Everyone's invited to the table

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They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. Acts 2:46-47

CUF Harvest 25 BADGE

This Harvest, help us build stronger and more loving communities

This year CUF is inviting churches to make a donation to our work, either through a collection at a Harvest Sunday service, or by holding a shared lunch or other fundraising activity.

We’ve provided a number of different resources to help you introduce the work of CUF to your congregation, pray for the work we support and engage even the youngest members of your congregation.

Take a Harvest service collection

Donate to help tackle poverty and exclusion; for collection envelopes, call 0203 752 5655 or email kelly.jones@cuf.org.uk

Prayers and reflections

Use our prayer resources to foster hope for building compassionate and hospitable communities.

Hold a community meal or bake sale

Open your doors for a community hot meal and chat this Harvest- see our recipes!

Quiz

Use the printout to run a quiz for the adults in your congregation. Run it as its own activity (and perhaps ask for donations to CUF as the entrance fee)

Share CUF with your congregation

Show our video so together we can build a more just and flourishing community.

Can't play the video?

Read these notes to share what we do with your community.

Placemat colouring in

Engage the children in community mealtimes, with these festive colouring in placemats

Fundraise your way!

Prayer walks, sleepout challenges, raffles – do it your way with our tools and tips.

More ways for your church to give

You can also give by bank transfer and cheque, find out more here

Faith, Fellowship and Fundraising in Barnet

Every Thursday, a vibrant group at Christ Church Barnet comes together to share food, laughter and worship. Read how they are living out Christian love in action.

Set up a Just Giving page

Just Giving is a platform that lets you fundraise online – it’s easy to set up.

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Each week over 22,000 children and adults share meals, hopes, and good company in Church Urban Fund-supported community spaces. But too many lonely people still have no-one with whom to break bread, and too many families struggle to buy food. We won’t stop until everyone is invited to the table.

Our members are interested in the outside world – we don’t want to be insular, and fundraising helps us engage with big issues like hardship

Judith Brearley