As part of St. Nicholas’ Christian mission outreach and giving, our church regularly supports other national and overseas based charities.
CMS – CHURCH MISSION SOCIETY www.cms-uk.org – supporting Elise and Jon Fletcher, who work in the slums of Bankok, Thailand. For more information see: .https://churchmissionsociety.org/people-in-mission/elise-and-jon-fletcher-thailand Reg. Charity No: 1131655. See here their November Update http://Floods – SlumBlog
We welcomed Jon and Elise recently when they visited our church in July.
THE CHILDREN’S SOCIETY – www.childrenssociety.org.uk – Reg. Charity No: 221124. A UK based charity that assists street children, disabled children, young refugees, and children in trouble with the law. St. Nicholas’ support includes our Annual Christingle Service on Christmas Eve, where Christingle Collection Boxes are distributed through the school children and within the church.
CHRISTIAN AID – www.christianaid.org.uk – Reg. Charity No: 1105851. Christian Aid is an international development charity. They work with people, of all faiths and of none, in around 50 countries, to eradicate poverty. An annual gift donation is made each year in May during ‘Christian Aid Week’.
The Whitechapel Centre – Reg Charity No: 1013060 – Its aims are to prevent and resolve homelessness, social exclusion and housing-related poverty by providing practical, tailored support so that each person can find and sustain a home and achieve their individual potential. To develop and influence local and national homelessness strategies, policies and practice. https://www.whitechapelcentre.co.uk
Sefton Baby Baskets (Reg Charity: 1199971) – Women who are struggling to provide for a new baby receive a Moses basket containing essentials for the first three months – clothes, nappies, sleep bags, toiletries, muslins, toys, etc. There are pyjamas, slippers and some toiletries for the mothers, too.
SOUTH SEFTON FOOD BANK: www.southsefton.foodbank.org.uk is part of The Trussell Trust’s network of 428 food banks, working to tackle food poverty and hunger in our local communities, as well as across the UK. St. Nicholas’ has a collection point at the back of church and food is passed on to the Food Bank. For many years our Harvest food donations have been given to the South Sefton Food Bank for distribution.
St. Nicholas' Church, Blundellsands 