Our Shop is at
229 Woodgrange Drive
“Let’s open a shop!”
At the suggestion of the then Archdeacon, David Jennings, Barbara Blackwell whose idea it was to open a shop wrote a booklet published in 1999. In the forward the Bishop of Chelmsford wrote “’Let’s open a shop’ is the story of how the shop was conceived and set up to support Christ Church’s Development Fund. But it tells much more that the story of fund raising; the book is the story of the discovery of a new and extra dimension of Christian love within both church membership and with non-members: it tells how the shop, initially set up to raise funds, became an embassy for mission for Christ Church”.
And I am very proud to say this remains so today, thanks to a dedicated group of volunteers. (Rev Simon Roscoe 2009)
Our recently refurbished interior and display areas
Pat Lucas and Gill Simmonds
Volunteer Shop Management Team
All proceeds form sales at the shop go towards funding the work of
Christ Church as we seek to reach out into our community.
We are launching more projects that we run with other ‘Service Providers’ within our area.
If you would like to support the work of the shop as a volunteer please contact Christ Church Office 10702 588468
or email:- shop@christchurchsouthend.org.uk