Part of what we're going to be doing at Network Leeds is spending a bit of time looking at different organisations and projects around Leeds and giving you a flavour of what goes on. We hope you enjoy learning about some of the things that are going on around the city!

Heart to God, Coffee to Man Howard Barwick is a freelance Barista Trainer and Coffee Consultant. He is also a competition-standard barista and coffee is his passion. More ... Susy Pinnington Compassion - Start Small, Think Big Compassion BELIEVES: when you transform a child's life in Jesus' name you begin to change the world. For just 70p a day you can help a child in desperate need. More ... Susy Pinnington Green Pastures Housing An inspiring story of a sustainable charity with 'big vision' to house the homeless. More ... The Impact Local Churches are Having In Africa Mark Powley from St. George's Church gives his account of the impact local churches are having on their communities in Uganda, Africa. More ... Zimbabwe Educational Trust founder Inspirational Story from Leeds Vuli Mkandla, founder and full-time director of Zimbabwe Educational Trust, shares his story of bringing hope and potential to hundreds of young people. More ... Vuli Mkandla Just Housing (Leeds) Ltd - new project Just Housing (Leeds) Ltd is a social enterprise with a Christian ethos. They work to provide good quality, affordable housing for marginalised or disadvantaged people in Leeds through ethical, residential investment. More ... Just Housing Leeds 4C - Christians Combating Climate Change 4C Leeds is a Christian group working to mobilise and facilitate churches and congregations in Leeds to take action to combat climate change. More ... 4C Leeds God surprises Earth with Heaven URC Minister Angela Hughes writes with a powerful reflection on the message of 'God with us'. More ... Angela Hughes Bringing the Good News to all people in Leeds James Barnett is Pioneer Minister to New Communities in Leeds. As titles go this is a fairly hefty one, but what does it mean? More ... Susy Pinnington Money, Mammon and Market Society At the height of the financial crisis two years ago, Gordon Brown declared that “markets need morals”. Of course, our former Prime Minister will understand his own words as paradoxical. Adam Smith’s “invisible hand of the market” is amoral... More ... Philip Bee The Show Must Go On: One City Projects in Leeds Nigel Greenwood has been the Director of One City Projects (OCP) in Leeds for over a decade. Originally trained as a health scientist, Nigel spent most of his career as a further education lecturer but he retired early and went into consultancy... More ... Susy Pinnington Leeds Churches Together in Mission: Breathing Life into the Community Leeds Churches Together in Mission, or LCTiM (pronounced lic-tim) as it is generally called, is involved in one way or another with many Christian-run projects in and around Leeds. More ... Susy Pinnington Children Come First: Visiting With Kidz Klub Leeds In the bible Jesus talked quite a bit about children. He said they would inherit the kingdom and that they should not be kept away from him. In fact, to even enter the kingdom a person needed to become like a child. More ... Susy Pinnington Mental Health and the Friendly Church - Rob Waller The following article is written by Rob Waller, who used to be based in Leeds as part of South Parade Baptist Church. He now works as a consultant psychiatrist for the NHS in Scotland and is a Director of Mind and Soul More ... Rob Waller