The 180 youth team presented the results of their autumn term’s work to the rest of Forefront Community Church on Sunday 10 November 2019. It’s a hand-drawn timeline of the Bible, illustrated in various styles, placing key Bible stories in their appropriate places. It also traces out the history of major themes, such as mercy, […]
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Chard Carnival
Chard Carnival is an event not to be missed! The Forefront Centre, strategically located on the carnival route, will be open from 6.30pm on Saturday 12 October. We will be providing hot drinks and refreshments. We hope you will be able to pop in and say hello!
New Life Group starting!
The leaves may be starting to fall off out in the garden, but we’re growing new shoots in Forefront! This term, our seventh Life Group is starting up, and we are glad to welcome a number of new members in various groups. We now have groups meeting on Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (2) and […]
Fitting the stories together
The 180 youth group are spending this term on an art project, fitting together the stories in the Bible into one over-arching timeline. Different leaders are joining them each week to think about various themes which emerge from the Bible story, and working together to locate them in the ‘big picture’. We’ll be sharing the […]
Worklife retired
Worklife job club will meet for the last time on 3rd September 2019 Worklife was started seven years ago to support unemployed people with advice, CV writing, access to computers and help with using them, job-finding tips and encouragement. Originally it ran weekly, and then more recently once a month at Forefront Centre. More […]
Drink coffee, read Bible
Two of life’s greatest pleasures – drinking coffee with friends, and reading the Bible – are re-starting in the first week of September after our Summer break. Wednesday morning at 10.30am is the time for a chat over coffee (hint: tea and other drinks are also available!), and that begins on 4th September. Friday morning […]
Calling young mums
Growing Together, Forefront’s Friday afternoon group for under-21-year-old mums and their infants, starts again after the summer break on 6 September, and we’ve got room for new members. The groups take place in the centre, with occasional trips – like this fun day out at Axe Valley Centre, where the group is pictured fishing for […]
We’re receiving you!
Forefront Centre manager Martyna Lee (pictured) is managing a new team of receptionists, since we released Angie to her well-deserved retirement. Jane Marsh is in the hot seat on Mondays and Fridays. Martyna is behind the desk on Tuesdays. From October, new team member Julie Bristow will be our receptionist on Wednesdays and Thursdays – […]
Dedication of Edith
Nick and Hayley Boyland, with their son Oliver, and supported by family, friends and fellow-congregants, dedicated daughter Edith Hope to God in our service on 9 June. Congratulations to them, and our continued prayers for the family’s health, happiness and witness to the community.
A farewell from Tom and Ange
We said a fond farewell to two of our most active members, Tom and Ange Smith, in Sunday’s service, 19th May. There have been so many ministries which they have been part of; their transition to Leicester to be nearer their family affects many of us. It was a privilege to pray with them and […]