What we love to do

Town Pastors are Christian volunteers from local churches who are out in town centres on Friday and/or Saturday nights, being a positive influence on the streets and providing help and support to vulnerable people.

Town Pastors — Caring on the Streets

Towns We Pastor

We currently operate in 4 towns in Suffolk and in Dereham, Norfolk.

Bury St Edmunds
Dereham (Norfolk)
Felixstowe
Ipswich
Leiston

Festival Pastors

Town Pastors have been present at the Latitude festival as Festival Pastors since 2011, breaking only for the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020.

Our activities include day patrolling of the camp sites and night patrols in the woods arenas; we are there for support, care and a listening ear.

Making a Difference

2024-25 Statistics from the streets:

201 Personal Safety interventions
5,225 Water & Refreshments provided
1,136 Dangerous items removed
7,687 People helped

Plus 6,334 people helped at Latitude

Support

Giving dehydrated people some water to drink, helping people to get a taxi or waiting with vulnerable people - Town Pastors support those in need.

Listen

We offer a listening ear whether you’re upset, angry or simply want to chat.

Advice

Whether it’s finding something to eat or the best way to get home, we can help.

Partnership

We work alongside Police, doorstaff and CCTV and with the agreement and support of District Councils to help keep our town centres safe.

Love is an action. We walk in it.

See Town Pastors in action in a video we made in 2017. We’re still doing the same things today.

Watch the Video

Our Partners

We work alongside these organizations

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