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Down memory lane at Westbrook

My friend Suzanne’s grandfather is Peter Stevens, who was Deputy Manager at Westbrook between 1991 and 2000. In September I invited them both, along with Peter’s wife June, back to Westbrook for a trip down memory lane. Peter and June moved to the island in 1988, living in Sandown where they...

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Associate News

Crusader Associate News is our biannual magazine for those support the work of Urban Saints through the lens of Crusaders. Issue 30: Winter 2020 is now available. If you have not received a copy Crusader Associate News, we would love to send one to you. Just click on the link below and...

Give a gift for young people this Christmas

Christmas is coming "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16 NIV Christmas lights in the darkness. The smell of freshly baked mince pies. The rustle of wrapping presents. Carols heralding...

Members of the Urban Saints team saying thank you

Thank you from us all

We are so grateful to everyone who plays a part - large or small - in this fantastic mission. You are the reason we are able to make disciples for Jesus. Volunteering regularly, praying faithfully or giving sacrificially all make a lasting difference. Thank you so much for partnering with us...

The main house at Westbrook

Westbrook: Hope and resilience since 1948

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...

#prayonething - Painting with purpose

Ever since God broke my heart for the youth a few years ago, it’s been the kids on the fringe of society that pulls my heartstrings the most. As soon as Pam (Urban Saints Impact Team Leader in the North East of England) shared her heart for the mission in the Bradford...