About us:
We are a group of people who love Jesus and are exploring together what that means in our daily lives.
We'd call ourselves a church, a community, a family.
We started in January 2016 having 'planted' (a funny term which means to start a new thing) from St Mary's Church in Ely.
ChristChurch is part of the Church of England but our members come from all backgrounds.
We believe that God's love for all of us is tremendous news and that we are asked to share it with others.
If you want to know more about it we would be delighted to help.
We'd call ourselves a church, a community, a family.
We started in January 2016 having 'planted' (a funny term which means to start a new thing) from St Mary's Church in Ely.
ChristChurch is part of the Church of England but our members come from all backgrounds.
We believe that God's love for all of us is tremendous news and that we are asked to share it with others.
If you want to know more about it we would be delighted to help.
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Vision & Values
Mission Statement – the focus for mission.
Vision embodiment statement - what the community might look like in the future
Our Values - how we do things around here
Christ Centred where we aim to:
- Creatively worship and pray
- Journey together in faith
- Discover and reflect God's love
Community Focused where we aim to:
- Welcome and include all
- Love and support our neighbourhood
- Share, bake and celebrate
We are looking for partners to help build community
Contact us:
Want to get in touch?
You can email Graham on [email protected] who will answer any questions or enquiries you have!
Or you can catch up with us on Facebook or twitter:
You can email Graham on [email protected] who will answer any questions or enquiries you have!
Or you can catch up with us on Facebook or twitter:
ChristChurch Leaders Team:
Graham Biss
Yvonne Biss
Safeguarding Policy:
The Parish of St Mary’s Ely & Christchurch
SAFEGUARDING POLICY STATEMENT: PROMOTING A SAFER CHURCH
The following policy statement was agreed at the Parochial Church Council (PCC) meeting held on 18th March 2024.
In accordance with the Church of England Safeguarding Policy ‘Promoting a Safer Church’, which can be viewed at https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/ParishSafeGuardingHandBookAugust2019Web.pdf
or via the Diocese of Ely website Diocese of Ely | National Policy and Practice Guidance (elydiocese.org) ,
our church is committed to:
The Parish will:
Each person who works within this church community will agree to abide by this policy and the guidelines established by this church.
People to Contact
Our Safeguarding Officer is Mrs Sue Morley, who can be contacted on 01353 661350.
Our Children’s Advocate, who can be contacted for advice and support if children are in difficulties, is
Mrs Chris Watson. She can be contacted on 01353 663105.
This policy will be reviewed in January 2025.
The Diocese of Ely Safeguarding pages.
DIOCESAN SAFEGUARDING DUTY PHONE - For reporting a concern or seeking advise: 01353 652747The Church of England Safeguarding pages.
SAFEGUARDING POLICY STATEMENT: PROMOTING A SAFER CHURCH
The following policy statement was agreed at the Parochial Church Council (PCC) meeting held on 18th March 2024.
In accordance with the Church of England Safeguarding Policy ‘Promoting a Safer Church’, which can be viewed at https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/ParishSafeGuardingHandBookAugust2019Web.pdf
or via the Diocese of Ely website Diocese of Ely | National Policy and Practice Guidance (elydiocese.org) ,
our church is committed to:
- Promoting a safer environment and culture.
- Safely recruiting and supporting all those with any responsibility related to children, young people and adults at risk within the church.
- Responding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation.
- Caring pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse and other affected persons.
- Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse and other affected persons.
- Responding to those who may pose a present risk to others.
The Parish will:
- Create a safe and caring place for all.
- Have a named Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) to work with the incumbent and the PCC to implement policy and procedures.
- Safely recruit, train and support all those with any responsibility for children, young people and adults to have the confidence and skills to recognise and respond to abuse.
- Ensure that there is appropriate insurance cover for all activities involving children and adults undertaken in the name of the parish.
- Display in church premises and on the parish website the details of who to contact if there are safeguarding concerns or support needs.
- Listen to and take seriously all those who disclose abuse.
- Take steps to protect children and adults when a safeguarding concern of any kind arises, following House of Bishops guidance, including notifying the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser (DSA) and statutory agencies immediately.
- Offer support to victims/survivors of abuse regardless of the type of abuse, when or where it occurred.
- Care for and monitor any member of the church community who may pose a risk to children and adults whilst maintaining appropriate confidentiality and the safety of all parties.
- Ensure that health & safety policy, procedures and risk assessments are in place and that these are reviewed annually.
- Review the implementation of the Safeguarding Policy, Procedures and Practices at least annually.
Each person who works within this church community will agree to abide by this policy and the guidelines established by this church.
People to Contact
Our Safeguarding Officer is Mrs Sue Morley, who can be contacted on 01353 661350.
Our Children’s Advocate, who can be contacted for advice and support if children are in difficulties, is
Mrs Chris Watson. She can be contacted on 01353 663105.
This policy will be reviewed in January 2025.
The Diocese of Ely Safeguarding pages.
DIOCESAN SAFEGUARDING DUTY PHONE - For reporting a concern or seeking advise: 01353 652747The Church of England Safeguarding pages.