About Us

Christ Church is the Anglican (Church of England) parish church in Dore, within the Diocese of Sheffield and the Mission area of Dore, Totley, Abbeydale and Millhouses.

We seek to be:

a welcoming community of worshippers

who want to be more like Jesus

and lead more people to meet Jesus,

of all ages and background.

Therefore the whole of Christ Church is committed to high standards in the safeguarding and care of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Christ Church PCC has discussed Black Lives Matter and sought to understand what it means to be a black person in our community, and our society. The intention is to make this a regular item on the PCC agenda, as we determine what actions as individuals, and as a Church, we should take in response.

PCC Safeguarding Policy Statement

Every person has a value and dignity which comes directly from the creation of male and female in God’s own image and likeness. Christians see this potential as fulfilled by God’s re-creation of us in Christ. This implies a duty to value all people as bearing the image of God and therefore to protect them from harm.

We accept and endorse the principles set out in ‘Safeguarding in the Diocese of Sheffield’.

We commit ourselves to nurture, protect and safeguard all our members, particularly children, young people and vulnerable adults.

We recognise that safeguarding is the responsibility of the whole church community.

We undertake to exercise proper care in the selection, appointment, training and support of those working in both paid and voluntary positions with children or vulnerable adults, including the use of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosures and making appropriate referrals to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We will respond without delay to concerns or allegations that a child or vulnerable adult may have been harmed, cooperating with the police and social care services in any investigation.

We will challenge any abuse of power by anyone in a position of trust.

We will seek to offer pastoral care and support to anyone who has suffered abuse, developing with them appropriate pastoral support.

We will seek to offer pastoral care and support, including supervision and referral to the proper authorities, to any member of our church community known to have offended against a child, young person or vulnerable adult.

Further guidance can be found in the National Church’s Safeguarding Policies and Practice Guidance.

The National Church’s Parish Safeguarding Handbook provides further advice on responding to concerns.

Safeguarding team

Our Church Safeguarding Officer (CSO) is Yvonne Twelvetree.

She may be contacted on [email protected]

Safeguarding links

Sue Lamprell: 01709 309151 (Safeguarding & DBS Administrator)

Linda Langthorne: 01709 309149 (Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser)

Cherryl Henry-Leach: 01709 309155 (Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser)

Chris Herbert: 01709 309152 (Safeguarding Trainer)