Liverpool City Mission © 2009 | Maintained by A Rimmer
Jubilee Centre and the relevance of the rescue work
Jubilee Chapel Centre was built around 1870, and acquired by Liverpool City Mission in 1940. It operated as Head Office and Rescue Centre up until 1997, when the Mission acquired city centre premises for its café and bookshop, at which time the head office relocated to these premises and the Chapel remained in operation as a Rescue Centre.
There has been a major Renovation Plan over the last few years:
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Renewal of roof and treatment of dry rot
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This has provided the building with a new roof and treated the extensive dry rot problem. These works were completed at a cost of £130,000
This was financed from existing funds and specific donations from supporters of the Mission. This work was completed during 2004.
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Provision of new lower floor Kitchen and Dining Area
Completed at a cost of £120,000. This work was completed during 2004. |
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Provision of a new block of male and female toilets including a disabled toilet along with Utility Room with washing machine and dryer.
This work was completed during late 2008. |
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The Upstairs Room has been renovated with a new lower suspended ceiling, new windows, complete rewire and heating system, re- plastering and decoration, completed during June/July 2009. To finish this room new floor covering was added in December 2009.
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We now have a modernised area for tinned food storage and clothing for the needy. Also we have a large area which can be used as a
meeting room for our needs. We thank God for all these wonderful new facilities.
How it works:-
The centre currently operates 2 days per week for the provision of food and clothing to the homeless and needy:-
Monday 10.30am – 1.00pm for free lunch
Tuesday 10.30am – 1.00pm for free lunch, Tinned Foods & Clothing.
There is no admittance after 11.45am on any of these days.
There is one short Gospel Message (5 – 8 mins) delivered each day, usually just before lunch.
The old chapel part of the building has been sold to a builder for converting into apartments.
WHY JUBILEE CHAPEL CENTRE
In Psalm 9 verse 18 we have a special promise to those in need “For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever”
Although this verse is speaking of God’s special care for His own people, on a different level it could be applied to the work of those faithful volunteers at our centre in Kensington as so many folk with a variety of needs come week by week for help.
Although their needs vary as much as their faces, one thing is common to all, including ourselves, we all need to know that we have not been forgotten by God. Paul the apostle, when preaching on Mars Hill in Acts 17 verses 27-28a said these words “…That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: For in him we live and move and have our being.” To feel as though no one cares, can be, for most people, a devastating experience. So at our centre a faithful band of helpers seek to make all welcome, at the same time reminding them that they are not without the Word of God, which is food for their precious souls.
With the help of the many people who have contributed tinned and fresh items of food, we are able to give meals in the form of breakfasts and two course lunches free of charge.Just before lunch is served a speaker will present a short message from God’s word. To have 40-60 listening about the Saviour is a wonderful blessing to us all, and reminds us that our Lord Jesus Christ spoke often His word yet at the same time not ignoring the physical needs of His hearers.
Today The Lord is still “Seeking His sheep” and is still able to save to the uttermost those who come to God by Him. We are reminded in Hebrews 13 verse 8 “Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever“ and in Luke 15 verse 2 “"This man receiveth sinners.”
Currently we are open on Monday and Tuesday for breakfast and lunches and on Wednesday for just for lunches. On Tuesday’s we distribute tinned food and clothing. We are so grateful to all who donate their harvest during September and October each year, as this enables us to do so much more. We also, as ever, acknowledge gratefully the help of all our volunteers and donors, and trust the Lord alone for all our future supplies. So, if I ask “Why Jubilee Chapel Centre?” we would answer by God’s Word in Psalm 9 verse 18.