Picture Janet French
This year’s Friends of Christ Church Annual Lecture was held last week. It told the story of the renaissance of the former Rose Garden at Christ Church. Introduced by Sarah Bowden, with contributions from Caroline Pitt, the chair […..]
With the COP26 Climate summit just around the corner, its more important than ever to see what roles we can play to shape our future and that of later generations.
Our Tuesday afternoon, friends group had a treat last week when they were joined by Mr Motivator himself.
Using the magic of Zoom, Mr M or Derrick Evans to use his real name, got everyone moving and smiling.
There are always lots of […..]
We really want to keep in touch with our Community. There’s so much happening, in our church, our community centre and in the many local organisations and charities in Swindon.
We have been working hard to reduce our carbon footprint and have […..]
King William Street School is celebrating its 150th year. Built in 1871,it is the oldest school in Swindon and its chosen biblical verse gives a great idea of the schools ethos.
I have good plans for you. I will give you […..]
Just a small reminder of what we stand for and how we go about it.
Our Vision
To be Christ’s church in the community.
Our mission
By proclaiming Christ through teaching and example
By welcoming and serving all through hospitality
By encouraging people to find God through […..]
Dear Churches
Street Pastors going live again, in Swindon this Autumn!
Swindon Street Pastors – a bit of background and our relaunch in Old Town
We first went live September 2007, in the town centre, at weekends 10pm-4am, where upwards of 10,000 people gathered to […..]
The open letter from Rosemary Earle
Over the past month the difficult news about Covid has been superseded by the unfolding tragedy in Afghanistan and my customers, the generous members of the Old Town community, […..]
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all past and present hirers for choosing the Community Centre at Christ Church without all the support we have had in years gone by the last 18 months would have been even […..]
We heard this week that we have definitely been awarded a bronze award for our eco-awareness in managing the Christ Church site.
We had to complete around 100 questions in a survey about our worship, land, lifestyle, buildings and community engagement that proved […..]
What do you know about rewilding Britain’s National Parks?
Nature is badly depleted in our national parks. In England’s national parks for example, three-quarters of Sites of Special Scientific Interest are in a poor condition. Wilder national parks can lead the way for […..]
We would really like to hear from as many of our friends as possible about how we should proceed over the next few months now that legal restrictions have been lifted.
We want everyone to feel safe and amongst friends in church. Please […..]
