Manor Church and Community Project

Founded in 2013, as a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), the Manor Church and Community Project is an exciting local church initiative and Local Ecumenical Partnership, supported by the Anglican, Methodist and United Reformed Churches.

The charity has 4 key aims. Working closely with community services and local families it seeks:

1. To establish play facilities and activity centres at the heart of the Manor community creating an inclusive, welcoming and flexible environment in which to engage in new ways with the community, particularly with young families and the elderly.
2. To create a sustainable hub of local community activity that addresses community need, including social isolation and social deprivation.
3. To address issues of inequality and injustice, through a community development approach and working in partnership with organisations and individuals.
4. To be a Christian presence within the Manor and Castle Ward.

We have a Community Worker based in the heart of the Manor Park community at Temple Park Centre (formerly William Temple Church). This has been a community resource and place of worship for over 50 years. The project currently has a number of active initiatives supporting people and families who live in the Manor district and, through successful grant funding applications, the community centre has undergone recent major refurbishment.