Christian Aid Newsletter - February 2026

This newsletter gives details of forthcoming and past events in the Wimborne Area and one of the current Christian Aid appeals. Please show it to anyone who might be interested and email me with details of any others who would like to receive a copy.

Wimborne Quiz
Very many thanks to all who joined us for the Quiz which raised an amazing £620 including anticipated Gift Aid. Thanks especially to our quizmaster, Irene Selway, for choosing interesting and varied questions and the Methodist Church for hosting us. We look forward to returning there for our Lent Lunches in February and March.

Lent Lunches
These popular lunches will again be on Tuesdays in Lent –
February 24^th, March 3^rd, 10^th, 17^th, 24^th and 31^st–
at Wimborne Methodist Church and we hope you will be able to join us. Please make a note of the dates. Come any time between 12.30 pm – 12.45 pm for Bread, Cheese and Fruit and there will be a brief ‘Thought for the Day’ around 1.00pm. There is no charge – donation envelopes available.

Christian Aid Appeal for Sudan and South Sudan

What’s happening in Sudan?

Millions of people in Sudan are facing famine as war devastates lives, destroys infrastructure and cuts off food and aid supplies. Over 12 million people have been forced from their homes and 25 million face food insecurity, with 800,000 on the brink of famine. Cholera outbreaks have killed over 1,000 people and thousands more are at risk. The UN warns famine will spread without urgent intervention – the only place in the world at this level of hunger.

What’s happening in South Sudan?
South Sudan has faced conflict and violence since becoming independent in 2011. Since the peace deal in 2018, the country continues to struggle with extreme flooding, hunger and political unrest. One million people have fled Sudan to South Sudan since April 2023.
Over 6 million people in South Sudan—45% of the population—do not have enough food. More than 1.4 million people are affected by the worst floods in decades, wiping out crops and homes.

How is Christian Aid responding?
Through local partners, Christian Aid is both helping people impacted by the war in Sudan and meeting the needs of displaced families and host communities in South Sudan.
Every donation helps meet the escalating needs of people fighting for their very survival.

There are more details on the Christian Aid website HERE

With thanks for all your support, and we hope to see you at some or all of the Lent Lunches.
Mike 01202 889487

Planning your Visit

Welcome to St John's Church!

We are so delighted that you have found our website. We are a Church family in Wimborne for anyone living, working or studying around this area. Whoever you are, whatever your age, whether you’re an experienced Christian or not, we would love you to join us.

From an intrigued onlooker to the committed follower we are keen that everyone should grow in relationship with God through knowing Jesus. To help us do that our emphasis is on hearing God speak to us by his Holy Spirit through his word, the Bible. Each of us knows that we only grow in a relationship with someone and get to know them when we spend time listening to them and responding and reacting to what they say. So the focus of St John’s is on listening to God’s word, talking to him in prayer and taking up all that he says.

The Church family here at St John’s longs to help anyone who wants to investigate the life of Jesus. On this site you will find people, meetings, talks and events shaped to help you take another step forward in finding out more about God and his love for us in Jesus, and to help you get linked into the church family life.

We hope to have the opportunity to meet you personally in the very near future and that you will quickly feel at home at St John’s.

Stuart Hull and Nigel Day (Churchwardens)
Please note that we are currently seeking a new Vicar, following the retirement of Revd Peter Breckwoldt in July 2025