Community

Community Art @ St Barts

Old things, new life. Community Art @ St Barts brings together people who come to church and people who don’t.

Every Tuesday

When

Every Tuesday, during the day, because the light is better. We start about half past eleven and finish around five.

What happens

We restore and make furniture together, have lunch, pray together, and talk about Jesus and about life.

Who comes

Usually between four and seven people, from church and beyond. It is free.

Ask about joining

In the workshop

A tabletop being sanded, with a sander and a bucket on top
Sanding a tabletop.
The finished desk with a scalloped edge, a pale top and lettering along the curve
The finished tabletop.
A pale wooden shelf unit built from new timber
A shelf unit, ready to paint.
A rustic shelf unit on a dust sheet, with paint buckets behind
A shelf unit being restored.
A wooden workbench with a power tool on top
A workbench in the making.
A wooden outdoor table being built, with a saw on top
Building a table.
A long pale wooden tray on a union flag rug, with a drill and tools
A tray table coming together.
A finished wooden tray table on black hairpin legs
The finished tray table.
A finished work table with a wooden top and painted dark legs on wheels
A finished work table.

Upcycling ourselves

We all need restoration, and sometimes we could all do with a good sanding, rubbing out and starting again. Something made from old to new is always more beautiful.

What we restore and make is sold through the shop, and what it raises goes back into the community.

See the furniture

Community projects

Narnia and The Prodigal Son were both community projects, built with people who come to St Bart’s and people who don’t. More are on the way.

See the installations
A child painting at a table decorated with a colourful map
Making something together.

Lend a hand

Installations are built and run by volunteers. If you would like to help, get in touch and we will find something for you.

Volunteer