Leanne

Hello! If you don’t know me, I’m Leanne!

I’ve lived in Shadwell and been a part of the St Paul’s Shadwell church family for 15 years. During this time I have invested deeply in community life through youth work with XLP, ministry on the margins with InnerCHANGE, and for the last 10 years, through a freelance career in community music, the centre of which has been my wonderful choir Sing Tower Hamlets.

For this past 15 years in Shadwell, I’ve lived in rented places, and while these homes have been fab, renting has a sense of temporariness about it that doesn't really feel matched to my sense of belonging in this community. I want to put down more established roots, and to make a financial investment by buying a place of my own.

Creativity and community are top priorities for me, and I'd love to see more of both come to fruition both in my own life and in Tower Hamlets more widely - I have a sense that establishing a sense of home more deeply will help create space for both these things.

Leanne is committed to serving God in Shadwell and needs to find a permanent home. She loves living among the people she serves and wants a home that can be a base for ministry and hospitality. A home suitable for her requirements will cost in the region of £450,000 – which is more than she can afford. That’s why she is working in partnership with Mission Housing – a Christian charity that enables key Christian workers to afford accommodation.