A place of community, worship and welcome

One of the words that kept coming up at the June deputation to the Benefice of Newnham, Awre and Blakeney was community. The sense of community and family was evident, especially when meeting the welcoming parishioners in Newnham and Awre. Some have worshipped in their church over many decades and feel a deep sense of […]

An ancient connection

The Company’s thriving patronages in Shropshire A quick online search reveals that Albrighton in Shropshire has an ancient connection with the haberdashery trade, as a manufacturer of buttons. This was in the early 1600s, at a similar time as when Dame Mary Weld left money in her will to purchase the patronage of Albrighton in […]

Re-engaging an inner-city community after Covid

The vision of St John’s, Hoxton, in the London borough of Hackney, is to be ‘a beacon of hope for Hoxton’. During the Company’s deputation to the church in October 2024, it was clear that the church is doing everything it can to embody this vision. The Reverend Graham Hunter and his family have been […]