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Saint Peter’s Church Doddington Lincolnshire LN6 4RU
Saint Lawrence’s Church Lower Church Road Skellingthorpe Lincoln LN6 5UZ
Sharing the Good News of God’s love for all……
The Benefice of Saint Lawrence’s Church Skellingthorpe
and Saint Peter’s Church Doddington
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Welcome to Saint Lawrence’s and Saint Peter’s 3
About You 4
Our Mission and Vision at Saint Lawrence’s 5
Saint Lawrence’s church at worship 6
Mid-week groups at Saint Lawrence’s 7
Connecting with the community at Saint Lawrence’s 8
Finance and meetings at Saint Lawrence’s 9
Saint Lawrence’s Church Building 10
The Parish of Skellingthorpe 11
St. Lawrence’s School 12
City of Lincoln 13
The Rectory and Local Amenities 14
Strengths and Challenges 15
The Church Community at Doddington 16
And Whisby
The Church Finances at Saint Peter’s 17
Saint Peter’s Church Building 18
The Parish of Doddington & Whisby 19
Supporting Mission 20
Map showing the Benefice of Skellingthorpe and
Doddington
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Saint Peter’s Doddington which serves the
parish of Doddington and Whisby. This was
created from the Skellingthorpe Parish on 1 May
2002. We are part of the Skellingthorpe benefice
and share the same Rector, but in population are
one tenth that of Skellingthorpe. As the smallest
Parish in our Deanery, it may have been a
surprise to some that we not only survived but
prospered as a stand-alone Parish. This has
been greatly helped by our retiring Rector
Richard Billinghurst, who with the help of his
very able Curate Frances Clarke has taken a
pragmatic approach to the needs of our Parish.
This has enabled him to provide the traditional
form of services expected at Saint Peter’s as
well as the more evangelical approach popular
at Saint Lawrence’s in Skellingthorpe.
We look forward to giving a warm welcome to a
new Rector becoming part of our community.
Saint Lawrence’s is a small welcoming
Evangelical church which is open to the leading
and gifts of the Holy Spirit. There is a
charismatic feel to the praise and worship with
active participation by members of the
congregation who come from a wide range of
Christian backgrounds (from unchurched to
conservative evangelicals, Baptists, free church
and Roman Catholics).
Our services reflect the importance we place on
informal style of worship, bible based teaching
and the power of the Holy Spirit to change lives,
as well as the role of liturgy in drawing us
together.
Members are encouraged to participate in bible
reading, prayers and leading open times of
worship. Our spiritual journey continues during
the week with house groups, prayer meetings
and fellowship meetings.
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Welcome to Saint Lawrence’s and Saint Peter’s
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We are looking and praying for a spirit filled, gifted leader, able to motivate a congregation
who:
will see the potential of reaching out to a combined population of around 4000 people in two
beautiful rural parishes with two schools including a thriving church school;
listens to God and whose life and witness is rooted in prayer, thereby developing the
spiritual life and outreach of the whole church;
through the worship of the church, will move people to experience God’s love and will
encourage the people to serve God and one another;
will be able to connect the Bible to everyday life in a modern, imaginative and creative way -
with an awareness of Fresh Expressions to re-connect with the community;
will be ready to listen to, and encourage, those whom he or she meets, both inside and
outside the church congregation;
will want to grow and build an effective ministry team and encourage all to use their skills
and talents in the service of God;
is a good communicator who will be comfortable both in a traditional and evangelical
church;
will encourage and lead a positive link between the church, staff and the young people and
parents at our school.
We will assist you with good lay support:
Hard working Church Wardens in both parishes who help with the worship and provide
excellent support managing the fabric of the buildings;
Experienced leaders of home groups;
Leadership of Church Prayer meetings;
Facilitating a weekly coffee morning called ‘Coffee Cup’;
Leading a weekly parent and toddler group called ‘Toy Box’.
About You and how we will support you
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Parish Mission Statement
As those called to be God’s people in
this parish, we seek to:
Firstly, to express our relationship with
God in Worship, Prayer, and Christian
Fellowship, seeking to know our
Heavenly Father’s blessing;
Secondly, to follow our Commission, to
bring the Good News of God’s Love for
all, through the Saving Death of His
Son Jesus on the Cross, to the people
we encounter in our lives.”
We trust in the Spirit of God to motivate
and empower the life and mission of
our church, as we seek in turn to follow
God’s Word in loving obedience.
Our Mission and Vision at Saint Lawrence’s
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Services
The Sunday service is at 10.15 am. Until recently, there was also a service at 6.15 pm, but this
was attended by only a very small number of 3 – 4 people. The main morning service typically
attracts 40 to 50 people, including a small number of children under 15. The age range is from
toddlers to 80+ years, the majority of the congregation being 50+ years. Approximately one third
of the congregation live outside of the parish. Special services are held at Harvest, Christmas
and Mothering Sunday, when children from the local school and Toy Box are invited to
participate and attend with parents.
There are alternating Holy Communion and Morning Prayer (both Common Worship). The
morning service usually lasts 75 – 90 minutes and includes a time of worship and then separate
teaching for under 15’s in their own Sunday Club. We use ROOTS Resources for the weekly
Lectionary, the children learning through Bible stories, craft activities and singing. At
Communion, children are welcome at the communion rail and receive the bread.
There are two Bible readings each week from ROOTS Resources and the Word of God is
preached from those readings. We sing from Songs of Fellowship, accompanied by piano and a
small music group (all volunteers). Lay people lead the opening worship at the beginning of the
service, which is a time of “open praise” where the congregation are free to pray between the
songs/hymns as the Holy Spirit leads.
The readings and the intercessions are led by lay people.
Traditionally, the clergy do not robe for Sunday services, although they do for weddings, funeral
and baptisms. Usual Clergy Sunday attire is “suit and collar.”
Saint Lawrence’s at Worship
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Prayer groups
There is a church prayer meeting on the fourth Thursday of each month which consists of
worship, praise and prayer open to the Holy Spirit’s leading. The informal intercessory
prayer meeting every Monday evening provides an opportunity for requests from the
Sunday service to be prayed for.
House Groups
St Lawrence’s currently has two house-groups meeting regularly for worship, prayer, Bible study and fellowship, enabling members to deepen and strengthen their spiritual lives and to pray, care for and share with each other.
We believe that house-groups are an excellent additional strategic tool, which help in creating and maintaining a healthy church life. They also provide an opportunity to link newcomers easily into the life of the church. We currently meet fortnightly in the evening. We allow plenty of time for relaxed fellowship over light refreshments and this is a great time to catch up. We begin with a short time of worship and prayer around the theme of the Bible passage to be studied and this is followed by shared reading and study of the passage, section by section, with a view to application in our daily lives. We finish with a time of personal pastoral prayer. Folk rarely want to go home!
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As we seek to fulfil our mission of bringing God’s love to all, alongside our Sunday services
we hold weekly coffee mornings and a mother and toddler group.
Coffee Cup
Drinking tea and coffee, chatting over biscuits and cakes in a friendly atmosphere is what we
do at ‘Coffee Cup’. This is a weekly chance for church members, neighbours and friends to
meet in the church with one another. The clergy join us from time to time. It has become a
real support for some of our elderly members and we have been visited by folk from the old
people’s home in the village. The children from the pre-school next door have also popped in
to try out the biscuits and squash!
Toybox
Toybox is run by church members and child minders from the village. It is a good opportunity
to share the love and grace of Jesus with all who come in. It is a weekly, popular, informal
occasion for parents and carers to bring their babies and pre-schoolers. We meet in the
church building, where the children have plenty of room to play safely with toys and ride-on
vehicles. Each week a craft activity is designed to go with a short bible story. Coffee and
biscuits are served and birthdays are celebrated with cake and candles! Numbers are
regularly 40 plus children.
People who come say that Toybox is, “…a very friendly, welcoming place, the children love it
and enjoy the craft. The train track is brilliant!!”
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Finance
Our primary objective is to meet our parish share. Once this is met we support a range of
missionary activities and charities in both the UK and overseas. St Lawrence’s is debt free.
See below a summary of the finances for both 2017 and the prior year:
The Parish Share for £2018 is £42,909.
Year Parish Share
Total Income
Total Voluntary Income
Missionary & Charity Giving
2017 £41,700 (100%)
£50,082 £48,400 £680(1)
2016 £39,700 (100%)
£53,000 £51,347 £1,574
(1) Excludes £400 donated to Tear Fund directly by Toy Box and Coffee Cup
Apart from the General Fund, the church has access to income from two other funds: “The
Howden Memorial Fund” (specifically for Church Building and Churchyard Repairs) and “The
Bungalow Fund” (specifically to support the costs of a Church Administrator).
In 2017, £5,407 was expended on three large items: a new gas heater, electrical up-grades
and repairs, and a new mixer desk . The whole of this expenditure was supported by the
income accumulated in the Howden Memorial Fund over past years.
89% of voluntary income is sourced through Gift Aid and Stewardship, 6% from Cash
Collections, and 5% from other Planned Giving and Designated Gifts.
The 2017 Accounts have been passed by an independent External Examiner.
Church Meetings
Parochial Church Council meets four times a year; there are monthly Chapter meetings and
Deanery Synod meetings are held three times a year.
Finance and Church meetings at
Saint Lawrence’s
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There has been a place of worship on the site of Saint Lawrence’s Church in Skellingthorpe
since at least the beginning of the 13th century. Until 1854 the church was similar to that of
today, except that there was no vestry, south aisle or porch, but had a balcony at the back
with a staircase from the north aisle. The building was in such a decayed and dilapidated
condition, and the accommodation was insufficient for parishioners, which in 1855 it was
rebuilt using much of the materials of the old church. The re-built church was the shape and
size of the present day building. Following a severe fire in 1916 the church had to have a new
roof in the chancel and the nave had to make do with a temporary roof which lasted 80 years.
In order to provide a more versatile place of worship for a modern congregation the church
was re-ordered in 1992. The nave and aisle roofs, pillars and pews were removed and a new
roof was built and a toilet and kitchen was provided in the old choir vestry. The church organ
was restored and remains in good working order, used when required for weddings and
funerals, providing an organist can be commissioned. The large open space is used in a very
flexible way that now enables the chairs to be moved making space for Toy box to
accommodate large numbers of parents, carers and children each week. Furniture is also
moved to accommodate the weekly coffee morning.
The church also has access to the use of the adjacent school buildings on a Sunday for
children’s activities during morning services and the use of the school playground for car
parking.
Saint Lawrence’s Church Building
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The village of Skellingthorpe is in the agricultural county of Lincolnshire spreading over a large area
of flat countryside three miles from Lincoln. It has a population of approximately 4000 made up of a
core of old families who have lived there for several generations, and a large proportion of the
‘relative’ newcomers who started arriving when the village first began to develop in the 1960s. The
population is expected to rise to 5000 within the next ten years as planning approval has been given
for an additional few hundred dwellings. Most of the housing stock has been built since the last war
with a large proportion being bungalows. There is some social housing including bungalows for the
elderly.
Although there is some employment in agriculture and some local businesses, most of the working
population are employed outside of the village, mainly in Lincoln or surrounding area.
Unemployment is below the national average.
It is not a pretty picture postcard village, but a good place to live. It has two local food/newspaper
shops; a pharmacy; a post office; a doctor’s surgery; a hairdressers; two pubs; an ice cream shop
and café; car sales and servicing; two residential homes; a community centre including a Youth
Hall; a travelling library; a health centre and two primary schools. There is a fairly regular bus
service to Lincoln and a cycle path to the city and nearby countryside. There are a lot of clubs
catering for all interests and ages.
Skellingthorpe has its own village magazine called the Chat. It provides information, gives village
organisations a way of letting villagers know what is going on, advertising for local businesses and
generates interest and discussion of local issues. The magazine is a historical archive of life within
the village through the residents’ eyes with both articles and pictures. It gets people talking to each
other and acts like a companion to otherwise housebound folk in the village.
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Saint Lawrence CE Voluntary Controlled Primary school, one of two primary schools
in the village, is located alongside the Church where the playground becomes an
excellent car park for Church Sunday services. It is a Church school which greatly values
and appreciates the spiritual presence of St Lawrence’s Church. The daily act of
collective worship is a very special time in school and takes place at 9am every morning.
The school is mission-minded and has links with a deprived school in a remote bush
village in Malawi. Once each week, collective worship takes place in Saint Lawrence’s
church.
The Diocese of Lincoln considers Church schools to be at the centre of the mission of the
Diocese and there is excellent support available for the school and the Church as they
together live out the Christian foundation of the school. The mission statement of the
school speaks of being ‘Passionate about Learning, Proud to Shine’ and promotes active
and creative learning for all, based on Christian values. Saint Lawrence’s Church offers
prayerful and practical support to the school. This may be through volunteering in class or
as a governor, or it may be of a more overtly spiritual nature.
The Church hosts services at Easter, Harvest, Christmas and in July when the children
move onto their senior schools. As a Church school, the Foundation Governors are
appointed by a combination of the Saint Lawrence’s PCC and the Diocese of Lincoln. The
Rector is an ex-officio member of the governing body and one of three Foundation
Governors provided by the Church. Members of the Church are encouraged to serve in
this way as the school works to uphold its Christian Foundation and the Church builds on
the opportunity to reach more young families in the village.
Saint Lawrence Church School
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The cathedral quarter is set on cobbled streets, with a quaint yet historic atmosphere, it is
both unique and vibrant. Castle Square nestles between Lincoln Cathedral and Lincoln
Castle and is home to the Visitor Information Centre and regular farmers' and artists'
markets. To the north is the famous Bailgate shopping area where you can find the award
winning Steep Hill, which was voted Britain's Great Street. Skellingthorpe sits just 3 miles
outside the historic city of Lincoln. Lincoln's history can be traced back as far as 300BC
and links to the city's past heritage can be seen even today 'downhill' and 'uphill' Lincoln.
The road between ‘downhill’ and ‘uphill’ is steep as its name suggests, but well worth the
walk!
‘Downhill’ Lincoln is home to the Brayford Waterfront which is England's oldest inland
Harbour and offers a great selection of eating, drinking and entertainment venues. This is
also where one of the UK’s fastest growing universities is based. There is a lively evening
economy which is supported by an established team of street pastors every Friday and
Saturday night.
Lincoln's High Street offers a unique shopping experience with a great mixture of large
high street retailers, local markets, independent shops and boutiques. Many of Lincoln’s
attractions are all within a short walk from the city center.
Lincoln offers an experience rich in history combined with arts and culture and a wealth of
places to eat and drink.
City of Lincoln
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Leisure
Local walking areas include the Old Wood in Skellingthorpe and in nearby Hartsholme Park and Whisby Nature Park. Children’s outdoor play areas are within easy reach. Lincoln also boasts a wide variety of leisure opportunities. Nearby you will find sports facilities of all descriptions and a number of excellent arts venues.
Education
The primary school already mentioned is adjacent to the church and a second state primary school is at the other end of the village. In the city, there is more than one secondary school that is within easy reach, there is a College of Further Education; Bishop Grosseteste University and Lincoln University which offer a wide variety of courses. The University Technical College in Lincoln, established 2014 and working closely with employers including the prestigious firm, Siemens, gives unique opportunities for 14-18 year olds to develop Science, Engineering and Computing skills to prepare them for the world of work.
The Rectory
The Rectory stands in approximately one third
of an acre of grounds laid to lawns and
surrounded by trees. The accommodation has
been fully refurbished internally and externally
in 2018. It comprises of two reception rooms,
a kitchen, a utility room, a cloakroom and a
large study which provides sufficient space for
the Rector’s office and for welcoming visitors.
Upstairs there are four bedrooms, a box room
and a family bathroom.
Outside there is a garage and ample parking space.
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The Rectory and local amenities
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Strengths
We are blessed in having a non-stipendiary curate who leads,
preaches and takes the occasional offices in addition to being
employed to carry out some of the administrative duties of the church.
We are a group of enthusiastic church members with many gifts and a
strong desire to serve God and extend his kingdom.
We are open to exploring new ways of building up the church family;
Flexible worship space.
A warm and inviting church building that is used for a variety of
activities in addition to Sunday services.
We form a supportive network to assist each other through the various challenges of life.
Always pay parish share in full.
The church school greatly values and appreciates the spiritual
presence of St Lawrence’s Church.
Challenges/Opportunities
Reaching out to a rapidly growing village with large housing
development planned.
Attracting new families as they move into the village.
Enthusiastic but ageing congregation.
Encouraging families who come to Toybox to see, hear and respond to
the Good News.
Exploring fresh ideas of church.
Meeting the spiritual needs of the local community.
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There are normally 9 or 10 services a year, typically at 6.30 pm, apart from 8.00 am Early
Communion at Christmas and Easter and an Hour at the Cross at 2.00 pm on Good Friday.
Attendance is typically between 8 and 25, but between 110 and 140 at Carols by Candlelight on
the Sunday before Christmas. The Carol Service draws its congregation from far and wide, but
attendance at the remaining services is essentially from Doddington village and those from
Skellingthorpe who prefer a more traditional service. Lewis Paul, who rebuilt the organ, normally
plays at the Harvest and Carol Services but we otherwise use the CDs from “No Organist No
Problem” very successfully.
The Clergy wear cassock and surplice for services, which are taken from Common Worship Holy
Communion or Evening Prayer with traditional Hymns from the Anglican Hymn Book.
In part because of the small size of the community there is no Youth Group or Sunday School, or
indeed at the present time any Bible Study Course. The only other Church event is the annual
Harvest Supper, last year attended by 30 people, which is essentially a social fund-raiser.
There are 37 names on the Electoral Roll.
There are 5 members of the PCC, chaired by the Rector who also serves as the treasurer; the
Curate, Frances Clarke, the lay vice chairman and Church warden Jane Marsden and the second
Church warden and Buildings officer, Antony Jarvis, and PCC secretary, Ian Macalpine-Leny. The
PCC secretary is the elected member of the laity serving on the Deanery Synod.
There are no additional paid or unpaid Church staff. The Church yard is cut as and when by a
contractor.
There is a Church Bulletin produced four times a year and hand delivered to every house – see
www.doddington-parish-church.org.uk/ for back issues.
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Although it is unwise to be complacent, we are fortunate because:-
We have three regular monthly donors;
An active fund raising programme has produced more than £20,000 over the last 12 years;
The Doddington Hall brochure includes a piece on Saint Peter’s Church and the staff in the Gatehouse encourage visitors to visit the church at the end of their tour. In consequence the Church Box yields about £600 annually;
We receive £200 a year from the Parish Council and c. £150 a year from the Mary Seaton
Trust as contributions towards Churchyard maintenance;
We have recently received an unexpected legacy of £13,500 from a former parishioner.
Our Parish Share has always been paid in full. It is £2,206 for 2018.
Year
Parish Share
Total Income
Total Voluntary Income
Missionary & Charity Giving
2017 £2,076 £19,105 £5,367 £650
2016
£1,923
£20,686
£3,740
£650
The Doddington Church Annual Report for 2017 shows that finances have been generally good.
Although Sunday collections are small (due to low attendance numbers and infrequency of
services) there is regular support from three members of the congregation, and this enables the
day to day expenses of the church to be mostly met.
The costs of Fabric maintenance are of course very high. Some very effective fundraising is
carried out by two church members, which has cleared the costs for a long programme of window
restoration, completed in 2017. The church building is in good repair. A recent legacy has been
invested, the income being applied to the Fabric Fund, providing some finance for future
maintenance and repairs.
The accounts for 2017 have been passed by the External Examiner.
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Saint Peter’s Church is a Norman foundation, listed in Domesday and connected in its
foundation with the great Abbey of Saint Peter at Westminster, which also had connections with
Skellingthorpe. Today the church stands as a delightful Gothic revival building, built by Lord
Deleval of Doddington in 1775 from the earlier church. It is close to the Hall gatehouse but with
independent access, while the practical benefits of toilets and car parking are provided by the
nearby estate Farm Shop. The church is listed Grade 1 by Historic England, as the earliest
Gothic revival church in the country.
The elegant interior of the church is light and airy with a wonderful set of seven stained glass
windows by William Wailes of Newcastle. The church can sit up to 150 in comfort, and with a
plan that is nearly square, has excellent acoustics. It is open whenever the Hall is open to the
public which generates a considerable footfall and a useful source of income from the offertory
box. A glance at the visitor’s book shows the very positive impact made by the special
atmosphere of the church.
Structurally the church is sound throughout. We are also nearing the end of what had evolved
into a 10 year programme of repairs, improvements and conservation. Work completed includes
relaying the lead aisle roofs; rebuilding the organ; installing electric under pew heating;
re-gilding the clock face; installing security for the lead roof; restoring the seven stained glass
windows and their attendant masonry and finally the complete redecoration of the church
interior in limewash.
A few tasks remain, but the church today stands in good order. The work has been funded by
grant aid from Historic England and WREN, payment of insurance claims, magnificent fund
raising and now a substantial bequest.
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The village of Doddington is dominated by the privately owned Elizabethan mansion house,
Doddington Hall, and the numerous estate owned commercial enterprises that support it. A high-
end Farm Shop; Self Service Café; Restaurant; Doddington at Home and Doddington Country
Clothing Stores and the Giant Bike Shop. In the lead up to Christmas, Christmas trees, decorations
and lights as well as presents are all for sale. See www.doddingtonhall.com for more details. This
has become a major local tourist attraction and including part-timers, the estate employs more than
180 people. The Parish Church of Saint Peter’s is adjacent to the Hall grounds.
The Doddington Estate owns the majority of the houses on the main street. A string of mostly
privately owned former council houses lines the Lincoln Road to the east of the village. Opposite the
Church at the entrance to Kennel Lane lies a development of 10 houses completed about 2002 on
the site of the former Church Farm yard. There are further privately owned properties down Kennel
Lane and a number of outlying farms.
The hamlet of Whisby consists of a number of privately owned houses in several scattered ribbon
developments with no obvious centre and in consequence little social cohesion between them.
There is a thriving and extensive Farm Shop on the edge of the A46 bypass and a large Country
Store, Thorpe Farm Machinery (TFM), on the road leading south to Thorpe-on-the-Hill. The row of
houses at Eagle Moor are also technically within the parish but play no part in the community, either
religious or civil, and would be more appropriately part of the neighbouring parish of Eagle.
There are approximately 134 individual dwellings in the Parish and an estimated population in 2011
(C of E Spotlight) of 300. The age profile is estimated to be:-
0-4 = 4%; 5-15 = 12%; 16-64 = 63% and 65+ = 20%, with only 1% or less of minority ethnic back
ground.
There are no schools, pubs, or other public buildings in the Parish but the Doddington Estate does
let the Parish use their wedding venue for Parish events free of charge.
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As the two churches we support the following missions:
Tear Fund
Tear Fund work tirelessly to help communities around the world escape the very worst effects of poverty and disaster.
And they believe that the same people facing these troubles also have the best idea as to how they can overcome them. Tear fund listens: helping people to rise out of their poverty, utilising their resourcefulness and determination. Tear fund works alongside local churches and other locally-based organisations to help realise these plans for a better future.
Saint Lawrence’s regularly give to Tear Fund and have a visiting preacher once a year. St Lawrence’s and St Peter’s gave a total of £1,080 and £130, respectively to Tear Fund in 2017.
The Nomad Trust Lincoln
The Nomad Trust and Lincolnshire YMCA joined forces in April 2013 to provide a more joined
up night shelter service. The night shelter provides the only direct access shelter service for
the homeless in Lincolnshire. They offer a bed in dormitory style accommodation and provide
shelter, warmth, laundry and shower facilities, hot drinks and a hot home cooked meal, in a
welcoming, safe and supportive environment. Their aim is to help those in the greatest need
to move forward with their lives by working with them to gain access to appropriate health
care, other support services where necessary and crucially suitable accommodation.
The congregation at Saint Lawrence’s send Christmas gifts to the Nomad Trust and food
parcels at Harvest and the congregation at Saint Peter’s gave £260 to the Nomad Trust in
2017.
Mission Aviation Fellowship
In today's 'connected world', the irony is that never have so many people been so isolated. Flying onto desert and jungle airstrips, lakes and rivers, tracks and roads, MAF’s light aircraft and their mission pilots go the extra miles to provide a lifeline.
Working in partnership with hundreds of other Christian and relief organisations MAF enables practical help, physical healing, and spiritual hope to be delivered to many of the most remote and inaccessible communities on the planet.
For 70 years, MAF has been flying for life.
Each year, St Lawrence’s has a visiting preacher from MAF and support this charity through a cash collection on the day of the visit.
Both churches also support the following missions on a regular basis: The Church Pastoral Aid Society, The Church of England Pension Board Charitable Funds, Evangelical Alliance, and Churches Together in Lincolnshire.
Supporting Mission
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The Benefice of Saint Lawrence’s, Skellingthorpe and Saint Peter’s, Doddington outlined in dark green in the
Graffoe Deanery
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