us a bit about you: I’m a Methodist Minister serving both in Leeds City Centre and across the Yorkshire West Methodist District. My role is to help individuals and churches to develop their discipleship and mission in a more intentional way by being in community with one …
About Me: Anna
Name: Anna Bland, Development Officer Tell us a bit about you: I started in my role in Summer 2019 and was asked to build something new in Leeds City Centre. It has been an interesting and exciting road to get where we are at now; with a clear vision, a growing number of communities and …
Flourishing
This week, Anna discusses Flourishing – a holistic, God-centred understanding of wellbeing… Flourishing is the final value of Leeds Sanctuary. This value was developed during Lockdown. We were seeing so many people struggling with their wellbeing that I started to explore wellbeing resources that might help people see themselves as a full, whole, complicated human …
Sanctuary
This week, David discusses “Sanctuary”… Sanctuary offers us both our name and one of our values at Leeds Sanctuary. Like so many words it can mean different things to different people. What then does Sanctuary mean to us as the Methodist Church in Leeds City Centre? The Rock Chapel at St Bueno’s Church, North Wales …
Justice
This week, Anna discusses “Justice”, one of our core values at Leeds Sanctuary. The concept of “justice” has always been important to me. It has shaped my understanding of the world around me, informed the decisions I have made and helped me retain hope at times that have otherwise felt hopeless. I can remember as …
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