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Mothers' Union Diocese of Chichester

The Diocese of Chichester covers Sussex

Groups
43
Members
1,014
Projects
16

Mothers' Union in the Diocese of Chichester was created in 1891 and has 57 branches throughout East and West Sussex with over 1,400 members.

Our Work:

  • Away From It All - holidays for families who wouldn't normally be able to have one
  • Supporting children affected by imprisonment
  • Parenting - helping parents do the most important job in the world
  • Contact Centres - enabling children of separated families to spend time with their non-resident parents
  • Knitting fiddle blankets for dementia sufferers
  • Knitting prayer shawls
  • Sending Christmas cards to inmates at Lewes and Ford prisons
  • Giving Christmas gift bags to detainees at Gatwick detention centres
  • Supplying toiletry bags for emergency admissions at local hospitals
  • Maintaining links with our five link dioceses overseas

To find out more about how you can get involved, contact us.

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Chichester Link

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Contact details

211 New Church Road,
East Sussex,
BN3 4ED
United Kingdom
Primary contact: Anita Grammar
Telephone: 07401802969
Email: musec.diochi@yahoo.co.uk
Diocese of Chichester website: http://www.chichestermu.org/welcome.htm
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Province: Canterbury
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Groups in Chichester Diocese

Showing 13-18 of 43 results

East Blatchington

BN25 3AY, United Kingdom

Gossops Green & Bewbush

RH11 8PE, United Kingdom

Harting

United Kingdom

Heathfield

TN21 8DS, United Kingdom

Hellingly & Upper Dicker

BN27 3BG, United Kingdom

Holy Trinity - Eastbourne

BN21 3BX, United Kingdom

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Related projects, campaigns and appeals

Church and Community Mobilisation

CCM is the approach that Mothers’ Union is adopting in countries to help communities break free from dependency and self-solve issues such as poverty – either financial or educational

Prison work

In many areas of the world, Mothers' Union members are active in supporting people in prison and families whose lives are impacted by imprisonment

Related news, stories and articles

Festival service Chichester 2019

Festival Service

With Commissioning of the Diocesan President and the Board of Trustees.

Worldwide President’s Reflections on Visit to Chichester Diocese

The day arrived and I was bubbling over with excitement as I travelled on the train from Victoria to Chichester.  I had never been to Chichester, but I felt I knew members of the Mothers’ Union already because they were always on social media, posting good news about the impact of their amazing work and the changes they make to families and communities.

The Ministry of Cake

Mother's Union members offering tea and homemade cake to parents and staff at Bluefin Ward (Children's Ward) and Beeding Ward (The Special Baby Unit).