The Christian Community in Stroud

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Latest News:

July 2022

Well we do get to up-dating this website from time to time…

Our Latest Programme for Michaelmas 2022 to Epiphany  2023 can be found here.

                          Our Latest Newsletter for Michaelmas 2022 – Epiphany 2023 can be found here.

New  priest

It was with great joy that Liza Lillicrap was inducted as our new priest in Stroud on Palm Sunday the 10th April. She and her husband Christian are already finding their way well into the work and life of our congregation.

Aaron will continue working in Stroud but will also be shifting some of his focus over to the congregation in Bristol where the services are held every two weeks.

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Our 2022 Children’s Summer camp

Our camp this year filled up quicker than usual with 83 children. Together with a full helper team we will spend 10 days together from the 23rd July – 2nd August once again at the wonderful Colin Godman’s Farm in Sussex near Forest Row. Here you can find the camp website with more information.

Funeral Fund

We have created a special fund for those who wish to pay for their funerals ‘in advance’ so to speak. The idea is that one pays in an amount to the fund to cover the anticipated cost of the funeral (currently +- £4000) and any additional sum to become a special sacrament donation to the church in the event of the funeral. It remains a loan for which there is a signed agreement with the church which can be found here. The agreement can be cancelled and the money withdrawn with 2 month’s notice if need be. The idea is that the congregation takes on all the financial dealings with the Funeral directors and crematorium etc, which liberates the family from having to do so, and it serves as a loan which earns interest for the church and which the church can use for capital development until the time the money is needed. For instance this financed all the alterations in the annex to allow for the building project a few years ago. We currently have a good number of members with money in the fund. If you are interested in pursuing this further contact one of the priests or Paul Abel who manages the fund, via the church email [email protected]