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We love to share the L'Arche Kent story. More than that, we love to welcome new people into our Community. That's why we like to get out and about around Kent and Canterbury. Our core members share from the heart, revealing to those who are open to listening, about their lived experiences. In a society where the voices and experiences of people with learning disabilities are all too often marginalised, we believe in creating the spaces for people to self-advocate and be heard.

If you would like to book a speaker from L'Arche Kent for your church, place of worship, school, or community event, please contact David Bex in the L'Arche Kent office, or telephone 01227 643025.

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Ismayil's story

‘I think L’Arche is one of those places where you can change the world, and changing the world starts with changing yourself.’
Henri Nouwen

In the summer of 1985 Henri Nouwen left his role as a professor at Harvard Divinity School and joined the L’Arche community in Trosly-Brueil, France. Henri spent nine months living and sharing in life with people with and without learning disabilities. At the end of this period of discernment, Henri joined the L’Arche Daybreak community in Canada to serve as their pastor, where he lived until his death in 1996.
Thérèse Vanier

Thérèse Vanier established the first L’Arche community in the UK, in Canterbury, in 1974. In the 1960s she became the first female consultant at St Thomas’ hospital in London. She was a pioneer in palliative care, working with Cicely Saunders at St Christopher’s Hospital in London. Colleagues agree that it was Thérèse who did more than anyone else to bring the principles and practice of palliative medicine to a wider francophone world.