Church Links

Churches Supporting Communities across the Borough of Walsall
Church Links is a registered charity No 1104880
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Web Links Page

Go to new links about VAT exemption for Charities - these include some work to meet the 2004 Requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act

Denominational Sites
Walsall Churches
Local Government and Paliamentary Sites
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
Christian organisations involved in social action
Disability Issues
Fundraising
Ecumenism
General Interest

If you find that any these links needs updating please contact Richard Jordan. Please also get in touch if you come across other site which may be of interest to other visitors to the site.

Denominational Sites

Assembies of God http://www.aog.org.uk/index.htm
Baptist Union of Great Britain http://www.baptist.org.uk/
Church of England http://www.cofe.anglican.org/
    Lichfield Diocese
http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/
    Lichfield Diocesan Directory  http://www.lichfield.net/search.html
    Walsall Deanery http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/walsall/walsall/index.htm
Methodist Church http://www.methodist.org.uk/
    Districts http://www.methodist.org.uk/websites/uk/district.htm (look for 28. Wolv. & Shrew.)
Roman Catholic Church
http://www.rcol.org.uk/
    Archdiocese of Birmingham http://birmingham.r-c.org.uk/
United Reformed Church  http://www.urc.org.uk/
    Staffordshire District http://web.ukonline.co.uk/cj.tolley/urc-p06a.htm
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Walsall Churches

For links to invidual churches see the church's entry in the Directory of Walsall Churches

Local Government and Paliamentary Sites

Window on Walsall http://www.windowonwalsall.co.uk/
Walsall MBC
http://www.walsall.gov.uk
West Midlands Local Government Association http://www.wmlga.gov.uk
Advantage West Midlands (The Regional Development Agency) http://www.advantage-westmidlands.co.uk/
Human City Institute http://www.humancity.org
Find out about your MP - just enter your postcode www.faxyourmp.com
European Parliament: P Philip Bradbourn OBE MEP, http://www.torymeps.com or email pbradbourn@europarl.eu.int

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Asylum Seekers and Refugees

Walsall Refugee and Asylum Seeker Support Association WRASSA
Refugee Council http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/
Medical Foundation for the Care of the Victims of Torture http://www.torturecare.org.uk/

West Midlands Local Government Association http://www.wmlga.gov.uk
(This site has a useful asylum seeker page - enter the "open area" of the site -bottom right of the welcome page- and then click "Asylum Seekers" on the navigation bas on the left)
Back to WRASSA
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Christian organisations involved in social action

CAFOD http://www.cafod.org.uk
WM regional Churches Forum http://www.wmchurches.org.uk/
Walsall Money Advice Project http://www.wmap.org.uk

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Disability Issues

The Evangelical Alliance Disability Network (Lots of links to other useful sites) http://www.eauk.org/contentmanager/content/disability/disability.cfm
The Department for Employment and Education
http://www.disability.gov.uk
Through The Roof http://www.throughtheroof.org/
Churches for All http://www.churchesforall.org
http://www.hmce.gov.uk/forms/graphics/701-1.pdf
http://www.hmce.gov.uk/forms/graphics/701-1pt2.pdf
http://www.hmce.gov.uk/forms/graphics/701-7.pdf
Back to DDA - Help is Available
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Fundraising

Charities Aid Foundation http://www.cafonline.org
National Assoc. of Councils for Voluntary Services http://www.nacvs.org.uk
UK Fundraising
http://www.fundraising.co.uk
http://www.fundraising.co.uk/grants.html 
Lloyds TSB Foundations http://www.lloydstsbfoundations.org.uk/ (follow the link to "England and Wales"

Community fund http://www.community-fund.org.uk/
Church Urban Fund http://www.cuf.org.uk/ (contact the link project for the application form in MS Word or RTF format)
VAT exemption for Charities
See above for addition exemptions for provision for people with disabilities.
Return to Fundraining from Trusts
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Ecumenism

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland http://www.ctbi.org.uk/
Churches Together in England http://www.churches-together.org.uk/

General Interest

The Bible on line in numerous versions http://bible.gospelcom.net/
Christian Book Promotions Trust
http://www.christianbookpromotions.org.uk/
MultiFaithNet Homepage with links to all major faiths http://www.multifaithnet.org/
Interfaith Network
http://www.interfaith.org.uk/
Lectionary Readings http://www.montreal.anglican.org/comment/
For something a little light-hearted http://ship-of-fools.com
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