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.
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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.
Reaching more people in Loddon Reach
First published on: 14th May 2021Award-winning parish magazine with a circulation that's risen from 1,000 to 6,000 benefits from a Development Fund grant.
Top-notch computer helps St Joseph's be more Christ-like
First published on: 14th May 2021"Cheeky" was the word used by the Revd Ben Thorpe in his application for a £2,000 Development Fund grant for a laptop.
Fourth round of Development Fund awards announced
First published on: 10th May 2021Fifteen churches across the diocese awarded grants as part of round four of the Development Fund.
St Mary's Banbury awarded Development Fund grant
First published on: 10th May 2021St Mary's Church in Banbury has been awarded c.£90,000 over three years to help support a stipendiary Chaplain for the Arts.
Development Fund Project Update
First published on: 4th May 2021We check back in with St Mark's in Milton Keynes to find out how their Development Fund grant has affected their work.
Resourcing Rural and Urban Mission to Grow New Congregations
First published on: 29th April 2021Growing new congregations is for every type of parish tradition, size and location within the Diocese of Oxford.