Churches’ Community Work Alliance (Northern Ireland)
The Churches’ Community Work Alliance (Northern Ireland)
- Initiates and encourages community development work in the life of churches.
- Helps churches to reflect theologically on their response to social and economic change.
- Promotes good community development work practice.
- Provides learning opportunities and support for volunteers through its volunteer development programme.
- Provides help and guidance for community development work projects.
- Supports church related community workers.
- Acts as a link between faith-based community work and government.
CCWA (NI) is core funded by the Department for Social Development.
Latest News
Expanded CCWA works on stategic plan
CCWA - now including the LINC Project - had a residential in May 2012 to work on its new strategic plan. This was part of a process of listening days, staff and board discussions, etc, to define the work of the expanded organisation.
CCWA stall at ROC/Redeeming Our Communities, Waterfront Hall, Belfast event, May 2012
ROC launch: CCWA ran a stall at the launch event for ROC/Redeeming Our Communities at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, in May 2012
Community Faiths’ Forum Conference and Launch
The Community Faiths’ Forum, which is administered by CCWA, ran a major conference on 1st December 2011 which launched the research report “Faith in Community - A Long Term Investment; A report on research into faith-based engagement with community issues in Northern Ireland.” There were a hundred day participants and over forty young people came later for additional programme. The conference was launched by Nelson McCausland MLA, Minister for Social Development, and the keynote speakers were Tony Macaulay, who wrote the report launched on the day, and Doreen Finneron, until recently Director of the Faith-based Regeneration Network in Britain.
