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Become a Trussell Church Ambassador

Help us inspire churches across the UK to live out their faith in God’s love, and take action against hunger and poverty.

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Our vision is for a UK without the need for food banks. Everyone should have enough money to cover the cost of essentials including food.

We believe that the Church has a unique role to play in this, and as a Church Ambassador you can make a difference.

Local churches are rooted in their communities and are connected to the structures and institutions that can help create social change. Church communities include thousands of people whose collective voice can be a powerful advocate for justice.

Church Ambassadors include...

Church Representatives

Church Representatives are members of churches who introduce their congregation to the Trussell vision and support their local food bank.

Church Engagement Volunteers

Church Engagement Volunteers (role title may vary) are volunteers in food banks who help churches in their local area with food raising, campaigning and more.

Church Representatives

What does a Church Representative do?

Representatives help churches and food banks to embody Micah 6:8 – to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

You’ll empower your church to be part of our movement for change in three key ways:

  1. Act justly – inspiring people to use their voice to call for change.
  2. Love mercy – encouraging support for your local food bank.
  3. Walk humbly – building community with people who have experience of poverty and hunger.

How will we support you?

As a Trussell Church Representative, you’ll be part of a UK-wide team of representatives and volunteers who will have access to:

  • Monthly training webinars to meet other Representatives and equip you in using our church resources and encourage your church in how they can be part of bringing change.
  • Resources and activations to share with your church community to help them take action.
  • Inspirational videos, podcasts and materials from Trussell (and our partners) that will support you to take steps to end injustice, exclusion, and bring people together in community.
  • Bespoke support from the Trussell team to reflect on your journey towards justice and community.

Who can be a Church Representative?

We’re looking for people who:

  • Are part of a local church community.
  • Share our vision and values of compassion, justice, community and dignity.
  • Can inspire others to take action and use their voice.
  • Are able to volunteer roughly three to four hours of time each month to help end the need for food banks. This is just a guide and there’s no fixed time commitment.

Does this sound like you? If so, we’d love you to join us as a Trussell Church Representative! Sign up below.

Sign up to be a Church Representative

We will only use this address to: 1) Send you your Ambassador Welcome Pack of church resources. 2) Send you other printed church resources in the future. 3) Ensure you are contacted by the team member located in your area. 4) Send you the latest updates on the impact your support is having on our work to end the need for food banks. We will also send you the occasional message about our latest news, fundraising activities and ways your actions can bring positive change in the UK. You can opt-out of receiving these communications at any time by emailing supportercare@trussell.org.uk or calling 01722 580 178.
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PRIVACY STATEMENT
Trussell is committed to protecting your privacy and will process your personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and DPA 2018. Your details will passed to your local Trussell food bank who will use the information you provide to contact you about your volunteering enquiry. Trussell will use limited information for statistical reporting but will not use the information for other reasons. We will delete form entries three months after submission. If you would like to know more about your data protection rights or how we process your data, please take a look at our Privacy Policy.

Church Engagement Volunteers

If you’re a volunteer in a food bank and would like to support local churches in your area to take action against hunger and poverty, please ask your food bank manager to visit our Digital Hub.

Visit our Digital Hub