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UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Our church is a centre for the whole community. This is reflected by the wide variety of people who use our buildings each week. Help and training for people with HIV, work with refugee groups, support and training for parents, work with people who have learning difficulties, are just a few of the activities which take place at the church. There are many other local groups which use our premises and of course our own church groups:

SCOUTS CUBS & BEAVERS

These meet on a Thursday evening at the church beginning at 5.00pm with Beavers,6.00pm Cubs and 7.30pm Scouts. All boys are welcome at these organizations. No church affiliation is required, although the boys are expected to attend church parade services which are usually held once a month.

BROWNIES AND GUIDES

Our Brownies meet at 6.00pm on a Friday and are followed by the Guides at 7.30pm. Again, there is no church affiliation required for these groups but girls are expected to attend church parade services.

WIVES GROUP

Our wives group meets on alternate Wednesday evenings at 8.00pm and have a varied programme of speakers and activities. There are about 22 members of the group and membership is open to all women.

GUILD

Our Guild meets on a Friday at 2.00pm and is open to all. There are about 12 members of the Guild who enjoy a variety of speakers and activities.

BIBLE STUDY GROUP

Our Bible Study Group meets on a Monday afternoon at 2.00pm and usually follows a short series of studies and then breaks for about a month before starting another series. At the moment the group have been looking at an excellent booklet produced by the Congregational Federation called "Head Heart Hands".

COFFEE SHOP AND CHRISTIAN BOOKSHOP

When our new premises were opened in 1991 we opened a coffee shop which drew in members of the local community. This closed some years ago now, but when alterations to our premises are completed in the next few months we will be re-opening our coffee shop. This will have an entrance from our main shopping street and we hope that many will call in for a cup of coffee and a chat whilst doing their shopping. There will be a small Christian bookshop connected with our coffee shop, and the church will be open for any wishing to sit in the quiet or pray.