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Leaders of the churches, which meet in the same building on the Whitmore Estate, say it has been "wonderful" to see families and friends walking around the streets of Hackney on "angel hunts" spotting small angels in nooks and crannies Andrew Jones, minister-in-charge of Grace Church Hackney, said: "Understandably, there is a lot of fear around at the moment. The Hoxton Angels help us not to be afraid. They remind us that God in Jesus Christ has lived among us and is with us. "It's been good for us to work in partnership with a parish congregation. We're discovering our different strengths a...

Angels descend over Hoxton as local church launches new Christmas initiative Sophie Rainbow Eagle eyed residents may have noticed a few unusual visitors in Hoxton as of late.   More than a thousand angels have been drawn on windows, sprayed on walls, and tucked between railings by two local churches, St Anne’s Hoxton and Grace Church Hackney, a number in rather unusual spots – including one covering a bullet hole in a shop front next to St Anne's, where a shooting occurred earlier in the month.  The initiative emerged when Father Ben Bell, the vicar at St Anne’s, reali...