Bristol Thriving Communities Report
Bristol Thriving Communities is a collaborative project between the Good Faith Partnership and Christian Action Bristol. This report builds upon the Bristol Churches Covid Recovery Report, published by Good Faith Partnership in 2022, which identified an increased appetite of churches to collectively address city-wide issues following the pandemic.
This research explored how 195 Bristol churches are engaged in social action, finding 427 individual church-led projects, alongside inter-church collaborative efforts and partnerships with local charities, tackling a wide range of themes. This report also identifies key barriers to
church communities being able to engage further in social transformation efforts, to inform recommendations for a more equitable and sustainable infrastructure for the future of church-led social transformation in the city. These recommendations were co-created with church leaders in a workshop and will inform the priorities of the Bristol Thriving Communities team moving forward.