Friends of St Ebbes
Friends of St Ebbe’s
(Registered charity No 1043090)
Looking back:
In 1995 the Friends of St Ebbe’s Trust was set up to finance gospel ministry to students at St Ebbe’s Church. In 2010 there is much to look back on and thank God for; looking forward there are many needs too.
We praise God for the way student ministry has developed since 1995. The student congregation has grown considerably; we are reaching many more Brookes students through planting congregations in Headington, and are reaching bigger numbers of international students than ever before.
Our initial objective was to establish a fund to support one full-time worker. By God’s grace we now support five full-time workers and seven apprentices. The growth of the team has been made possible by ongoing, generous giving to FoSE.
Now…
The student team is involved with the hard but exciting work of reaching non-Christian students with the gospel, and building up those already trusting Christ. This involves much 1:1 and small bible study group work, as well as running evangelistic courses, reading weeks, and 3 annual student conferences. The team’s work complements and supports that of OICCU and Brookes CU.
The future:
We are very encouraged by recent growth, but long to see the work expand still further, and to make sure that resources are in place so that this ministry can grow for many years to come.
May we appeal to you for your prayers and generosity for this urgent task? We are appealing for further donations in 2008 – we aim only to do this when the needs are real and genuine. Our last appeal was in 2003. You can download a standing order form here and if you are a taxpayer, so that we can reclaim the tax on your giving, a Gift Aid form here. These are also available from, and once completed can be sent to, the address below:
FoSE
St Ebbe’s Church Office
2 Roger Bacon Lane
Oxford
OX1 1QE
Email: FoSE