Supporter stories

Cord’s committed and creative supporters are taking part in all kinds of activities. They’re raising vital funds so that more people can live in peace and freedom.

Cord in the Community

Warwick Festival of Peacebuilding We were delighted to take part in the first ever Warwick Festival of Peacebuilding, launched by St Mary’s Warwick on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th May. The two-day event invited residents, visitors, schools and local organisations to come together in a shared celebration of peace, diversity and collective action. Designed as … Read more

The Cord Supporters Gathering

Wonderful! Inspiring! So helpful! These were just some of the comments said during our goodbyes after the Cord Supporters Gathering at St Mary’s church in Leamington Spa on Thursday 5 September. It was very special to meet in the same church where Cord was founded in 1967. During a prayer meeting led by Rev. Pat … Read more

Leaving a gift is a way of saying thank you for a wonderful life

Catharine and her husband Andrew, have taken the very special decision to leave a gift to Cord in their Wills. Catharine first heard about Cord in the late 1960s. After their marriage, Andrew was ordained as a priest in the Church of England and for many years, the couple served as missionaries in Kenya. Later, back … Read more

Thank you

Way back in November we invited you to take part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge. Every pound you donated was doubled by our friends at Shoe Zone and The Reed Foundation. In total, including Gift Aid, you helped to raise an incredible £69,733.25.  You may remember that we were raising money for a brilliant … Read more
Lives changed
Burundi has been torn apart by war and violence, but something miraculous is happening. Forgiveness is freeing people from decades of hate and pain. Communities are being healed as relationships are restored.   Burundi is a small country in East Africa struggling to rise out of a devastatingly violent past. A brutal civil war from 1993 ...