Tearfund

St John's has been supporting Christian relief and development charity Tearfund since 1984, contributing as a church some £142,184 to their funds. Many church members also support Tearfund individually. You can see a short video thanking St John's here
Tearfund also campaigns (and encourages us to do so too) on issues which affect poor communities – particularly climate change and plastic pollution. Jesus’ command to ‘Love your neighbour as yourself’ and Paul’s words in Romans that ‘Love does no harm to a neighbour’ apply to our global as well as local neighbours, and are a challenge and motivation to us to examine our own lifestyles, show compassion and dig deep in our pockets! In the year to mid-September (time of writing), we have sent gifts totalling £3,065, which included £1,346 towards their Ethiopia Appeal. Thank you once again for your interest, prayers and generous support.
If you would like to find out more about Tearfund, click on the links below:
Introduction to Tearfund (short video) here
Tearfund annual report (two-page pdf)
Introduction to Church and Community Transformation (short video) here
Find out more at: tearfund.org
An invitation
Writer, church planter & founder of 24-7 Prayer, Pete Greig, is Vice President of Tearfund. He will be sharing at a Tearfund Prayer Breakfast on Thursday 8th February, 8–9am. There'll be some updates from Tearfund, some wisdom from Pete and time to pray.
You can join live on the day, or subsequently, using the link here

Planning your Visit

Welcome from the Vicar

Let me welcome you to St John’s! I am so delighted you have found our web site. We are a Church family in Wimborne for anyone living, working or studying around this area. Whoever you are, whatever your age, whether you’re an experienced Christian or not, we would love you to join us.

From an intrigued onlooker to the committed follower we are keen that everyone should grow in relationship with God through knowing Jesus. To help us do that our emphasis is on hearing God speak to us by his Holy Spirit through his word, the Bible. Each of us knows that we only grow in a relationship with someone and get to know them when we spend time listening to them and responding and reacting to what they say. So the focus of St John’s is on listening to God’s word, talking to him in prayer and taking up all that he says.

The Church family here at St John’s longs to help anyone who wants to investigate the life of Jesus. On this site you will find people, meetings, talks and events shaped to help you take another step forward in finding out more about God and his love for us in Jesus, and to help you get linked into the church family life.

I do hope I will have the opportunity to meet you personally in the very near future and that you will quickly feel at home at St John’s.

Revd. Peter Breckwoldt