• Unleashed Theatre Company who work with the homeless and recovery communities in Torquay. They are a completely inclusive organisation, where the emphasis is for community theatre to make a positive difference, for the audience as well as those taking part on and off the stage. In 2022, Unleashed purchased the Merlin Cinema on Abbey Road, to build a community Hub and Arts Centre in the middle of Torquay. As a cinema the building was not well maintained and so Unleased are having to bring it back to a useable building, bit by bit. Work will soon start on repairing one third of a leaky roof and putting in a kitchen to enhance their provision. Behind the façade there are many repairs which need to be made to enable groups to run in the building. Monies raised through the Christmas Appeal will therefore be used to enable the safe running of the groups on a day by day basis where funds are tight. In November 2024, Unleashed were awarded ‘The King’s Award’ for voluntary service, which recognises the huge effort put in by all of its supporters. 
• Open Doors who serve persecuted Christians around the world by providing vital support, delivering resources, and providing training. Open Doors will use our donation in several ways: to print and distribute Bibles, Children's Bibles and new testaments to Turkic speaking countries; distributing micro SD cards on which there are Bible passages, the Jesus film, Christian songs and sermons. Open Doors are also developing a Children's Bible App (creation and translation). There are more than 200 million people who speak a Turkic language, Christian witness is very limited as are Bible resources in those languages.

Any donations given over the Christmas period, which are marked 'Christmas Appeal', will be split equally between Unleashed Theatre Company and Open Doors.

You can support our Christmas Appeal in the following ways:

Collection Boxes/Buckets at the back of the Church

Please put your donation in an envelope marked 'Christmas Appeal' and put it in the black box at the back of the Church. Alternatively, we will have 'Christmas Appeal' buckets at our Carols and Cake event on 8 December and at our Carol Service on 22 December and you can put your donation in a bucket.

Online Giving

To give a one-off payment using your credit or debit card, or by setting up a direct debit, please follow the link below.

 

BACS Donation

To set up a one-off BACS donation, please use the bank details as follows:

• Upton Vale Baptist Church
• Account No:  00021384
• Sort Code:     40-52-40
• Ref: 'XmasApp' and include 'your name'

 

Gift Aid

We encourage all those who are paying tax to Gift Aid their giving, if possible. This government scheme allows us as a church to reclaim 25p for every £1 given. It will not cost you any extra. You can download a Gift Aid form here. Please use the online form below to ask for the current way to pass the Gift Aid form to the church.

 

Contact Us

If you wish to contact us please use the form below which will be received confidentially by the Giving Team.
 

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