For more than 13 years, Proximity Church have been dedicated to praying for and in our schools.

This year, Proximity Schools worked with more than 300 young people every month through a well developed programme, delivered expertly by a staff team of six, and many volunteers. God has led us further in prayer, mission, and justice for our town then we ever thought possible. He has been so faithful, so generous, and moved in power.

Together, the leaders and trustees have decided that Proximity Schools, in it’s current form, will not continue in the new school year (2023/24).

THE STORY SO FAR

A prayer week for Schools in Stanford and Corringham, turned into pioneering Prayer Spaces in Schools across our town, and a whole-church response to a double-sided offer of how we could bless Gable Hall School.

And so began an adventure with after school Cafés, 1:1 mentoring, sitting in French lessons, a Chaplaincy team, God Story in two schools, TLG Mentoring, inspiring global visitors, reading, writing and franchising the MADE Course, developing wellbeing workshops, hosting Assemblies… the list goes on.

THE STORY CONTINUES

We are so grateful for all that God has done, choosing to partner with us to serve the most in-need families. And it has been so amazing to do it together, thank you for serving, praying, and giving to this work.

Our journey as Proximity Schools is well worth celebrating, and so did just that - with lunch, speeches, a coffee van and an ice cream van! Worshipping a God who is not finished with this place, or with us.

Thank you to our special guests: Nic Jeffrey, Gable Hall School Vice-Principal; Karina Garrick, Corringham Primary School Headteacher; Sally Feeney, Hassenbrook Academy Principal; and Councillor Qaisar Abbas, Deputy-Mayor of Thurrock for joining us on this special day.

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We enjoyed this walk (laugh and cry) down memory lane, scratching the surface of some of the fun and faces we encountered on the way.