PLANET EARTH is in deep trouble. “God so loved the world, and everything in it, that he sent his son….” Christmas is coming- but don’t forget the CLIMATE EMERGENCY. Please think before you shop. Do they/ you, really need that? Christians were called to live counter- culturally. Let’s pull together: Lets cut […]
Come to our Christingle service. Enjoy the beautiful atmosphere of the children standing in a circle with their oranges and candles lit to symbolise Jesus the light of the world, coming to shine away the darkness we face. Have fun together as we worship through song and activities. This service is so popular that we […]
The pupils at Bromley Heath Junior School started a plastic bag recycling project In October 2018 as a Junior Soup team taking part in the local community action project called Downend Soup. For one year they have been collecting clean, stretchy plastic bags stuffed into a bread bag or similar and bringing them to the […]
Friendship is flourishing between the residents at William Court & pupils at Christ Church Junior School thanks to the continuing visits from the CCJ Friendship Club. The group meet once a month for an hour of chatting, with a break for tea & biscuits. It’s a beautiful sight to see both the children’s and residents’ faces light up […]
In November a great crowd gathered for Downend SOUP for their 7th evening of Community Crowdfunding. Three brave souls took to the stage and explained their cause and the funding, help or volunteers they wanted.George spoke for The Littlest Rescue https://www.facebook.com/TheLittlestRescue/a pet re-homing charity based in Staple Hill. Where they are looking for funding to relocate some […]
Here’s a blog post originally posted after Hallowe’en in November 2016 when we had suggested DIY light parties all over Downend ! “No one rang the doorbell last night. It was October 31st and the trick or treaters were busy walking through the neighbourhood. Before you ask, yes we did have the lights on and […]
Songs of Praise comes to Christ Church Downend With less than three weeks’ notice, Christ Church hosted Songs of Praise on the evening of Saturday 13th July. Vans, turned into mobile recording studios, lined the paths to the Church, whilst inside, believers of all ages and church backgrounds lifted the roof as we worshipped together. […]
40 Christ Church ladies & friends enjoyed a super evening together at the Bristol Hippodrome watching, “Calendar Girls”. It was a great show and we spent our evening with friends we knew and others we made on the night ! Thank you Diane and Carole for organising our ladies events, next on the calendar is […]
Families from Christ Church Downend went off for a day out together in June and we found sunshine and had lots of fun. On the same day that the Party @ Page Park was cancelled because of the rain, our intrepid group set out to have fun anyway and ended up with a dry day […]
If you hear lots of noise, children playing with their friends & lots of chasing each other, relay races, catching balls, bean bags & more outside the Pendennis Flats …. Well it’s probably a Tuesday and it’s after school. Nic Barnett from Pendennis Good News Church & Helen Buick from Christ Church Downend have been […]