Lets talk about Sundays...
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When & where do you meet?
We meet every Sunday morning at Costa Coffee in The Forum shopping centre (ME10 3EE). We encourage people to arrive from 9:45am to order their drinks and have opportunity to to meet one another and welcome any visitors. We start worship at 10am and usually aim to finish by approx. 11am. We meet in the upstairs area of Costa Coffee. There is paid public parking available in The Forum Surface Car Park which is right next to Costa Coffee and directly opposite Sittingbourne Train Station, What should I expect? Our Sundays are family friendly and set out cafe style (meeting in Costa Coffee). We usually have a combination of sung worship, prayer, exploring a biblical theme or topic on tables (discussion style) and time for making new friends in a fun environment, all with great Costa drinks and a choice of cakes (usually homemade). We currently have approx. 30+ people gathering with us most weeks so it’s a fairly relational and casual environment. What about children? Our mornings are quite short and organised with children/families in mind. Several of the Hope team have young children through to teenagers. We don't have a provision for children's work at this point so all parents/carers are encouraged to remain directly responsible for children in their care. Accessibility We meet in the upstairs area of Costa Coffee in The Forum, Sittingbourne. You may need to be aware it has some access challenges for those with mobility issues. We are very happy to help people navigate the flight of stairs by carrying any pushchairs, wheelchairs or buggies upstairs but please be aware if navigating a double flight of stairs isn’t possible for you then sadly your participation may well be restricted due to this logistical challenge. We apologise in advance if this is the case. We are mindful of this for any future decisions we might make regarding alternative meeting venues. |
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What do Hope Church Sittingbourne Sundays look like?
There are several ways you could meaningfully support us...
We believe that mission is best when done with friends, so relationships are a primary area that we intentionally invest ourselves into.
We encourage new friends to get meaningfully connected within the Hope Church Sittingbourne community before starting to serve, minister or get otherwise practically involved.
Engage with HOPE groups...
We believe that the church is a family of people on a mission and about far more than Sunday morning gatherings. The church we see in the New Testament is a community that observably loves Jesus and one another and gives itself to making the Good News of Jesus the King, and His Kingdom, known to others.
With this in mind we meet together across two HOPE groups in homes across Sittingbourne on a Wednesday & Thursday evening every fortnight.
We encourage new friends to get meaningfully connected within the Hope Church Sittingbourne community before starting to serve, minister or get otherwise practically involved.
Engage with HOPE groups...
We believe that the church is a family of people on a mission and about far more than Sunday morning gatherings. The church we see in the New Testament is a community that observably loves Jesus and one another and gives itself to making the Good News of Jesus the King, and His Kingdom, known to others.
With this in mind we meet together across two HOPE groups in homes across Sittingbourne on a Wednesday & Thursday evening every fortnight.
Support in prayer...
We gather together on the first week of every month to strategically pray for Sittingbourne at our Breakthrough Prayer evenings. These are usually on a Wednesday evening at 8pm to 9:30pm. The later start time enables friends from across Kent to travel over after work to support us in prayer.
We also have prayer needs and prayer testimonies featured on our online newsletter. You can sign-up to receive this below.
We gather together on the first week of every month to strategically pray for Sittingbourne at our Breakthrough Prayer evenings. These are usually on a Wednesday evening at 8pm to 9:30pm. The later start time enables friends from across Kent to travel over after work to support us in prayer.
We also have prayer needs and prayer testimonies featured on our online newsletter. You can sign-up to receive this below.
Support Hope Church Sittingbourne financially...
We believe in generous, consistent, proportionate and joyful giving. The teachings of Jesus indicate joyful generosity to be an indicator of a thankful heart and an expression of our worship.
All of our funding is generated directly through the generosity of our local church community, and supporters from outside of our local setting (ie. we dont have an external funding source such as a denominational grant).
As a legally registered UK charity (#1186867) Hope Church Sittingbourne operates within the legal charity framework of the Charity Commission.
We believe in generous, consistent, proportionate and joyful giving. The teachings of Jesus indicate joyful generosity to be an indicator of a thankful heart and an expression of our worship.
All of our funding is generated directly through the generosity of our local church community, and supporters from outside of our local setting (ie. we dont have an external funding source such as a denominational grant).
As a legally registered UK charity (#1186867) Hope Church Sittingbourne operates within the legal charity framework of the Charity Commission.
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