Date/Time
Date(s) - Saturday, April 5th, 2025
10:30 am - 2:00 pm
Location
All Saints Church
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Our 2025 conference will explore the subject of journeying with God and each others through the challenges of life, particularly mental health difficulties.
Our guest speakers this year are:
- The Revd Prof Christopher Cook, co-author of Struggling with God: Mental Health and Christian Spirituality. The book is described by the publishers, SPCK, as “a fresh, hopeful and scriptural companion for both those struggling with mental illness and their supporters, carers, and the church community who like Jesus, seek to come alongside all with the practical and spiritual hope of a God who journeys with us in our suffering.” Copies will be available to purchase at the event.
- A speaker from the Railway Mission, who will talk about the charity’s ministry offering confidential, impartial pastoral care to the railway community and passengers of the railway network – including those facing family breakdown, mental ill-health and bereavement.
As always, we will ensure there is plenty of time for questions, discussion and of course meeting others. Coffee and tea will be served upon arrival, and a light sandwich lunch will be provided to close.
While in the past, attendees have generously offered donations to help cover costs, these events have typically run at a loss to the charity. The trustees have therefore decided to ask attendees for a payment of £10 in advance (£5 for the unwaged) to help ensure that such events are sustainable into the future.
To book, please email admin@beingalongside.org.uk with your name and also make a donation for either £10 or £5 via the ‘Donate’ button above (we will match this up when PayPal notifies us of your donation). Alternatively, please send payment via an online transfer or by cheque. We are trying to avoid taking cash payments on the day.