Find out more information about Link to Hope and their shoebox appeal here.

Charity Coffee Mornings

Held every first Thursday of the month in aid of a different charity each time. This past year we have raised through coffee mornings total of £1084
 This all went to outside charities.
Jan 2017        Sense
Feb 2017       Barnabas Fund
March 2017   The Donkey Sanctuary
April 2017      Kidney Research UK
June  2017    St Johns Ambulance
Jan 2018        Methodist Relief Development
Feb 2018       Bloodwise
March 2018   Tommy's
April 2018      Greenfingers
June  2018    Brake
July 2017       Methodist Homes for the Aged
Aug 2017       The Owl Sanctuary
Sept 2017      Diabetes UK
Oct  2017       Thrive
Nov 2017       Dogs for Good
Dec 2017       SIFA Fireside
July 2018       Alzheimer's UK
Aug 2018       Buddy Bag Foundation
Sept 2018      Guide Dogs
Oct  2018       Bone Cancer Research Trust
Nov 2018       Blesma
Dec 2018       Salvation Army
In addition to this list the church had one coffee morning for chapel funds. Our grand total for all our 2017 fundraising was £1176 and this included a special Lent Collection of £65 for Water Aid and £116 to charities supporting Womens world day of prayer in March.
We are always welcome suggestions as to which charities we could support so if you have an idea do contact us.
Do come and support these mornings if you can - the next month eagerly expected event is always advertised in "Whats On" in the home page. More details about 2019 coffee mornings here

Christian Aid

The church actively supports the work of Christian Aid. In particular during Christian Aid Week when envelopes are delivered throughout the area. In 2018 we collected from the communities of Whitacre, Furnace End, Lea Marston and Marston a total of £1057.74. This is a great achievement and we thank the 34 volunteers that went round with envelopes. Many thanks to all who gave their time in this way and all who gave so generously.

Link to Hope (shoebox appeal)

As a church and community we have supported different shoebox appeals for a number of years with growing success and we are always looking for more shoebox donations and completed boxes. In 2018 forty six shoe boxes were sent on for distribution to Romania. This year we are supporting the Link to Hope charity. Find out more here

JMA (Junior Misson for All)

This is the young people's part of the Mission at home and abroad of the Methodist church. An annual presentation service gives thanks to both collectors and contributors, and awards are given in the form of certificates and badges. Each quarter a magazine called 'Rainbow' is given to each collector, which describes the work of JMA at home and abroad. The JMA promise is "I promise to learn, pray and serve with the world wide church of Jesus Christ."
We offer our thanks for collecting to £117.70 for 2018. We currently have a wide range of ages throughout our thirteen collectors.

History Lesson

Do you remember these old collecting boxes? Nice aren't they.
We support a number of smaller charities - some over a long period and sometimes for a special short time. These are some of the main longer term charities we are supporting at the moment.

Spare Stamps

We collect stamps for the Leprosy Mission. It is hard to believe that a bunch of used stamps can help transform the life of someone affected by leprosy. But the fact is that it can! Over the past 30 years the Leprosy Mission has raised more than £1 million to benefit people affected by leprosy. Find out more here

Ring pulls

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We have already sent one batch off and as they seem to be worth up to 3p to them we have decided to continue to support the Purple Community Fund. These are sent to people in the Philippines to be made into jewellery.
​Find out more about their international support here.