Throughout Lent we are raising money for the much-needed repair and redecoration of our church porch. A huge thank you to those of you who have so generously pledged gifts over the past three weeks. So far we have had 67 pledges and we can now let you know that we have reached our target of raising £15,000 from the congregation. We are now in a good position to apply for grants and external funding and will continue to see further pledges up until Easter so that we can be sure of covering the costs of the works (this update: 19 March 2026).
You can read more about the background to our Lent Challenge here.
If you want to make a pledge now and make your payment later, please edit this email template and send it back - or if you prefer, you can download a PDF form, fill it in and either return it to the Parish Office or email it to us.
To make a payment of a pledge, or to pay and pledge together, the choices are:
- Bank Transfer
- Account name: St Johns Parochial Church Council
Sort code: 20 74 09
Account number: 90791938
Reference: LENT26 - If you can gift aid your donation, please complete and return our fillable Gift Aid form.
- Account name: St Johns Parochial Church Council
- Debit / Credit card – there are 2 options:
- Parish Giving - you can make a one off donation via www.parishgiving.org.uk/donors/find-your-parish/harpenden-st-john-the-baptist-harpenden (a 1.5% fee will be deducted from the donation, which includes Gift Aid processing and collection)
- Give a Little - the page for our Challenge is givealittle.co/c/lent26 (a 1.58% fee will be deducted from the donation, which includes collecting Gift Aid data for us to process and collect)
- If these options don't work for you, there are other options - please speak to, or email, Alison our Treasurer.
Thank you!