Come and join us this Christmas – be it watching the little ones do their nativity or singing carols in Wetherspoons, we have something for everyone. Sun 14th Dec, 10.30am – Nativity Service Tues 16th Dec, 7pm – Carols at Wetherspoons Sun 21st Dec, 6.30pm – Carol Service Thur 25th Dec, 10.30am – Christmas Day…
Come and join us for the Forefront weekend next year. The dates are: 17th-19th April We will be holding it in the beautiful location of Heatree Activity Centre in the heart of the Dartmoor National Park. Our speaker will be Polly Axford-Checkley whowill be speaking on 2 Tim 2:2 – sharing the good news and…
Week two of Nativity Club was just as much fun as week one! Each session, we’re going to learn about a Christmas tradition that doesn’t appear in the Bible, but can still help us to remember something about Jesus. This week’s tradition was holly, and we made holly wreaths out of jigsaw puzzle pieces. We…
We had such a good first week of Nativity Club! It was brilliant to have some new children join us, and they were a really great group. Each week, we’re going to learn about a Christmas tradition that doesn’t appear in the Bible, but can still help us to remember something about Jesus. This week’s…
Nativity Club starts this Sunday! Join us for super crafts, crazy games and spellbinding stories. Starts 10.30am at Holyrood Academy, Upper Site for the next 4 weeks. Click here to sign up.
We started off making paper aeroplanes and had a flying session with varying results. Let’s just say the children trashed the adults! We talked about where we have been in one and where we would go if we could. We came up with ideas for where an airplane could not go, and amongst other options we realised…
The children learnt about Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane. Even though he was betrayed and people came for him with swords, everything that happened was part of God’s plan to rescue the world. Jesus had the power to stop everything that happened, but he went through with it because he loves us. We ran…
We started with a guessing game pulling objects out of a bag – bread, a towel, water, a bottle of wine (empty!), 30 pieces of silver, and sandals. With some prompts, the children guessed it was the story of Jesus washing his disciples feet, Judas betraying Jesus, and the last supper. While the disciples were…
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Polly Checkley has been a worship leader for many years and loves to spend time with Jesus through scripture and song. After becoming a widow and single mum in her thirties, Polly has struggled with depression and could only lean into Jesus to learn how she is truly accepted and loved…
This week we were treated to a new teacher as Amira led the group as a practice run the work the youth will be doing in France. We started off with a game of stuck in the mud with some nifty footwork by all the children. Amira then shared the story of Ebed-Melech (one of…
Following the success of their first gathering, Steve and Ben will host a room full of men for the next monthly Men’s Breakfast on Saturday 1st November, 8.30-10.30am, at Eleos Café, 28 High Street, Chard. Chat, laugh, listen and get to know a fun group of men, with breakfast into the bargain. Cost, £9. If…
As part of the Chard Town Halloween event (6-8pm, Fri 31st Oct), we will be opening up the doors of Forefront Community Centre for light-related crafts, goodie bags and temporary tattoos. Chard Baptist Church will be providing an opportunity to light candles, praying for light to shine in this dark world.