What do YOU do to mark the season of Lent? Give stuff up? Take stuff on? Lent gives us a chance to strip things back to the bare branches, to see ourselves and God more clearly. What helps you to do this? Some find the act of doing without certain things helps to focus their […]

Please put Friday 5th April in your diary and come along to Christ Church for an evening of inspiring entertainment in support of our local CAP centre. Rod Williams, professional magician and author of The Real Deal, will be sharing how he left a life of drugs and crime to follow God. He will intersperse his story with […]

Seeking peace in mind and body So many of us find it hard to sit still. We are on the move constantly, scrolling, glancing, wandering, muttering! While that restless activity may sometimes produce creativity and action, often it just makes us feel both exhausted and unproductive. Where is God when I need Him? God does […]

Christ Church was transformed over half term, as families went on an epic voyage inside the Church with Chip Kendall, his crew & the Praise Ship Orbitron. The Church was filled with hearts, silver foil, planets & stars as local families revelled in the atmosphere. Chip, who works in a Church in Manchester, is more […]

We are piloting a World Vision Challenge at the end of the month Jesus gave all his followers a challenge in Matthew 25 when he said, “I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink..” The charity World Vision which works with some of the poorest people on […]

Some exciting developments are underway at our CAP Debt Centre. As we’re now incredibly busy and have a 3 month waiting list for appointments, we’ve decided to take on two Volunteer Debt Coaches.   These will be voluntary roles in which basic expenses are paid with a time commitment of 8 hours per week.  The job […]

Downend Junior Soup Team the Bromley Heath Souper Troupers need your help. So they have written to the Downend Voice to get local support for their project.  What started off as a small school project as part of Downend Soup is growing and we are keen to see other community groups and other local schools […]

The craft group at Christ Church have been supporting Mercy Ships for a number of years. The African Mercy is a huge hospital ship which docks in different ports in Africa. The surgeons on board perform hundreds of operations each year, many cataract, large tumours, and straightening children’s limbs, all giving their services free of […]