CHAPLAINCY FOR THE HIGH STREET & TOWN CENTRE

Wednesday 27th October 2010 at The Friars, Aylesford

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The issue of food has appeared in the headlines recently in a way not seen for some time. Undoubtedly prices have risen, in some cases very fast, especially in other parts of the world. So what is going on, and what might a Christian response be?

There are many factors converging at the present and the situation is complex but let us put things in context. Over the last 30 years we have enjoyed falling food prices. OECD figures for the early 1970’s show that the world wheat price was 600 $US per tonne and rice at 1,400$US per tonne. This is in contrast to the recent peak of 250$Us per tonne for wheat and 400$US for rice. Many economists predict that commodity prices will fall back and continue to fall over the long term.

In 2006 Church Leaders in Egham and District, part of the Staines & Feltham Circuit invited their local police to the first Police and Church Leaders Breakfast in a local restaurant, this has now become a 6 monthly, much looked forward to, event.

From this has come the exciting post of a Police Community Youth Pastor. Dan West was appointed to this position last November, his desk is in the local police station and his funding has come from local churches in Egham Hythe (where the main part of Dan's work is focused)The Methodist S.E. District, and local Borough Council.