St Michael’s, Stoke Gifford is a lively, growing Anglican church on the northern edge of Bristol. We are a welcoming crowd of everyday people, living to make a difference by being a Christian heart at the centre of our communities. Everyone is welcome at St Michael’s.
We live to make a difference by Learning and Growing in our faith. We do this together. All of the ministries below are a reflection of the desire to learn and grow together. It’s the definition of Discipleship, and it’s central to our work through our small groups and courses, and in our commitment to prayer, care and sharing the resources we’ve been given.
We are called to share our faith in Jesus. The Church exists to spread the good news of Jesus’ love & life. We are committed to achieving this locally. We also make a difference well beyond our parish boundaries. We support and work with teams that fight poverty and spread the good news of Jesus locally, nationally and around the world.
Jesus came not to be served, but to serve. Our attitude should be the same. Serving our communities is the heartbeat of life at St Michael’s. Our coffee shop, our meeting rooms and our professional pre-school and nursery are used by hundreds of local families, businesses, groups and individuals all year round. And the generosity of all those who volunteer is constantly bringing reality to our vision of living to make a difference by being a Christian heart at the centre of our communities.
St Michael’s has a vision to be a Christian heart at the centre of our communities. And we live to make that difference through learning and growing together, sharing Jesus together, and serving together. This gift day supports our resources and our building projects.
What have we done since last year’s gift day?
At our Gift day last year we gave away 10% of all that we raised to our Mission Partners. We invested £90,000 to complete the tiered seating in the auditorium, and reduced our loans by £238,000.
At a recent prayer meeting, someone shared a little thought, saying “God is not finished with us yet”. It’s true isn’t it that we do now have a beautiful community building, but we are still called to build a community.
What will donations achieve this year?
We have 4 main aims this year:
1: To significantly reduce our loans on the church centre. A £150,000 loan repayment will help to reduce loans to £481,000, compared to the £2 million in 2015.
2: Honour our commitment to the church refurbishment.
3: Fit solar panels to the roof of the church centre, making us more eco-friendly, and enhance the decor and audio-visual capabilities in the auditorium.
4: Give away £75,000 to our mission partners, having already given over £400,000 out of the project.
How Can We Get Involved?
Please think and pray about what you might give this year. We invite everyone at St Michael’s, to sow generously into God’s work by giving. How can we each play our part to make it happen, together?
Make a one-off financial gift
Start regular giving to St Michael’s Church Centre Ltd
Increase your current giving to St Michael’s Church Centre Ltd
How Do I Give?
We’re inviting everyone to complete this simple online Response form
Gathering our responses helps us to be able to plan next steps.
Please click on the button below:
For ways to give to the Heart of the Community Project click here.
Jesus makes a difference. He gives so much to us. Will you give back to Him?
Click here to respond. Click here to see our financial questions and answers.
Here at St Michael’s, our giving helps so much to happen!
To do all that we are doing costs £1440 per day. Currently, we are giving £1261 per day. Whilst we have a planned gap in 2022, this Gift Day gives an opportunity to close it in 2023.
Please think and pray about what you might give this year. Either as a one-off payment or a monthly standing order payment.
We invite everyone at St Michael’s to count ourselves in by giving. Our generosity helps us to Learn and Grow, Share Jesus and Serve….TOGETHER!
Respond
Please add your response by filling in the form below. Or, if you prefer, download a paper form. You can also email us if you have any queries.
After you have completed the form you’ll get an email with details on how to give.
