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This section contains links to some of the websites of organisations that we are involved with and others that we have found to be of interest.

Methodist Links

Hayes End is one of the 18 churches that make up the Harrow and Hillingdon Circuit of the Methodist Church in the UK. The Circuit web site has information about all of these churches as well as other information about the new Circuit

The Methodist Church website has information about Methodism in general and resources for worship. It also has some useful information about the internet and churches.

Methodist Relief and Development Fund

MRDF funds and supports locally-based partner organisations in 22 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. These partners carry out community development, not missionary, work. They can be secular or faith-based. They aim to target resources where the need is greatest by supporting projects based in countries low down on the UN Human Development Index, and from organisations too small to access other funding.

Charities

Christian Aid
An agency of the churches in the UK and Ireland, Christian Aid works wherever the need is greatest, irrespective of religion. It supports local organisations, which are best placed to understand local needs, as well as giving help on the ground through 16 overseas offices. Christian Aid believes in strengthening people to find their own solutions to the problems they face. It strives for a new world transformed by an end to poverty and campaigns to change the rules that keep people poor.

Tearfund
Tearfund is the UK’s largest evangelical relief and development organization. Its purpose is to enable Christians in the UK and Ireland to connect with churches and church organizations around the world in order to bring good news and practical benefit to the poorest people.



CAFOD
CAFOD is the official overseas development and relief agency of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. CAFOD has been fighting poverty in developing countries since 1962. CAFOD believes that all human beings have a right to dignity and respect, and that the world's resources are a gift to be shared equally by all men and women, whatever their race, nationality or religion.

A Rocha UK
A Rocha is a Christian nature conservation organisation, the name coming from the Portuguese for "the Rock", as the first initiative was a field study centre near the Alvor Estuary in Portugal. As Christians all over the world have recognised the urgent need to protect and restore important habitats, A Rocha has become a family of projects working in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North and South America and Asia.
A Rocha projects are frequently cross-cultural in character, and share a community emphasis, with a focus on science and research, practical conservation and environmental education.

NCH
NCH is the children's charity of the Methodist Church. NCH helps children at risk or in care, vulnerable young people and families under pressure. Its projects are varied because they are developed in response to local needs. NCH works in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Campaigning groups

Jubilee Debt Campaign
The vision of the Jubilee Debt Campaign is a world in which the people of the poorest countries are liberated from the crushing burden of debt, and in which the future financial arrangements between rich and poor nations are founded on fairness, accountability and transparency.
JDC works closely with sister organisations Jubilee Research and Jubilee Scotland. The three organisations together form the jubilee debt movement in the UK, following the completion of Jubilee 2000 UK.

Trade Justice Movement
The Trade Justice Movement is a fast growing group of organisations including aid agencies, environment and human rights campaigns, fairtrade organisations, faith and consumer groups.
The movement is supported by more than 50 member organisations that have over 9 million members, and new organisations are joining every month. Together, they are campaigning for trade justice - not free trade - with the rules weighted to benefit poor people and the environment.

Traidcraft
Traidcraft has been fighting poverty through trade since 1979. They are an active community of supporters, shareholders, customers, professionals and producers committed to reducing poverty throughout the world.
A Christian organisation, they are committed to working with people of all faiths and none in the common fight against poverty.

For youngsters

Global Gang
Christian Aid's site for youngsters which covers the major development issues in a fun way. Also includes ideas of how to use the information for parents and teachers.

Methodist Children
A selection of Christian based activities for children and young teens.

and the young at heart

Ship of Fools
Pay a visit to ship-of-fools.com for satire, comedy and commentary about the church in today's world.