Building to Serve 2025
St Mary’s Church was completed in 1958 following the design of Nugent Cachemaille-Day. In 2025 we are realising our vision to renovate and improve the building to prepare the church for the next phase of its life whilst maintaining the iconic 1950’s design. For more details see the photos below and watch the video linked lower down the page.
Here are a few photos of the work so far - thanks to Building Bespoke making great progress
We are very thankful and frankly amazed at the response so far from the congregation and from Trusts and Charities - Thanks to: Warner Benefit; Doris Field Charitable Trust; The Gladiator Trust; The Benefact Charity; Oxford Historic Churches Trust; Congregational and General Charity; Oxford Diocesan Development Fund; The Garfield Weston Charity, The Beatrice Laing Foundation, Awards for All
Building to Serve was budgeted at £900,000 and we are around £40,000 short thanks to £272,500 in grants and the rest given by members and friends of St Mary’s including £160,000 in interest free loans. We have raised all we need to do the essential work and a few extras. The final £40,000 would enable us love to renew all pathways, to landscape, renew signage and so on. We are very excited that the project undertaken by Tamsin Walmsley of BW Architects and our builders Building Bespoke is going to be completed in time for Easter 2026.
