What’s Happening
Keep On Keeping On!
When studying languages, the formation and use of tenses are key to being able to express oneself fluently. Past, present and future time frames are expressed in a variety of ways in different languages, with English having three ways of talking about the present: 'I...
The History Of The Church
Today we looked further at the subject of 'the church', looking into the history of the church and the formation of denominations. In 1054 there was a split between Eastern and Western Christian churches which continues to this day; in the 16th century the Reformation...
What’s Available At GPCC
GPCC runs a number of community-based activities available in addition to our church service on Sundays at 3 p.m. and our Bible study/ prayer meeting on Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. : 1. ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ & ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ (meeting twice weekly in term time on Wednesday and Friday...
Talking Point
Holy Communion
In most churches there is the opportunity on Sundays to participate in the Eucharist, to eatย bread and to drink wine in remembrance of what Christ has done for us on the cross and to give thanks for the salvation which His death and resurrection have secured for all...
To Be In God’s Presence
Dave spoke tonight from Luke 10:30-42. In this passage, we see Jesus and His disciples stopping at Bethany, at the home of Lazarus, Martha and Mary. Martha seems to have been proactive in welcoming Jesus and looked after Him well. Jesus used this opportunity to...
What’s In A Name?
The Bible is full of names, many of them unpronounceable to English tongues, and often skipped over as we read the Bible because of their unfamiliarity and our impatience with lists. They remind us, nonetheless, that giving something or someone a name is a vital...
How We Got Here
Months later…
Do you ever reach the end of a book where all the strands are neatly tied together and wonder 'what happens next?' to the characters?I love books which feature the same characters, as essentially I get engrossed with them and want to know how things work out for them,...
New blog!
This blog will soon be running out of things to say, since it was created specifically to chart the progress of the church as it renovated St Mark's. Once I've got all the details down about the Open Day, I won't be posting here any more.But do not despair! The church...
A House of Prayer
One of our prayers is that the new building will indeed become a house of prayer. At the Open Day, we listed the many answers to prayer we have seen over the journey to acquire St Mark's and renovate the building, and we look forward to recording many more answers.A...