Ex-offenders get gifts from church

Monday, December 11th, 2017

Ex-offenders on probation in Oldham, England, can be sure of at least one present: they are given Christmas gifts from a local church.

In a tradition that started 20 years ago, the Shore Edge Methodist Church have donated presents to those on probation “as an ultimate offer of redemption”. Read more

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