3rd February 
New members service, if anyone is interested in joing the church please see the Pastor. We always welcome new members with open arms, it is a very important function to not only be a member of the congregation but also of the church.
10th February
Shorter Service followed by annual general meeting, bring and share and mission assembly after.
Picture taken after the earthquakes in Peru, this was taken from the Mann's website which has much more information regarding the latest events. The Mann's are one of the missions we support.
Check out this article called Christianity Finds a Fulcrum in Asia. The author puts forth a number of stunning claims and predictions, including . . .
10,000 Chinese become Christians every day.
Chinese may comprise the world’s largest concentration of Christians by 2050.
China feels an enormous spiritual hunger caused in large measure by its new-found prosperity.
The massive migration of Chinese from the countryside to the large cities contributes to their openness to the gospel.
There are now more than 100 million Christians. That number could double by 2050.
Islam will have no answer when China Christians take the gospel “back to Jerusalem.”
The house church movement is the fastest growing part of the church in China.
Chinese Christians, having suffered enormous persecution, evangelize with passionate fervor.
Freedom of worship is the first precondition for democracy.
China’s house churches may become the leaven of democracy.
Time will tell about the accuracy of these predictions, but no one can deny that God is up to something big in China. One year from now the Summer Olympics will be underway in Beijing and the eyes of the world will be on China as never before. Would you join me in praying for the spread of the gospel in China, for the strengthening of the Chinese churches, and for those who are giving themselves to take the Good News to the world’s largest nation?
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| Mission Evening - Saturday 7th July |
There is to be a mission evening with dinner and entertainment. Starting at 6pm with dinner followed at 7:30 by singing, poetry and a childrens play. Tickets will be £5.00 for adults and £2.00 for children (aged 7-14). Anyone with entertainment skills please volunteer and contributions of food would be very much appreciated.
What a success this was. The kids had such a good time and so did the helpers. We started with a big breakfast (cereal, donuts, toast and cookies) then played games: wack a rat, coconut shy, target football, shuffle board to name but a few. At the bottom of the page you can see the pictures and frames the children made for Father's Day. Then they all got a lucky dip present. All that in two hours - I'm ready for a nap!
"You can give without loving. But you cannot love without giving."
-- Amy Carmichael, missionary to India
There is to be a mission evening with dinner and entertainment. Starting at 6pm with dinner followed by singing, poetry and a childrens play. Tickets will be £5.00 for adults and £2.00 for children (aged 7-14). Anyone with entertainment skills please volunteer and contributions of food would be very much appreciated.
http://www.ncm.org/ for more information
www.cotn.co.uk our web site
