We are delighted to share the good news: we have officially moved! Since October 15, you can find us at our new location: Hartmansstraat 15, 3012 VA Rotterdam. We would like to thank everyone for their understanding and kind words during the move. Feel free to drop by and take a look at our new…
Kijk mee terug op 2024: ons Jaarverslag is uit! Ook in 2024 hebben we vol enthousiasme gewerkt aan onze missie: het verbinden en versterken van de internationale kerken. Samen hebben we mooie projecten en activiteiten gerealiseerd die een verschil maken. Ons Jaarverslag 2024 neemt u mee door dit bijzondere jaar, met prachtige foto’s, inspirerende quotes en…
In 2023, a consortium of Schuldhulpmaatje, the Nederlandse Schuldhulp Route, Alliantie and Vrijwillige Schuldhulp joined forces for the project Samen er op Vooruit. This project will run only in 2023, and SKIN-Rotterdam joined as of Sept. 1. It involves working with volunteers who do a “pot check” with people and from there direct them to…
International churches do much in the fight against poverty often in the form of direct aid. SKIN-Rotterdam is becoming increasingly involved in activities involving poverty, for example, in 2022 SKIN-Rotterdam coordinated food vouchers distribution to some 460 households with 540 children in cooperation with the Red Cross and a number of international or migrant churches.…
2023 was a year that showed in everything that the international churches are taking the reigns. We are grateful to God for the communities as well as for your support to make our work possible. We are excited to show you the 2023 Annual Report, looking back at all we did in 2023! View the…
Who can vote? If you are 18 years or older and have Dutch nationality you can vote on June 6 for the European Parliament. Why vote? Many rules that are made in Europe also apply to the Netherlands. That is why it is important to vote! What do I have to vote for? You vote…
Mrs. van der Leende, she recently turned 80 years old, proudly shares a video in which she dances in her Surinamese attire. Behind this smile is the story of Mrs. van der Leende. “The father of my children did not take care of me, but God takes care of me like a real father.” For…
Helpt u mensen financieel vooruit? Met de potjescheck kan iedereen in 15 minuten zien of er inkomensondersteunende regelingen zijn waar hij of zij nog geen gebruik van maakt. Onderzoek laat zien dat 30% van de mensen geen gebruik maken van regelingen waar zij recht op hebben. Gemiddeld missen ze € 300 per jaar. De potjescheck is onderdeel van het…
On Nov. 30, 2023, the City Council agreed to move forward with the reintroduction of paid parking from April 2024. This also affects religious organizations in areas where paid parking had not previously been introduced. The schedule for the introduction of paid parking is: April 1, 2024: Pendrecht and Wielewaal June 3, 2024: Zuidwijk and…
SKIN-Rotterdam has a number of faithful volunteers who help us in our activities and assist the people from the international churches. Our oldest volunteer Dirk Korpershoek of 90 years, has unfortunately left us. Dirk has been a language volunteer at SKIN-Rotterdam for 10 years. In those 10 years he has taught people from many different…