Church and community projects awarded over £198k
First published on: 27th April 202313 parishes, across the Thames Valley, have been awarded grants to support a range of local church and community projects.
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New Deacons 2022
First published on: 6th June 202232 new deacons to be ordained at Christ Church Cathedral on Saturday 2 July by the Bishop of Oxford.
Prospering communities in Abingdon
First published on: 19th May 2022Bishop Steven spends an afternoon with clergy in the Abingdon Deanery, visiting two youth work charities and joining lay leaders for an evening of conversation.
Growing with the Banbury community
First published on: 19th May 2022St Francis Church, Banbury, a Local Ecumenical Partnership, creates a community garden in the outdoor space at the church serving three local housing estates.
Rest and recover with a Greenhouse
First published on: 16th March 2022Over the last few months, four different Greenhouses have been launched to support the growth of new worshipping communities.
Combating fast fashion and bridging cultures
First published on: 9th March 2022Maria Skoyles used her experience as a textile designer to develop the Dorcas Dress Project, helping empower the voiceless in the fashion industry.
Bringing faith and school sport together
First published on: 27th January 2022Project Touchline delivers a programme of sport, collective worship, Bible teaching and prayer for Aston and Cote CE Primary, Oxfordshire.
Great and Small Cotswolds
First published on: 5th January 2022Samantha Hill started an intergenerational forest church group in her home village of Alvescot in the Cotswolds.
The community project helping children living in poverty smile this Christmas
First published on: 15th December 2021Churches in Bicester have come together to support a special Christmas toy shop at the local Food Bank.
Seven night rough sleep-out in aid of homeless young people
First published on: 17th November 2021Mike Sheil from Buckland, Oxfordshire, undertakes seven nights of ˜rough sleeping' in the seven churchyards of the Parish of Gainfield.