CHURCHES and Christian organisations are crucial supporters of families struggling with debt and poverty, a Christians Against Poverty (CAP) report published on Thursday suggests.
Almost one quarter of the 2000 adults surveyed for the report, Beyond Belief: The local church and poverty, said that they or a family member had received help from these groups over the past five years. More than half believed that such support was vital, and almost two-thirds said that it would continue to be necessary over the next 12 months.
“Local churches have always been known as places that offer practical care and support to their communities, but our latest research reveals the sheer scale at which they’ve been having a positive impact during…