“On behalf of OrphanAID and its beneficiaries, I write this letter to express our heartfelt gratitude for this sacrificial donation by your Church towards OrphanAid. We don’t take for granted the fact that it’s been really a testing and challenging time for all of us, and so, to have you partner with us at such a time in reaching out with our relief work to the community is really a great honour. “ Elias Ochele, OrphanAID, South Africa
“Many thanks for this, Alan, and for the donation of £1,275 from Christ Church Epsom, which I confirm has reached our bank account. The trustees are very grateful for your continuing championing of BGCF. “ Richard Peters, Bishop of Guildford’s Communities Fund
“ ….. we would like to express our sincere thanks for the very generous donation you have just made to The Besom in Ashtead and Leatherhead.
The last 18 months have been especially difficult for so many people in the Epsom and Leatherhead areas. Social Services have been rehousing more people than ever, and we have been doing our best to give them as much furniture, beds and bedding, white goods, and general kitchen equipment as possible “ Andrew Widman, The Besom
“ We would like to thank you for your church's generous donation of £1,275 towards Spinnaker's work with schools at Epsom - Christchurch Epsom Common’s contribution is helping us to create a fortnightly video worship assembly. Each video will be accompanied by additional pdf resources providing material that can be used in class/bubble assemblies or sent home. “ Funmi Okanlawon, Spinnaker Trust
“On behalf of the trustees and staff at the foodbank we would like thankyou and everyone involved for the generous donation! 2021 has been a challenging and busy year for us. So far we have given out 1,728 three-day emergency food parcels, 701 of which were for children. The donation will help ensure that we can continue to help many more local people who find themselves in crisis situations “ Mark Whittington, Farnworth & Kearsley Foodbank, Bolton
“ I can now confirm that we have received your gift for the Marylebone Project.
Thank you again for your generous donation. “ Jenni Keen, the Marylebone Project (Church Army)
“ …. thank you so much for getting in touch and for the support of Christchurch for our work - that's amazing and such an encouragement to the team!
Our team are always keen to link with supporting churches and happy to come and share about the work in a service or small group so that the church can feel more part of this mission with us. “ Joy, Emerge Advocacy (Epsom Hospital)
“ Thank you for donating to the DEC’s Coronavirus Appeal. Thanks to your generosity, we’ll be able to help protect refugees and families who have fled violence and hunger from the deadly new threat of coronavirus. “ Ash Hiden, DEC (Coronavirus Appeal)
“Many thanks for your kind e-mail of June 15th 2021. We are so happy to hear that ChristChurch PCC has gifted VPM GBP £1,200. We pray that it comes through to Nairobi VPM as soon as possible to help reduce the financial difficulty that we are currently facing….. Please remember me and pass my heartfelt Christian greetings to your home group and give them my appreciation as well.” Rev Franklyn Otwoma Vision Peoples in Mission (VPM), NAIROBI
“ Thank you so much for your church’s gift of £1,275.00 in support of CSW. We are particularly grateful for your church’s generosity at a time when we are all feeling the impact of COVID-19 on our lives. Thank you for thinking of those facing harassment, persecution and much worse for their beliefs at this time.
Your church’s support is vital. It enables us to raise awareness of people suffering for their faith, and to challenge laws which threaten people’s right to freely practise their religion or belief. “ Viktoria Papp, Christians Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)
“ Dear Avril and all our friends at Christchurch
THANK YOU! On behalf of 260 children, their parents and all the staff at The University of Life. We so appreciate your gift of £1,275 which we received on the 17th June. This year, your partnership has helped us to reach out to families in new ways as we continue to minister during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. “ Ruth Marques, Univida, Brazil
“Thank you so much for helping in our mission to change the lives of vulnerable children by donating £1,275 in support of our work. Your kindness and generosity will make a significant difference to our work and I want you to know how grateful we are for your dedication and support – we really don’t take it for granted …… “ Andrew Moran, The Children’s Society