Make sure you have the following date in your diary : Friday 17th – Sunday 19th September. The aim is to take as many men away on a wilderness camping weekend in Wales and to enjoy quality time away from it all taking in the beauty of the world we live in and reconnecting with each other and ourselves. Leaving Friday night after work we will make the journey across the bridge and up the valleys of South Wales and set up camp. Saturday will feature a rugged walk and perhaps some climbing. Sunday will be more gentle as we relax and enjoy the outdoors before returning home, alive, weary, and happy. Get in touch …

As a Christian community we are increasingly aware that life is all about connection – our connection with God and with others.  There is so much about connection in the bible… so much in the story… perhaps you could say that it’s a all about connection – with God, with each other, with the world around us… In it we read stories of connection and stories of disconnection, we read stories of how God wanted to reconnect us to himself, and how we repeatedly disconnect ourselves from him and other, and we read stories of Jesus who was so connected with his Father and yet allowed himself to become disconnected so that he could reconnect us to God.
This is what …

Every year we review our life together and look ahead to the challenges and tasks that lie in front of us and our annual review is coming up on Sunday April 25th.  Join us to look back and forward.  Share stories of what God has been doing.  Listen to others as they tell of his love.  Reflect on what God is calling us to in the future.
As I have been reflecting myself, here are 5 things that I think it’s important for us to remember:
We live in a war zone
Every single one of us in Christ has a role to play
Only together, not individually, do we make up the body of Christ
If it’s not ‘authentic’ we shouldn’t do it
It’s about the kingdom, …

The empty tomb gets you thinking.  Dead people stay dead. That’s what the word means… Dead.  Dead is unambiguous… Dead is dead.  And so the empty tomb gets you thinking… It gets me thinking.  As for me I believe that Jesus is no longer dead. I believe that he is alive. I believe that the empty tomb tells us a crazy but simple truth… that Jesus rose from the dead. I believe it… And it shapes every part of my life.
For a start it shapes the way I see God. It demonstrates to me that he is more powerful than death – that other counterfeit power that takes us all one day and stakes a claim to be the power above all powers.  It tells …

Just wanted to plug the gatherings on Thursday and Friday to you : )
Thursday night from 7.30pm we will be gathering right at the front of the church to remember the last supper and the events that followed. The service will be quite reflective and somber in mood as we listen to readings about Jesus breaking bread, talking about betrayal, washing feet, praying in the garden, being arrested and being dragged to court… Big events simply retold and a chance for us to ponder them together with music and stillness…
On Friday morning join together for a further time of reconnection with the power of cross. Arrive at 10am for some quiet prayer and then at 10.15 I …

Easter is a great time for gathering together and spending time thinking through the most important story of them all – praying, kneeling, crying, laughing, rejoicing… it’s all here…
Join us if you can.
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Tuesday 2nd March… the White Horse pub… people gathered to drink beer and sing songs… It was Jase’s idea, not ours.  He’d managed to beg a couple of barrels from the local breweries who supply him.  ’All proceeds towards the broken stained glass windows’ he said. ‘Thought we should do something.’  Everyone helped out. Jackie made some pasties and sold them for 50p each.  Mates came to sing and play and the regulars were very welcoming.  It was a fab evening and amazingly £503.35 was raised!  Unbelievable!  So THANK YOU WHITE HORSE and to everyone who gave and drank and sang.  You were so generous!

It was so good this morning!  The Rec House was packed with people all enjoying a chance to chat, buy a coffee, eat cake or bacon butties.  It was for the people of Haiti.  We are really delighted that between us we were able to raise £788 on the day with more to come!  Fantastic!
It was also such great fun all joining in together knowing that it was making a difference, even if only in a small way.
Thanks to everyone who helped out and joine in!

Life is not always easy
We believe that fresh starts are possible
Want to change direction?
We believe that fresh starts are possible
Mistakes happen
We believe that fresh starts are possible
Whatever this past year has been like for us we believe that God is offering us a fresh start… a fresh start in our relationship with him and a fresh start in our relationships with others. Join us as a church of ordinary people are we seek the fresh touch of God’s Spirit on every area of our lives, our life together. Join us as we experiment and try out new things. Join us as we start new projects in the schools, in the Rec House, at Rose Cottage. Join …

We’d love to welcome you at our Christmas services.
Here are the dates and times:
Carols by Candlelight
Sunday 20th December 6.30pm
A lovely service of carols and readings following the story
Mulled wine and mince pies
Beer and Carols
Tuesday 22nd December 7pm @ White Horse pub
A fun time of singing around the piano
For all the family
Midnight Mass
Christmas Eve 11pm
A beautiful way to welcome in the new day
Christmas Morning Celebration
Christmas day 10.15am
Bring along the whole family for a fun filled celebration