Poverty - Keep The Faith ® The UK's Black and multi-ethnic Christian magazine

‘I wanted to do more for people than just pray’: Pastor blends faith, farms to end food insecurity in black churches

13th February 201911th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 195 Views 0 Comment #Pastor, BAME, BHM, black, Black history, church, community, Faith, food, hunger, News, Poverty, pray

Several years ago, Rev. Heber Brown III decided he needed to do more than pray. The now 38-year-old pastor at

Editors' Picks News

The Doxa Project

7th February 20198th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 226 Views 0 Comment charity, community, Doxa Project, food, hunger, Kenya, Poverty

The journey of The Doxa Project started ten years ago when I felt led to go to Kenya. I had

News

Gospel Temple Apostolic Church awarded National Lottery funding

2nd February 20191st February 2019 Josie McFarlane 321 Views 0 Comment charity, christian, church, community, Faith, food, Food bank, Food Hub, funding, Good causes, Gospel, National Lottery, Poverty

Gospel Temple Apostolic Church has received over £4000 of National Lottery funding to officially launch a food hubin Tottenham to

News

Research body to fund humanitarian efforts

29th January 201928th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 218 Views 0 Comment charity, community, crisis, financial aid, health, humanitarian efforts, Poverty, world poverty

Britain’s new research agency has announced it will spend £279m on new non-EU international collaborations. The bulk of the money

Charity Affairs Lifestyle News

WaterAid invites churches to choose water not chocolate this Lent to transform children’s lives

29th January 201928th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 247 Views 0 Comment appeal, charity, children, churches, clean water, community, dirty water, Faith, health, Poverty, WaterAid

This Lent, WaterAid is inviting church congregations to give up their favourite treats and donate the money they save to

News

800 schoolbags line the steps of St Paul’s in moving tribute to daily child deaths

24th January 201924th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 229 Views 0 Comment charity, children, deaths, London, Poverty, Schoolbags, St Paul's Cathedral, Water, WaterAid

WaterAid placed 800 children’s schoolbags on the famous steps of St Paul’s Cathedral today as a stark reminder of the number of young children’s lives lost every single day due

News

Poverty Isn’t a Privilege: The White Man Is Your Brother Too

20th January 201920th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 415 Views 0 Comment black, christian, community, Faith, Martin Luther King, Poverty, Privilege, white

Writing to fellow clergy from a Birmingham Jail (The Negro Is Your Brother), Reverend Dr Martin Luther King Jr. –

News

China rises 16 place in Open Doors World Watch List

16th January 201914th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 233 Views 0 Comment China, christian, community, crime, Faith, Open Doors, persecution, Poverty, Watch list

Asia is the new hotbed of persecution for Christians according the Open Doors World Watch List 2019. Persecution in Asia

News

MPs want hunger minister role introduced

13th January 201911th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 261 Views 0 Comment benefits, children, community, food, Food banks, hunger, Mps, Poverty, Universal Credits, World Hunger

A group of MPs want the government to introduce a Minister for Hunger to respond to a growth in food

Health Lifestyle

Cancer care worse for deprived and BAME Londoners, report finds

27th December 201819th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 261 Views 0 Comment #Cancer, Bad Healthcare, BAME, black, Black people, community, Findings, health, London, NHS, Poverty, report, study, Support

Cancer patients in London’s most deprived areas are experiencing worse care than the rest of England, a new report has

Lifestyle

Charity provides Christmas toys for 500 Pembrokeshire children

21st December 201818th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 265 Views 0 Comment charity, children, Christmas gifts, community, gift, Poverty, Toys

“Christmas cancelled” has become “Christmas complete” for more than 500 children in Pembrokeshire, following the work of an anti-poverty charity

News

Christmas Toybox Appeal sees 40% rise in demand

20th December 201818th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 309 Views 0 Comment charity, children, Christmas, Christmas gifts, community, Donations, help, Poverty

Organisers of a toy appeal for children living in poverty say they have seen a 40% increase in demand this

Editors' Picks News

Help needed for Christians in Syria as prices go up and jobs are scarce

11th December 201817th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 485 Views 0 Comment 60 Centres of Hope, aid, christian, Christians in Syria, Christmas, community, Faith, God, hunger, mission, persecution, Poverty, trauma counselling and holistic care., war

Christians in Syria are facing a tough Christmas as many are still homeless and relying on food packages to make

Editors' Picks News

Churches sing for Syrian Christians facing another hard winter as the crisis continues

9th December 201810th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 420 Views 0 Comment charity, Christ, christian, Christmas, churches, community, Faith, God, Islamic extremists, mission, Open Doors, Poverty, pray, Syrian Christians, war

As the crisis in Syria drags towards its eighth year, Open Doors is asking supporters to Sing for Syria and

Charity Affairs Lifestyle

Let’s help bring ‘peace on Earth’ to families hurt by war and conflict this Christmas, says Christian Aid

8th December 20184th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 337 Views 0 Comment #Syria, charity, children, Christ, christian, christian aid, Christmas gift, Columbia, communities, community, Faith, God, Jesus, Peacemaker appeal, Poverty, South Sudan, World Peace

With Advent now underway, Christian Aid is inviting churches across Britain and Ireland to help bring ‘peace on Earth’ by