Vision

 This spacious church building will be turned into an accessible and flexible community meeting space, an inspiring venue for cultural and educational events, and a centre for discovering our local heritage, whilst retaining its role as a place of worship.

By creating this large accessible space with café / drop-in facilities, being used by the community for all kinds of meetings and events, which will open every day, the vision for is to see:

IMPROVED WELL-BEING IN OUR COMMUNITY

• people coming together for mutual support
• increases in people’s well-being
• loneliness and isolation for people being reduced
• easy access to support from local statutory and voluntary services and groups

A MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITY

• connections being made between people and groups across the community
• local community groups and activities able to reach out more
• easier access to learning and personal development opportunities in the community
• community groups working together and with the church community

AN  INSPIRING VENUE FOR ARTS, CULTURE AND CONFERENCES

• people engaging with the arts and culture in an inspiring local venue
• day conferences and conventions making use of the space including access to additional spaces in The Cornerstone and enjoying access to 4 acres of green space in the churchyard

MORE PEOPLE ENJOYING LOCAL HERITAGE AND NATURE

• the historic fabric of the building restored and maintained
• people engaging with the heritage of the building and Wokingham’s local history
• more people finding enjoyment in maintaining and sustaining the biodiversity of the churchyard

MORE DIVERSITY OF SPIRITUAL EXPRESSION

• opportunities for diverse expressions of worship
• better access to support for people wanting to explore spirituality.