Endorsements
"Working with ROC is part of our commitment to strengthen working with local communities. People of faith are often driven to make that faith come alive through reaching out to people in need in their area. Practical action like opening a youth facility, a lunch club for the lonely, a debt counselling service or mentoring scheme all help to create active communities where people work together and feel safer and less suspicious of each other as a result. Policing only succeeds through this sort of joint effort and individual officers have received great strengthen from the support they have been shown."
Chief Constable Peter Fahy: Greater Manchester Police
“It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to attend the ROC launch for Devon and Cornwall last week in Plymouth. The evening was high energy, thought provoking and a heart-warming experience as people identified how their lives had been transformed. Essential within the evening was the commitment of all partners, volunteers and people of belief to support the vulnerable and work together to improve our communities. This was my first experience of ROC and may it not be the last. I encourage all readers to explore more within the website and to work with ROC wherever possible in taking forward initiatives for the benefit of all.”
Deputy Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer, Devon & Cornwall Police
"ROC have a vital resource to offer our churches: expertise in forming multi-agency partnerships that can deliver real change and safer communities. With Christians working alongside the police and other community groups to address some of our urban problems, ROC projects can be truly transformational!"
Rt Revd Paul Williams, Bishop of Kensington
"As a local councillor, I have been instrumental in assisting ROC achieve its goal in establishing a ROC café in Radcliffe. I am impressed by the professionalism of the coordinators, their ability to galvanise support from local residents, their plans to give targeted training for local volunteers alongside a dedication to provide a valuable well-used centre to benefit our community."
Councillor Jackie Harris, Radcliffe North
"Girls’ Brigade Northern Ireland are delighted to be working with ROC as they launch into NI. As a province wide youth ministry we endeavour to empower young people to be better citizens and to help make a real difference to their local area. Community Service is one of the elements of our programme, and we will be encouraging all our members to link in with ROC across NI. ROC have a fantastic vision to bring communities together and promote a better, safer world for everyone and this links in with our Christian mission to reach out to all girls in a relevant, dynamic and Christ centered way."
Chloe Hemphill, Director Girls' Brigade NI
"Redeeming Our Communities has been a refreshing and innovative way of bringing churches together with statutory agencies to cultivate relationship and celebrate engagement in the every day life of local communities. I believe as they plan to extend their work to London, that it provides yet another partnership platform for the Church to reflect its core mission as the salt and light of the world."
Rev. Nims Obunge MBE: Chief Executive,The Peace Alliance/ Freedom's Ark
"I am delighted to lend my support to the Redeeming our Communities initiative. We all have a shared responsibility for our shared future. Individuals, families, government, business, and voluntary organisations all have a vital role to play.
Redeeming our Communities shows how such values can be put into practice. In areas where it has been -working in partnership with the police and other agencies, the police have recognised how beneficial that work can be. The national launch is an exciting opportunity to extend such partnerships elsewhere, so that other communities too can be helped.
Many have cause to be grateful for all you have done. May I pay tribute to everyone involved in this work up to now."
Rt Hon David Cameron MP: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
"It has been a privilege to work with ROC across Greater Manchester, and to see creative ways in which partnerships are being built and strengthened between churches, communities and the Police. To now see those conversations leading to action and fresh initiatives being taken, can only be good news, especially in these challenging economic times."
Rt Revd Chris Edmondson
"There are significant benefits from initiatives which involve faith communities working with the police and local agencies, including improving community confidence and trust, increased understanding and not least reduced crime. By working and praying together to reduce crime and disorder we not only change the physical circumstances that affect people's everyday lives but we change the spiritual circumstances. As a police officer and a Christian I know that this work can and will impact on our communities."
Assistant Chief Constable Neil Wain: Greater Manchester Police
"Redeeming our Communities' is a unique organisation with a full and practical track record of bringing police, churches and communities together for the benefit of all. I have been hugely impressed, not only by the events that inspire and challenge, but by the initiatives, problem solving and friendships that have resulted. Across the UK, people are coming together with their police to make a real difference, bringing hope and transforming lives."
Chief Constable Matt Baggott: Police Service of Northern Ireland
“All over the globe more and more people are moving from the land into the cities. This puts huge pressure on our communities and it is not surprising that sometimes they erupt in violence. We need God’s help to know how to live in harmony. Peace on our streets is our prayer. I welcome this initiative Redeeming Our Communities for it mobilises people of faith to pray and work for safer cities. It’s a partnership of people and the police working together for the good of the whole community.”
The Rt Revd James Jones Bishop of Liverpool
"It is so encouraging to see how God has already used working partnerships between the police, churches and local communities to bring transformation to lives, and so exciting to see the vision developing as Redeeming our Communities celebrates its national launch."
Rev Malcolm Duncan: Church and Community
“I am delighted to commend this important initiative galvanising Christians to both prayer and action. The two must go hand in hand if we are to see the transformation of our poorest neighbourhoods into places of lasting hope, and people to experience that God’s love for them is passionate and real!”
Fran Beckett: Chief Executive, Church Urban Fund
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