St.Oswald's Financial Difficulties

St. Oswald's is facing a very difficult financial situation. 

Our Church, like so many organisations and charities, has been affected by the pandemic and the changes to everyday life it has brought. Throughout, we have clung to our mission to keep open, to maintain worship, to mark with you the joys and sorrows of birth, life, and death, and to sustain a place of prayer within the village we all love.

All of this requires finance - to maintain our beautiful, listed building and the sanctuary of our churchyard, as well as to invest in our future by meeting day-to-day costs, and our recent commitment to the sensitive installation of AV equipment to better enable our worship and ministry to all. With fewer attendees, increased costs (especially energy), reduced investment income and the inability to hold fundraising events, we now rely upon our cushion of reserves.  

Do you treasure your church and value its presence? Would you consider making a regular monthly contribution? Could you donate? Will you play a part in ensuring that we can be here for you, for one another and for those who follow us?