Cathedral lights up for charity

Lincoln Cathedral is hosting a service of reflection and thanksgiving from 3.45pm on Sunday, May 18 – which will also mark the end of Christian Aid Week 2025.

There will be a reception afterwards with the chance to speak to the guest speakers including Christian Aid’s Head of Business Operations, Improvement and Digital, Anne Danks.

Cathedral staff have also decided to mark the occasion by lighting the church in red on the Saturday evening.

The organisation was founded in 1945 to give aid to refugees in Europe after World War Two. Since then it has provided humanitarian relief and long-term development support to marginalised communities worldwide, while highlighting suffering, tackling injustice and championing people’s rights.

Christian Aid works alongside local partners, providing practical help in times of crisis and beyond. It seeks to eradicate extreme poverty by tackling its root causes, and sharing and distributing power.

Last year (2024), the charity worked with 260 partners to reach 4.5 million people via hundreds of projects, from savings and loans associations to farming co-operatives, and climate disaster risk training to healthcare schemes.

Christian Aid Church Engagement and Fundraising Officer Jeremy Gowers-Cromie said: “We’re looking forward to marking this momentous milestone, looking back on all the work which has been done by communities around the world, and considering what’s to come.

“We hope lots of people come and join this service to hear all about what we do as an organisation and how they can get involved.”

To find out more and how to get involved with the charity, visit christianaid.org.uk.