I first met Terry at the age of 10. His missionary parents took their four musical children on a tour of large churches throughout England. Their group, ‘Los Picaflores’ appeared regularly on the Sunday TV Godslot, ‘Stars on Sunday.  Many years later during my Sabbatical to South America in 2001

This harvest we will be providing support to those in poverty: Close to home with donations of basic groceries to the Foodbank Further away with financial donations to the Tearfund Harvest Appeal Harvest is celebrated at Crabtree St Andrews on Sunday 5th October, and at St John's on Sunday 12th

  Do it Fair for a Fairer World The campaign theme for this year is “Do it Fair” encouraging the public to make a difference for farmers and workers by choosing Fairtrade products. The focus is on the critical role Fairtrade plays in providing fair pay, ensuring fair treatment, and

Non-stop prayer in every nation on earth From 1–7 September, we're inviting the global Church to pray non-stop for every nation on earth. It's called the Global Week of Prayer and you're so welcome to be part of it. You're already making space to pray – what if your prayers became part

We are excited to announce the launch of The Psalm 57 Project, an exciting new missional opportunity to reach out to the community offering hope help and hospitality with a longing for people to find refuge in God. Elliott introduced The Psalm 57 Project at our services last Sunday. If

In the book of Ecclesiastes 3:1 it says 'there is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the sun' and I can appreciate those words as I step down from running Wool 'n' Chat and as the group closes after ten years of meeting together (hopefully

Last weekend our older JC's Youth Group headed off to the beautiful surroundings of Rydal Water, to laugh, explore, play, learn, pray and just spend time with each other and with God.  Here are some reflections from one of our leaders and one of the young people.   REFLECTION  - 

We have found the best way to encourage people to come along to our events and services is PERSONAL INVITE! There are a number of ways you can do this: There are copies of the Christmas Flyers in Church for you to give to your friends, family and neighbours -

  This year celebrates 30 years since Fairtrade products first hit the shelves and for us at St John’s it marks 10 years since we first achieved Fairtrade Church status. Through the strength of Fairtrade’s community, millions of Fairtrade farmers have secured a fairer price for what they grow and