Charities Supported by St Peter's
Each year we commit as a community to raise money on behalf of a number of charities.
We have found that our fund raising is most effective if the charities we support are actively supported by an individual or group from within our congregation.
This page shows the charities which we currently support on a regular basis.
(The charities that we chose to support are voted on each year by the PCC)
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Please click on the logos below to read more
Beautiful Gate
Beautiful Gate Lesotho exists to reach out to orphaned, abandoned, and neglected children ages new-born to 5 years old, and give them the love they need and deserve.
In a country afflicted by overwhelming poverty (2 in 5 people live on less than £1 a day) and extreme disease (over 1 in 4 people are HIV positive), children are often treated with no more respect or worth than a discarded chocolate bar wrapper and can be found dumped in a rubbish bin, a toilet pit, or alone in a forest.
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Here at St Peter's, we've been supporting Beautiful Gate for some years though fundraising events and regular giving, driven by Jenny Dobson who regularly visits and volunteers on site in Maseru.
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You can read her blog covering all her visits since 2012 to get a feel for what life is like in Lesotho and at Beautiful Gate.
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If you would like to know more, please visit the Beautiful Gate website by clicking their logo in this section or alternatively, speak to Jenny Dobson
Lighthouse Burnham
Lighthouse is an annual week-long Christian holiday club run by local churches in the first week of the summer holidays. It is the biggest mission event in Burnham and is a fantastic example of the churches & community working together to spread God’s word.
2019 was the 18th year of Burnham Lighthouse and each day we welcomed around 750 children and over 380 helpers on site. Each day the children and volunteers enjoy worshipping, dancing and praying together, messy games, Discovery (Bible teaching), craft, drama and sport.
St Peter’s congregation is heavily involved in Lighthouse Burnham, which was held at Burnham Park Academy up to 2019. Over 40 of our church members attended that year, either as helpers or participants.
Sadly, the pandemic prevented Lighthouse taking place for the following years, but it returned triumphant in 2024, held at a new location (Phoenix Rugby Club Grounds in Taplow)
We have church members on the board of trustees and on the Management Committee, others are involved in puppeteering, fundraising, craft, sound, refreshments, site & security, worship, creche, first aid, special needs, office, prayer team, Age Group Teachers, Lighthouse keepers and Lamplighters.
Although this is a lay led activity, local clergy are encouraged to play an active role and attend when they can during the week. Indeed, one of the most popular activities is “Grill A Vicar” when the older children are invited to quiz the clergy.
Lighthouse provides a week of fun and fellowship for all ages and has encouraged new families to join the family of St Peter’s.
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July 2025 saw another hugely successful week of Lighthouse fun - congratulations to all the volunteers that helped it shine brightly once more. See you next year!​​
To find out more about the work of Lighthouse, please speak to Pam
Rennie Grove Peace
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care, originally the Iain Rennie Hospice at Home, offers 24 hour care at home, day services and family support and provides specialist palliative care for adults and children in Buckinghamshire and West Hertfordshire.
The nurses will be there when life comes to an end using their expertise and experience to enable a death that is peaceful, calm and free of pain.
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£24,000 is needed every day to continue to provide the services needed.
Iain Rennie was a close personal friend who became terminally ill and chose to be at home rather than in hospital. The nurses who cared for him 24/7 enabled that to happen.
The Hospice at Home was named after him.
If you have any questions or would like to find out more, please click the logo to visit their website or
have a chat with Fiona Burridge, Sheila Warburton or John Carey
The Children's Society
Each year on Christmas Eve, our very own Puppets 4 All at St Peter's support The Children's Society through the wonderful story of the Christingle. It takes lots of effort to prepare the individual Christingles, yet the puppets and their fantastic helpers always rise to the challenge each and every year.
24th December 2024; two wonderful performances by the puppets on that Christmas Eve raised over £700 for the society.
This was then combined with the collection boxes
(our congregation members keep them through the year and put their change in them to help raise funds for TCS)
Over £1000 was raised in 2024 by St Peter's and all the generous people and congregants who contributed.
If you have any questions or would like to find out more, please click the logo to visit their website or chat to Ian F or Rob D
Unlock Urban
Unlock is a non-denominational Christian charity that was founded in 1972.
It exists to support urban churches of any denomination in responding to the opportunities and challenges in their areas.
They are especially concerned with facilitating within “non-book” cultures.
As well as deploying Unlock Local Partnership workers they also provide training and Bible study resources.
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Their main fund-raising effort is the Unlock Walk which takes place on the last Saturday of April each year.
If you have any questions or would like to find out more the work of this charity, please click the logo to visit their website or have a chat with Pete Lewis, our churchwarden
