Join Us
On Sundays
10:30am-12pm
& 4.30pm-5.30pm
at Chestnut Grove School
Our family service
It’s a service for everyone, believer or not. It’s called a family service because it’s when our church family meet. If you are not used to church things (or want to know what kind of church we are), here’s a brief low-down of what happens when the family get together:
During the Service
At our main Sunday service we do many of the things that Christians have been doing for millenia:
- We sing with joy to our Creator and Redeemer (our music is contemporary in style)
- We confess our sins together, being confident of our forgiveness in Christ
- We pray to our Heavenly Father, knowing he loves to hear our prayers
- We read and preach God’s word, knowing he wants to speak to us (our sermons are expository, meaning we will go through a book of the Bible, passage by passage, over successive weeks)
- Each month, we come to the Lord’s table, remembering and participating in Christ’s death for us.
For Children
Our service aims to be accessible to children of whatever age. We always have a kids’ talk and a kids’ song as part of the main gathering. During the sermon for the adults, the children go off to their own age-appropriate activities.
For NewComers
We also aim for this service to be welcoming to those looking in on Christian things. Every week there will be people with us who wouldn’t yet call themselves followers of Jesus. We love to have newcomers join us, so we give a warm welcome to all, regardless of background.
- Chestnut Grove Academy, where we meet, is wheelchair friendly. There is step-free access to all the rooms and wheelchair accessible toilets on each floor.
DWELL - our AFTERNOON gathering
During term-time, we meet in the canteen at Chestnut Grove Academy at 4.30pm every Sunday for Dwell. The name is taken from Colossians 3:16, where we are encouraged to allow the message of Christ to dwell in us richly as we teach each other and sing together. Dwell has a more intimate and relaxed vibe, compared to the morning with a deep topical talk from God’s word each week. Twice a term we enjoy Prayer & Worship Sessions, celebrating our wonderful Saviour in songs of praise, with time and space for prayers and sharing reflections on God’s word. Conversations continue over a drink in a nearby pub afterwards!
During the Gathering
- Dwell is our supplement to the morning service, giving us time and opportunity to respond to what we’ve been learning in song, offer our prayers of praise and thanksgiving and think through the big issues the teaching brings up.
- The talks at Dwell are a different style of Bible teaching from the morning. We look at a different topic each week ranging from issues we face in our lives, to what the Bible teaches about who God is and what He’s done.
- We want everything we learn about God to cause us to enjoy and worship Him more so we devote lots of time at Dwell to singing together, praising God and teaching each other through song.
- Meeting again for Dwell helps us to make the best use of our Sundays as the Lord's Day, prioritising worshipping God with his people.
church life
There’s lots more going on besides our Sunday meetings. Whatever age or stage you are at, you can feel part of Church life at CCB.
