Lent Appeal 2024

The Bishop of Chelmsford’s Lent Appeal 2024

Supporting the Diocese of Jerusalem’s Healthcare Ministry

The 2024 Bishop of Chelmsford’s Lent Appeal is raising funds to support the Diocese of Jerusalem’s Healthcare Ministry.

The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem is home to about 7,000 Anglicans worshipping in 28 congregations across five different countries or territories: Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Israel.

Inspired by the parable of the Good Samaritan, the ministry of healthcare is an important and growing ministry in the Diocese, one offered to those in need regardless of race, religion, or ability to pay. The diocese’s healthcare institutions range from homes for the elderly, to therapeutic residential facilities for special needs students, to clinics, rehabilitation centres and hospitals.

The need for support for the Diocese of Jerusalem’s healthcare ministry is particularly pressing at this time of war in the Holy Land.

Commenting on this year’s Appeal, The Right Reverend Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, The Bishop of Chelmsford said:

“The funds raised through the 2024 Bishop’s Lent Appeal will help the Diocese of Jerusalem continue to offer essential health care to those in need, regardless of race, religion, or ability to pay. I am pleased that we are able to contribute to this important ministry at a time when it is needed more than ever”.

If you would like to support this year’s Bishop’s Lent Appeal there are a number of ways you can do so:

Help us spread the word.

Resources to help you share details of the 2024 Bishop’s Appeal are available on the Diocese of Chelmsford website.

Making a donation

We welcome donations from individuals and churches as well as other groups and organisations.

Donations can be made online or by bank transfer. If you would like to make a donation to The Bishop of Chelmsford’s Lent Appeal by bank transfer, please use the following details:

Chelmsford Diocese Board of Finance
Barclays Bank
Sort Code: 20-20-35
Account Number: 60269603
Reference:  Lent Appeal 24

Donations will be accepted until 1 July 2024.

To donate online and to access the resources visit: www.chelmsford.anglican.org/lent-appeal or scan the QR code.