Summary
Buildings and artefacts
Grade II* listed building; major refurbishment project 2010-11; new south porch with servery, storage space and WC facilities; refurbished peal of six bells; underfloor heating; modern lighting; stackable chairs replaced
pews; 13th-century font; south doorway tympanum; wall
painting; monuments; Medieval graffiti; Queen’s Diamond
Jubilee time capsule.
Congregation to population ratio
50/3,427
Fundraising
Fundraising campaign ‘Church for Tomorrow’ (2008);
grants; loans; sale of Victorian pews; individual sponsorship; parish giving scheme; contactless donations.
Income generation
Rental donations; concerts; German
Christmas market; cinema screening.
Communications
Benefice website; Facebook page; newsletters;
monthly benefice magazine; church footfall book; noticeboards.
Community engagement
Little Paxton Pictures; bell-ringing team; Tots and Carers; exercise classes; Simply Saturday monthly lunch club; Knit, Stitch & Natter group; German Christmas market; concerts; special cinema screening with dementia group; collaboration with school assemblies; social media engagement with benefice Facebook page and website; pastoral care as requested.
Church category
Rural
Deanery
St Neots
Address
High St, Little Paxton,
St Neots PE19 6NF