Lighthouse Support Centre aberdeen

The Lighthouse Support Centre is a community outreach project situated in Tillydrone Shopping Centre.

The project offers one –to-one and group support to socially excluded and disadvantaged people in the surrounding community.

Women's Lighthouse	Men's Lighthouse
Celebrate Recovery Group enjoy a meal at Gateway@Credo after finishing their first recovery course.	The Celebrate Recovery group enjoyed a lunch at the Gateway café after completing another life course. This last life course, "The Invisible war: winning the battle over temptation" proved to be a real winner, helping the group members see their invisible war against temptation more clearly.

Holistic (emotional, material and spiritual) support is provided to men and women who have life controlling issues such as alcohol or drug addiction; ex-offenders and families of prisoners; single parents; lonely and isolated individuals. Help is given with form filling and accessing essential items of furniture and household goods. Food is distributed weekly.

The aims of the Lighthouse community

• To show unconditional love by respecting and valuing each individual
• To develop self esteem and self worth
• To provide one–to-one support
• To act as role models, mentors and advocates
• To encourage spiritual development through life courses and pastoral care

This project is dependent on a team of committed volunteers, from churches, who are involved in running drop-in sessions for men on a Monday and women on a Wednesday morning. On Thursday mornings we are now running two groups alternatively.

A creative craft group for ladies to help develop skills and self esteem and a parenting support class for mothers. On Thursday afternoons we have started a “Celebrating Recovery” group. This group focuses on addiction issues and includes a step by step programme towards freedom.

7 people completed the 25 session course in July this year

Due to the ever swelling numbers of women in the Wednesday group a Tuesday group is planned for autumn 2011.

Sessions	Mondays	11:00 am	Men's Group
	Tuesdays	TBA	Women's Group
	Wednesdays	10:00 am	Women's Drop-in
	Thusrdays	10:30 am	Creative Craft Group (fortnightly)
	Thursdays	10:00 am	Parenting Group (alternate fornight)
	Thursdays	midday	Celebrate Recovery Group

The leaders of the groups are John Merson and Wilma Taylor

The Lighthouse Support Centre works in partnership with other social action agencies such as Bethany Christian Trust, Prison Fellowship, Integrate and St Machar Parent Support Project.

Location: Tillydrone Shopping Centre, Hayton Road 
Time: Mondays & Wednesdays
Contact: John Merson, DCF Church (01224 733979)