BCAN (Bristol Christian
Action Network)Helping Churches Respond To Social Needs BCAN
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IntroductionBCAN is Bristol and District Evangelical Alliance's response to a call from Sir Fred Catherwood, made in the mid 1990s. He challenged British evangelicals to rediscover their roots in Christian social care and compassion by forming 'Christian Action Networks' in their areas. Each CAN would support local initiatives by bringing together across denominational divides both church leaders and those involved in social action ministries. BCAN CoordinatorWe are pleased to announce that Colse Leung has been appointed to the post of BCAN Coordinator, starting on 1 March 2009. Please pray for Colse in this challenging role. Thank you to everyone who applied, and to everyone who took part in the selection procedure. You can find out about the Coordinator's role on the Coordinator page. ServicesBCAN has set up a Yahoo Group to provide various services to our members: these include an email list, a message archive, a file share, and a diary - all of which the members can contribute to. To use these services, you will need to set up a Yahoo identity (if you don't already have one), and then subscribe to the group. Joining is completely free, and you can choose whether you wish to be sent the emails or to view them online. Either way, you will not receive any 'spam' as a result of signing up.
![]() Click to subscribe to bcan ActivitiesBCAN is currently undertaking three main areas of activity.
BCAN PeopleBCAN has a steering group drawn from participating churches and organisations, which is responsible for the day-to-day running of the network. We are also grateful to some significant people who have agreed to be a BCAN patron. The Patrons are currently:
We are very grateful to Andrew Dow, who supported us as a patron until he moved away from Bristol early in 2005. BCAN ElsewhereYou can read more about BCAN and its activities at these places.
For some more background, you can also read the EA 'Introduction to CANs'. For further information about BCAN, please email Paul Hazelden. |
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