Church Building Project After many twists and turns and false dawns, a sub-committee of the Building Committee met with the architect and the contractors on Thursday 8 February. The works to be carried out have been agreed and, including VAT and fees, the total cost Is in the region of £275,000 which will be met […]
Eco Resources for Lent
URC Minister David Coleman works as chaplain to Eco Congregations Scotland and has provided videos for each week of Lent to encourage ecological discipleship. You can see his material here
Worship at 11am this Sunday
This Sunday, worship will start at 11am (not the usual 10am). It will be an All-Age, easily accessible worship celebrating Harvest, followed by lunch and a very short ‘ideas generating’ session – come and tell us what you want your church to be and do!
Memory Worship 1st Anniversary
Memory Worship celebrated its 1st anniversary yesterday. This is a joint venture with Rayleigh Methodist Church. A monthly short worship designed for people living with dementia and their carers followed by refreshments, chatting and crafts. 1st Tuesday of every month, 2pm at Rayleigh Methodist.
Harmonie Christmas Concert
The annual Harmonie Christmas Concert will be at 3pm on Sunday 11th December. Go to the Harmonie Christmas page for booking details. Only two weeks to go!
Church opens Warm Space
Thursday 24th November sees the start of our Warm Space as part of the national Warm Welcome scheme and in collaboration with other Rayleigh churches. Alongside our usual Thursday morning activities, the church will be open from 10am to 1pm, for anyone to come for a hot drink, a chat, charge your phone, use our […]
Dexter visits Memory Worship
The Assistant Minister, Dexter, visited Memory Worship at Wesley Methodist, Leigh on Sea, for research for the new Memory Worship in Rayleigh, which started in October. Our next Memory Worship will be in two weeks, at 2pm on Tuesday 6 December at Rayleigh Methodist Church, Eastwood Road. It will have an Advent and Christmas theme. […]
Book reading & Book Sale
This Thursday, 20 October, at 7pm, at the church, the minister, Naomi Young-Rodas, will read from her recently published novel Detroit Debris – a crime novel set in Detroit, USA. She will also answer questions. There will be an opportunity to buy/order copies of the book and get them signed, along with copies of her […]
Christ Church celebrates the URC 50th anniversary
On 5 October 1972 the United Reformed Church came into being. Yesterday, along with Harvest Festival we celebrated the URC’s birthday in its jubilee year.
News and Chat ends
News and Chat started at the beginning of the pandemic when we were in lockdown as a way of sharing news and fellowship while we could not meet at church. The need for this no longer exists. News and Chat was suspended in August 2022 and at the September Church Meeting it was agreed to […]