St James, Downley
First published on: 23rd July 2021St James Downley, tells us how their Tier 1 grant will help them set up support clinics for families of children with special needs.
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Parish of Penn Street & Holmer Green awarded grant
First published on: 2nd June 2021The Revd Ruth Atkinson shares how the Development Fund will enable the parish to engage more effectively with young people and families.
Over £500,000 awarded by Development Fund
First published on: 19th May 2021The Diocese of Oxford has announced that they will be supporting eighteen churches across Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire as part of their third round of Development Fund grant awards.
Expanding the work with families in Sandhurst
First published on: 14th May 2021Expanding the work with families in Sandhurst. For Angela Harper, going from a part-time to a full-time role as a Family Worker at St Michael's, Sandhurst, is already bearing fruit.
A new neighbourhood centre for Woodley
First published on: 14th May 2021Builders are getting ready to start laying the foundations of a Neighbourhood Centre at Emmanuel Church, Woodley, Reading.
COVID inspires speedy launch of Church project to provide 'spaceforall' in Wokingham
First published on: 14th May 2021Covid-19 inspires All Saints Church, Wokingham to bring forward the most vital elements of its £3m transformation project.
First grants from new Development Fund to help local churches
First published on: 14th May 2021Mission projects in churches across the Diocese of Oxford are set to benefit from £3m worth of grants over three years.
Food for the poor in church porch cupboard
First published on: 14th May 2021Using £700 from the Development Fund, St Michael's, Horton has bought a metal cupboard and stocked it with tinned food.
New loo and kitchenette for St Mary's
First published on: 14th May 2021New loo and kitchenette for St Mary's. A new kitchenette and toilet are transforming the hospitality opportunities at St Mary's, Ashbury.
Quarrendon's community garden is blooming marvellous
First published on: 14th May 2021A church community garden is providing a multitude of benefits on one of the Diocese's most deprived estates.