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Organisations supported by St Mary's

CMS (Church Mission Society)
The Society supports some 900 people in missions, working in about 60 countries in Africa, Asia, Middle East and Europe. They cooperate with local churches as teachers, nurses, doctors, engineers, development workers, chaplains and theological educators. Our giving supports our mission partners Jean and Paul Dobbing working in Nepal.

Crosslinks "God's Word to God's World")
An international mission agency with its roots in the Bible and its principal sphere of operations in the worldwide Anglican Communion. Crosslinks' prime focus is making Christ known through the proclamation and teaching of God's Word in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Daybreak Drug Project, Dagenham

• Mission: - to promote the care and rehabilitation of persons resident in Barking, Dagenham and Havering, who are affected directly and indirectly by substance misuse, and to promote their physical,
• Strategic aims:- to provide treatment options, services and information to drug users and their families
• - to deliver drug awareness training to professionals, individuals, churches and other interested groups.

VBS - Vacation Bible School
An annual holiday Bible week taking place at Saffron Walden County High School in August to introduce young people to the Jesus of the Bible, helping them build strong and secure lives. Around 550 children aged from 4 - 13 attend from Saffron Walden and the surrounding villages.

Stort Valley Schools Trust
SVTS is an independent registered charity formed in 1990 to support Christian schools work in local secondary schools by employing schools workers who engage with pupils in schools in the Saffron Walden and Bishop's Stortford area, participating in school assemblies and after-school clubs. In the Summer Term, they also visit primary schools with "It's Your Move" to help year 6 pupils prepare for the move to secondary schools.

Essex Clergy Charity
Gives financial assistance to clergy widows, widowers and dependants in times of need, including illness and bereavement. Help is also given to support children of clergy whilst at home and also at university or college.

Friends of Essex Churches Trust
The Friends raise money for grants to repair and restore Christian churches and chapels in Essex and the five London boroughs that were formerly part of the county. It is non-denominational and it distributed almost £220,000 in 2006 to assist Essex churches with their repair bills. St Mary's has received help in the past and sponsorship raised by the Annual Ride and Stride event benefits both the Friends and St Mary's.

Historic Churches Preservation Trust
The Historic Churches Preservation Trust and the Incorporated Church Building Society are now the National Churches Trust. Its primary purpose is grant-giving, to raise funds and provide practical assistance to help finance structural repairs to churches, chapels, meeting houses and other places of worship in England and Wales that are over 100 years old. St Mary's has received assistance from this charity.

St Luke's Hospital for the Clergy
St Luke's is a hospital providing free treatment for Anglican clergy and their dependent families, and certain others involved in ministry. Founded in 1892 and completely modernised in 1994, it is one of London's most up-to-date acute hospitals. It also provides private treatment for non-clergy. The hospital was reopened in April 2007 after extensive refurbishment. In 2005 over 1,000 operations and 3,000 consultations took place, enabling patients to return to their

Essex Christian Healing Trust
The Trust is an ecumenical body that exists to support and encourage the Christian Ministry of Healing throughout Essex and East London. We seek to provide information about initiatives in the Healing Ministry throughout the area and to act as a resource centre for information on national Christian Healing Organisations, Counselling Centres etc.

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