Sir John Laing, the acclaimed philanthropist wartime builder and founder of Westbrook, once said, “works go well when they’re tendered properly”. It has always been the case that successful people ensure the quality and reality of their plans. Such it was with Nehemiah and the rebuilding of the walls of...
2020 has been something of a rollercoaster and the Urban Saints Camps programme has experienced this fast-moving and bumpy ride to the fullest. Now we're on the eve of December and attentions turn to Advent, Christmas festivities, fine food and the celebration of the birth of Jesus. But not before we bring the 2020 Camps...
Watch the videos below to hear from some brilliant Group Leaders who are journeying with young people today, providing them with discipleship opportunities. Why do you disciple young people? Doing this work with young people "is not volunteering, it is a calling". The last few months have been a challenge though. We've had to...
Being an 'Urban Saint' means prayer is essential and we seek to pray together regularly asking God to bless our Groups, volunteers and young people as well as the ministries of other youth organisations around the UK. We are passionate about inviting God into everything we do and we don’t want to...
“Whoever welcomes one of these children in my name welcomes me.” Jesus, (Mark 9:37 NIVUK) Mission goes online! I was talking to a long-standing supporter on the phone recently. They were ever so worried about children and young people during the pandemic. We talked about the ways that Urban Saints is helping and as we...
We are aware that there has been some uncertainty about the recent updates to Government guidelines around group gatherings. The guidelines state that people in England will no longer be permitted to gather socially in groups of more than 6 from Monday 14th September. This refers to gatherings both indoors and outdoors....