We’re going to celebrate the end of our series on 1st Corinthians on 11 November with a poetry competition. If you were in the Guildhall on 8 October you will have heard our lyrical attempt to remind ourselves about what’s happened in the letter in the first 10 chapters … we want to finish the…
Are you worried that you’ve been too slow to sign up for the Forefront Weekend next year? Take a look at Boaz Brister’s response– there’s still time! Music: “Smooth Lovin” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
We’re pleased to announce that Abbie Brister has joined the Leadership Team, and we have revised the map of who is primarily responsible for what on our six-strong leadership team. But what does leadership mean in Forefront? In common with many churches whose origins are in the non-conformist tradition, we understand church leadership to be…
We have had some amazing answers to prayer recently. Give thanks! Ben and Emma have received support and promises equivalent to 80% of the funds they need to support their work in Cairo. Likewise, Anisa has most of the funds necessary for her 9 months in Colombia … only the visa to go, now. The…
We are half way through our six week series on ‘praying the Lord’s prayer’, and it has been enriching. This Sunday (10:30am, Chard Guildhall) we are looking at the faith request, “give us today our daily bread”. In the last few weeks we have seen God answering a number of prayers for the church (expect…
These sheep need your help! They are lost in the shops of Chard. You can help them by completing the Sheep Treasure Trail at Chard Festival. Entry forms can be collected from outside Chard Baptist Church on Sat 21 July (9.30am-12.30pm) where there will also be fun sheep crafts, opportunity to learn why Jesus compared…
Sometimes, after a Friday night meeting of Forefront’s Unite youth club, we can’t wipe the whiteboard clean quickly enough! And sometimes, you just don’t want to wipe it off at all. That was the case after youth member Henry Atkinson-Body stunned everyone by picking up a marker pen and sketching this portrait of Cap’n Jack…
Peter walks on the water, with Jesus and their boat … all modelled in a cup of jelly. Children from Rocks ‘n Topz had fun this week making their own Lake Galilee (or is that Jellilee?) Children of all ages are welcome to join us each Sunday morning at Chard Guildhall for our traditional Sunday School, with…
It takes a lot of smart people working hard behind the scenes to get the Sunday service at Chard Guildhall going each week – set up, projection, children’s church, sound, catering and more. Here, Pete and Philip put the sound board through its paces.
Why do biscuits have people talking at Forefront Centre? Today’s English language conversation class discussed weights, measures, food and cookery … and concluded by making some biscuits. Yum! If you know someone with English as a second language who’d like an opportunity to chat in small groups with real, local English speakers, they are welcome…
Here are some fun reminders of our time together at the amazing 2018 Staycation in the beautiful Monks Yard Conference Centre at Horton Manor near Ilminster. Thanks to Kira Marsh for this collection of photographs. If you were there and took any pictures you want to add to our collection, please send them over!
Follow the links to find the posters that were hung on the line, and the hand-out, from the Forefront 2018 “Staycation at Monks Yard” teaching session. You can also listen to part one and part two of the session, recorded.