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. In addition to our street patrols we are supported while out on the streets by a Prayer Team, some who pray at our bases in town while others pray from home.
Giving dehydrated people some water to drink, helping people to get a taxi or waiting with vulnerable people Town Pastors support those in need.
We offer a listening ear whether you're upset, angry or simply want to chat.
Whether it's finding something to eat or the best way to get home, we can help.
We work alongside Police, doorstaff and CCTV and with the agreement and support of District Councils to help keep our town centres safe.
We currently operate in 9 towns in Suffolk and in Dereham, Norfolk. If you would like to know more about each scheme or to find out about becoming a Town Pastor please contact your local scheme via their website using the links below.
Beccles Town Pastors - our latest Suffolk scheme
Leiston Town Pastors
You can find us across Suffolk and into Norfolk on town centre streets during Friday or Saturday evenings, depending on location, throughout the year. In addition we operate as Festival Pastors at the Latitude music festival at Henham Hall in July and at other ad hoc festivals as and when we are invited.
A flavour of the work we have done through 2019-20 in Suffolk towns and the Latitude Festival using statistics prepared for the Police and Crime Commissioner.
New Town PAstor Video
As part of Town Pastor Sunday, Town Pastors released a new video to share the work we do and encourage others to join in. You can view it on our YouTube page by following this link Town Pastors 2017
Ambassadors of Christ called to care in places of challenge
Town Pastors are Christian volunteers from local churches who bring a caring presence onto the streets of our towns through the late nights and early mornings of the Night Time Economy. Usually present on Friday and/or Saturday nights, they bring a positive influence on the streets providing help and support to vulnerable people. We currently operate in 9 towns in Suffolk: Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Felixstowe, Haverhill, Lowestoft, Newmarket, Stowmarket, Sudbury, & Woodbridge & also in Dereham, Norfolk.
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. Click below for further information and videos of Festival Pastors work.
Please feel free to contact us by email or post at our registered Address.
