TELEPHONE BEFRIENDING SCHEME LAUNCHED


The befriending scheme is operated by fully trained and safeguarded Christian volunteers. It is open to anyone who would benefit from support both within and beyond the immediate church community.

You may know of an isolated or lonely person either directly or through word of mouth who might appreciate support?Please mention the befriending scheme to family, friends and neighbours.

For self-referrals, on behalf of someone else and further details please contact The Ark: theark@thearkgedling.org.uk or phone 0800 9991506 – Thank you.
John Tattersfield Chair of Trustees

​The Ark - Wollaton Ave Gedling, latest update and Annual Report

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The Ark
12 Wollaton Avenue, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 4HX (Get directions)
Tel: 0115 8599556

The Ark is the community café, meeting place and advice and information centre that is run by the Phoenix Farm Open Door Project, an independent charity. It was established by Phoenix Farm Methodist Church working with
All Hallows, Westdale Lane Baptists, St James, and Gedling Road Methodists.  Churches Working Together for Gedling

The Ark provides friendship, a warm welcome and a place to belong.
It can also help with advice on benefits, housing, debts, money management and general life skills.
We also provide basic computer training and help with family history research.
We are always open to providing new services where we can see a need.

The Ark is open Mondays1.30 - 4.00pm Tuesdays to Fridays 10am to 3pm. Please call in and see us at any of these times or ring us for more information.

We are a specifically Christian charity and believe that we should serve our community out of Christian love, by seeking and meeting the needs in our community.

Apart from our manager, we are run entirely by volunteers, some of which are members of our church.

Foodbank
​During COVID restrictions please take your Foodbank donations to
​Main Street Methodist Church, Carlton Hill. Tuesday & Friday 12.00-3.00pm

Thank you!

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Thanks to everyone who has donated items to the local Foodbanks.

You are making a difference to people who are in a time of crisis.

Please continue your prayers and donating items (see list below).  There is a box in church to put your donations in.
Please pray and give thanks for the growing unity among churches as they work together.
Pray for people to come forward to fill all the different volunteer roles.
Pray that all will catch the vision as one lady from Main
​St Methodist Church, Carlton put it, "as we begin to run a foodbank together, God will help us discover other things we can do together too."
Hope Nottingham

Caring for God's Creation

Furniture Re-use
Throwing our old furniture or electrical items? You may want to contact the Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) and see if they can be given a new lease of life on 0845 602 8003 or www.frn.org.uk

After being given a new lease of life your donated items are supplied to low income families. FRN diverts 90,000 tonnes of waste from landfill a year.