Social Action

Our social action events began in 2010 with the ‘October Walk Out’, part of the vision to work ‘outside the walls’ of our church. 

During this month teams from the church were involved in various activities around Torbay ranging from bag packing at the Iceland store in Torquay, in aid of a charity for children with cancer, to site clearance work for a skate park in Hele.

Since that time other events have taken place including the school canteen at Ellacombe Primary School. Many are ongoing, involving ‘tidy ups’ in the community. These events have been run in conjunction with other local agencies mainly in the Hele and Watcombe areas; gardens have been cleared, old furniture and white goods removed and lots of chats have taken place with local residents.

The running of CAP (Christians Against Poverty) money management courses sprang from the ‘October Walk Out’ and this continues on a regular basis at Upton Vale and also at locations within the community.

The course runs over three sessions, teaching how to order personal finances into a manageable system and how to make well-informed decisions about budgeting, cutting costs, saving and giving. By the end of the course people are empowered to save more, reduce outstanding debts and make better financial decisions.

Places on the courses can be booked by completing a form and returning it to the church office. For more information of our upcoming courses please click here.

If further information is needed, please do not hesitate to contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or on 01803 400403.