Worship With Us

We would love for you to join us this Lord's day.

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We meet for worship each week starting at 10:00am. Find us here.

Our service follows an overall shape:

We begin with a call to worship. The gospel is God’s call for us to enter His presence. Everything we do is a response to God’s initiative of grace in Jesus Christ. He gathers us by his Holy Spirit into the heavenly realms to worship Him together with saints and angels.

However, the presence of the Holy God reveals the fact that we have sinned and fallen short of His glory. We therefore begin with confession. Here we readily acknowledge and confess our sinfulness and that we deserve nothing from God. We remember gratefully that, in Christ, God has provided the means for forgiveness. Believing God’s promise, we confess our sins humbly as His people. Please feel free to kneel. Once we have confessed, we stand to hear God’s assurance of forgiveness spoken by the minister and then sing God’s praise in the Gloria.

Wonderfully the gospel offers even more than the forgiveness of sins. It is also about us being conformed into God’s image and glory more and more. Therefore, confession and forgiveness are not the end. God wants to lead and nurture us. He does this through His Word read and taught. In this God consecrates us, or sets us apart, telling us what it means to live as His people. We listen to His Word read aloud and then expounded in the sermon. We sing psalms and hymns, we confess our faith in the words of the historic creeds and we pray for the church and the world.

We then draw near to God in holy communion. In this meal God signs and seals His promises to us in Christ, by His Spirit. This is a weekly practice because without it the story of the gospel is not complete. God desires that we draw near to Him and enjoy His fellowship. This is the goal of the Gospel.

Having been renewed by God, we are then commissioned to go back into the world ‘in the power of the Spirit to live and work to his praise and glory’ – so that others, too, might come to know and participate in God’s wonderful grace.

Much more explanation could be given about each of the elements of our worship - but there is no substitute for living in the story of this gospel week-by-week. May God bless you richly as you participate with us in the wonderful message of God’s love and grace in Christ Jesus.

If you'd like to read more about our understanding of covenant renewal worship see 'The Lord's Service' by J Myers and What to Expect in Our CREC Church.

Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

The following information is specifically for those planning a visit, so that you know, beforehand, what to expect on a Sunday morning.

Where and When

We meet at the Church Building (details here) for our Sunday Service starting at 10:00am. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to ensure you get a parking space and find somewhere to sit before the service begins. When you arrive, you should be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team who will be wearing a Welcome lanyard.

We serve tea, coffee and biscuits from 9.30am, before the service begins. It is a great way to meet people, or simply take time to find your bearings. All refreshments are free.

Accessibility: There is wheelchair access, 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. There are disabled toilets in the main foyer.

Our Service

The main service begins at 10am with a warm welcome from one of our team members. Then follows a time of sung worship, led by our band. We typically have 2 or 3 songs lasting approximately 20 minutes. Sometimes a person might pray out loud or read a small passage from the bible. Sometimes people share things that they believe God is saying to the whole church family. This might seem strange the first time you hear it but it’s all part of our connecting with God. We then share news and notices, usually about what’s going on in the life of the church. One of our leaders will then give a sermon that is bible based and that we can apply to our everyday life. We then finish with a final worship song. Sometimes there is an opportunity to receive prayer at the end of the service.

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What about my kids?

We have a great programme lined up for kids of all ages:

Creche (0 months to 3 years). Children under 6 months are welcome but must be accompanied by their parent/grown-up at all times.
Livewires (3-7 years)
Encounter (7-11 years)
Katalyst (11-15 years)
Young people (15+ years) Stay in service.

Children stay with their parent or grown-up at the start of the service for the welcome, songs and notices. We really value worshipping God all together as a family. At the end of the notices someone will announce that it’s time for the younger members to go to their various groups. You will need to go with your children to their groups and register them as part of our child safety policy. Whilst you are dropping your kids off at their groups, we pause to take time to chat to someone sitting near or next to us, giving folk a chance to come back before the sermon begins.

The kids group activities vary depending on the age but usually there is a friendly welcome, bible stories, testimonies, praying, music, craft, drama, fun games and free play. Please pick your children up as soon as the service finishes.

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 afternoons and some evenings. Check out Small Groups and see if there’s one that you could join, or we can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

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.

Other Ministries

We also run the following ministries:

Men's Ministries
Women's Ministries
Night Shelter
Foodbank

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.

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Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.

Leadership


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We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Best Wishes

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