In August 1856 Lowder was invited by the rector to become head of the mission at St George's-in-the-East at the centre of the London Docks [REF].
The presence of the sisters of the community allowed Lowder to extend the mission's work providing schools, a refuge for prostitutes, a hostel for homeless girls, night classes and parish clubs, an insurance scheme for dockers, coal for the poor and general poor relief [REF].