Social Issues and Initiatives

 

Eco Church

 

EcoChurch SilverWe have been making a particular effort  to be "Green" at Trinity for more than 12 years now, at first as part of the EcoCongregation initiative and more recently as part of Eco Church promoted by A-Rocha. This video, which was produced for the LL Churches Eco Conference in October 2020, shows some of the things we did to achieve the Eco Congregation Gold Award. In June 2023 we achieved the Silver Eco Church Award. 

 
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Community Action

As a church we are involved in several initiatives in the town and nationally and these are coordinated through a Community Action Group. This meets bi-monthly and reports to Church Council. Currently we are engaged in;

  • Collecting clothing and knitted goods for refugees at hostels in Dunstable
  • Collecting food for the Leighton Linslade Community Food Bank, currently located in Arden House, Hockliffe Street.
  • Collecting and taking unwanted cutlery, bedding and other small items as and when needed at the Central Beds Hostel at Kilgour Court, Basset Road.
  • Supporting several  charities by means of "retiring collections" after morning worship with one charity, identified as our Charity of the Year. Mencap is our charity for 2024/25.
     

Homelessness

In the past Trinity has been closely linked with the Leighton Linslade Homeless Service Hostel. The service ceased to exist after the Covid 19 pandemic.
Central Beds Council have set up a Rough Sleeper Outreach Service. The contact number is 0300 300 4370 and they can also be contacted at  centralbeds.outreach@noahenterprise.org

 

Joint Public Issues Team

The Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) is a partnership between the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church.
The purpose of JPIT is to help the Churches to work together for peace and justice through listening, learning, praying, speaking and acting on public policy issues. 
JPIT produces a monthly newsletter with news, information on events and resources, plus opportunities to get involved.