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25 Runners, One Sunny Sunday: Our London 10K for Winter
On Sunday 11 October 2026, 25 Coptic City Mission volunteers laced up and ran the ASICS London 10K to kick off our winter fundraising drive. It was a cold morning in Wembley, but as you can see from the photos, the sun came out for us by the time we
Letter From the Prime Minister
On 20 July 2026 we wrote to Andy Burnham, congratulating him on his appointment as Prime Minister. We invited him to come and see us in person: to join our Tuesday service on Spenser Street in Victoria and witness what 25 years of grassroots, youth-l
Homelessness and the pushback against hopelessness - at a time of growing privilege and inequality
The latest UBS Global Wealth Report for 2026 was published recently. It found that global personal wealth grew by 10.8% in 2025, the fastest increase in years, and nearly one million new US-dollar millionaires were created in a single year. At the sa
Homelessness and Poverty
As we rush through our commute, to work, to our homes, to the bars, to schools, we come across the increasingly common sight of the homeless and those rough sleeping. We may drop a coin in a paper cup – though not many of us carry cash – or offer a s
