Safer Church

Safeguarding

We take safeguarding really seriously and believe that it is everyone’s responsibility to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all members of our community. As Christians we believe that everyone is created in the image of God and therefore all people regardless of age, ability, gender, race, belief, or sexual orientation deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.


Rhiannon Stokes Safeguarding Officer	Caroline Bird Deputy Safeguarding Officer

If you have a concern or would like to discuss a safeguarding matter relating to a child or vulnerable adult you should contact our church Safeguarding Officer Rhiannon Stokes at safeguarding@smgchurch.co.uk. Alternatively you can contact the Diocese of Oxford Safeguarding Team at safeguarding@oxford.anglican.org

You can read our Safeguarding Policy here.

Health & Safety

We work to ensure that both our building and our practices are safe for all who engage with us. You can view our Health & Safety Policy here.

Data Protection

We take Data Protection very seriously and have worked to fully comply with UK and European legislation regarding the handling and management of all our member’s data. Our Data Privacy Policy can be viewed here.

Planning your Visit

Join In

We believe that Church is about much more than a Sunday gathering. Church is God’s family, and families ‘do life’ together.
We encourage everyone in our church to get involved in some form of group or community that meets during the week.
We have a range to choose from.

Missional Communities

Missional Communities are small to mid-sized groups that meet to share their lives together around a common focus. Missional Communities will be rooted in a rhythm of praying together, reading the Bible and meeting in one another’s home regularly. Importantly though, they will also have a strong ‘outward focus’ and a desire to connect with a particular group of people with whom they can share the Good News of Jesus through friendship and a shared life.
A Missional Community might be based around a particular locality, or a common interest or a stage of life. Speak to one of the Team for more details.

Small Groups

We run a couple of different Small Groups for those who really want to ‘go deeper’ in their faith. These include a Bible study group and a group which is dedicated to prayer and the prophetic.

Social Groups

We also have a number of groups that have a more social flavour and are aimed at simply connecting people together around a shared activity. These groups meet at different times and locations and can change throughout the year.

We run a Pastoral Group specifically for those of more 'senior years' and a Men's Group which meets monthly often around food or a shared activity.