St Marylebone Changing Lives
The Changing Lives campaign was launched to enable us to meet new challenges.
St Marylebone Parish Church has been changing lives for over 900 years.
The ongoing Changing Lives £8 million fundraising campaign was launched in 2019 to generate urgent funds to ensure the building can remain open, enable us to share the important story of Marylebone and its residents, grow our work with the community. Our Campaign Patrons are The Rt Revd and Rt Revd Dame Sarah Mullally, DBE, PC, Bishop of London. The Hon Tristram Hunt.
National Lottery Heritage Fund
On Monday 24th of June 2019, it was announced that the church received a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £2.965m for the Changing Lives Project, thanks to National Lottery players. The Revd Canon Dr Stephen Evans, wrote, “I am delighted that the National Lottery Heritage Fund will help us to restore our buildings so that we can continue our work of changing lives through building and shaping community, combatting loneliness and isolation in a great world city..."
A Tour of the Building Works
Our Objectives
- A new Welsh slate roof and newly designed entrance and improved access, including a new lift and staircase to the Crypt.
- A redeveloped Crypt Hall community space and films and displays for visitors to learn about St Marylebone’s heritage, with a vibrant programme of free activities and events for all ages.
- New walks and trails around St Marylebone, and fit for purpose spaces to support groups including the elderly, visually impaired, lonely and those living with dementia.
- Redesigned spaces for our NHS partners.
- The recruitment of over 250 people as volunteers, apprentices, and new staff members to support these new ventures.
- More environmentally friendly with a low carbon footprint, and a self-sustaining project with an endowment for the future!
Support Us
The parish church is not only an extraordinary building which needs preserving but a vital resource helping vulnerable people, creating a crucial sense of place and belonging for so many. We believe this is the largest and most significant community project currently taking place in Central London. You can donate using the link below. We would be delighted to accept one-off gifts, regular monthly or annual gifts, and gifts in the form of shares or legacy bequests. Please contact our Development Director for more information.
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