Come along for coffee mornings

Come and join us for coffee or tea.  Have fun and make new friends or just talk to nice people! 

Everyone is welcome to come along on Monday mornings between 10.30am and 12noon. 

We meet in the back hall of the church.  (78 High Road Chadwell Heath, come down the side passage to the back hall).

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Light Party - 31st October, 5-7pm

Lot of fun for children from reception to Year 6. Come along for an evening of games, light and food! 

This year it will be run by St Chad's Church, Eric Road, RM6 6JH

To book, contact Belinda at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call on 07512 307659

Sunday services

Following the lifting of restrictions we are now worshipping together again on a Sunday morning at 10.30am

Our live-streaming has now stopped but you can watch previous services again here. 

• The front 2 rows will be set aside for those who wish to maintain 1m+ social distancing.  The rest of the church seats will now be available but please respect others and spread out where possible.
• We encourage everyone to receive both doses of the vaccination as soon as they can, to ensure the health and care of the community.
• Unless you have an exemption we do encourage you to wear a mask.  This is to help those who might be clinically vulnerable or anxious about the relaxation of restrictions.
• Communion - we will return to the use of bread and juice from the trays, but there will also be the option to continue using the prefilled servings that we've been using through lockdown.
• Junior church is not restarting quite yet, so for the time being our services will be family friendly and children are welcome to stay in the service, and we will have an area for young children to play.  
• Refreshments are now being served again immediately after the service in the Sanctuary, so please stay and meet each other. 

Hundreds of local families supported during lockdown

It has been a busy year for Willow Tree Baby Bank.  Our referrals stood at 400 at the beginning of the first lockdown and we now stand at over 630. This was probably because we were one of the few Baby banks to remain open. We went from assisting mainly local families to working with Hestia an organisation who help the victims of trafficking, domestic abuse and modern slavery. We were reaching families as far away as Croydon, Twickenham and Hounslow.

Simultaneously when lockdown was lifted last Summer we were contacted by women desperate to donate all the baby items they had cleared out. The result was in August we had a donation day that basically filled one third of the back Hall. At the same time as sorting these we gave out a record 22 referrals in one week.

This lockdown has been the longest and demand has been steady. 
We would like to give a huge thank you to everyone who have supported us with financial donations, their time in sorting collections and for those who've donated items to Willow Tree. This makes a big impact on how Willow Tree supports families. 

During this year we've has also received a brand new double buggy from Cossato, a consignment of nappies and baby toiletries from Sainsbury’s Chadwell Heath and 3 baby boxes from the British Baby Box Company. Jo Jo Maman Bebe have also included us in their campaign of recycling baby clothes called from one Mother to Another. 

 The Willow Tree is a project to support local families in need by providing clothing & equipment for 0-2 year olds, which has been donated by many of the wonderful friends & contacts we have.  Families are referred by agencies that we are partnering with (healthcare, social services, schools, other charities etc) Find out more at the Willow Tree website and keep up to date with what donations we need on our Facebook page.