Ways You Can Help:
At Worship
- Acting as an usher
- Reading a lesson
- Leading the Intercessions
- Singing in the choir
- Playing an instrument
- Teaching or helping in the Junior Church or crèche
- Arranging flowers
- Serving tea and coffee after the service
General
- Serving on one of the committees
- Leading or hosting a house group
- Contributing to ‘Search’, our magazine
- Helping with the church cleaning and decoration for festivals
- Helping with repairs and maintenance
- Helping in the church garden
- Making handicrafts
- Helping at the Annual Bazaar
- Helping with Youth Group
If you’d like to find out more about helping us, please contact us.
Every Member is a Minister
In order to fulfill our ministry St. Andrew’s relies on the time, talents and financial generosity of our members. We believe in every-member ministry.
There are many opportunities for service in our church. Some examples are found in the list on the left side of the page. Maybe there is something in the list which suits you, or something we haven’t mentioned. Please let us know.
As a community, we organise fundraising events throughout the year. These events provide an opportunity for our whole congregation to come together and have fun, whilst also helping to raise funds. If you would like to help with our fundraising in any way, we would love to hear from you! Please do contact us with your ideas and suggestions.
When it comes to finance, our church is totally self-supporting. We receive no income from the Swiss church tax system, nor from our diocese, nor from the Church of England as a whole. Every franc we spend we need to raise ourselves. It costs about CHF 8,000 per week to run our church and its ministry. We therefore ask our members and supporters to be generous and realistic in their giving.
Please consider making a donation, if you are able, so that we can continue to operate. Payments can be made via TWINT or bank transfer (see payments page for for more information).
You may wish to consider pledging a regular amount, which helps us to plan and make best possible use of the income. This way, our church knows how much to expect and can budget accordingly. You can find out more abut our pledging scheme via this link.