Bethany Christian Trust and Edinburgh City Mission are delighted to be joined by Friends International to organise our third annual Christian Befriending Conference on Saturday 20th September in Craiglockhart Parish Church.
Increasing numbers of people are finding themselves lonely; older people and newcomers to our city struggle to make meaningful connections with others and ironically, people leaving homelessness can lose the community they found on the streets.
Where is the church in all this?
Befriending services provide one way for the church to create community for those who find themselves on the margins, and to discover that transformation is a two-way process. As we befriend, we learn and grow in unexpected ways.
Just as we are being transformed by a relational God, lives around us can be changed through relationship and connection. A weekly home visit or regular outing to a cafe can have an eternal impact.
If you are already an experienced Befriender, be inspired by stories of transformation, and connect with a wider network of Befrienders here in Edinburgh. And if you have never heard of Befriending, or if you are not yet involved, come along and find out how it is different from other kinds of friendship, and how you can join in!
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