Warwickshire Police

The Christian Police Association (CPA) was founded over 126 years ago in 1883 by Catherine Gurney OBE, and still has branches in the majority of Police Areas in the United Kingdom, as well as maintaining links with similar groups overseas.

Catherine’s lasting contribution to the Police Service was the founding of the police convalescent homes, now known as rehabilitation centres located in Flint House in Berkshire, St. Andrew’s in Harrogate and at Castlebrae , Auchterarder in Scotland.

She also founded police orphanages and schools whose ongoing work is continued by the Gurney Fund in the south, and the St George Police Trust in the north.

It is this tradition of practical Christianity that the CPA aims to promote, and the CPA Warwickshire branch was re-launched in 2007 by Warwickshire Officers and Staff for this purpose.

The Purpose, Mission and Vision of the CPA is:

OUR PURPOSE is to

• glorify Jesus Christ in the Police Service.

OUR MISSION is to

• encourage and support Christians in the Police Service;
• communicate in words and action, the truth, message and hope of the gospel of Jesus Christ to colleagues and the community we serve;
• build bridges between the Christian community and the police.

OUR VISION is to see

• an active and growing Branch of CPA in every Police Service in the UK and every Christian in the Police Service to fulfil their potential in Jesus Christ;
• colleagues and those we serve come to know Jesus Christ personally;
• police and churches working together in every community to reduce crime and improve quality of life.

For more information please visit http://www.cpauk.net/index.php or contact either
The Christian Police Association
Bedford Heights
Manton Lane
Bedford
MK41 7PH
Tele: 01234 272 865
Email:info@cpauk.net
Registered Charity No: 220482