- Westcliff Baptist Church
- 560 London Road
- Westcliff on Sea
- Essex
- SS0 9HS
01702 340532
Small Steps
Small Steps is the banner under which we as a church operate our efforts to keep the issues of ‘poverty & social justice’ at the centre of our life together. It is purposely designed to be what it says.... people taking just one small step at a time to try and make a difference to those more vulnerable than ourselves.
Sometimes we can have big ideas and big plans and they come to very little, so we thought we would start this journey, as every journey does, with just some small steps.
Our vision comes out of Micah 6:8 ; we need look no further to know some of what God wants for us. Our inspiration comes out of taking part in the “Just People?”course developed by Tearfund and Livability which we discovered and took part in throughout 2008/9.
We continue to pray and seek God as we try through our Small Steps to take on what he says here and live it out. Then perhaps we will get better at putting that into action in every part of our lives and the words of Micah will become more than words on a page or nice sentiments but a part of our everyday way of life which demonstrates God’s character to others.
Thank you to all of you who have contributed in whatever way to Small Steps this year.... this is what we have achieved together:
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We have ‘twinned our WBC toilets’ by giving thanks for the sanitation we have and donating to provide toilets in Burundi |
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We have donated toiletries, flannels and towels for women and children at the Dove Project Women’s Refuge in Westcliff |
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We have donated food to HARP (Homeless Shelter) and Vineyard Storehouse (Community Food Project) who support the vulnerable in Southend |
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We have been encouraged to order our Christmas goods from Christian Charities reaching out to a wide variety of causes |
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We have ‘shared’ a Christmas card with the whole fellowship and donated any money we might have spent on individual ones to the Mercy Ships who restore sight to the visually impaired internationally |
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We have had a Christian Aid Quiz night where we raised over £100 and had a lot of fun ourselves |
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We have raised over £450 in two weeks to send Fairtrade Footballs to Zimbabwe |
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We have taken part in a Carbon Fast for Lent, learning small ways we can change our way of life to cause less impact on global warming and those made vulnerable through it |
