Who we are
About Us
Belfast Central Mission is an agency of the Methodist Church. It was founded in 1889 by Rev Crawford Johnson as part of the Church's response to problems inherent in inner-city life. The motivation was then, as now, to meet the needs of the whole person, spiritual, emotional, social and physical regardless of class, creed or colour.
Today, BCM continues in that tradition through its three congregations at Grosvenor Hall, Sandy Row and Springfield Road and through its wide range of social work projects and community services throughout Northern Ireland. The Mission's professional social work is set within a context of Christian belief, though no religious commitment is required from its staff or anyone wishing to benefit from its services. BCM's purpose is to express the Christian faith in action, through a basic respect for human dignity, and thus commend it to others. Its current services include:-
- Inner city Advice Centre
- Supported Housing for young adults leaving care
- Housing Support for young people (16-25) and older people (60+)
- Providing support for vulnerable young people
- Residential Accommodation for Older People
- Christmas Support Programme
- Holidays for Older People
- Autism Support Services- EAGLE Project proving support for families with a recent diagnosis of autism
- Volunteer Programme
Download our BCM Annual Report for 2009
Our most recently published annual report
Strategic Plan coming soon
Sets out the key strategic aims of our Social Care programme and the appropriate structures and supports that need to be in place to help us realise our goals.
From BCM’s foundation in 1889, volunteers have played a vital role in the life of the Mission and this remains true today. In fact this is an expanding area of our work and the contribution made by our volunteers has been calculated as an amazing 11,900 volunteering hours in the year Jan - Dec 2010 alone...
