What to Expect
First a warm welcome awaits all those who come on a Sunday. You are invited to stay for the duration of the meeting but if at any point you wish to leave that’s fine too.
A Family friendly Church…
We are a family friendly church so we take into consideration the needs of all ages including small children and busy parents. With this in mind we provide a crèche for pre-school children and a sunday school for children of national school age. Both of these events are run during part of the meeting in nearby rooms and are staffed by adults who are governed by our Child Protection Policy. There are two reasons for these events:
(a) we think it’s important for everyone to hear the story of the Bible explained in a fun way at a level they understand and
(b) we want to provide an atmosphere where the adults can listen and take part without the distraction of little ones!
relating to God and one another
Primarily our meeting together is based around our relationship with God. We listen to God speaking to us as we read the Bible and we talk to God as we pray. Through the Bible God speaks to us about himself, ourselves and our world, so during our time together someone will read a section of the bible and then someone, usually the Pastor, will explain and apply it to our lives in a relevant and practical way. This normally lasts for about 30 minutes. Through prayer we can talk to God so during our time together we take time to ask God for his help in our world, our country and in our lives.
During our meeting we sing both traditional and contemporary songs. Just as people sing songs in support and praise of their favourite football or soccer team so through song we give thanks to God for who he is and what he has done. But our singing is not only directed to God it is also directed towards each other! Through the songs we encourage and remind each other about God’s love towards us.
The Bible gives us the command to use the visual aid of the bread and wine to remember the death of the Lord Jesus. This is called The Lord’s Supper or The Eucharist. During this time people who are Christians are encouraged to take part by sharing in the bread and wine as it is passed round and to read something from the Bible or pray for others if they wish to. Everyone is welcome to stay for this part of the meeting but no one is under any obligation to take part.
Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided for everyone at the close of the meeting.
During the tea and coffee time the toddlers and children rejoin the adults.
We hope you will come along and see how all this works out foryourself.