What’s Happening
What Is The Church?
Today in our Bible discussion we looked at the question 'What is the church?' It's certainly not a building (useful though these are). The church is made up of God's people meeting together; we are the church! We are the 'called-out ones' and on the confession of...
Jesus Speaks To Nicodemus
Tonight at our Bible study we looked at the words of Jesus to Nicodemus, reminding ourselves that whilst Jesus preached to thousands on occasions, He also made time to speak to individuals. Nicodemus, a religious leader, approached Jesus at night, recognising him as a...
Easter Fun Day
We had a fabulous Easter Fun Day at Goldthorpe Railway Embankment and the Salvation Army, under gloriously blue skies and temperatures that felt more like summer than April! Our Easter Trail got people looking for different coloured objects and doing a variety of...
Talking Point
Paid On The Nail
Graham Kendrick captures the value of an individual in this song: 'Is a rich man worth more than a poor man? A stranger worth less than a friend? Is a baby worth more than an old man? Your beginning worth more than your end? Is a president worth more than his...
Celebrity Culture
Garry's 'Talking Point' sermon tonight looked at the subject of celebrity culture. Celebrities seem to enjoy incredible importance and influence in the Western world, be they film stars, sportspeople, talent show winners or Internet celebrities. Their fame,wealth and...
Talking Point: Immigration (2)
The Bible has much to say about foreigners living in the land of God's people, with the laws applying to both native born and foreigners equally (Numbers 15:13-16; see also Lev 18:26, Lev 24:16). Foreigners were to be treated well (see Lev 19:10,34; Lev 25:35). Lest...
How We Got Here
Comments
During the Open Day, we had a 'visitors' book' in which visitors could write their comments about the church refurbishment. Here are some of the comments that were written:"An excellent example of the Church working with and for the community - WELL DONE." (Deputy...
After the evening meeting
After the evening meeting ended, we returned to the community hall to finish the buffet and to chat with people.Proof that people who had been here all day were still smiling by the end!The clock shows we've been there over twelve hours!Chatting with friends who have...
Community consultation
One of the aims of the Open Day was to consult with the community about what people want to see in the new building. We had a 'suggestions table' where people could write their suggestions and ideas for activities and the leadership of the church will look at how we...