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Community Grocery Stories


14 Jan 2025

Only Jesus


When he first stepped into the Community Grocery, Andy couldn’t have imagined how the store would change not only his life, but his whole family. From not speaking to his son for five years, today they are a family with Jesus at their heart. This is their story.

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07 Jan 2025

Starting The Year With Jesus


Over Christmas, we gave out 2,500 hampers for free and ran gospel events where we saw over 200 people respond to the good news of Jesus!

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17 Dec 2024

‘Jesus Has Given Me A Whole New Family’


Having just separated from her husband, she was struggling financially and looking for ways to help her mental health. Stepping inside the grocery, Christine noticed everyone was full of joy and she immediately felt welcome. Wanting some of that for herself, she signed up to volunteer in the store and ‘it’s been life changing’ for her.

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09 Apr 2024

Hope Breaks In


Battling anxiety and depression, Sarah found herself almost housebound until a leaflet about a Community Grocery opening nearby dropped through her door. Today, her life’s been transformed by God. This is her story.

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06 Apr 2024

Food For All


Bridging the gap between foodbanks and supermarkets, our groceries are helping provide affordable food for families.

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27 Feb 2024

Sharing Jesus’ Love


God has been on the move across the Community Groceries throughout February. Our teams have been busy signing up members, running courses, and grabbing every opportunity to share the love of Jesus. Here are a few of the amazing stories from this month.

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Hamper giveaway
16 Jan 2024

Hope And Hampers


Even though the Christmas decorations have been packed away for another year, stories of how lives were impacted through outreach events and hamper giveaways keep pouring in.

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11 Oct 2023

Six Months On


We can’t believe it’s been six months since we opened our first Community Grocery in London! We caught up with the Ilford Community Grocery manager, Alvaro, to find out what’s been happening.

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