Derbyshire Village Mission, founded in 1916, aims to share the message of Jesus with the people of Derbyshire. It tries to work in conjunction with as many church denominations as possible, to provide services at very low costs.
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“Our village life would stagnate if it were not for the unexplored forests and meadows which surround it.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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