Today there was a community event held at the Salvation Army where a number of local groups and council organisations met to show what is happening in the local area:
A lot is said about the lack of community spirit and the difficulties facing local communities, but it was gratifying to see how many local organisations, headed by volunteers from all areas, are involved in the region. The Goldthorpe Development Team and Big Local groups are working with local groups to discover how we can best work together to improve our area and events like this provide an opportunity to get to know people and work in our community. As we often say, we are a community church and we believe we work with God in the community and with God for the community. Let’s continue to be salt and light in that community.