Christingle Service with Blessing of the Crib for all the family.
- Occurring
- for 1 hour
- Venue
- St Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton
- Address Lich Gate, Queen Square Wolverhampton, WV1 1TS, United Kingdom
The Christmas Story is retold for all the family with a collection for the Children's Society.
The story of the Children’s Society began in 1881. Edward Rudolf, a young Sunday school teacher and civil servant in South London, saw the effects of poverty on children and decided to do something about it.
When two young boys failed to turn up for his Sunday school, he went to look for them and was shocked to find them begging for food on the streets. Their father had died, leaving their mother struggling to bring up seven children under the age of 11.
Rudolf soon realised this was not a unique story and there were countless young people living in poverty. At that point, he decided to dedicate his life to improving the lives of children who had it toughest. This was the beginning of The Church of England Children's Society. Christingle was established by the Moravian Church in 1747 as a symbol of Christ's light and love. The Children's Society introduced it to the Church of England in 1968.