Church of the Week
Fishpond, Dorset
Water arrives in jerry cans at Fishpond St John the Baptist, Dorset, our Church of the Week, so that they can serve refreshments inside the building. There is no running water or kitchen inside, putting a strain on volunteers. Washing up is brought back to people’s houses. There is no other community building in the village, and so the church hosts all community events and services. The church has brilliants plans to offer more hospitality to not only locals, but to the high number of visitors they get too. But not having running water or a kitchen is holding the church back. The congregation has been fundraising for five years to make these all-important changes. Fortunately help is at hand. A grant of £10,000 from the National Churches Trust will help install running water and a kitchen and servery area at the church. The village and church attract artists, walkers and pilgrims. The church was built in 1854 and is a simple chapel style, and features a stunning abstract stained-glass window by Arthur Buss. “St John's Fishpond are absolutely thrilled with the kind and generous grant from the National Churches Trust,” shares Rev Virginia Luckett, Vicar at St John. “Installing a kitchen in the church, the only community building in the village, will transform shared village life.”
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