What’s Happening
Give Your Pie To God!
Stephen spoke on Sunday evening about pies, likening our lives to a pie. Some of us prefer savoury pies (steak pie, mince and onion pies etc.) and others prefer sweet pies (apple pies being perhaps the most popular.) Whatever our preference, one of the things about...
Growing in Christ
This morning we looked at Phil 3:10-21, seeing the need to continue to grow in Christ throughout our lives. This can be done by fixing our eyes on Jesus and also by following the example of those who follow Christ (see also 1 Cor 11:1, Phil 3:17, Eph 5:1, 1 Thess...
Coming Soon…
Apart from our usual Sunday services at 10.30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and midweek meeting on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., we have a couple of extra meetings coming up this week. On Wednesday 16th September we'll be hosting a 'Dearne Churches Together' prayer meeting at GPCC at...
Talking Point
Talking Point: Immigration (1)
Garry's 'Talking Point' topic tonight was on the contentious and highly topical issue of immigration, one of the major debating points during the recent EU referendum. Many people in the UK are afraid of the rise in numbers of immigrants and refugees entering the...
Talking Point: Safeguarding Against Pornography
It's important for us to understand that sex in itself is not sinful, but is in fact a gift of God. In its proper context, between a married man and woman, sex is something beautiful, a picture of the close relationship God longs to have with His people. But the Bible...
Talking Point: The Problem of Pornography
Pornography (printed or visual material containing the explicit description or display of sexual organs or activity, intended to stimulate sexual excitement) is a growing problem these days, exacerbated by the easy availability of porn videos via the Internet. Josh...
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...