Trent Vineyard Church, Nottingham

The heart of Trent Vineyard's vision is to share the gospel with compassion & generosity and a big part of this is to serve those in need.

There are many ministries in the life of the church serving those in need.

This area of the website outlines our Compassion Ministries.

Several hundred volunteers from the church serve in them throughout the year.

  

The Cabin is an important part of our vision to serve the vulnerable in Nottingham, sharing God's love in a practical, tangible way.

It is a mobile kitchen that serves a variety of hot & cold food and drinks to around 40-50 people on each session.

On a Monday evening, we work in collaboration with Angel Green Christian Fellowship, and on a Friday, teams from Trent run the project.

Many of our regular visitors appreciate the opportunity just to talk with a person who cares, as well a place to sit, have some free hot food and listen to some live music. 

The Cabin is made up of a number of teams including:

• Cooking Teams
  Volunteers who prepare hot food, cakes and sandwiches for us to give to those in need.
• Serving & Host Teams
  This team serves the food, greeting and chatting to service users.
• Clothing at the Cabin
  This team gives out free essential items, such as socks and pants to those in need at the Cabin and makes referrals to the Arches.
• Sign Posting Team
  Trained volunteers are able to "Sign Post" those in need to the wide range of other services that are available in Nottingham, so that service users can access further help and support.

When:
Monday & Friday nights, 8 - 9:30pm

Contact:
Monday Teams - Mary Corfield

Friday Teams - Tim Busfield

CABIN MAINTENANCE TEAM

This is a new team that works behind the scenes, making sure that everything is clean, tidy and well stocked for the Monday & Friday Cabin teams.

Volunteers restock the Cabin weekly, doing everything from refilling water for drinks, replacing trays, cups, gas and petrol.

Contact:Thomas Cook

WORSHIP ON THE STREETS

Popular with our Cabin service users, this team of musicians, singers and bands from Trent play a variety of worship music live at the Cabin, helping to bring a sense of God's presence to those in need on the streets.

When: Monday and Friday, 8 - 9:30pm

Contact: John Bonsall

Teams from Trent go out every Wednesday and Friday evening to provide people on the streets  with food, drinks and essential items such as tooth brushes, tooth paste, dog food and socks.

We also work with teams from other Nottingham churches and Nottingham University, who cover other nights of the week.

This support is vital to the homeless of Nottingham, and is more than just practical help. A large part of what we do is "Sign Post" those in need to other services in Nottingham, where they can find further help and support. 

It's easy for everyone in the church to demonstrate God's heart for those in need, as all of the small groups have the opportunity to help serve on the Soup Run (normally each group helps 1-2 times per year, as part of a rota).

When:
Wednesdays & Fridays, 7.30 - 9.30pm

Contact:
Hannah McCarthy

SOUP RUN BAG PACKING TEAM

This team ensures that all the food and other essentials are in place for the Wednesday and Friday Soup Runs. 

Bags are restocked weekly, with volunteers serving on a monthly rota.

As with the Cabin Maintenance Team, its a great way serve behind the scenes!

Contact:

Sarah Cray

Teams of volunteers from Trent Vineyard work alongside Chaplains at Nottinghan Prison, to support the running of services for inmates and help with worship. We are also hoping to shortly do a similar thing in Foston Hall prison.

A separate team also runs a number of Sunday morning services at Whatton Prison.

Contact
Hannah McCarthy - Nottingham & Foston

Andy & Helen Powell - Nottingham

Andrew & Julie Darkin- Whatton

Next Meeting Sunday 5th September 5pm

Even in the 21st century, modern slavery is a massive worldwide problem. No country is immune

Research has shown that on average, two children per minute are sold into slavery.

Victims of sexual exploitation are trafficked both from country to country and domestically.

Child slaves can be found working on some cocoa plantations or in factories,(working back-breaking hours in appalling conditions with little or no payment). They are also forced to work as domestic slaves, or abducted into rebel armies.

It is estimated that there are approximately 4,000 trafficked women in the UK, some of whom will be in Nottingham (Stats from the charity CHASTE).

Our ACT Group partners with the charity Hope For Justice to pray for specific situations around the world.

We also explore ways that people can practically get involved in tackling this injustice.

“I feel like they’ve taken my smile and I can never have it back.”

Lithuanian woman trafficked to London

When
Sunday Afternoons, every 6 weeks

(see our bulletin for the latest dates)

Contact:
Rich Bolton

For two years now, we have worked with Emmanuel House (an independent homeless charity in Nottingham), to put on a free Christmas Party for those who are in need.

The event includes food, games, live music and a present for every guest.

Each year, around 50 service users from the Soup Run, Cabin and Emmanuel House are invited to the event.

It’s great to be able to help support the work of Emmanuel House and be an extra blessing to those in need at Christmas.