Harleymoon Kemp - The Soul In Country Music
singer-songwriter, photographer, and proud champion of UK country music.
singer-songwriter, photographer, and proud champion of UK country music.
We bring together three incredible voices from vastly different backgrounds for a conversation about grief, hope, faith, and resilience.
Steve Cockram shares his unforgettable experience of running a nightclub like no other
Elliot Kay shares his personal journey, revealing spiritual insights on manifestation and forgiveness.
In this follow-up conversation, Iain Lee (and your favourite hosts) dive deeper into the realities of ADHD
Iain Lee joins us for a powerful conversation about self-discovery, neurodiversity, and the unexpected impact of a single conversation.
In this podcast, Beth shares the secrets of crafting humour for high-stakes stages, the art of turning truth into comedy, and what it’s like to work in the fast-paced world of late-night television.
In this latest episode of Spill The Spirituality, we sit down with Mike Bates to explore a life dedicated to service, resilience, and purpose
In this special episode, we join Trey as he rings in the New Year with family in Memphis, Tennessee.
We’re looking back at the highlights that have made this podcast such a meaningful space for connection and growth.
We’re looking back at the highlights that have made this podcast such a meaningful space for connection and growth.
Zeb takes us on a journey through his remarkable career as a broadcaster, writer, and storyteller.
In this episode of Spill the Spirituality, the Hope & Anchor events team head to Comic-Con to experience the magic of fandom first-hand.
Therapist and author Tasha Bailey joins us to explore practical ways to quiet the inner critic that so often holds us back.
Darren shares his journey through the worlds of artistry, addiction, and resilience, offering a candid look at his experiences with "drinking to oblivion" and the life lessons he’s gained along the way.
In this vibrant episode of Spill The Spirituality, we’re joined by the talented artist Bee Illustrates, who shares her journey of using art as a tool for self-expression, healing, and connection.
With insights on resilience, community, and the power of storytelling, Scott opens up about his journey in the arts, his passion for supporting others, and the lessons he’s learned along the way.
Today we are chatting with a sleep specialist, or rather a sleep-less specialist. We dive into why you might be awake in the dark and what that can mean for the bigger picture.
You'll love this conversation with Peter - The youngest ever winner of GBBO, no less, whose walnut whirls and bonkers bubble cake all impressed Prue and Paul.
In this heartfelt episode we chat about Suzie's journey of finding purpose through her Christian faith. This conversation is raw and honest, and pretty remarkable.
We're bringing you some great conversations straight from the Cheltenham Literature Festival! The whole team gathered at The Hush—a Hope & Anchor venue—where we met people from all walks of life, discussing topics around mind, body, and soul. Tune in to find out what the festival is all about.
This is a conversation packed with insight, challenging ideas, and cultural commentary that you won’t want to miss. Make sure you listen in and join the conversation!
Holly takes us behind the scenes of one of the UK’s most beloved festivals, sharing her experiences, favourite moments, and reflections on the powerful role of music and community in her spiritual journey.
In this episode of Hope & Anchor, we sit down with the insightful Matty White to dive deep into all things spirituality, life challenges, and grief. Matty shares personal stories of his life as he's navigated the ups and downs of life. From his spiritual journey to everyday wisdom.
Ever wondered what it would be like to be a fly on the wall in someones work day?
Well today is the day folks. Jaz is giving us an exclusive into her very busy day at work giving a key note speech to a room full of people.
On this episode, we have the incredible Helen Lederer joining us. Helen Lederer is a British comedian, writer and actress who emerged as part of the alternative comedy boom at the beginning of the 1980s. She is unbelievably witty and real.
You are listening to hope and anchor recorded live at the 2024 Greenbelt Festival!
Our guest today says that nothing is sacred, but everything is holy and shame belongs in the closet. Amen to that.
It's Carnival time, and we're hearing from one of the best chefs TikTok has ever seen, Nathan Smith everybody!
Notting Hill Carnival is an annual Caribbean Carnival event that has taken place in London since 1966 on the streets of the Notting Hill area of Kensington.
This is Hope and Anchor, your weekly fix of spiritual chat, or as we like to call it, spilling the spirituality. We are BACK with another episode, this time with a very funny guest involved.
Jaz shares about the loss of her brother, the grief she has encountered and the healing that she finds when she goes to the beach. There is depth, wisdom and experience that travels through Jaz's story as she so carefully articulates her emotions.
This episode is with Nathan Smith, the viral TikTok chef and now author of his new cookbook "Flayvaful". He is one talented human being! Imagine waking up to thousands of views on a video and it forever changing your life?
We chat with Ollie, the designer of the Gold award-winning garden "This Garden isn't finished without you" at the RHS Flower Show 2024 at Tatton.
This time, it's more of an unexpected one. Take 3 teenagers and the fastest zip wire in the world! What could possibly go wrong? The question is, will we find something interesting and spiritual going on in that high octane, rainy Welsh experience? Let's find out!
Another episode at Hope & Anchor coming at you with the one and only Marcus Collins! You may know him from being the runner-up to Little Mix on the X-Factor or more recently starring in Mrs Doubtfire on the West End!
Happy Election day here in the UK or if you're listening in the US happy Independence Day!
Maybe you're getting ready here in the UK to go out and vote, and if so, have a listen to Kate Bottley's encouragement for us all to take part in the decision of our Nations leadership.
We've got something really exciting this week because the talk of the town is of course, Ms. Taylor and Rachel, our producer, has been on a very different divine day trip this time.
Who better to join us on an important astronomical moment than a woman who can tell us how to harness the power of the moon for a better life. She's only the leading lady of lunar living, it's Kirsty Gallagher!
We're treating y'all this week with a bonus from the silence and solitude of retreat! Producer Rachel headed to a remote location, away from busyness, internet and stress, to reconnect with nature and enjoy a longer period of reflection.
Today we chat to the incredible Amanda Lovett, who captured the nation’s heart as the loveliest, but most fierce competitor on BBC One’s BAFTA award winning series “The Traitors”.
We're joined by Revd Kate Bottley. Vicar, journalist, radio presenter and TV personality, Kate is passionate about sharing stories of her faith to the widest possible audience.
We have a fun conversation, touching on how he got into etiquette, his "sliding doors" moment with Jordan North, & why he thinks weddings can be a bit too long!
Together, we delve into some of the deeper aspects of life, including his thoughts on destiny & his upbringing in the Anglican church.
We’ve had a BLAST bringing you Series 3 of Hope & Anchor, and for those of you itching for more, we’ve got a final little shot of goodness for you…
It’s the grand finale of Series 3, and last (but certainly not least) to grace our guest’s chair is the monolithic master of maths and drag alike, Kyne Santos!
Welcome back y’all to Hope & Anchor, this week to a previously unseen episode from the vault with such an uplifting personality, Debbie Young-Somers!
From the darkest of times shine the brightest of lights - truly putting the ‘hope’ in Hope & Anchor, Lucy Easthope is an Author, Emergency Planner, and this week’s amazing guest on the podcast!
Welcome back, one & all, to Hope & Anchor - this week returning with an episode which truly has the X-Factor…
Since winning the show 14 years ago, the wonderful Joe McElderry has traced a path through a career in the limelight, which brings its fair share of gripes with the glory.
Over 2 million people in the UK live with blindness, and few could bring a more hilarious spin on living their entire life without sight as the incredible David Eagle!
Welcome back to Hope & Anchor - We get wild about open swimming, share Eurovision’s collective joy, and ponder the worldview of cancer survivors with the wonderful Dr Liz O'Riordan!
We’re kicking things off strong with a wonderful new co-host - the ever-lovely Jaz Ampaw-Farr - and a delightful guest in former Emmerdale actress, charity campaigner & SEED CEO, Gemma Oaten.
Trey Hall hosts Emma Goswell, Soheyl Astangi, and Joy Carter for inclusive conversations that change things. In this final episode of season 2 we discuss property porn, naming ceremonies & house music.
Trey Hall hosts Esther Manito and Jaz Ampaw-Farr for inclusive conversations that change things. In this episode we'll be chatting about comedy, domesticity, reality tv and a whole lot more.
Trey Hall hosts ‘Less Waste Laura’ Young, Joe Moore, and Nana Antwi-Nyanin for inclusive conversations that change things. Listen in to the real talk about staying authentic, keeping our promises, and looking fabulous at the same time.
Trey Hall hosts Stuart Lawrence, Delroy Hall, and Summaya Mughal for inclusive conversations that change things. Listen into their gorgeous conversations about grief, hope, football, and the spirituality running through everything.
6 – 8 October 2023
NEC, North Ave, Marston Green, Birmingham, B40 1NT
3Generate, the children's and youth assembly of the Methodist Church, aims to create an inclusive and diverse space* for the prophetic voice of children and young people to emerge and be heard. In the midst of 3Gen is the Hope and Anchor: a cafe space where faith talk meets real talk.
24 – 27 August 2023
Boughton House, Geddington Rd, Kettering NN14 1BJ
Greenbelt is somewhere to come together once a year, where we’re as likely to dream up a better world as we are to dance and debate, to pray and to party. In the midst of this place sits the Hope and Anchor: an oasis for inclusive, spiritual, real talk. The bar is dry, but the conversation never is.
14 – 19 August 2023
Edinburgh, UK
Come and find us every evening in Nicolson Square gardens between the 14th and 19th August. Be prepared to be Lost in Wonder.
An inclusive space for real conversations that change things. We start with the news of the week and dive right into the spirituality of the stories – with people of faith, no faith, and everyone in between.
Trey Hall hosts Joel Cobra, Graeme Dutton and Jax Griffin for inclusive conversations that change things. In this episode we're in the Peacock pub in Bradford talking about the challenges and joys of these crazy times. And wrestling in church. Obviously.
Trey Hall hosts Dan Kidby, Molly Boot and Asifa Lahore for inclusive conversations that change things. In this episode we explore how boundaries that aren't clean cut can be more interesting, climate change hypocrisy, and pets that take over.
Trey Hall hosts Emma Fox, Paul Stevenson, and Alex Frost for inclusive conversations that change things. In this episode we explore ghost stories, graveyards, addiction, and spirituality.
Trey Hall hosts Owain Wyn Evans, Cat Hobaiter, and Aaron Bent for inclusive conversations that change things. In this episode we explore imposter syndrome, and how those leading us don't seem to even know the right questions to be asking, let alone the answers to those questions!
Trey Hall hosts Tim Senna, Ivor Baddiel and Chantelle Lunt for inclusive conversations that change things. In this episode we explore the power of performance, after all, every one of us puts on a show from time to time.
Trey Hall hosts Emma Goswell, Nadia Bolz-Weber and Soheyl Astangi for the first episode of Hope & Anchor, a podcast about inclusive conversations that change things.
Finding Our Hope explores the adventure of what it means to be a follower of Jesus through articles, projects and stories. In this article, Eunice delves into her passion for justice from the perspective of her Christian faith.
Finding Our Hope explores the adventure of what it means to be a follower of Jesus through articles, projects and stories. In this article, Abi delves into her passion for leadership from the perspective of her Christian faith.
Finding Our Hope explores the adventure of what it means to be a follower of Jesus through articles, projects and stories. In this video, Richard delves into the claims we make, and those that Jesus made about who he was. Was Jesus a madman, or was he the Son of God?
The 2020s are a big decade for the climate. The UN’s Intergovernmental panel on climate change (IPCC) has said that drastic action to limit global warming to 1.5°c above pre-industrial levels must be taken before 2030, to avert catastrophic climate damage.
Finding Our Hope explores the adventure of what it means to be a follower of Jesus through articles, projects and stories. In this article, Andy delves into his passion for spirituality from the perspective of his Christian faith.
Becoming a Christian can happen in an instant when you say ‘yes’ to following Jesus Christ – when you take the first step into the adventure. But like most adventures, the journey itself is a long one, in fact it’s a lifelong journey of growing in faith.
Living a Christian life means loving God and loving our Neighbour. Christians show love to God when they worship and serve with joy and faith and show love to neighbour through caring and serving and sharing the good news.
God is our ‘x marks the spot’ – the source of all treasure, of all things good, of love and peace and security and hope.
God is our ‘x marks the spot’ – the source of all treasure, of all things good, of love and peace and security and hope.
Everyone is welcome. There are Methodist communities all over the country. Why not come and see for yourself?
There is Room
Because Jesus was born, there is Room for everyone in God's world, God's story.
No matter how you feel, or what you’ve done.
No matter how trapped by circumstances you might be.
There is Room in God’s story for you.
The Story Project is a partnership involving Cliff College, The Evangelism & Growth Team, The Learning Network and local Churches and Circuits and you.
At its centre #loveyourself #loveyourneighbour is a gentle rhythm of daily contemplation and action for those of faith, those searching, and those who do not know what they believe.
Hope & Anchor is a weekly online chat show that explores spirituality and faith in an inclusive, fun, nonjudgmental way.
During December 2020, in the run-up to Christmas, we shared a daily story about an individual’s journey through the pandemic.
Raj Indeevar lives in Greater Manchester and is 14 years old. He participates in the Green Agents of Change programme organised by the Children, Youth and Families Team of the Methodist Church.
Felicitas is a half-German, half-Ivorian professional based in London and was interviewed this year as one of the featured interviews in Preach magazine. Preach is produced by the Leaders of Worship and Preachers Trust.
Meryl lives on the Wales-England border in a home owned by Methodist Ministers’ Housing Society. The hymn Meryl quotes is A Gaelic Blessing by John Rutter, 1978: Hinshaw.
Zoughbi lives in Bethlehem and is a Christian leader who has spent his life working in conflict resolution in the Israeli/Palestinian context. He works closely with the Methodist Liaison Office in Jerusalem, a partnership of the World Methodist Council, the Methodist Church of Britain and The UMC
Mark is a Methodist Chaplain in the Royal Navy. When he is not serving on a submarine he is based in Scotland.
Chris is a community–based lay-worker for Newcastle Central & East Methodist Circuit where she works in a debt advice centre.
Maureen is from Uganda. All We Can offers training to courageous young women like Maureen from marginalised, rural communities. They learn the skills they need to make a living, and fulfil their God-given potential – transforming not only their own life, but their child’s as well.
Annett is a member of INSPIRE – a creative, Christian community based in Chemnitz, Germany. INSPIRE is part of the Global Relationships work in Europe for the Methodist Church in Britain.
Janaina lives in London and is a member of Mummies Republic, a community group of women and their primary-aged children, with little or no wider support network. It is run by a pioneer worker from Bermondsey Central Hall Methodist Church and is a project encouraged by Methodist Women in Britain.
Dionne is an Action for Children Foster Carer from Northumberland. Action for Children was established in 1869 by a Methodist minister who challenged the church to take action to help children living on the streets. Part of its work is to support foster carers like Dionne, and their foster children.
Jenny is a Methodist minister in Jersey where part of her ministry is as a hospital chaplain. *The name used in this testimony has been changed.
Sam is a local preacher at Hinde Street Methodist Church in West London. The church is a member of the Inclusive Church organisation and welcomes everybody.
Eleanor manages a provision for people experiencing homelessness in Manchester, which is supported by the city’s Methodist Central Hall.
All We Can is working with a local partner in Uganda, to help the most vulnerable families access bicycles so that they can travel to and from school quickly and safely. For Moses and his family, change begins with a bicycle.
James is a Methodist Presbyter in Shrewsbury where he is the minister covering the town and also Bayston Hill and Bomere Heath. He is passionate about equality and longs to see a church where everyone truly is welcome irrespective of their gender, sexuality or race.
Kristina is the Headteacher at St Peter’s Methodist Primary School in Canterbury.
Laura trained as a lay minister at Ridley Hall in Cambridge and set up YouBelong in 2019, shortly after graduating. Laura lives in Norfolk and enjoys reading, watching films, baking, seeing family and friends, and spending time with her dogs and pet rats.
Sophie works in London for MHA. The prayer Sophie quotes is by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, from Letters and Papers from Prison.
Rocky is the Stand-By-Me Project Coordinator for the Methodist Church in Durham. He supports the Chinese Fellowship in the North East, offering student ministry and church community for the Chinese communities of Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Durham.
Jessica is one of the Methodist Church’s COP26 Campaigners, representing Methodists around the world and developing a vision, branding and strategy for a high-impact youth-led campaign that encourages all Methodist people and churches to engage more deeply with climate justice.
Joanna and her sister Frances – who wrote this reflection – live in the North East. Joanna goes to an ecumenical Church of England, Methodist and URC church. Joanna and Frances enjoy playing football on the beach, baking and watching their favourite movie musicals together.
Grace is nine years old and lives near Salisbury with her family, including two cats and her little brother. She belongs to Salisbury Methodist Church where her mum is a minister. She’s proud to be one of the Methodist Green Agents of Change,