Latest News, Events, Services, Features and Opinions
We've created this page so you can find information on all the latest
news and events in just one place. If you would like to read older items
or catch up on stuff you might have missed then click the "Community"
Button or
click here.
You can also find a gallery of
photographs of our
community life here and on the "Gallery" Button.
Upcoming Events
You can find out what events we have planned on our
upcoming events page.
Latest News & Articles
Latest Photos:
Click on the photo thumbnails above to see the latest photos from Christ Church.
Filter by:
Everything |
Only News |
Only Events |
Only Services |
Only Magazine |
Only Church Plans
Click on the categories above to see what has been happening at Christ Church and in the community recently. Read the full articles by clicking on the
article titles below or by clicking one of the links on the left of this page. A large number of older news articles are also available through the links on
the left should you want to refer back to something.
First Old Town Beer Festival ..
The first Old Town Beer Festival will be held on the 18th May 2013 at Christ Church in Swindon between 1.00pm - 11pm. There will be 30 cask ales and ciders and food will be available between 5-7pm featuring locally sourced Gloucester Old Spot Hot dogs. Entry is only £6 and includes a souvenir Beer mug and programme. Due to great demand we have sold all ou ..
Painting the church red ..
In celebration of our very special Pentecost weekend Simon has arranged with his Rotary colleague, Jan Blenkinsop, to turn Christ Church red for Pentecost evening this Sunday 19th May. Jan will put gel sheets over our floodlights which will produce a red result representing the fire of the Holy Spirit. When this project was planned a few weeks ago, the h ..
Next Messy Church this Sunday ..
We had a great response to the first Messy Church at King William Street in April. Now its time for the next one. You can find out all about Messy Church on our website or Facebook pages Messy Church is completely different to traditional church services. The idea is for all ages together to be creative through the activities, have fun and to share a ..
Messy Church ..
Messy Church is back this Sunday - visit the website for details. ..
Friends of Christ Church Calendar 2014 ..
The Friends are again producing a calendar for next year. Please send in your favourite scenes, landscapes, or anything which tells a story preferably in digital format by J Peg or Tif Files to Peter Ford at peter_ford@sky.com 2013 winner Good quality prints are also very acceptable and these should be sent to the Parish Office for the attention of t ..
Successful Concert ..
Emily Barker with the Red Clay Halo Last Saturday, Christ Church hosted a concert featuring music from local and international performers. REFUGE is a celebration of female music talent, which raises money for an excellent cause – Swindon Women’s Aid. The headline act for this unique event was Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo. Hailing from Bridgetown ..
Annual Report & Accounts Published ..
Our Annual Parochial Church meeting was held on Sunday 28th April. Our annual report and accounts can be seen below and paper copies will be available next weekend. Daniel Pitt was elected as church warden. This year's highlights: Our average Sunday attendance was 200 We christened 46 babies Married 22 couples Shared 11 confirmations with o ..
PCC Sub group – Mission and Evangelism ..
Latest Meeting held on 9.4.13 in the Parish Office Present: Norma McKemey, Martin Lee, Margaret Williams, Angela Wirdnam, Roger and Maria Morcumb Bible Study Group – Having completed a successful five week study on Ecclesiastes the group will reconvene in a few months time. Christian Aid Project – Margaret reported that groups within the church are ..
Community Centre building Project in pictures ..
You can view pictures of our building project by clicking the Picture below or by watching the slideshow below. Christ Church Community Centre Project ..
From the Friends of the Railway Path ..
You might remember that we have been working to define the projects that we would like to get done along the Path. After a bit of a delay, we now have outline descriptions of the projects on our web site at http://www.friendsofthepath.org.uk/projects.htm We would welcome any feedback about them. For example: · What do you think our priorities shou ..
