Bringing People Together
Lyn’s House is a transformational community based in Cambridge. It was founded in 2013 not as a care provider, but as a community of life-enhancing friendship amongst people with, and people without, intellectual disabilities.
Our aims are simple: to bring those who are usually marginalised to the centre, and to enable people who don’t normally meet to encounter each other in a spirit of mutual welcome and openness.
Christian faith and shared patterns of prayer are at the heart of the community. We’re also intentionally ecumenical: community members come from a wide range of Christian traditions from Orthodox to independent Evangelical.
We are incorporated as a charity.
Safeguarding
Lyn’s House is fully committed to promoting the rights of vulnerable adults, particularly their right to be protected from harm, abuse and exploitation and to be involved in decisions that affect them.
For information about safeguarding in Lyn’s House, or to make a safeguarding referral, please contact Judith Gardom our safeguarding coordinator at judith@lynshouse.org
The Safeguarding of vulnerable adults at Lyn’s House is overseen by the Diocese of Ely (Church of England) Safeguarding Team. You can contact the team on 01353 652747
In an emergency, please contact the police, or Cambridgeshire Adult Services (0345 045 5202)
What We Do
The three resident members of Lyn’s House commit themselves to living as a Christian community for a minimum of one year, and to taking a leading role in the life and organising of Lyn’s House. Residents live in “The Lodge”, a shared home, and are typically either studying or working in Cambridge.
Four small groups, made up of people of differing intellectual abilities, meet fortnightly in The Lodge for a simple meal and prayer – and just to spend time together. Each group of people stays together for at least a year. Every group has its own character, and it’s here that some of the deepest learning and growing happen: about ourselves, each other, and about knowing and trusting God.
Once a month, we hold tea parties for the whole community of Lyn’s House: friends, supporters, residents, trustees, volunteers all come together to spend time together over a cup of tea, and for a simple prayer. We also hold occasional movie nights and other special events.
We try to tell the story of what we’re learning together, and the difference it makes. We wrote a book about Lyn’s House (link here). We are beginning a research project to help us share our story and experience with others (link here). We are happy to accept invitations from local churches and faith or community groups to come and speak about Lyn’s House. To find out more, please contact us.
What’s going on at Lyn’s House
Recent Updates
- John’s half-marathon fundraiser: training update!John says: “Hi everyone, update for you – At the weekend, I completed a long “training” run with fellow members of my running club Beeston AC. It was a 17 mile fell race in the Peak District, with just overContinue reading “John’s half-marathon fundraiser: training update!”
- Lyn’s House fundraiser!John Tallamy is running the Cambridge Half Marathon on March 8th to raise money for Lyn ‘s House. Please support us – and John – here
- Christmas tea partyWe celebrated Christmas at the end of term with festive food, carols and a scratch nativity. Merry Christmas (a bit early)!
Lyn’s House is the working name for the Cambridge Friendship Trust, a charitable incorporated organisation registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales with registration number 1187876. The registered office is: The Lodge, 12-14 Grange Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DE.
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