SOUTH LONDON INDUSTRIAL MISSION
Getting faith to work is the aim of the South London Industrial Mission. It is a mission by and to people in relation to work and its setting. From Christ Church, 10 chaplains of all denominations go out into factories, offices, business schools and other institutions. They seek to listen and learn. They want to stand by people at their work and understand the pressures and potential with which humanity wrestles in specific places. When trust in their intention is evoked chaplains can support people in bolder interpretation and practice of their faith.
SLIM made Christ Church its focus in 1967 when parish and mission were combined through the appointment of a Rector/Senior Chaplain to put into force a unique ecumenical constitution. In 1985 the South London wide network of men and women endeavouring to be socially faithful in economic and political activity is numerous, diverse and facing many tough issues.
This ministry also encourages varied uses of the John Marshall Hall and its ancillary rooms; making Christ Church a visible example of the church in engagement with society. All this is symbolised in the window. Practical people, all round the world, work through, or in relation to; institutions of many kinds to create one inhabited earth: a home of justice and peace for us all.
The same theme is seen in the altar frontal created by previously unemployed young people and in the Christ Church 2 window on page 15.
