Our God-given purpose (our mission) at St Mary's is –
to SHARE the life-changing LOVE of Jesus, SERVING our whole community.
We aspire to provide a place that gives welcome, comfort, nurture and inspiration to anyone wishing to come and worship God, or to explore their faith with us.
We're passionate about helping members of our community in times of crisis, bringing hope to people through local projects like our CAP Debt Centre and schools work. We also want to show God’s love to those further away, through giving to Mission Partners.
As a local church, the only funding we receive is through donations from our members and supporters. We're constantly grateful and humbled by the generosity we encounter, which enables us to continue to bring love, hope and wholeness to people’s lives.
If you'd like to be part of this, by making a one-off or regular donation to St. Mary’s Church then please follow the instructions below.
Direct Debit:
If you'd like to set up a regular gift then please click here. We're signed up to the Parish Giving Scheme. Donors set up a Direct Debit with the Parish Giving Scheme, specifying the church they wish to give to - and the whole amount as well as any Gift Aid is passed on to St. Mary's Church. If you would rather have a paper form, please download a form and information sheet or email Emily O'Shea at: finance@stmaryscnorton.com, with your postal address, who will send you a Gift Form through the post..
Envelope Giving:
If you would like a set of numbered envelopes to make regular gifts at our church services please contact Emily O'Shea at finance@stmaryscnorton or 01608 645668.
One-off Gift:
If you'd like to make a one-off donation to St Mary's Church, then you can:
- arrange an electronic transfer (Click here for our account details and a Gift Aid declaration. Please use the bank details on the form to make your gift online and, if you wish to increase the amount we receive by 25% using Gift Aid, please send the completed form to Emily O'Shea at the address on the top of the form, or to finance@stmaryscnorton.com).
- write a cheque to "St. Mary's Church, Chipping Norton" and send it to our postal address
- or simply click here to give online now.
So many people in our community feel the weight of debt, and we are passionate about helping to release anyone we can from a life sentence of debt and poverty. At St Mary's we are working with Christians Against Poverty to bring good news, hope and freedom. If you need support, we'd love to hear from you.
Everyone has questions about what life is all about. We believe that everyone should have a chance to share those questions, explore the Christian faith and give their point of view.
Alpha is a place where you can ask those questions in an honest, friendly and open environment. We'll be running a course again in the Autumn, but in the meantime, find out more here...