Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

Lots of ‘food for thought’ at todays culture and church conference – Church leaders, you would be wise to invest a few pence in the book by James Emery White – ‘The Rise of the Nones: Understanding and Reaching the Religiously Unaffiliated’ – whatever size your Church, the principles and info in the book you will find relevant!

Curry Night at ‘The Net’.
Thank you Abdul & Sol at the Chon Chola Indian Restaurant in Warsash for a very enjoyable evening! Great to see 26 men eating, chatting and enjoying each others company.

Colin Dyer was our guest speaker who continues our series of talks on ‘Objections to Christianity: ‘You cannot expect me to believe in miracles’’
Please pray for the unchurched men who came along!

(Apologies for the poor quality of picture)

Please remember the FirstServers in your prayers.

…Hazel has safely arrived in Zambia and has already started work at Chitokoloki Hospital, she’ll be staying there until 14th April…

…Abi had a safe journey to Peru and will begin by helping to teach English in a local school…

…Anna has been on a mission’s trip in Zambia, helping with evangelistic outreach and only has 3 weeks left of her placement…

…Josh is now onto his last week at Tilsley College, Motherwell and on Saturday will begin his UK placement at Regent Chapel, Newcastle…

FirstServe is a unique discipleship and missions programme, primarily for 18-25 year-olds on a gap year, or those with a shorter time available.

Gordon is part of the FistServe Steering Group.

Great day at Counties annual conference in Bristol onSaturday with 300 people enjoying teachings, worship and prayer.

Penny writes; “We all had great fun at the Spring Craft night on Monday, we seemed to laugh quite a bit and some really lovely pieces were created; the glass engraving was particularly successful!! Hearts and the smell of hot cross buns will be my abiding memories!”

The next Craft night is planned for 15th June so get it in the diary now!!

Please pray for Anna who is now back at the GLO centre in Zambia. She had an amazing few weeks at the orphanage in Kitwe, experienced some real adventures and saw many changes! Pray that God will continue to work in her over the coming weeks before returning home at the beginning of April.

Abi & Hazel leave next week for their overseas placements – please remember them as they begin making preparations for their 3 month adventures. Pray that any nerves will be settled and that this next chapter will make a big impact not only on their own lives but on the lives of those they meet.

Josh is now onto his 2nd week at Tilsley College, please continue to pray for him in his studies and as he prepares for the next stage of his FirstServe programme.

FirstServe is a unique discipleship and missions programme, primarily for 18-25 year-olds on a gap year, or those with a shorter time available.

Gordon is part of the FistServe Steering Group.

Looking forward to a packed Church full of parents and children as we enjoy a finale to the Holiday Club with a Family Fun Night of games, activities and food!

Great week at Polar Explorers Holiday Club!
60+ kids most days – today is the final session and Prize-giving.

Starting this morning a 5 Day Holiday Club at Swanfield Chapel, Chichester.
Polar Explorers is Scripture Union’s great new holiday club programme for 2015, designed to help you run a successful and fun Bible-filled club for 5 to 11-year-olds.
With the help of Sir Random Finds and Bare Feet, the children are explorers who go on a mini-expedition each day and learn about a New Testament character. Through the lives of these people, they learn that no one is too anything to be part of God’s big expedition, that is, to be a friend of Jesus and go out and help other people be friends of Jesus too.

Another full to overflowing day at Noah’s Ark Carer and Toddler Group. Penny says that people are arriving early and queuing up outside to make sure of getting in! Today 80+ parents and toddlers squeezed in to Duncan Road Church. Southampton!