Connections
Heart for Hull is an initiative, birthed from the Hull Deanery Plan which is made up of Anglican Churches. We want to develop programmes and processes which complement what is already being provided and connects well with inspirational, experienced Churches, organisations and Community groups across the city.
Since 1999 SEARCH has supported churches and organisations across Hull as they seek to engage with their communities in compassion, care and service.
SEARCH
Rewilding the Church for Changing Times
Church leaders and members have been passionately and faithfully praying for the City over many years.
In Sept2025 a Try Praying campaign was launched and included advertising on local buses. It was exciting to share an opportunity to promote prayer, pray for people and encourage people to find out about prayer. The hope is to run further Try Praying campaigns in 2026 and 2027 encouraging more people to find out about prayer.
“Trypraying helps a person begin a relationship with God without them realising it!”
(Nic Harding, Director of Together for the Harvest and Karios Connexion)
There are plans to set up a prayer website in 2026 to further encourage churches and Christians to gather together. In this way our beautiful city can be soaked in prayer and the good news of Jesus shared on our streets
and in our neighbourhoods.
Pray for Hull
“Northing about us, without us, is for us.”
Using the links below, you can learn more about the Commission through some of the partners involved in supporting the network including The University of Hull, Trauma Informed Hull and North Bank Forum.
The Poverty Truth Network tells you about the work of Commissions across the UK and its origins.
Hull Poverty Truth Commission
Changing Futures is a national programme aiming to improve outcomes for adults experiencing multiple unmet needs.
These include combinations of homelessness and rough sleeping, substance misuse, mental health issues, domestic abuse and contact with the criminal justice system. They often fall through the gaps between services and systems, making it harder for them to address their problems.
Working with 15 local partnerships across England, Changing Futures is testing new ways of bringing together public and community sector partners to help people change their lives for the better.
Changing Futures Hull is supported by Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM). The multi-agency team are based in the Changing Futures Hub and work with individuals to lead more fulfilling lives.