This November Gift Day supports the ministry and mission of St Michael’s Church, as we aim to be a Christian heart at the centre of the community.

Living to make a difference through discipleship, outreach and service.

Read on for more info, or click here to fill in a pledge form

Supporting Ministry & Mission

One Church, One Vision

Our vision is living to make a difference by being a Christian heart at the centre of the community.

Our vision is realised by focusing on Discipleship, Outreach and Serving our Community.

To make our vision happen, we hold 2 gift days a year. One in November to support day-to-day ministry, and one in May to support our resources and buildings.

Giving Thanks

Our gifts make this vision possible. This year, we’ve:

Recruited new staff team members – Youth Minister, Children and Families Minister, Students and Young Adults Worker and Buildings, Facilities & Technical Services Manager.

Welcomed Tom Benyon as Associate Minister – allowing us to expand our ministry in Cheswick and through Life Groups.

Replaced the roof on our historic church building.

Thank you for joining us on this adventure of generous giving that enables our vision to become a reality.

Key Priorities for 2018-2021

Children’s Ministry

Jesus is calling us to invest in the lives of children and families. We’ve employed a paid Children and Families Minister this year to grow this ministry and lead our amazing volunteers.

New Housing Areas

In Cheswick and Harry Stoke we’d like to plant new Life Groups, grow young leaders and meet community needs for all ages.

Young Adults Ministry

Students, 20s and 30s are absent from most churches. We would like to resource ministry among this generation.

 

Church Building Repairs

We aim to invest in the Church building by providing toilets, renewed flooring, improved seating and repairing the dry stone wall.

This Appeal is an Invitation…..

To everyone who belongs to St Michael’s

We have a vision for growth of our congregations and our community outreach. We require faith, boldness and generosity in our giving according to our circumstances. By God’s grace and our commitment, we will have the resources to take hold of these opportunities.

If you’re not yet giving

Some of us haven’t yet been able to support our ministry and mission. Could now be your time to begin giving financially?

If you’re new to St Michael’s

Maybe you’ve recently joined church and not yet become part of the vision to be a Christian heart at the centre of the community. Would you consider giving towards the development of our ministries to enable the vision?

If you can give more

Some of us are in a better financial position than before. Please pray about increasing your giving.

Click here to fill in a pledge form

In a private service today, Tom Benyon was formally licensed as Associate Vicar at St Michael’s by Bishop Viv, Bishop of Bristol.

We are delighted to welcome Tom and family to St Michael’s!

Tom will be working alongside the existing leadership team. And we’ll be celebrating as a church at the 6.30pm Celebration this coming Sunday 9 June, when Tom will also be commissioned by Bishop Lee, Bishop of Swindon.

Urgent repairs are being made to St Michael’s Church this summer.
The work involves replacing the roofs to the chancel, nave, north aisle, porch and vestry together with repairs to the chimney stack above the vestry. Failing brickwork, which has led to rainwater penetrating the walls and causing damp patches, will also be repaired.
Work will begin with the erection of scaffolding on Monday 10 June and is expected to take 16–20 weeks to complete. The roofs to the north (porch) side of the church will be completed first, with the aim that the entrance will be clear of scaffolding for an August wedding.
The poor condition of the roofs was identified in the Quinquennial Report – a five-yearly inspection undertaken by the church architect – at the end of last year. The report said areas of the roof were sagging and cited slipped, broken and missing tiles. The roof to the nave was last replaced in 1894, but it is thought the roofs to the chancel, north aisle and vestry date back to the early 1880s.
The Fabric Committee is responsible for maintaining and preserving the structure and contents of the church. The committee chair, Martin Allen said: “While the roofs are being replaced we are taking the opportunity to add insulation, which will hopefully retain heat within the building and reduce the heating costs.”
The contract for the work has been won by Mogford Prescott Ltd, who also undertook the major repairs to the church tower last year.