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Venue Upgrades

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Thanks to the generosity of our existing regular supporters and with the additional help of a Welsh Government grant from their 'Community Facilities Programme', and following some essential repairs on the valley gutters to eliminate water ingress, we shall begin work on completely upgrading our toilet facilities on 31 March 2025.  This will be a huge benefit to all those who use our venue, but will obviously disrupt things for a few weeks. (See note below). Following the renovation, there will some changes to our food provision service as we shall be able to welcome people back into the building again.  PLEASE NOTE:  AS OF MONDAY 31 MARCH WE SHALL BE UNDERTAKING ESSENTIAL REPAIRS AND UPGRADES TO THE PREMISES INCLUDING IMPROVED TOILET FACILITIES. This will take between 4 - 5 weeks. During this time: The Wallich Rough Sleepers Intervention Team will continue to provide their essential support  first thing in the morning operating from their van outside of Zac's Place....

Donation Drop Off Times

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 For those wanting to drop off pre-arranged donations of emergency clothing or other pre-arranged items see the details below. Access is via the red ‘corner door’. Thank you so much for your support and interest.

Team Member Stuart

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  Liz writes: Introducing Stu. Some of you will know him; some may not. Stu is employed part-time by Exousia Trust as Buildings Manager at Zac’s Place, but he is so much more than that. He's one of the bible study leaders, and he organises the food distribution on Thursdays and Fridays. He shops, he cooks, he cleans, and he has an enormous heart for our community. In his spare time he's studying for a chaplaincy qualification. If you would like someone to speak about Zac's to your church or community group, either Stu or I would be happy to come along, and tell you all about what goes on here. Well, nearly all . . .

"Zac’s Place: Critically Examining a Fresh Expression of Church for Signs of a Renewal Movement" available to download

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Sean Stillman's MA dissertation, "Zac’s Place:  Critically Examining a Fresh Expression of Church  for Signs of a Renewal Movement"  (Moorlands College / University of Gloucestershire) is now available to download via the Churches Together in England ‘ Mission Research Library ’. You can find the entire library on this link here , and to find Sean's work choose 'topic' and  select the 'Fresh Expressions'  and scroll down the files available.  Alternatively you can go directly to the PDF document here . But we would suggest, if you are engaging in academic research, taking a look through the database of numerous MA and PhD works as there's a wealth of material there. Sean was keen to make his work, which was completed in 2020 with Moorlands College, as accessible as possible, especially for those not familiar with academic papers. We hope it's of use to others as a tool for some critical reflection, as it is currently being used in the life of...

Expressions of Love in our Neighbourhood

 

A Typical Menu For Our Guests

 

BBC RADIO Wales Documentary