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Home groups & Central meetings

In addition to the larger gathering as Christians on a Sunday we feel it is so important to have smaller gatherings in the week. This enables us to get to know each other better, support one another and provide an opportunity to learn from God’s Word and pray in a way which is more informal and intimate. To that end we have home groups which alternate with central meetings, both of which meet these needs.

Every fortnight Christians meet in homes around the area in a warm and friendly atmosphere to support one another. Hearing God speak to us from the Bible and us speaking to him by prayer are two important parts of the way we go about this. But we also hope that the home groups will be more than ‘Bible study groups’, they will also be places where we can provide practical support, sharing with each other in the joys of our faith as well as the hard times. If you have not yet joined one of the groups, then have a word with one of the ministers who will be more than happy to arrange things for you.

Contact if you want to join a Home Group.

Homegroups:

In a Foreign Land

Studies in 1 Peter

If you’ve ever travelled to a foreign land and ended up staying for an extended period in a place where you don’t know the culture or the language it can be uncomfortable. But much worse than that situation is when you end up living in a country where the people are hostile towards you. That is the situation that we find ourselves in as Christians. We live in a foreign land that is hostile towards us. So how do we maintain both our hope and holiness in a hostile world? We hear and apply the message of 1 Peter. The apostle wrote this letter to Christians scattered throughout what today is northern Turkey. These Christians needed to know how to handle the trials that came upon them on account of their seeking to follow Christ. Peter points them to Christ, our great example, who endured unjust suffering from a hostile world, but who maintained both hope and holiness by submitting Himself to the Father’s sovereign purpose. That’s the message of 1 Peter: in spite of a hostile world, Christians can live in hope and holiness by submitting to God.

Central Meetings: Wednesdays in the church lounge, 8pm-9pm

At each meeting we pray for a Mission Partner and have a prayer focus on parish work.