An example of what can be achieved with a Small Grant for Mission.

The chairs in our sanctuary at BWUFC were showing serious signs of wear, as can be seen in this photo.

The chairs were, however, in good condition structurally and were very popular due having arm rests and the ability for stacking. We have 39 chairs and received a quote for reupholstering of £55 per chair, making a total of £2145.

The money for this project was raised through a generous grant of £500 from the Wessex Synod’s Small Grants for Mission scheme, £660 from the Methodist Circuit, and some people from our church family

donated and the remainder came from presenting our musical “Yesterday today and Forever” at some of the local churches, including our own.

The photos below show the re-upholstered chairs, which look very smart against the wooden floor and also compliment some of the features in our stained glass windows.

This project was very important for our mission outreach activities as we were a bit embarrassed to offer folk threadbare chairs to sit on. We recently counted footfall during a fairly normal week and we hosted 177 people passing through the building during the week.

Our thanks to our friends at Wessex Synod for assisting us in this project, which will hopefully be used to God’s glory for many years to come.

Andy Hallam, Treasurer BWUFC