Church
Life
Although our Sunday gatherings are an important part of our week, we like to meet up in various ways throughout our different communities across the Weald...
Life groups
Although we all gather together on Sundays, during the week we meet in smaller groups, called life groups, which happen in homes across the Weald. They are called life groups because they are one way in which we ‘do life’ together, and also because we want to encourage each other to bless and serve the communities that we live and meet in.
We tend to spend these times getting to know each other over food, studying the Bible and praying together. Our vision is to see a life group in every town or village across the Weald, so if there isn’t one already near you, hopefully there will be soon. Currently we have life groups based in Biddenden, High Halden & Shadoxhurst.
Prayer
'Never stop praying.' (1 Thess. 5:17) We believe that prayer is one of the most important things we can do. As we pray we find the heart of God, God brings us into line with His will, and he uses us to change the world. As we come together at the church to pray for the life and work of the church in our communities, we seek God’s guidance and direction and pray in faith knowing that He will answer our prayers.
We have prayer meetings at different times throughout each week and also once a month on a Sunday evening.
Deeper sessions
Birthed from a new collective hunger to dig deeper into studying the bible, and the desire to spend more time worshipping Jesus, we now gather together once a month on a Sunday evening. We alternate each month with either a word or a worship session; where we ask the Holy Spirit to speak to us as a body, and as individuals in new ways. Whether He brings us fresh understanding of a Bible passage or gives us an opportunity to enjoy God’s presence together, this is a great time to get know the God we worship better.
Christianity Unwrapped
If you are new to Christianity or still exploring what you believe, you are very welcome amongst us. We hope that you will find you can ask any question and find plenty of people who are happy to share their experiences with you. To differing degrees, we have all had questions, doubts or scepticism about the Christian faith and we believe that everybody should have the opportunity to express and explore these.
This could be through our Christianity Unwrapped course, which is a 6 week course exploring some of the major objections to the christian faith and whether we can really still can say that this is a faith based on any evidence at all. We explore subjects such as: Why does God allow suffering, Evolution or Creation? Why are there so many religions?
Each session is run over 1.5 hours as we aim to unwrap each subject in some detail over coffee and a mix of discussion and presentation. To find out when our next course is running please get in touch.
