Sandwell Churches Link is Securing its Future

Dear Everyone,

If you attended our annual conference, you will know that Sandwell Churches Link is in the process of changing its structure and governance at the moment.

Up to now Sandwell Churches Link has been an unincorporated organisation with a small management committee and a seconded part time development worker.  The management committee draw members from a range of churches in Sandwell and up until recently has been chaired by the Venerable Hayward Osborne, Archdeacon of Birmingham.

Sandwell Churches Link is an organisation that endeavours to support churches and networks in their ministry to tackle poverty and disadvantage across the towns and neighbourhoods of Sandwell and to help ensure they are connected into the necessary partnerships that facilitates communication with the local authority and other public bodies and other voluntary groups.

The management committee have been working closely with Thrive Together Birmingham and Transforming Communities Together as well as the three dioceses that Sandwell falls into, Birmingham, Lichfield and Worcester in order to help secure the future of Sandwell Churches Link so that it can become an effective organisation. They are therefore in the process of seeking charitable registration and securing appropriate resources so that it can serve churches of all denominations across the borough and work with other regional and national organisations, such as the Church Urban Fund, Church Action on Poverty, Safe Families for Children and Children's Society etc and draw on some of their knowledge and expertise.

The new trustees need a little time and space to form the new organisation and put together a strategic plan and secure the funding and resources.  We are therefore asking if you could bear with us.  You should hear from us again in the Autumn.  If you can, do continue to keep an eye on our Facebook page to find out about ongoing relevant news and information.

Yours sincerely

Rosie Edwards
Chair - Sandwell Churches Link