At St. Mary's we support financially and prayerfully a number of local charities, aid agencies and overseas missions which offer help to people in need. We believe in justice and fair trade and hold a Fair Trade Stall on the second Sunday after the informal service where we sell coffee, tea, biscuits, dried fruit and other goods.

Missionaries we support

The Mission Prayer Bible Study group meet fortnightly on a Monday at 2.00 pm and have a focus on prayer for the missionaries that we support financially and prayerfully abroad. 

There are also a number of prayer letters that are distributed relating to these missions. If you would like to receive a prayer letter please email our Church Administrator.

• Bruce and Jan Rossington are working in Rwanda with Aim International a non-denominational mission agency working with the peoples of Africa. Bruce works in a theological college to train up local ministers.

• Tim Curtis  works for SAMS (South American Missionary Society) in Paraguay where he is translating the Bible into Enclet the local language.

• Mike and Safaa Cloud work in Morocco for BCMS Crosslinks.

• Radstock ministries in Latvia supports local churches.

• Take a look at our photo gallery to put names to faces.

Aid Agencies we support

• Children's Society - our main fund raising is through our Christingle service which is held on Christmas Eve at 6:00 pm.

• Christian Aid - we have collections across Chipping Norton in Christian Aid week.

• Samaritan's Purse - Operation Christmas Child -  St. Mary's has put together shoeboxes for deprived children in Europe and Africa to share the joy of Christmas.

• Tear Fund is a leading relief and development charity, working in partnership with Christian agencies and churches worldwide to tackle the causes and effects of poverty and disease and we have a service focused on the work of Tearfund and sell Christmas cards.

Local charities we support

• The Lawrence Home Nursing Team who provide nursing care for the terminally sick at their homes in the local community.

• St. Mary's supported the Hailcorns Trust which raised funds to buy play equipment for a children's playground in the Cornish Road area.

• Corrymeela - who work for reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland.