A Warm Hello
The following information is designed to help you have the most positive experience when visiting us on a Sunday morning.Where and When
We meet in our beautiful Victorian Church Building on Broad Street (details here) for our Sunday Service starting at 10:30am. If you are arriving by car we recommend the nearby Maltings (Sainsbury's) carpark which is free for use on a Sunday. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to ensure you find somewhere to sit before the service begins. When you arrive, you will be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team who will be wearing a Welcome lanyard.
Accessibility
There is chair lift, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up. To make our Sunday service more fully accessible, live translation via Microsoft Translator app is available.
Our Service
Our main service begins at 10.30am and lasts about an hour and a quarter. The service usually includes a mixture of new vibrant worship songs coupled with more traditional hymns, the words are projected on the big screen. There will also be opportunities to pray and to hear some of the bible read and explained. Somebody will always be available to pray or chat with you after the service if you would like that. Please stay after the service for free refreshments which may even include cake!
Refreshments are served downstairs in the church hall after the service. We hope you will stay and have a chat.
What about my kids?
We have a great programme lined up for kids of all ages:
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Kingdom Crew (0 months to year 6). Children under 6 months are welcome but must be accompanied by their parent/grown-up at all times.
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Youth Group (Years 7+)
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Young people (15+ years) Stay in service.
Children and young people stay with their parent or grown-up at the start of the service for the welcome, notices and first song. We really value worshipping God all together as a family. A slide will be shown when it is time for children and young people to go to their groups. Parents / carers will need to go with their children to register them as part of our child safety policy. Children and youth groups meet in the Venue, a member of the Welcome Team will be able to show you where that is. Before the end of the service you will be prompted to go and pick up children. Youth will return to church independently after their group.
Kingdom Crew begins with a game and includes items from a range of activities but always a terrific craft!
The Youth Group meet to study the Bible and pray together. The group is designed to be of a size that can sustain meaningful discussion, and yet also allow the young people to get to know and support one another.
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Getting Connected
Small Groups
While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week, some during the day and many during the evenings. Our Encounter group is a good place to start, they meet in the church hall Tuesday evenings, 7.30-9pm. Contact us if you would like to explore joining a small group.
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Serving and Volunteering
If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team, or you can help at one of our regular ministries that run during the week, children, youth or senior citizens.
*** slide show of serving on a Sunday ***
Get in touch with us to plan your visit
If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.
We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.
Best Wishes
Get in touch with us to plan your visit
If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.
Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit. |
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We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.
Best Wishes
(Handwritten Signature)