Each year we choose a number of charities to support and hold fundraising events throughout the year. The total raised is shared between the nominated charities. Fundraising events include our Table Top Sales.
We also have dedicated appeals throughout the year, such as Lent and Harvest, where we raise funds for specific causes.
Check out our Events page for details of our upcoming events and fundraisers.
Our Nominated Charities for 2026 are:
Local: 9 Lives Furniture
9 Lives Furniture are based in Rickmansworth and helping people who are disadvantaged, living with Learning Difficulties or mild Mental Health issues – as well as saving furniture from landfill.
Registered Charity No: 1096086
For more information, check out the website 9livesfurniture.org.uk
National: Safe Lives
Safe Lives are a national charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.
Registered charity No: 1106864
For more information, check out the website safelives.org.uk
International: Mercy Ships
Mercy Ships is an international faith-based international development organisation that deploys hospital ships to some of the poorest countries in the world, delivering free healthcare
Registered charity No: 1053055
For more information, check out the website mercyships.org.uk
Lent Appeal 2026: Christian Aid
Our Lent Appeal this year will raise funds for Christian Aid
Join us as we join with Christian Aid to help forge a world where everyone can live a full life, free of poverty. Our donations will make a difference to the lives of people across the globe (including the UK).
Registered charity No: 1105851
For more information, check out the website christianaid.org.uk
Harvest Appeal 2026
Financial gifts To be confirmed.
Previous Nominate Charities
2025
We raised £2,471 for our nominated charities in 2025 which were:
- Druglink – a substance misuse charity based in Hertfordshire
- Mind – the national Mental Health Chairty working to everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect
- The Associated Country Women of the World – a network that allows rural women to connect their voices
In addition, we had the following appeals during the year:
- Lent Appeal 2025: We raised a total of £490 for Dig Deep at ASCEND, a project of the Watford and Three Rivers Trust.
- Harvest Appeal 2025: We raised a total of £465 for the Bishop’s Harvest Appeal for Mission Direct
- The Christingle Service on Christmas Eve raise £175.55 for The Children’s Society
2024
We raised £1,753 for our nominated charities in 2024 which were:
- Unseen – working to end slavery
- Essex and Hertfordshire Air Ambulance – which provides air ambulances and is funded entirely by donations with NHS support
- Rinchen Zangpo Society – supporting children’s education in Spiti, India;
- ASCEND – offering activities and support to people in South Oxhey – in partnership with All Saints’.
In addition, we had the following appeals during the year:
- Lent Appeal 2024: We raised a total of £385 for Christian Aid Middle East Humanitarian Appeal: www.christianaid.org.uk
- Harvest Appeal 2024: We raised a total of £259.30 for Thrive: Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture in Sri Lanka
- The Christingle Service on Christmas Eve raise £168.53 for The Children’s Society
2023
We raised £2,388.81 for our nominated charities in 2023 which were:
In addition, we had the following appeals during the year:
- Lent Appeal 2023: We raised a total of £300 for Ripple Effect and twinned with 5 gardens!
- Harvest Appeal 2023: We raised a total of £391.36 for Mission Direct’s work in Kumi, Uganda
- The Christingle Service on Christmas Eve raise £277.75 for The Children’s Society
2022
We raised £2,538 for our Missions in 2022 which were:
- New Hope https://www.newhope.org.uk.
- Peace Hospice Care https://www.peacehospicecare.org.uk.
- And our own Mission: ASCEND
2021
We raised £1,544 for our Missions in 2021 which were:
- Solar Aid https://solar-aid.org
- Essex & Herts Air Ambulance https://www.ehaat.org
- And our own Mission: ASCEND
2020
We raised £1,443 for our Missions in 2020 which were:
- Solar Aid https://solar-aid.org
- Essex & Herts Air Ambulance https://www.ehaat.org
- And our own Mission: ASCEND
2019
We raised £1,948.87 for our Missions in 2019 which were:
- Admiral Nurses from Dementia UK Dementia UK →
- Hope UK Hope UK →.
- And our own Mission: ASCEND →
2018
We raised £1,525.36 for our Missions in 2018 which were:
- Care International UK: Care International →
- Care for the Family: Care for the Family →
- And our own Mission: ASCEND →
2017
We raised £1,291.27 for our Missions in 2017 which were:
- National Mission: Alzheimer’s Society→
- Local Mission: Herts Mind Network →
- Local Mission: Watford and Three Rivers Refugee Partnership WTRRP →
- And our own Mission: ASCEND →
2016
We raised £1,542.53 for our Missions in 2016 which were:
- International Mission: Toilet Twinning →
- Local Mission: Charis Tiwala →
- Local Mission: Watford and Three Rivers Refugee Partnership WTRRP →
- And our own Mission: ASCEND →
2015
We raised £2,064 for our Missions in 2015 which were:
- International charity: Development Pamoja →
- National charity: Ataxia UK →
- Local charity: New Hope →
- And our own Mission: ASCEND →
2014
We raised £1,692.50 for our Missions in 2014 which were:
- International charity: Ethiopiaid →
- National charity: Crohn’s and Colitis UK →
- Local charity: ASCEND →
2013
We raised £2,307 for our Missions in 2013 which were:
- International charity: Mary’s Meals→
- National charity: Diabetes UK→
- Local charity: The Willow Foundation→
- And not forgetting our own home mission: ASCEND
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More information about our Missions can be found in our Mission Archive.



