About Christian Flatshare

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Christian Flatshare

Christian Flatshare is a non-profit organisation which helps accommodation seekers to connect with the local church community.

CFS' vision:

First, it is to help accommodation seekers to connect with the local church community, whom maybe:

  • offering shared type accommodation suitable for students, mature students or professionals (those at a similar age or stage in life)
  • offering accommodation within a family situation (a married couple or a family with children)
  • looking to join with others, “pal-up”, to look for accommodation together
  • a property owner who would like to let a property

    • ... students going to university; someone moving to a new area with a new job; those coming to the UK from abroad; for the young family whom it would bless to let a room; or, for the retired couple who would like to have a lodger.

    Students, mature students, professionals; singles, married couples, families - CFS is for finding homes and is intended to serve the accommodation needs of the whole church family.

    Secondly, CFS is to help people to connect with their local church, and for churches to connect with those moving to their area.

    Christian Flatshare can be used by members of a church to share their accommodation notices with those inside and outside their congregation, and to connect with those who may be moving to their area.

    Where one lives is likely to be an influence in choosing which church to attend: by engaging in the accommodation process, a church leader can help facilitate the growth of the church in the immediate community. CFS sees the accommodation notice board as a key doorway to church community.

    Church Support

    CFS has been supported by the leadership of hundreds of churches and organisations nationwide since January 07.

    Churches and Christian organisation leaders can support CFS by allowing us to include them in the Christian Flatshare church directory, which shows the supporting churches and organisations, in the Directory and on the accommodation maps and with a web site link.

    We hope that this map representation and web site links will help those looking for accommodation to connect with those churches.

    Member Support

    People can donate to Christian Flatshare to help meet CFS' monthly running costs (these are seldom met by donations alone). Costs as kept to a minimum, and web site administration is provided by volunteers.

    Should donations ever exceed our annual operating costs, the excess will be given to selected charities (see where does the money go? for more information on financial matters).

    Origins of Christian Flatshare

    Christian Flatshare was founded following the experience of someone moving to London, sharing a house with those who shared the same faith, and being touched by the faith community - which offered encouragement, accountability and support (and some pretty good dinner parties). CFS was then created to help others make similar connections, and for churches to be able to share CFS as a resource and a tool.

    The tens of thousands of pounds required create and to promote CFS nationally have been given by those closest to Christian Flatshare, as an investment in Christian community.

    Should you have any enquiries about CFS' operation, please contact us.

    Christian Flatshare is an ecumenical ministry of members of a church in West London.

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