We’re creating a Community Hub for your village, through alteration and improvement to the inner church building. Whilst our Grade II listed exterior will remain unchanged, inside it will provide a multi purpose community hall as well as a place of worship!
We’re all ready to go with the required permissions to put our plans in place and we’ve got a substantial project fund. We do need some additional funding, and we’re hoping you will help us raise the remaining shortfall so we can begin our project for your community. Please come and see us or contact Revd Gordon or Fr Lyndon if you think you could help us with fundraising activities, personal donations, pledges, or sponsorship. Chat to us and find out more or use the QR code to donate. Thank you and read on to find out more about how we're doing!
Our church re-ordering project will provide the village community with a flexible space to hold things like community focussed activities, such as Baby Gym, Craft Classes, Book Clubs, Winter Warm Space, Coffee Mornings, the list is endless! For businesses, the space will offer out of office activities, meetings, interviews, and training without impacting how your business operates! Our approved plans will give you the choice of two event hubs, one for larger events and one for more intimate meetings. We have 64% of the funding required for the Community Hub project and are seeking donations and grant aid for the remaining funds . We have permission for all the works involved and have contractors selected through a competitive tender process. Our re-ordering will make the church building suitable for a wide variety of uses, work could start in September, 2024!
It's an exciting time for our church as it's never had such a comprehensive make-over in its 169 year history, and YOU can be part of it! How? Well, come along to one of our community events and make a donation.
We know that with cost of living rises and other commitments, it's sometimes difficult to give, but every pound off you will be match funded by a generous donor, to a maximum of £50,000! And your pound (or ten, or much more!) will become part of your village's and Christ Church history.
THANK YOU!
We want to build fellowship and play a central role in our community by providing safe, welcoming and diverse opportunities for people. We're providing a flexible space to use for worship and community needs. With improved heating, AV installations, and comfortable seating the church will attract a wide variety of new, community users - perhaps Youth Clubs, Reading Groups, Book Clubs, Choirs, Keep Fit Clubs. There will be also be space for smaller groups for tutoring or business meetings.
Christ Church believes in Whole Life Worship, in gathering to celebrate and honour Jesus together through a broad range of services, and supporting each other. We also believe that people want social space within the village to make up for the loss of the church hall and the British Legion. In reordering, the church will grow and become more effective in connecting faith and community under one roof. Christ Church will provide an accessible space for a multitude of service styles, church events and community focussed projects.
We believe in growing as Disciples, and seeking to listen to and encourage one another within our worship of Christ and within our community around us. Christ Church has already raised significant capital through the sale of assets, but a project of this scale needs adequate funding in order to complete the reordering to meet multi faceted needs. That's why we are applying to several grant funders but also why we do also need to ask for generosity from the local community. A donation, no matter how small, is very welcome. Please use the QR code below. Thank you.
Inside our Grade II Listed church building, you will find a traditional layout which works well for worship, but perhaps does not work so well in acting as the Community Hub we are providing for the village.
We believe that by making these internal alterations, we will provide a large, flexible space that works as well for worship as it does for other community events. The alterations will also provide a second, smaller room ideal for business or smaller events.
Thursday, 9th May, 2024 at 6pm - Ascension Day Service.
Sunday,12th May, 2024 at 9am - Parish Eucharist (Holy Communion)
Sunday, 12th May, 2024 at 10.30am - All Age Worship.
Refreshments available after both services.
All Welcome!
Joint Service of Worship for Pentecost (with the Methodist Church) on the Green, Sunday 19th May, 2024 at 10.45am.
Refreshments in the Memorial Hall after the service.
All welcome!