"We must allow God’s love to weave its way through the fabric of our beings so that when we look at one another, we see God’s image.”

Thanks to Rev Esther Akam for joining us at Hinde Street and for delivering a thoughtful and informative sermon to mark Black History Month 2024. Esther’s sermon both opened up her personal experiences growing up in post-independence Nigeria and challenged us at Hinde Street to consider the ways in which we can better welcome and encourage black participation and leadership in our church.

John Swarbrick preaches at Hinde Street's Harvest Service, a special Sunday dedicated to collecting donations of food and other essentials for households in need. This year, donations were given to Euston Foodbank. Thanks to all those who were able to contribute, and to those who joined us in prayer.

As we enter October and Black History Month 2024, Sam Walker discusses the 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott and the remarkable story of Harriet Tubman in light of Hebrews 2: 5-12.

This Sunday, we heard from Deacon Ruth Yorke on the formation of community and the importance of recognising each other's parts in the body of God.

Listen until the end of the episode to also hear a message from Alan and Caroline from the Wednesday & Thursday Club, an outreach programme at Hinde Street that has a decades-long history of creating welcome for those experiencing homelessness.

On Sunday September 15th, our 11am Worship involved reflecting on the themes of justice and poverty. We would like to thank our guest speaker, Hannah Fremont-Brown, for reflecting on the topic in dialogue with the Beatitudes from Matthew's gospel, and for introducing us to the Let's End Poverty initiative.

Let's End Poverty is social justice movement encouraging us all to 'act now for a future where poverty can't keep anyone down'. The initiative consists of both individual supporters and partner organisations (such as The Methodist Church and The Trussell Trust), and works towards the goal of a financially secure future for all in various ways. Currently, a focus of theirs is to ensure that tackling poverty is a priority for the new Labour government.

In this episode, Hannah first speaks on the Let's End Poverty movement, which is followed by a brief musical break. After this break, Hannah proceeds with her reflection on Beatitudes.

At our annual Partnership Service with the Kreuzkirche in Leipzig, we heard two sermons on Matthew 6: 25-34. These sermons were written by Kreuzkirche’s Rev Katrin Roscher and Hinde Street’s Rev Peter Cornick.

At this service, we also shared in prayer and reflected on the meaning of partnership, the importance of which is keenly felt by us all under the current circumstances of rising uncertainty in Europe and the world.

We thank you all, at Hinde Street and at Leipzig’s Kreuzkirche, for your continuing commitment to this friendship and to Christian unity.

Ruth Yorke preaches on the growing of a congregation and reflects on what we might understand growth to look like.

Sam Walker preaches on the sixth chapter of John and the bread of heaven.

“I don’t want to complain, but…” Ruth Yorke reflects on those moments when, despite our faith, we can’t help but feel discontent in big or small ways - and how we can remind ourselves to trust God even when we cannot see his plan.

“Lord, I believe: help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24)

John Swarbrick preaches on the relationship between memory, history, tradition and God.

"To be a Christian, to give voice to alternative values, to live with radically different priorities, is to live in the present, with hope for the future, because we remember the significance of the past—of what God in Christ has done for us and is for us."