Genesis Trust Chaplain's Page
Opportunity to explore the Christian faith
Welcome from Genesis Trust Bath
Genesis Trust and Bath Foodbank is an organisation founded, based, and operating on Christian beliefs and principles which exists to demonstrate the love of God, through Jesus, to homeless and vulnerable people.
We believe that the help that we offer to all who come to Genesis Trust should support the wellness of their body, mind and spirit. This is through compassionately meeting peoples’ needs when they are in crisis but also journeying with them from crisis to hope. Part of that is offering them the opportunity to explore faith.
We offer hospitality and the chance to be part of a non-judgemental, loving community.
We find that many people are disconnected from themselves and from others and we aim to support and help them to be reconnected. Many people are seeking spiritual reconnection as well and so we offer the choice to ask questions and to explore faith.
To explore the Christian faith further, our regular Faith Group meets on a Wednesday. These meetings give the opportunity to ask big questions and learn more about Jesus and the hope he brings in our lives.
We value the prayer support of individuals and all the churches in Bath. If you would like to receive our monthly prayer updates via email, then please get in touch with us – chaplain@genesistrust.org.uk
Our Vision
A thriving and supportive community in the Bath area where everyone has hope and a future.
Our Mission
At the heart of Genesis is Jesus and his call to love our neighbour. Our response is to support homeless and vulnerable people in the Bath area, offering opportunities for them to make healthy choices and improve their lives and prospects.
What we do
As a Christian charity, Genesis works with local churches and volunteers in the wider community in Bath and the surrounding area to help homeless and vulnerable individuals and families to change their lives. We do this through Genesis Life Projects. This refers to all of the face-to-face work we do with homeless and vulnerable people. Through these interlinked projects, we meet the immediate needs of homeless and vulnerable people in Bath and the surrounding area, but also journey alongside people supporting them with issues like trauma, addictions, mental ill-health, affects of isolation and much more.
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How you can pray for us
March 2025
Thank you for your continuing prayer for Genesis Trust. In March we would appreciate prayers as follows:
- We pray for our many guests who come to Genesis on the Canal for their physical health and mental wellbeing. With give thanks for our charity partners and organisations who come to the centre to offer eye tests, dental check-ups, liver scanning, haircuts, and vet care and much more.
- At the start of Lent, we would like prayers for our weekly Faith Group. This precious time brings staff, volunteers, and clients together for study and prayer and we ask for people to come to know and love the Lord more deeply. May more people want to come along to this group and for lives to be transformed.
- Another weekly group is SMART (Self-Management and Recovery Training – an addiction recovery programme that provides training and tools for people who want to change their problematic behaviour, including addiction to drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, gambling, food, shopping, internet and others). Please pray for Matt who facilitates the group and for each person who attends it. We ask for blessings on them as they address difficult issues in their lives and encouragement as they make choices and take steps towards positive change. Most of all we pray for hope which will inspire motivation and then lead to action.
- We give thanks for the Bath Foodbank volunteers and staff as they continue to provide support for local people in need. We pray for wisdom for our signposting team and for Bella from Citizens Advice and Ryan from Clean Slate as they help people to address the financial difficulties they are facing especially with the upcoming energy price increases. We pray for courage for people who have not ever needed support from a foodbank before to ask for help.
Thanks again for your ongoing commitment to pray for Genesis Trust and the people we support, it is really valued.
Support You
We can share with your organisation, school, church or group about what Genesis Trust is doing to support homeless and vulnerable people. Contact us if you want us to visit.
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