Ripley

We believe every child deserves a new gift at Christmas, so we are unable to accept used or second-hand items for the Christmas Present Appeal.

We provide gifts for children aged 0 to their 18th birthday. Please keep the following in mind when choosing items:

• Age-appropriate toys: Not all toys are suitable for children under three, so please check the label carefully.
• Avoid battery-operated toys: Batteries can be expensive for families to replace, so please consider gifts that do not require them.
• New items only: All toys and gifts must be brand new – no pre-loved toys at Christmas.

Christmas Present Appeal

Thanks to the help of generous people like yourselves, we were able to support three hundred and thirty families with new toys and gifts, during last year's Christmas Family Appeal. That means that we were able to provide over six hundred children, from birth to their eighteenth birthday, with a better Christmas than they anticipated.

We would love it if you could help us again!

Obviously, we do not work alone, and we are grateful to the schools, social services, and other agencies, who work alongside us, and to all the individuals, businesses, churches, and shops who donate gifts and money, to help us with this.

When we work together, we can all do our part to ensure that Christmas is a special time for as many children and families as possible. Please support our Christmas Present Appeal by donating new, unwrapped toys and gifts for children who might not otherwise receive a Christmas present.

You can:

Drop off your donations at Ripley Salvation Army.
Donate online via: Ripley JustGiving page

The gifts will then be sorted and distributed to families in the area.

Thank you for helping us make Christmas special for those in need!

10.30am Worship Meeting 

Tuesday

• 1pm to 4pm Foodbank - this is currently suspended until further notice

Thursday

• 1.30pm to 3pm  First, third, (and fifth) Thursdays - Refresh Café Church

Friday

• 10am Prayer Meeting
• 11am to 2pm Foodbank
• 4pm Third Friday in the Month – something new for children - watch this space! 

The Salvation Army is a Christian Church & registered Charity working in 130 countries worldwide and is one of the largest and most diverse providers of social welfare in the world. In the UK and Republic of Ireland this work includes more than 800 Salvation Army social service centres and Community churches. We provide unconditional friendship, support and very practical help to people in crisis and need and work with children, homeless people, all adult victims of modern slavery and those dealing with drug and/or alcohol addiction. 

You can make a donation to help those in Ripley through the wide variety of work we do using the button below: 

Or you can donate specifically to support the work of our foodbank: