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A community Passion Play performed in the centre of Oxford this Easter brought together churches, creatives and local residents in a powerful expression of faith, creativity and inclusion.
St John the Evangelist, Woodley has been awarded a Development Fund grant to appoint a part-time Youth Minister.
A new Worship and Young Adults Pastor who will establish and help lead a new weekly young adults congregation, fostering engagement, discipleship, and leadership among young people aged 16–25
A church in Sparsholt has been given money from our Development Fund for a project to become more accessible.
St Mary’s Church, Iffley has been awarded £76,732 from the diocesan Development Fund to employ a Children and Families Worker who will significantly expand discipleship pathways for children and families across the parish of Iffley, including Iffley, Rose Hill, and Donnington.
The Revd Clare Hayns, vicar of St Mary’s Church (Iffley, Rose Hill and Donnington), reflects on the first year of Messy Church and how the community taking part has grown with it.
A new parish nurse will be serving an Aylesbury housing estate, thanks in part to funding from the Diocese of Oxford.
More than £5million has been handed out by the diocese to parishes since the Development Fund was launched in 2019.
Young people at Snack Chat welcomed a special guest recently as local MP Tan Dhesi joined their group. The youth community cafe meet at St Paul’s church in Slough every Wednesday and has grown from its launch in May to regularly hosting 20 youngsters each week.
Young people from across Reading took part in the first youth deanery day this summer, thanks to a Development Fund grant.