Project Warm Welcome

With God’s help, we hope to show his heart of hospitality to all through:

• An improved welcome area inside the church building, helping people feel at ease from the moment they arrive
• A dedicated hospitality area for fellowship, conversation, and community life
• A purpose-built audio-visual (AV) area, enabling worship and events to run smoothly
• Levelling the floor to make the church fully accessible and flexible to use
• New heating and lighting, creating a warm, bright, and comfortable space
• New seating in a comfortable and flexible layout for worship, events, and community use
• A re-decorated interior
• Opening up the original Norman arch doorway on the north wall with a new glass door, giving natural light into the church and adding a fire escape route
• A modern light-rich entrance porch, including toilet facilities, to welcome everyone into the church
• A new and landscaped graveyard extension, providing both a place for internment of ashes and for peaceful retreat and reflection

We have a professional quantity surveyor currently estimating the overall cost. The cost could be up to £500,000, towards which we’ve already raised £160,000. We’re actively pursuing grants and other external funding, which we hope will cover a significant part of this amount. However, we’ll still need to raise a substantial sum ourselves.

For starters, please pray! We’re seeking God’s guidance and provision, and ultimately this is about showing God’s heart of hospitality to all people.

We’ll be launching a fundraising campaign later in 2026. However, if you already feel moved to give, you can find out more on our Give page. No gift is too large … or too small!