Church Partner Appreciation 2025

In October, we kicked off the celebration of our church partners across the Hope into Action Network. 

Our church partners not only provide spiritual community for our tenants, members often volunteer as Friendship and Support volunteers as well. Friendship and Support Volunteers (F&S) play a vital role in Hope into Action's model. They provide counsel, friendship, mentorship, and various forms of practical support. On one day, it could be giving a tenant a ride to the hospital, and on another day, it could be taking a tenant out to see a live football match.

From October through to December a series of Church Partner Appreciation Events will be held across our Network. These are moments to pause, give thanks, and celebrate what God has done through partnership. Each event is a chance to connect, share stories, and reflect on how together, we are seeing transformation in people’s lives.

In this blog, we hope to show you what the celebration has looked like in some locations alongside comments from our esteemed Friendship and Support volunteers. 

First, see our CEO's message which has been shown at these events.



Some pictures and quotes from our 2025 Church Partner Appreciation events

Hope into Action Norwich team with some friendship and support volunteers from St Catherines church.

My highlight is when you become friends with the tenants, and they like me as much as I like them.

I love seeing tenants moving on well, and loved being invited to one tenant's new home for tea and cake.

The whole church congregation is behind and involved in the work.

This is church—and the kind of church I want to be a part of.

Hope into Action Cambridge team with friendship and support volunteers from across several partner churches.

We’re so grateful to Hope into Action for enabling us to show the love of Jesus with safe structures in place and excellent support.

We have loved journeying to conference with tenants. Then to see them get awards has been amazing for all of us.

So much of God pours onto you when you pray for HIA. Whatever it is about HIA, God’s heart is absolutely there. It’s a hope-full experience that can bring about change and absolute joy.

The training is encouraging and empowering.

About the regular trainings we organise for our friendship and support volunteers. 

Hope into Action Peterborough team with several friendship and support volunteers and supporters.

Partnering with Hope into Action as a F&S volunteer has been hugely impactful on my life. I have learnt so much about the value of friendship to mutually deepen our hearts. It’s opened my eyes to the challenges we can face, but the vital need to heal, laugh, cry and grow together. It brings my faith alive!

Some members of Team Hope into Action Nottingham at an evening celebrating Church Partners, Friendship and Support Volunteers and Tenants.

The impact of our friendship and support volunteers does not go unnoticed. Some comments from tenants about their befrienders include;

They are amazing, they actually show up when they say they're going to.

On a number of occasions, I was dropped off at the mosque. It was amazing to see that I was respected for my own Muslim faith.

We celebrate and appreciate the faithful commitment of our Friendship and Support volunteers and our church partners. Thank you for walking alongside our tenants and sharing the love of Jesus with them.

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