Living Our Beliefs – Charity Giving

Members of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) live very full lives, but still have time to interact with people living around them, and love to contribute to society in the communities in which they live. This brief documentary has been put together in order to help dispel some of the myths surrounding the brethren, and as you view the following few examples you will see the way that the members of the 17,000 UK strong PBCC have unreservedly put their hearts into charitable giving. This is a wonderful example of how a group of people, guided by their Christian beliefs, are prepared to put their money where their mouth is in support of worthy charitable organizations.

A great example of this which has been shown in this video is the PBCC’s ongoing support of the British Heart Foundation having taken part in their annual bagathon. This is a drive to get as many unwanted clothes and re-sellable items as possible donated by both individuals and organizations within a month. On the ongoing occasions of taking part in this initiative, the brethren have smashed all records, including in 2013 when they donated nearly 13,000 bags to BHF! Mike Taylor, retail director of BHF, told a delegation from the PBCC that this equates to around £260K’s worth to them! These funds allow BHF to continue their life saving research, and the brethren will be pleased to continue in support of their fund raising activities in the future.

 

12 thoughts on “Living Our Beliefs – Charity Giving”

  1. ;) says:

    Wow this is cool!
    Is this part of the 20 min vid that was done??? will we be able to see the whole video?

  2. dunce says:

    good1
    amazing Generosity

  3. Human says:

    This video is very well done. Yes, we go to school. Yes, we do give to charities outside of our own. Yes, we do support the medics. Yes, we do support the homeless. Yes, we do support others joined in the faith. Yes, we do care about kids in Third World Countries… And finally Yes, we do have accidents.

  4. Peat says:

    amen! keep it up!!!

  5. Granny says:

    Wow! Awesome!

  6. DavidM says:

    Thankful for every opportunity to see the expression of the love of God.

  7. Anonymous says:

    yes i totally agree. they are a great group of people. love to see more vids.

    1. :) says:

      more excellent videos of what the PBCC have done to help the wider community can be found here….
      http://www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org/media/videos/

  8. lez ed says:

    WOW! amazing how little there are, yet how much they do for others :))

  9. TeedOff says:

    Wow! Once again, so much achieved by so few in a community where every little bit of help really does add up. Nice to see the myth that the Brethren don’t work with other Christian groups dispelled again. Keep up the good work PBCC

  10. Anonymous says:

    wow

  11. gop05 says:

    That’s such a great video!!!
    A big thanks and a well done to everyone who was involved in the making of it.
    Great stuff guys!!!

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