All Saints', Ockham
with St Michael's Chapel, Downside
GIVING
It costs about £75,000 a year to keep All Saints’ Church and St Michael’s Chapel going. This includes the running costs of both places of worship and the salary and accommodation for our Rector, who we share with the Parish of Ripley. We are very fortunate to be supported with a team of unpaid volunteers, including our Ordained Local Minister, Licensed Lay Minister, organists, churchwardens and many others.
The preferred way of supporting the work that we do is via the Parish Giving Scheme www.parishgiving.org.uk/home/. This regular monthly giving scheme is run by the CofE for parishes and remIts monthly contributions to the parish on a regular basis, including Gift Aid, which saves our volunteers a lot of time.
For guidance the average monthly donation in the Diocese of Guildford by regular givers in 2023 (the latest year for which we have figures), was just over £100.
We also accept card donations via our Dona machine in All Saints’ and via this link: https://donate.mydona.com/parish-of-ockham-downside and we still make a cash collect at services.
Our treasurer can be contacted at treasurer.ockham@gmail.com
CHARITY SUPPORT
We have a policy of running events during the year to support chosen charities. Currently these are:
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) works in over 20 countries across Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, defending the right to freedom of religion or belief. Three quarters of the world’s population lives in countries with severe restrictions on their religious freedom – in fact, it’s one of the most widely-violated human rights in the world. CSW's vision is of a world where everyone is free to choose their beliefs – to hold and practise any religion they like, or none at all. More information at www.csw.org.uk
Eikon is an Addlestone-based-based charity which helps children and young people in Surrey feel safe, heard and supported. Eikon listens, talks and helps young people with the skills they need to live their best life. The charity works with families and professional to make sure everyone gets the support they need. More information at https://eikon.org.uk