Welcome 

As a part of the Church of England we are a part of the global church.  We see all we do as part of the bigger picture that is our local community, our town, our nation and the whole earth. Most Sundays we offer a quiet and shorter service at 9.00am and a family friendly service at 10.30am. The values are the same at both, aiming for flexibility within a structure and a contemporary feel. We desire to join in with God the Father's mission: to make his Son Jesus Christ known in word and action as led by the Holy Spirit.
 

From David this week.....

The context of Luke 13:1-8 is Jesus heading into danger to Jerusalem. He  knows that the religious authorities want to kill him. All the people are ignoring His warnings: warning that physical rebellion against the occupying Roman forces will not bring in God’s Kingdom. This comes through inner change and submission to God. The Roman Governor Pontius Pilate has been cruelly suppressing any sign of rebellion (verses 1-3). The question of the connection between sin and suffering is raised, as also in the building accident (verses 4-5). Even the innocent suffer when a nation has succumbed to ungodly ways. The fig tree is bearing no fruit but in the parable (verses 6-8) is given one more year / chance. This is the final chance for Jerusalem to repent. The consequence of refusal is destruction (which finally did happen to the Temple by the Romans in AD70). The application for us is how are we dealing with ungodliness in our nation, are we submitting to God and bearing fruit for His Kingdom in an eternal relationship with God? Or risking personal and corporate destruction?