Building to Serve
Melksham Church is all about Making Jesus Known, and is in an exciting new season of spiritual and numerical growth.
The Building To Serve project is an opportunity to invest in our facilities to meet the growing needs of our church and community.
Project Updates:
“It is fantastic news that Melksham Parish Church have just completed the purchase of 11 Canon Square; a historic building that has been vacant in Melksham for a long time.
I know from my conversations with Rev Charlie Thomson that the Church has some excellent plans to bring the building back to life”
Michelle Donelan MP
The Building to Serve project has 3 goals:
1 - Serving the Church
The church needs more space!
We want to make sure the mission of our growing congregation is properly resourced with flexible meeting rooms, space for children and young people, accommodation for church staff, and a new parish office.
2 - Serving the Community
We’re seeking to serve the people of Melksham by offering better space for our existing community users, our pastoral outreach and care home visiting teams, and other local community groups.
3 - Serving the Future
Melksham’s oldest building has always been there for us at life’s most significant moments.
We want to make sure St Michael’s is fit to pass on to the next generation.
In every century, the community has invested in the church buildings to make sure they’re ready for the next generation of Christian worship:
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New stone church building dedicated to St Michael & All Angels
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Rebuilding of the nave; new pillars and arches; addition of north & south aisles
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New side chapel; rebuilding of the north transept; larger, brighter windows; new porch, door, and parvise; construction of the tithe barn
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New church tower
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New church bells; new gallery for extra seating
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Construction of new tower at the west end; new clock; restoration of the reredos; new block floor; conversion of tithe barn into a school; new pews
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New heating and lighting; new wooden and marble internal furniture; new stone figure of St Michael; mural of the Transfiguration
21st Century…
Phase 1
Purchase and refurbish 11 Canon Square
Creation of flexble meeting rooms
Space for children and young people’s groups
Rentable/staff accommodation
A new parish office
Cost: ~£480,000
Phase 2
Internal reordering of St Michael’s Church
To make the church building flexible, accessible and sustainable through the provision of:
W/C and kitchen facilities
Modern heating, lighting and A/V equipment
flexible seating
Cost: ~£350,000
View phase 1 plans
View phase 2 plans
We’d love to hear from you!
Click below to take part in our community consultation.
We need your help!
We are aiming to fund both phases of the Building To Serve campaign through a combination of the generosity of our Church congregation, gifts from the local community, and applications to grant making trusts and foundations.
Thank you so much for considering a one-off or regular gift - please click below to give via our secure online platform.
St Michael’s receives no state or Church of England funding for the maintenance of our buildings
