The Old Church is an arts and performance space based in St Mary's Old Church (across the road from the big church building). The Old Church offers a unique approach to building community through The Arts. Celebrating the rich heritage of the building it inhabits, it strives to encourage mutual enjoyment of the arts, enable creativity for all, share the diversity of local cultures and challenge perceptions.

To find out more, please visit The Old Church website here.

This organisation meets on a weekly basis at St Mary's Centre to offer advice and support to those who are from outside the EU.

A number of our church members are involved in supporting this work on a voluntary basis.

To find out more, or if you'd like to volunteer, please visit their website.

Hackney is the second most deprived borough in England, and the Hackney Foodbank is an essential resource giving a minimum of three days of emergency food and support to local people in crisis.

We host the Foodbank at St Mary's New (big) Church every Thursday from 12 - 2.30pm. It is partly staffed with volunteers from our congregation.

For more information, please visit their website.

Through the ALMA organisation, which links Anglican churches in Angola and Mozambique with the Diocese of London, St Mary's is connected with our brothers and sisters of the Church of the Epifania in Tete, Mozambique. St Mary's has named the lady chapel the Epiphany Chapel in honour of our link. We have helped to financially support the Church of the Epifania and most recently a delegation from St Mary's travelled to Tete to celebrate the dedication of their new church building.

To find out more, please visit their website.

St Mary’s is a collection point for Growing Communities, a Hackney-based veg scheme that supports fair wages for farmers, with over 50% of your spend going back to the farmer. The produce is local and seasonal, and promotes healthy eating, community building and low-impact distribution. Growing Communities also donate produce to Second Chance Café for soups & smoothies.

To find out more, please visit their website.