News from the Network

See more news

A Celebration of Impact: Faith-Based Organisations Addressing Health Inequalities in Barking and Dagenham

On Thursday 27th March, members of the Barking and Dagenham Faith Leaders Network, health leads and local councillors gathered together to celebrate the achievements of the network, and their work on supporting faith groups to tackle health inequalities locally. BDFLN was thankful to receive funding from the local authority public health team to run co-designed […]

Read more

Faith Leaders Network launches new phase of health inequalities projects

After the success of last year’s health inequalities programme, the Faith Leaders Network has been proud to receive another year of funding from the Public Health team at Barking and Dagenham Council for more amazing projects using faith communities to tackle health needs and challenges within Barking and Dagenham. After a competitive application process, the members […]

Read more

Church Elm Hub Celebrates 1 Year of Serving Local Residents in Partnership

On 23rd May, the Church Elm Hub celebrated its first anniversary with an event attended by local residents, volunteers and councillors. Alongside time for conversation, enjoying food provided by volunteers, and listening to a special guest performance from a local violinist, primarily this was an opportunity to highlight the impact of the Hub’s first year of operation. […]

Read more

Faith Leaders Network launches next phase

A diverse group of faith leaders in Barking and Dagenham gathered together recently to hear about an exciting new programme that will see faith groups getting involved in running vital health-focused projects for their communities. Barking and Dagenham is both one of the most deprived boroughs in London and has one of the lowest life […]

Read more
See more news

What is the Faith Leaders Network?

We are a network of leaders from different faith groups across Barking and Dagenham, united by a desire to meet local needs through practical acts of service.

Typically already engaged in projects and outreach activities individually, our members come together to build relationships, share experiences and learning, and develop and deliver new collaborative programmes of support, avoiding duplication and multiplying our impact.

Our current focus is health inequalities

With Barking and Dagenham having a significantly worse life expectancy for residents than the national average and with preventable diseases such as certain forms of cancer linked to lifestyle choices and cardiovascular disease, our communities need support to change these figures.

The Faith Leaders Network will be running projects through its members to help their communities deal with some of these challenges. Faith groups will be able to design projects that tackle particular health inequalities present in their groups, while also providing messaging and signposting to other health initiatives. The faith leaders will also have access to health professionals, who will be able to provide advice, help run sessions particularly around health screening, and provide health messaging. 

If you would like to join the network or find out more about our work, please get in touch with us via the contact form below.

Find us here

    • All Nations Church

    • ELIM Christian Center, 93 Axe Street, Barking IG11 7LZ

    • Alnoor Cultural and Educational Trust

    • 170 Gascoigne Road, Barking IG11 7LH

    • Barking Churches Unite

    • The Source, 37A Vicarage Fields Shopping Centre, Barking IG11 8DG

    • Barking Elim Church

    • 93 Axe Street, Barking IG11 7LZ

    • Barking Muslim Association

    • Al Madina Mosque, Victoria Road, Barking IG11 8PY

    • Becontree Heath Islamic Society

    • 798 Green Lane, Dagenham RM8 1YT

    • bMoneywize CIC

    • Park Active Age Centre, Rectory Road, Dagenham RM10 9SA

    • Chadwell Health Baptist Church

    • 78 High Road, Romford RM6 6PP

    • Christ Ambassadors Chapel

    • Wood Lane Baptist Church, 118 Wood Lane, Dagenham RM9 5SL

    • Christ Apostolic Church — God is Love

    • St Augustine’s CofE Church, Birkbeck Road, Romford RM7 0QP

    • Christ Apostolic Church — Kingdom Builders

    • Dagenham Parish Hall, Exeter Road, Dagenham RM10 8TR

    • Christ Apostolic Church — Refiner’s House

    • Jo Richardson Community School, Gale Street, Dagenham RM9 4UN

    • Christ Preachers Chamber

    • Wood Lane, Dagenham RM8 2NT

    • Church at Barking Riverside

    • Rivergate Centre, Minter Road, Barking IG11 0FJ

    • Community Resources

    • The LifeLine Centre, 352 – 364 Valence Avenue, Dagenham RM8 3QU

    • Creative Wellness Wonder

    • Rivergate Centre, Minter Road, Barking IG11 0FJ

    • Dagenham Churches Together

    • Dagenham Learning Centre, 1 Church Elm Lane, Dagenham RM10 9QS

    • Ekota Academy

    • Goodmayes Park, Abedour Road, Ilford IG3 9PG

    • Excel Women’s Centre

    • 13 London Road, Barking IG11 8AA

    • Fire of God Evangelical Outreach (FGEO)

    • 445 – 447 Valence Avenue, Dagenham RM8 3QL

    • Flowing Rivers Ministries

    • 121 Broad Street, Dagenham RM10 9HP

    • Great Commission Ministries

    • 102 Longbridge Road, Barking IG11 8SF

    • Harmony Christian Ministries

    • Harmony Community Projects, Concord House, 23 – 27 Kemp Road, Dagenham RM8 1ST

    • Hedgecock Centre

    • 28 Stephen Jewers Gardens, Barking IG11 9FA

    • Kingdom Builders Evangelical Outreach

    • Rectory Road, Dagenham RM10 9SA

    • Kingsley Hall

    • Parsloes Avenue, Dagenham RM9 5NB

    • London Riverside Church

    • Parsloes Ave, Dagenham RM9 5PT

    • On The Rock International Ministries

    • 64 Woodrush Way, Dagenham RM6 5BL

    • Powerhouse International Ministries

    • Units 3 & 4, 280 Oxlow Lane, Dagenham RM10 8LP

    • RCCG Rock of Redemption

    • 168 High Road, Romford RM6 6LU

    • Salvation of God Ministry C&S Church

    • 114 Heathway, Dagenham RM10 9NX

    • Singh Sabha London East Gurdwara

    • 1 Gurdwara Way, Barking IG11 8JD

    • St Chad’s CofE Church

    • Eric Road, Chadwell Heath RM6 6JH

    • St Francis Hospice

    • Broxhill Rd, Havering-atte-Bower, Romford RM4 1QH

    • St Thomas’s CofE Church

    • Haydon Road, Dagenham RM8 2PA

    • Tasnim Jamia Masjid

    • Rainham Road South, Dagenham RM10 8TX

    • The Truth that Sets Free Ministries

    • Room DA2, Castle Green Leisure Centre, Gale Street, Barking RM9 4UN

    • Urban Promise UK

    • St Chad’s Church, 73 Eric Rd, Romford RM6 6JH

    • Wood Lane Baptist Church

    • 118 Wood Ln, Dagenham RM9 5SL

Current health inequalities projects

    • Health concerns outreach – Vaccinations and Cancer

    • Kingdom Builders Evangelical Outreach
    • Dagenham Learning Centre, 1 Church Elm Lane, Dagenham RM10 9QS
    • Email organiser
    • Find out more

    • Healthy Eating and health screening workshops

    • Creative Wellness Wonder
    • Rivergate Centre, Minter Road, Barking IG11 0FJ
    • Email organiser
    • Find out more

    • LIVEWELL Programme – supporting people become more active

    • Kingsley Hall Church and Community Centre
    • Parsloes Ave, Dagenham RM9 5NB
    • Find out more

    • Mental health and general health workshops

    • On the Rock Ministries
    • St Marks Marks Gate, Belben Court, 165 Rose Lane, Romford RM6 5NR
    • Email organiser
    • Find out more

    • Supporting families with children experiencing adverse childhood experiences

    • Barking Muslim Association
    • Al Madina Mosque, 2 Victoria Road, Barking IG11 8PY
    • Find out more

Get in touch with us

Whether you’d like to join the network or just want more information, leave us a message here and we’ll get back to you soon!

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.