Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has had a centre here in Exmouth since February 2009. CAP is an award winning national debt counselling charity with over 130 centres throughout the UK. The service is free and the Churches in Exmouth support this venture as we share the love of God through practical help.
The service consists of three visits gathering information and creating a workable budget. In addition each client has a support worker from the local church who is the ongoing contact with that church.
These are very hard and difficult times and there are countless numbers of people struggling with debt. Unmanageable debt can play havoc with peoples lives and we have had the privilege of seeing lives changed as people start the journey of becoming debt free.
We have now over 60 clients who are working with us and a few have become debt free. In addition we support some clients who struggle with food for their families by having food banks in our churches. We try to be as practical as we can meeting needs as they arise.
The service is practical, long term and freely available to everyone, regardless of age, race, religion, disability or any other factor. We work with clients until they are debt free, offering a holistic approach that tackles more than just their financial status. Our budgets and plans are manageable and sustainable and we place particular emphasis on saving for the future too. These principles have a proven track-record of empowering our clients to get debt free and stay debt free, breaking the cycle of poverty for future generations to come.
We are working closely with referral agencies such as East Devon District Council, Citizens Advice Bureaux, local housing associations, social services, GP’s etc. Click here or on the picture above for the CAP website.
Rev John Graver, Christ Church Exmouth
Calendar of activities of Christians Together in Exmouth
Mon 13th September 7.30 Open Door/ICE/CTE commissioning
Location ..... to be arranged
Wed 20th Oct, 7.30pm : Last talk in the “Understanding” series
“Why I’m in the Salvation Army", Captain Steven Watson
Sun 24 October 6.30 Bible Sunday service
at Littleham church, Speaker ..... Andy Bissex
Sun 31 October 3.00pm Gospel Choir service
at Victoria Road Baptist Church
** (note change in time since first announced)
Monday 8th November 7.30pm, CTE Open meeting
at the Open Door Centre
Sat 4th December 10am - 12noon, Christmas Fayre
at Glenorchy Hall, Exeter Rd
Sat 18th December 11 - 11.30am, Carol singing in the Magnolia Centre
.... and 11.30am - 12noon, the Nativity Trail Prizes
at the Open Door centre, mince pies
18th to 25th January, 2011, Christian Unity Week
24th April, 2011, Good Friday, 11.00am Walk of Witness
Tower St Methodist Church to Glenorchy Church, Exeter Road
A message from the chaplain of Christians Together in Exmouth
You may be accessing this ‘Christians Together in Exmouth’ website for the first or the umpteenth time: we hope that on every visit you will find some pleasant surprises!
You will discover a rich variety of social and spiritual invitations from the wide cross-section of Christian traditions represented within the Exmouth community.
Whether you are a visitor ~ or planning a visit;
whether you have recently come to live in the area
or been part of Exmouth for ages, we want to help you to find a Church
where you can feel at home as part of the Lord’s family in this place.
As in most families, there will be different viewpoints among the members but there is, at the same time, an awareness of having so much in common.
We hope that you will join us and encourage us to grow together in mutual trust and in love for one another and in allowing our Heavenly Father to embrace each one of His sons and daughters as He holds us together in His Heart.
Although a comparative newcomer to Exmouth myself, I recently had the privilege of being chosen as ‘Chaplain’ to CTE. It is my prayer and my fervent wish that we can identify with the very first Christian disciples who heard Jesus pray for both themselves and for us that we may be one as He and the Father are One.
May the Peace of the Risen Lord be with us all.
Rev Richard Stranack, Chaplain to CTE
