Chester Street Pastors is closing

It is with deep regret that we write to inform you of the closure of Chester Street Pastors, with immediate effect. Over recent months, the Chester Street Pastors management team have, via Zoom, been having a series of trustees meetings and meetings with our...

Update on returning to the Streets of Chester

We have been regularly meeting as a management team, with local Street Pastor initiatives, Council and Police discussing how and when we will return. It has not been an easy task and we are not alone, many of the local Street Pastors schemes have been reviewing what...

Big Thank you to Linda Jenyon

A big ‘thank you’ to Linda Jenyon for all the hard work she has done for us. Linda, after 14 years service, has decided it is time for her to move on to new opportunities. It was Linda who had the vision of Street Pastors in Chester and we would not be the charity we...

My Street Pastors Experience – Elaine

We’ve been interviewing some of our volunteer Street Pastors to hear about what being a Street Pastor is really like. This week, we spoke to Elaine, who is a volunteer Street Pastor and also one of the Chester Street Pastors Trustees. Hi Elaine! Tell us a bit about...

My Street Pastors Experience

We’ve been interviewing some of our volunteer Street Pastors to hear about what being a Street Pastor is really like. This week, we spoke to one of our Street Pastors who is a Team Leader. Tell us a bit about yourself: I work part-time. My children are now all young...

My Street Pastors Experience

We’ve been interviewing some of our volunteer Street Pastors to hear about what being a Street Pastor is really like. This week, we spoke to one of our Street Pastors who has been with us for a while. Tell us a bit about yourself: I am a retired Insurance Director. I...

My Street Pastors Experience

We’ve been interviewing some of our volunteer Street Pastors to hear about what being a Street Pastor is really like. This week, we spoke to one of our newer Street Pastors. Tell us a bit about yourself: As a very busy retired teacher I like to be involved in the...

My Street Pastors Experience – Sue

We’ve been interviewing some of our volunteer Street Pastors to hear about what being a Street Pastor is really like. This week, we spoke to Sue. Hi Sue! Tell us a bit about yourself: I have been a Christian for 40 years and am a qualified school teacher but have left...

Conversation with a Church Leader

Steve, one of our Street Pastor Team Leaders,  interviewed John Kirkland, Vicar at All Saints, Hoole to talk about Chester Street Pastors. Here’s Steve’s report: We chatted about the impact that having 5 Street Pastors in the church family was making. ...

The Cost of a Street Pastor – Part 3 – Care

This week, Ken, one of the trustees, continues our series on the cost of a Street Pastor.   This is the third in this four part series in which I am concentrating on the attributes of a Street Pastor. As you would expect, Street Pastors are aiming to be...