East Midlands stories

05 Dec 2023

Turning lives around

On Friday, the No More Knives Tour was in Nottingham and band OTC met 1,100 young people to help equip and empower the students to make positive decisions about knife crime.

07 Nov 2023

Lydia, is our Respect ME worker in the East Midlands, heading into schools with power-packed sessions on topics like mental health, relationships and self-esteem, all from a Christian perspective. We caught up with her to hear what’s been happening recently.

12 Oct 2023

It started with hot chocolate

As Eden Top Valley (Nottingham) built relationships with young people in the area by giving out free hot chocolate, they’re seeing many come to faith.

22 Dec 2022

Sharing the real meaning of Christmas

As we round up the year, our Eden teams aren’t slowing down. Across the country, our teams are perfectly placed to come alongside their communities, showing the love of Jesus in every opportunity and sharing about the real meaning of Christmas. Here are a few of our highlights from our Eden teams from the past few weeks.

21 Dec 2022

Looking back on Eden in 2022

As we look back on 2022 we can see the hope that our Eden teams have brought to their communities

11 Oct 2022

A hope for the future

This week is Prisons Week where Christians across the UK pray for those living and working in prisons. As we thank God for all he’s doing, we caught up with our Message in Prisons teams to hear what’s been going on.

22 Feb 2022

Hot chocolate and the gospel

It’s only been four months since Eden Top Valley launched in Nottingham. As the team hit the ground running sharing the love of Jesus in word and action, and they’re building strong relationships across their community.

08 Feb 2022

Young lives transformed

OTC have just come back from a week of schools mission in Lincoln where they met thousands of young people and ended the week with a high-energy gig where over 350 of them heard the gospel boldly proclaimed.

30 Nov 2021

Reaching young people in Top Valley

This week we caught up with James, Eden Team Leader for Top Valley, Nottingham – a proud Cornish man with a heart for sharing the gospel with young people.

05 Oct 2021

Say hello to Lincoln Community Grocery

As the cost of food, gas and living continues to rise, it’s tougher than ever for families to put food on the table. But we’re here to help. Today we launched our tenth Community Grocery in Lincoln, in partnership with Alive Church Lincoln, to lower the cost of the weekly shop and provide wrap around support for those who need it most.