Below are links to websites covering related topics organised under the headings below. Inclusion of an organisation in this section does not indicate that their views are necessarily those of UMTP. This page is in the early stages of development - the aim is to add more links to create a useful resource. Please contact us to add details of your site.
Local Church & Community
Building Church / Church Development
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Anglican Church Planting Initiatives (ACPI)
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ACPI is a small charity with limited resources, run on a tight budget but with a committed central team and a large national network. |
Church Care
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www.churchcare.co.uk is a 'one-stop shop' for anyone involved in the running of a church. Church Care is brought to you by the Archbishops' Council, serving the parishes of the Church of England. |
Churches' Commission on Mission
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The Churches' Commission on Mission is the official meeting point for the departments and agencies of the British and Irish churches concerned with world mission and evangelisation. It has 34 member bodies and affiliates. CCOM operates through Forums on world regions and mission issues. Its main function is co-ordination rather than programmatic work. It is not a grant-making body. |
New Way of Being Church
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New Way is a network of people who seek to co-operate with Jesus Christ in the formation of God's new order of justice, love and peace. They encourage people engaged in transforming the places where they live and work into communities of hope. They provide workshops, publications, a resource library and a website. |
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City Theology /Urban Theology
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Amazon.co.uk: Resources for an Urban Future, Cities, Globalization & more - List by Andrew Davey
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List of books on urban issues compiled by Andrew Davey, Board for Social Responsibility, Archbishops' Council, Church of England. |
Amazon.co.uk: Resources for an Urban Theology - List by Andrew Davey
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List of books on urban theology issues compiled by Andrew Davey, Board for Social Responsibility, Archbishops' Council, Church of England. |
Bishop Laurie Green - Bishop of Bradwell in the Diocese of Chelmsford
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This site aims to share some of the exciting challenges being addressed by the Church in South Essex. Many of Bishop Laurie's interests are also represented here, including Globalisation, Mission, Urban Ministry, Contextual Theology, the Church in Essex and world-wide, Ministerial Training, and much more. |
Church Army - Encounters on the Edge
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George Lings’ series of quarterly investigations looking at emerging forms of Anglican Churches, crossing the widening gap to the non churched. |
Churches' Regional Commission in the North East
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Enables the churches to engage with the economic, social and cultural life of the region. |
Jesus in the City - Glasgow 2004
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An event which brings together urban Christians from throughout the UK, people who live and work in the inner City. It provides the opportunity to meet with other people who also are seeking to work out the call of the gospel in very challenging circumstances. The event is a congress, not a conference; a coming together in a particular context to hear stories of churches and projects and people, to worship together, to talk together, to reflect on ways forward in their own situation. |
Industrial Mission Association, IMAgenda Online
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The IMA is ecumenical and exists to support and co-ordinate the Churches' ministry to those engaged in producing the wealth and providing the services upon which we all depend, nationally and globally. IMAgenda Online is the web-based version of the IMA's publication. |
G Smith, Centre for Institutional Studies, University of East London
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Greg Smith is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Institutional Studies. The site includes details of current projects and publications. |
Unlock
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Unlock, formerly EUTP, is an organisation with the following aims: Unlocking real life stories of urban people; Revealing Good News of the Down to Earth Christ; Releasing life changing skills & confidence. |
William Temple Foundation
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Founded over 50 years ago as a college in memory of Archbishop William Temple, the Foundation has consistently sought to be at the cutting edge of theological reflection and training in response to evolving social trends. For the last 4 years it has been part of the partnership for theological education based at Luther King House in South Manchester. |
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Communities / Voluntary Sector - general
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British Association of Settlements and Social Action Centres (bassac)
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bassac is a membership network of multi-purpose community organisations. It represents its diverse members at a national level and offers them strategic support. |
Churches Community Work Alliance
Community Development Foundation
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The Community Development Foundation (CDF) is a non-departmental public body supported by the Active Community Unit of the Home Office. Its role is to pioneer, study and promote new forms of community development, in order to inform public policy, professional practice and community initiatives. |
Community Foundation
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The Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland helps to build stronger communities by encouraging local giving. It offers a cost-effective way for donors to make a long-term difference to the causes close to their heart. Through its understanding of local issues, the Community Foundation can make perceptive and well-targeted grants that secure the future for generations to come. |
Community Links
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National organisation that provides day-to-day activities for children, young people and adults, working in deprived areas. Also produces a range of publications on working in communities. |
Community Matters
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Community Matters is the nationwide federation for community associations and similar organisations, with over 1,000 member organisations across the UK. Originally established as the National Federation of Community Associations in 1945, Community Matters has played a key role in promoting and supporting action by ordinary people in response to social, educational and recreational needs in their neighbourhoods and communities. |
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is one of the largest independent social policy research and development charities in the UK. It supports a wide programme of research and development projects in housing, social care and social policy. |
Urban Forum
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Urban Forum is an umbrella body for community and voluntary groups with interests in urban and regional policy, especially regeneration. It was set up in 1994 as the national voluntary organisation through which local and central government could relate to the community and and voluntary sectors on such issues. |
VONNE
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The Voluntary Organisations' Network North East (VONNE) is the voluntary and community sector regional network organisation for the North East of England. |
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Community & Voluntary Sector Organisations
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Communities Online
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Communities Online is a not-for-profit registered company which exists to harness the potential of information and communications technology for the benefit of all. It aims to address issues of sustainability, regeneration, social inclusion and healthier economies by focusing on the use of new communications technologies in communities and neighbourhoods. |
Healthworks East
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Healthworks East is a community led approach to improving the health of people living in the East End of Newcastle. The organisation supports community groups and voluntary sector organisations to run activities that address inequalities in health. There is a steering group made up of local people and local workers, supported by development, finance and administrative staff. |
Neighbourhood Initiatives Foundation
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The Foundation is a national charity based in Telford, Shropshire, specialising in community participation, training and development. Working with local authorities, housing associations, voluntary agencies and community groups, it offers an independent, quality service to improve the well-being of communities. |
Total Learning Challenge (TLC)
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The vision of the TLC is a world where every disaffected youth can access effective and informed inter-agency programmes. The TLC aims to develop structures for funding and systems of delivering group interventions in schools across Britain, thereby co-ordinating partner organisations in the early identification and effective treatment of disaffection symptoms. |
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Culture & Regeneration
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Newcastle Gateshead Initiative
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This site has been produced by Newcastle Gateshead Initiative - the destination marketing agency for the area, created from a powerful partnership between Newcastle City and Gateshead councils and the private sector. Includes information on the NewcastleGateshead City of Culture 2008 bid. |
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Newcastle upon Tyne / North East
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Community Foundation
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The Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland helps to build stronger communities by encouraging local giving. It offers a cost-effective way for donors to make a long-term difference to the causes close to their heart. Through its understanding of local issues, the Community Foundation can make perceptive and well-targeted grants that secure the future for generations to come. |
CREUE
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CREUE focuses on cities, institutions and urban policy, with specific emphasis on urban regeneration, planning and development, processes, governance issues, transport and planning policy, the everyday life experience of health, housing and discrimination, community development, social exclusion and EU spatial policy. |
Diocese of Newcastle upon Tyne
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These pages contain a variety of material -- a general introduction to the diocese, administrative details, diocesan structures, personnel and contact details as well as news items, a prayer page and links to other sites which may be of interest. |
Gateshead Council
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Website for the Local Authority includes links to a wealth of local information. |
Government Office for the North East
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Government Office for the North East works with regional partners and local people to maximise competitiveness and prosperity in the region, and to support integrated policies for social inclusion. |
Newcastle City Council
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Website for the Local Authority includes links to a wealth of local information. |
Newcastle Gateshead Initiative
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This site has been produced by Newcastle Gateshead Initiative - the destination marketing agency for the area, created from a powerful partnership between Newcastle City and Gateshead councils and the private sector. Includes information on the NewcastleGateshead City of Culture 2008 bid. |
TyneWear Partnership
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The TyneWear Partnership provides a focus for the economic development and regeneration of Tyne and Wear. It has developed a Tyne and Wear Economic Strategy which outlines the priorities for the area. |
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Regeneration / Urban Policy
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City: Analysis of Urban Trends, Culture, Theory, Policy and Action
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Journal edited by Bob Catterall, Centre for Research in Knowledge Science and Society, University of Newcastle, UK; published by Carfax Publishing. |
CREUE
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CREUE focuses on cities, institutions and urban policy, with specific emphasis on urban regeneration, planning and development, processes, governance issues, transport and planning policy, the everyday life experience of health, housing and discrimination, community development, social exclusion and EU spatial policy. |
New Start
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New Start is the first choice weekly news magazine in the UK for all involved in community regeneration. It exists to provide news, comment and analysis for all concerned with regeneration, physical, economic and social, and to stimulate debate and discussion of policy. New Start is totally independent, both editorially and commercially. |
Regeneration & Renewal
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Website for weekly magazine on regeneration issues which includes news, features and archive material on physical and community regeneration issues together with advertisements for services, appointments and tenders. |
Urban Forum
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Urban Forum is an umbrella body for community and voluntary groups with interests in urban and regional policy, especially regeneration. It was set up in 1994 as the national voluntary organisation through which local and central government could relate to the community and and voluntary sectors on such issues. |
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Theological Education & Training
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Industrial Mission Association
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This organisation co-ordinates the work of Industrial Chaplains and Lay-people interested in relating Christian Faith to the moral and spiritual issues arising out of the Economy and the Workplace. Some IMA students have an annual study day with UMTP. |
Bishop Laurie Green - Bishop of Bradwell in the Diocese of Chelmsford
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This site aims to share some of the exciting challenges being addressed by the Church in South Essex. Many of Bishop Laurie's interests are also represented here, including Globalisation, Mission, Urban Ministry, Contextual Theology, the Church in Essex and world-wide, Ministerial Training, and much more. |
NEICE (North of England Institute for Christian Education)
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NEICE is an independent ecumenical research institute engaged in: theoretical and empirical research in Christian learning and Christian education; resourcing practical teaching in Christian education; reflection and research in practical theology. |
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Dept of Religious Studies
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The University offers an MA in Applied Theology which includes a module on 'Regeneration: Theology & Practice' taught by UMTP's Peter Robinson. |
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UK Government
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Community Development Foundation
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The Community Development Foundation (CDF) is a non-departmental public body supported by the Active Community Unit of the Home Office. Its role is to pioneer, study and promote new forms of community development, in order to inform public policy, professional practice and community initiatives. |
National Statistics Online
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This is the UK's home of official statistics, reflecting Britain's economy, population and society at national and local level. Summary stories and detailed data releases are published here free of charge. |
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