One church with two congregations

The Starfish Project ......

The Starfish Project commenced as an outreach project of Tamworth Covenanting Churches in 2005.  John Larkin, who brought great experience from his working with Birmingham City Mission, was asked to lead the Starfish drop-in centre on a volunteer basis,  Today, Starfish has expanded from one to three drop-in centres, now situated at Stonydelph and Leyfields areas of the town, as well as the original centre in the town centre.

The aim of the project is to offer a listening ear to those with any sorts of problems: drugs, alcohol, homelessness, mental health, learning difficulties, loneliness, domestic, relationship or financial problems. The list is not exhaustive.

Volunteers (Christians from many of the Tamworth Covenanting Churches) offer their time to listen to and help visitors. Starfish desires to provide a safe, supportive and non judgemental environment in which to talk. The project is underpinned with a Christian ethos, and volunteers meet regularly to pray for visitors and to support each other.

• The Crypt in St. Editha's Church, Tamworth town centre
• St.Martin's Church, Stonydelph, Tamworth
• St.Andrew's Methodist Church, Leyfields, Tamworth

Visitors receive free refreshments, with churches throughout Tamworth regularly donating groceries or making monetary donations to purchase perishables.  All information on visitors is kept strictly confidential.

You can find out more about the Starfish Project at: www.starfishprojecttamworth.org