1000 Hours
Serving our city through the month of May
Our Vision
We believe the church should be good news for this city, helping people experience God’s love in practical ways. So we’re inviting Oxford Community Church to give 1,000 hours of volunteer time to serving our city in the month of May.
We’re encouraging everyone, whatever age or stage of life, to serve in their street, workplace, school or community. Our hope is that this will lead to communities being blessed, new relationships being formed, and plenty of people being invited to take a next step in exploring faith.
What can I do?
We encourage individuals, families and friendship groups to pray and dream together about creative ways to serve those around them. And we invite our Community Groups to think together about how they can serve in their locality.
You can also sign up to serve with some of our existing partners, including Edge Housing, Tyndale Community School and Abingdon Community Church, as well as other recommendations from the City Council. Check out options below, and if you have questions or ideas, get in touch.
Why not consider:
Making a positive improvement to your neighbourhood by litter-picking, or planting flowers
Leafletting neighbours to offer help with jobs
Baking gifts for neighbours or local business owners
Running a community event for elderly residents
Community Groups
Tell us what activities you’re planning, so we can support you, celebrate with you, and perhaps invite others to join in.
Partner Organisations
If you have volunteering opportunities for people to get involved with, please let us know the details so we can plan and invite people to join in.
Serving Opportunities
Discover opportunities to serve with some of our key partners
Log your hours and share your stories
Please help us by logging the hours you serve and sharing good news stories through our online form. For shared activities, each individual should complete the form.
Thanks for being part of blessing our city!
On Sundays in May we’ll be looking at stories from the gospels about people who encountered the risen Jesus. We’ll discover how Jesus meets our deepest felt needs, for love, hope, peace, freedom and purpose.
This series will be particularly suitable for those exploring faith, so why not think who you can invite to join us.
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