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Iʼve raised £340 to buy The New Bevan Church, Grove Road, New Barnet, for the local community.
- New Barnet
- Funded on Tuesday, 15th October 2019
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Story
This church was built in 1958 and has been the hub of the local community since then, with 3 generations of residents passing through its doors for Sunday worship, weddings, funerals, baptisms, senior citizens' lunch club, weekly children's club, mother and toddler club, weekly keep-fit club and school holiday children's activities, all being provided for the last 18 years by The Barnet Christian Fellowship.
For many senior citizens, the lunch club is the only time they leave the house, and the only opportunity they have to talk to anyone.
A lot of the local children are from low-income or one-parent families, and the children's club provides them with somewhere safe to go instead of hanging around on streets.
For many local residents, this church provides a symbolic sense of security, and it is the first place they turn to in times of emergency, distress, depression, grief or loneliness.
The owners of the church want to sell it but the local community has successfully had it listed as an Asset if Community Value. We now have just 6 months to raise the funds to buy it.
All donations received will be transferred to Community Action Matters CIC (Company number 11947368) which is a community interest company we have set up specifically to bid for the purchase of the church.
If we are unsuccessful in buying the church, we will put the money towards the cost of renting alternative premises and funding other community projects. The money donated will not be wasted.
We simply cannot lose our little church. Please help us to save it.
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- 5 years ago
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- 5 years ago
R Howarth
5 years agoDonations to the church itself have now reached approximately £130,000, but we need to supplement that by crowdfunding online, so please continue to donate and to share the page.
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- 5 years ago
R Howarth
5 years agoThe total amount of money we need to raise is still about £900,000. However, I've amended the target to just £10,000 in order to raise the money in bite size chunks.
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Supporters
17
Lynne and Michael
Aug 11, 2019
Glad to support the vital work you do for the community
£50.00
joanne edwards
Jul 6, 2019
Thanks for all your doing Ros to secure the church with you all the way x jo
£20.00
Felicity
Jul 6, 2019
Thank you for your enduring hard work for the church, you are amazing!! Xxx
£25.00
Anonymous
Jun 25, 2019
As a resident of the neighbourhood I understand the importance of this church to the community. I wish you every success
£5.00
Anonymous
Jun 22, 2019
Anonymous
Jun 11, 2019
this is a donation from my mum mrs j a sholagbade, she is a member of the elderly group that use the church for club activity
Roslyn Jones
May 10, 2019
I hope you do raise the necessary funds to buy the church. Community is everything.
£10.00
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R Howarth
New Barnet
Ros Howarth is a local resident and campaigner who is passionate about improving the local community spirit