Project 300

400 years before the birth of Jesus the prophet Isaiah spoke to those who were living in a time of darkness and fear “ fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned. “ Isaiah 43.1-2

Four days before Christmas, it was announced that St George’s had been awarded £4 million by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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This was a joyful message for us at St George’s as we began to celebrate Christmas but also represents and endorses the huge amount of work over the last few years and an important step along a journey that began four days before Christmas in 2018 when the church was closed due to the unstable nature of the 18th century ceiling which was at risk of collapse.

 

For a year we worshipped in our local school while temporary repairs were put in place and then we were able to return four weeks before Christmas the following year. However, no sooner had we reopened than we faced closure again for nearly two years due to the global pandemic. Despite these many setbacks, faith was never lost at St George’s.

 

Hope was never given up on.

Our friends at the National Lottery Heritage Fund gave us and three other churches a grant to work together in a new and innovative way and in our shared work with the “Camden 4” we found allies, friends and resources that enabled us to start to reimagine our church as a Hub of Grace and gave us the vision to create within the 18 th century walls and under a restored interior an exemplar of a parish church in the 21st century.

 

With our three other parishes in our borough, we reengage with our community, we offered help to the poorest, we responded to food poverty, we have had fun together recounting the extraordinary story of this church in the Community and institutions that serve it, and celebrating the wonderful and diverse communities that now call London their home. We got ourselves, with the help of our friends in the wider diocese, into a position to
creatively reimagine this incredible gift and legacy from the past St George’s church in Queen Square.

, Project 300, Saint George The Martyr - SGTM
, Project 300, Saint George The Martyr - SGTM

Now the work begins to bring long-term repairs to the ceiling and affect other long overdue repairs to the church fabric so that future generations of the faithful can continue what we are creating today. We will continue to engage with our diverse communities, to find new ways to ensure that St George is seen and understood as a Hub of Grace were the love of God in Jesus Christ can be shared with everyone who lives or passes through our parish.

Now the work begins to bring long-term repairs to the ceiling and affect other long overdue repairs to the church fabric so that future generations of the faithful can continue what we are creating today. We will continue to engage with our diverse communities, to find new ways to ensure that St George is seen and understood as a Hub of Grace were the love of God in Jesus Christ can be shared with everyone who lives or passes through our parish.

 

Now the work begins to bring long-term repairs to the ceiling and affect other long overdue repairs to the church fabric so that future generations of the faithful can continue what we are creating today. We will continue to engage with our diverse communities, to find new ways to ensure that St George is seen and understood as a Hub of Grace were the love of God in Jesus Christ can be shared with everyone who lives or passes through our parish.

, Project 300, Saint George The Martyr - SGTM

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