Genesis Trust Chaplain's Page
Opportunity to explore the Christian faith
Welcome from Genesis Trust Bath
Genesis Trust and Bath, Keynsham & Somer Valley 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.
Watch our Thanksgiving Service at Bath Abbey.
How you can pray for us
January 2026
Hello and thank you for praying for Genesis Trust.
- We have moved some things back into the Gateway Centre and will be moving more this week. Please pray for a smooth set up of the Gateway Centre this month and wisdom for the right re-opening date.
- Pray for Genesis Furniture. Pray for an abundance of quality furniture donations and for more sales growth to raise funds for the work of Genesis Trust.
- Pray for wisdom and strength for the Genesis Life Projects team who do all the face-to-face work with our clients. They will need to continue their support of our clients while at the same time getting the Gateway Centre up and running. We want to keep our support of people the focus.
- Please pray for our upcoming challenge event fundraisers. We have people running the Bath Half for us in March and the Genesis Skydive in April. Pray that they are blessed in their fundraising and that the events will run smoothly. Pray that the runners and skydivers themselves have a very positive experience.
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.
Our Newsletter
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