A variety of adaptable spaces are currently available for community use in our newly refurbished church, parish hall and Church Centre on Quakers Road. The church can comfortably seat 300 (100 upstairs in balcony and 200 downstairs) and is proving a popular venue for theatre productions, concerts and choirs. Tables and chairs can be arranged […]
Want to get to Sunday Church and play football ? Children in years 4,5 & 6 at Primary School ? Well now you can do both. We are having a Football and Faith Experiment at Christ Church. For May, we have one date when some of our 6th form students will be hosting ball skills […]
Sandy Wright, a regular member of our Thursday morning congregation, who was married at Christ Church 44 years ago, recounts a recent experience that reminded her how prayer really works. And how much God cares for us,and shows us in so many little ways that we might miss if we don’t open our eyes to […]
The two men walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus after Jesus’death have always fascinated me. Why is only one of them named? Why did they not recognise Jesus even though he travelled and talked with them for some time? How did they feel,having to explain it all to an apparent stranger when they were deeply upset […]
Gather in anticipation of the Easter Joy to come as we prepare for Easter Day with a candlelit vigil on Easter Saturday / Holy Saturday at 8pm in Christ Church. The Church will be filled with lilies as we anticipate the risen Christ.
By Jo Vickery In describing what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Bible has much to say in relation how resources are to be handled. Here are some principles of Christian Stewardship. Disciples of Jesus are those who put these principles into practice: Priority – Giving is to be top of […]
The rain was pouring outside but in the Church it was warm and welcoming as we opened the doors to our lovely Parish Church to all ages for our Family Easter Afternoon Tea. There were scones & jam & cream, Easter biscuits, plant & cards stalls from the Stroke Recovery Gardening Group and the Monday […]
It was hard to decide whether the magic tricks or the story of Rod Williams’ life being completely turned around was the more jaw dropping. On Friday 5th April we were treated to a spectacular display of magic by Rod Williams. Along the way he told his story of going off the rails as a […]
This week’s lifting the lid focused on youth ministry outreach. Not the outreach that takes place in Downend Secondary School every Friday but the in-house outreach that takes place in the youth hub and parish hall every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. There are many aspects to youth ministry, as this table shows, but to give […]
Continuing in our series “Lifting the Lid” – here is a little summary of Junior SOUP, what it is, who is involved, why we do it and what benefits there have been. Junior SOUP was a little experiment to see if the concept of Downend SOUP with social enterprise and community engagement could be brought […]