We’re here to tell you about the greatest challenge facing our church since the great fire in 1967 destroyed a huge part of it.

Thankfully it survived—including a large part of the roof—and the church has continued to be at the heart of our community for another five decades.

Now the ravages of time have taken their toll on our roof and we are suffering from water ingress in several areas. Surveys have concluded we must now urgently replace the roof to prevent irreversible damage to the building.

This is a huge undertaking, and we are writing to seek your help to ensure it can survive for the next fifty years, and for generations to come.

 

Background   
Our church was built in 1831, and the love and care of its many supporters over the years means it continues to serve today, as it approaches its 200th birthday.

It is in use most days for worship, fellowship, quiet reflection, coffee mornings, fun days for local families, school visits and services, plus a whole host of groups and regular activities.

With baptisms, confirmations, weddings, and funerals and much, much more, our beloved church serves our community throughout their lives. 

Inspections and surveys have highlighted the urgent need for a new roof, and this is where we need your help.  It is anticipated that the total cost for the roof could be in the region of £550,000. We have been fundraising and setting what funds we can aside for some time and currently have around a third of what we need.  Additional funds are being raised thanks to initiatives by individual members of the congregation, but we need to do a lot more to secure the total amount required.

 

Your support
Those with a connection with St James’s—whether that is through worship, a wedding, a baptism, a confirmation, the funeral of a loved one, membership of a group or having taken part in our community events—we are asking you to support this appeal. Support in the past has kept our church strong and in good repair for our community’s use.  Your support now will help ensure that it continues for both the current generation and for many generations to come.

 

If you would like to support this appeal, you can do this in several ways:

• Donate by cheque (payable to St James Fabric Fund), and post to our parish treasurer:

Mr D R Woodward​

39 Ascot Gardens

Enfield EN3 5RS

• Donate by BACS transfer directly to our dedicated account:

​Account name: St James Enfield Highway Fabric Fund  
Account Number: 54305594  

Sort Code: 60–07–38 (NatWest)​

• Donate online by debit or credit card by clicking on the red button at the top of this page, or click on this link here:   ONLINE DONATION

[By downloading our Support Form (by clicking on either of the icons below as PDF or Word document), it helps to to track donations, and gives you the possibility of Giftaiding your donation, which adds 25% to your donation at no extra cost to you]

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It would be lovely if you would share details of this appeal with family, friends, neighbours, colleagues, and even with your employer (particularly if they have a match-funding scheme—we would be grateful to receive details).  

 

Thank you for digging deep to help us raise the roof!