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In then-Prime Minister Theresa May’s foreword to the government loneliness strategy, she describes a Churches Together community lunch in her own constituency serving Christmas dinner to individuals who would otherwise have been alone.
This is just one example of the kinds of things we know faith groups have been doing day in, day out for years: encouraging community, fostering belonging and facilitating friendship. And as we’ve seen throughout the pandemic, lockdown hasn’t derailed this kind of work.
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