Serving Our Communities
Emmanuel is developing its ministry into the communities in which we live, with a particular emphasis on ministering to the poor.
We are motivated by Jesus’s ministry, speaking good news to the poor, binding up the broken hearted and bringing freedom to those who are oppressed or held in captivity (Isaiah 61 and Luke 4:16-21).
Below you can find out where we are already at work and how you can get involved. This page will be updated as new areas of this ministry are developed.
CAP (Christians Against Poverty)
Emmanuel is one of the founding churches in the Oxford Churches Debt Centre (OCDC), a shared charity that supports our CAP Centre. We love CAP and all that it models of the gospel of Jesus. CAP supports individuals through prayer, befriending, financial gifts, courses, social events and Christmas Hampers. If you interested in getting involved, please email soc@emmanueloxford.org or ask for Theresa at the SOC information stand in the atrium on a Sunday morning.
CAP Life Skills Course
As partners with CAP, we also deliver a free Life Skills course. Each course runs once a week for 9 sessions and offers members a place to learn how to manage their money and shop within a budget; how to minimise energy costs; how to eat well by cooking from scratch; how to maintain healthy living and key ways to maintain positive relationships.
Click here to listen to a recent interview about the course:
Our next course is from the 9th May - 4th July 2023, with a half term break on 30th May. Please contact Helen Gallagher (pictured on the right), who leads the Life Skills team, for more details.
Email: hgallagher@caplifeskills.org Mobile: 07926596225
Food Parcels
Emmanuel Church wants to offer practical love to the poor by providing food parcels to people in the Oxford through regular donations from our church community. Look out for opportunities to donate, which will be highlighted in the church diary on a termly basis. For further information, please email soc@emmanueloxford.org
ASIOX (Anti-Slavery Initiative Oxford)
Emmanuel supports the work of ASIOX in many practical ways. ASIOX has helped us understand how and where modern slavery is happening in our communities, how to identify it and what we can do if we have concerns. ASIOX provides us with opportunities to directly support survivors through initiatives like their Befriender Programme and their Christmas Gift Campaign. If you would like further information, please email soc@emmanueloxford.org