West London Mission

Thayer St entrance of West London Mission officesWest London Mission is a unique presence in London, providing pioneering social work among some of the most marginalized members of society, and Christian worship in the heart of the city. Find out more about what goes on here:

 

SOCIAL WORK

  • West London Day Centre works with homeless people, offering specialist support to help clients change their lives, and providing a drop-in for 1600 people a year. More details
  • The Haven is a specialized residential care home for people with chronic alcohol dependency, a comfortable and dignified place for those whose lives have often been chaotic. More details
  • Katherine Price Hughes House is a hostel helping people who have been convicted of crimes, including high-risk offenders, to develop law-abiding attitudes and lifestyles. More details
  • Big House provides supported accommodation to help people reintegrate into the community after a period of homelessness. More details
  • HARRT works with rough-sleeping offenders excluded from other local services, to help them change their behaviour, re-housing over a hundred a year. More details
  • Highbury Counselling Centre provides affordable short term therapy to residents in the local area. More details
 

KING’S CROSS METHODIST CHURCH

The Chinese congregations at King’s Cross have services in Cantonese, Mandarin and English. They work with *asylum seekers and refugees, offering services such as language classes, legal advice and translation. More details
 
The smaller English language congregation at King’s Cross offers an intimate worship space, and also provides a night shelter for homeless people and a meeting place for women working on the streets.
 
*Methodist Chaplaincy House (MCH) is a community of 26 international students living above King’s Cross Church. More details
 

CHAPLAINCY AND SPA

SPA (Spirituality in Action) is programme allowing volunteers who are not professionally trained to get involved in the social work of WLM, and giving clients who want to a chance to talk about the Christian faith. More details
 

HINDE STREET METHODIST CHURCH

Hinde Street is a lively and inclusive church, a welcoming community of faith and music, engaging preaching, radical thinking and social justice.  More details

You can read a short history of the West London Mission here.
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