What we do

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As well as pray together, we encourage churches and Christians across the city to invest in family life through relationship and parenting programmes. We:

Gather: To build relationships and unity
We gather Christians to build relationships, exchange news, get a better overview and build a “network of networks” involved in parenting and family life. We gather them at a variety of events, small and large. We have had several gatherings, such as evenings introducing different charities, like the National Parenting Initiative and Parent Buddies. We have a Facebook page where we seek to highlight the church's provision for families in the city. 

Grow: To learn from God and each other
We pray together for one another and for every aspect of family life across the Bristol region, twice a month, morning and evening. We also have a WhatsApp prayer group for more immediate prayer requests. We learn together and share resources, such as Parenting courses, and practical projects, such as Kids Matter training. We have been involved in city-wide gatherings, such as the “Building Families as Factories of Hope” conference in the City Hall in 2020.

Go!: To act together and as individuals
At the Arise Bristol! Ashton Gate stadium gathering of over 5k people in 2012,  we released Christians to help transform family life in the Bristol region. Since then we have seen a number of new charities and organisations set up to support family life in the city, including the National Parenting Initiative Bristol Bath Regional team, Parent Buddies, Begin Well, The Relationships Academy and PAPAYA (Parents Against Phone Addiction in Young Adolescents) as well as encouraging national organisations to operate in the city. For example Home for Good has done great work in encouraging over 60 Christian families to adopt or foster, during lock down.