Members of Unite, the Friday night youth club at Forefront Centre, “carved a heart” on Friday for a fun and inspiring national campaign to create symbols of hope for children living in fear. Photos of some of the pumpkins were uploaded to the World Vision web page where the campaign is hosted. Picture: Dean Holling
A team of eight, six from Forefront, are hard at work in Alcala, near Madrid, Spain, this week, working with youth, re-painting a drop-in coffee shop, introducing a ladies support group to some crafts, and generally supporting the local church and our long-standing friends Ken and Alison Barrett in their work. Click here for a…
Thanks to everyone who popped into Forefront Centre on carnival night to say hello and to all who took part in our free competition to guess how many buttons were in the jar. We had guesses ranging from 68 up to 100,000! The actual number of buttons was 174, and Georgina Doeller came closest with…
Uplyme Gospel Singers, who delighted audiences in the region with vibrant performances last year, are presenting “Music For The Soul”, a concert of traditional and contemporary “Gospel music and more” at 7.30pm in Holyrood Academy main hall on 24th September. With vocal music spanning African, American and British sources, a number of powerful soloists and…
Ben and Emma, Amira, Asher and Miriam leave us this week to continue their assignments in Egypt. Ben returns to teaching at a school in Cairo, where he has worked for two years, while Emma makes their home and supports projects in the city. On Sunday morning they led the service with Christine Smith, reminding…
On 15 August we commissioned Alan and Carol Simpson for their new role with Operation Mobilisation, praying for them in the morning service and eating with them in a barbecue at Monmouth Court. 70 people turned out to wish them well. They leave this coming Friday, but a succession of events and orientations means they…
Take special note of these two events, one for tomorrow and one for Saturday: Craft and Games Family Activities @ St Mary’s Church, Friday (tomorrow, 12 August), 10am-12noon. These are being organised as follow ups to the Holiday Club but all families are welcome. Refreshments will be provided. Prayer Space @ Chard Baptist Church this Saturday (13…
We regret the Quiz night planned for Saturday 20 August is cancelled due to weak August ticket sales. Those who did buy a ticket in advance will get a full refund. Something smaller is planned as a farewell evening for Ben and Emma – contact any of the leadership team for information.
We’re going to celebrate Alan and Carol Simpson’s imminent departure on the OM ship Logos Hope with a barbecue after church on 14 August (estimated start, 12.15pm). Everyone in Forefront and all who know the Simpsons are welcome (but if you’re not one of our regulars, it would help us plan if you let us know…
Some of us are following a through-the-Bible course which is adapted to match our preaching programme. The September-October edition is available now here.
Download your own copy of the July-August “Through the Bible in a year”, which are specially arranged to support our series of talks.
After the Chard Churches Together picnic at beautiful Forde Abbey yesterday (15 May), Forefront members play a game of boules.