Kirkby Church set to open debt counselling centre

The 7Cs Christian Fellowship, on Diamond Avenue in Kirkby has partnered with charity Christians Against Poverty to bring its award-winning service to the area in November.

South Mansfield centre manager David Holloway said: “The Church has always been about offering hope and we’re really pleased to be able to give a tried-and-tested route out of debt alongside other great free debt advice in the area like Citizens Advice.

“There is a lot in the Bible about looking after the poorest. In our society, a lot of poverty is debt-related so our congregation has been working hard to open a CAP centre to help get people back on track.”

CAP offers people an in-depth, caring service to people with spiralling personal debt regardless of their age, gender, faith or background.

Every client is visited in their own home, the charity does all the negotiating with creditors and local volunteers offer support to each person face-to-face until the day they are debt free.

David said statistics show that one in three callers seeking debt help are feeling suicidal but find huge relief through the non-judgemental service that treats every person as an individual.

He added: “Typically, debts can build up when a relationship breaks down, or someone loses their job, or through bereavement – so often when people are least able to cope with a financial headache.

Visit http://www.capuk.org/”www.capuk.org or call 0800 328 0006.