Why are we doing this?
Is a question that a lot of people ask when they come to the market. Our reply is normally something like; “we’re a local church and we wanted to meet our community more and give them something for free.”  People ask a lot of questions, and that’s is the point.
                                        
At Oaktree Market stall we want to be a listening ear to the community that we live in. We want to serve that community in the way that we learn from following Jesus.

With patience. For Free. With a smile.

Why should you do this?
If you are part of our church we want you to serve on the market because you want to smile, chat, be patient, be generous and gracious to the people who visit the stall…but there a lots of places you can do that other than the market stall so whether you do 30 minutes or 6 months we will be thankful just the same!

- It’s such an easy way of meeting other local people…offering a cup of tea is a great way to break through that famous London ‘no eye contact, no conversation’ thing we have going on. - Ruth Walley

- There have been times i have been reluctant to do the market but every time i get down there it changes. It’s great getting to know the other market stall holders and spending time with whoever you happen to be manning the stall with. The bonus is all the people you meet. Acton is full of bright and friendly people who are up for a chat. - Mark Robinson

- I do love the market, but only once I’m there. I think every time I have done it so far it’s been with real reluctance, probably because I am lazy, and every time it’s actually really good. I just love how many people we get to chat to, I would never be able to walk over to random strangers in the street and start chatting to them but on the market they come over to me! I bumped into a great guy on the train just yesterday who recognised me from the market, and we chatted all the way back to Acton – brilliant! I whole heartedly recommend it to anyone. - Carrie Hall