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LCI (Leeds Church Institute) is an educational charity which encourages learning at the interconnection between church and city. Our events focus on faith, social justice and contemporary issues and include lectures, seminars and arts projects.
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Today’s podcast was recorded at our Seeking Refuge event. Our Keynote speech was given by Frances Webber, the Vice Chair of The Institute of Race Relations. Frances is a former barrister specialising in immigration, refugee and human rights law and she was speaking on Making Connections; taking solidarity further. Frances looks at how we can…
In 2018 Paul Lancaster conducted research into ecumenical mission in Leeds on behalf of the Leeds Church Institute. At the Leeds Lent Prayer Diary launch event, Paul led a workshop based on his research. You can read the full report here.
Today’s podcast was recorded at our recent event A Guide To Pride, Christian Perspectives. We were joined by Sara Gillingham, Lucy Gorman and Luke Dowding who each shared their own experiences of organising a Christian presence at Pride events. Sara Gillingham is a member of the Church of England, and campaigner for better pastoral care…
At the recent Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2019 launch event, we spoke to Dave Paterson, who works with Unity in Poverty Action and Gather Leeds among other organisations in Leeds, Safi Newton from Home4Good, and Tim Rowe from Christians Against Poverty about their work and why Lent is important to them. Find out more about…
Revd. Anthea Colledge, Anglican Chaplain, Universities’ Chaplaincy in Leeds & Lead Chaplain, University of Leeds, talks about her research into why Christians attend Pride and her own experiences of Pride events. Recorded at our recent event, A Guide To Pride, Christian Perspectives. If you would like to read Anthea’s full research project you can find…
At the recent Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2019 launch event, we spoke to Mandy Thorlby from Otley Christian Resources Hub and Katie Waters from Street Angels about their work and why Lent is important to them. Find out more about the Leeds Lent Prayer Diary at https://lcct.org.uk/leeds-lent-prayer-diary/
As part of the Leeds Lit Fest, we were joined by local artists Jade Jeffreys and Lisa Boardman to present In Other Words, a spoken word event which combines live performances of poetry and prose with abstract film. Along with Jade and Lisa, we heard performances by local artists, some professionals, some amateurs, who performed…
At the recent Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2019 launch event, we spoke to Jane Daguerre from the West Yorkshire Community Chaplaincy Project and David Gann from Kingdom Performance Ministries about their work and why Lent is important to them. Find out more about the Leeds Lent Prayer Diary at https://lcct.org.uk/leeds-lent-prayer-diary/
At our recent Leeds Lit Fest 2019 event, at Holy Trinity Church, Dr Helen Reid spoke to illustrator Si Smith (How to Disappear Completely and Abide With Me), about his new graphic novel, Signs; its inspiration, meaning and the process of creating it. Signs is filled with images of the city centre in Leeds and…
On Tuesday 26th February LCI was pleased to host the launch of the Leeds Lent Prayer Diary 2019. As part of the evening, Duncan Stow of Horsforth Churches Together gave the keynote address, reminding us of the centrality and the power of the Cross and calling on Christians of all denominations and churches to our…