Tearfund at the Conservative Party Conference
Tearfund and the Conservative Christian Fellowship are joining forces at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham in September and will be holding two events.
Come and worship with Christians from across Birmingham, to welcome the Conservatives to the city
Sunday 28 September from 6.30pm until 7.15pm in Birmingham Town Hall.
Service hosted by:
Archbishop Vincent Nichols,
Bishop David Urquhart
and Bishop Derek Webley
and featuring music to suit all tastes:
Thomas Trotter: Birmingham City Organist
From 6pm enjoy an informal organ recital
‘Witness’: performing a specially commissioned rap on politics
Download the flyer here
Searching for hope in Iraq and Zimbabwe
Monday 29 September from 7.30pm until 9pm in
Birmingham Cathedral.
Travelling from Iraq to be in Birmingham, Canon Andrew White (Vicar of Baghdad) will speak on why he believes the future is hopeful for Iraq and to answer your questions. Tearfund CEO,
Matthew Frost will also be talking about how Tearfund is supporting local churches to bring hope to communities during the ongoing crisis in Zimbabwe. The event will be hosted by Shadow Foreign Office minister David Lidington MP
No Conference Pass is needed.
Download the flyer here
Tearfund Inspire trip to Egypt - March 2009
This is a joint trip for volunteers from England and Wales.
This Inspire trip will provide a fantastic opportunity to see Tearfund’s vision in action.
We hope to visit two Tearfund partners in Cairo to see how God is using them to bring transformation to the poorest and most marginalised.
In addition to visiting the partners, there will be a chance for you to do some practical work with them.
You will also have the opportunity to discuss what you experience and pray with others on the tour.
And Tearfund will help equip you to share those stories with churches back home, and to make the most of your experiences in Egypt.
Date: 2 - 15 March 2009 (depending on flights – exact dates to be confirmed)
Price: In the range of £1,200 - £1,350 (final costing will be available nearer the time of the tour)
Orientation: Saturday 31 January
Reunion: Saturday 4 April
Click here to download a fact sheet and application form
West Midlands prayer groups
Prayer is one of the most effective ways of supporting Tearfund's work.
Tearfund prayer groups give you the opportunity to pray with others and will inform and inspire you in your volunteer role.
Some groups are based in churches or house groups, others are attended by people from a number of churches in the area.
We currently have six groups meeting regularly in the West Midlands - but we would like even more!
If you would like to join with others to pray for the work of Tearfund, we can put you in touch with your nearest prayer group leader.
If you would be willing to lead a group we can help you get started and if you are already part of a group that we don't know about, please tell us so that we can support you.
For more information about prayer groups please visit our Prayer Zone.