TEACH

Junior Church Teaching

After the initial part of family worship on Sunday morning, the children are given separate teaching as appropriate.

This may take the form of stories and Bible readings, prayers, games and other activities.

Christenings or Services to Mark the Birth of a Child

We offer a range of services for those celebrating the birth or adoption of a child.

Each service rejoices in the love of God for all children. These services range from:-

• A thanksgiving and blessing for a child. This thanks God for the new life and asks for God's blessing on the family and child.
• A thanksgiving and dedication service, where Christian parents make promises to raise the child within the Christian faith and life of the church. This leaves it open for the child to choose the possibility of baptism, when ready at a later age.
• A baptism service, where water is used and the child is baptized in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. In this service the child becomes part of the church and the parents dedicate themselves to a Christian way of life and promise to bring the child up in that way.

As the church promises to show the love of God to a child brought for any of these services we seek to keep in touch with families who bring their children to church. Special services for parents and toddlers are arranged with suitable stories, prayers and activities, followed by tea and a time to chat informally.

Believer's Baptism

We offer a service of believer's baptism for those who have not been baptized as children and who confess their faith in Christ.

The baptism may be done either by sprinkling water or by total immersion.

Study Group

The Study Group is a house group which meets, on average, once a month to explore issues and topics relating to our faith. The Bible is central to our discussions, although other texts and readings may also be used.

We have completed a six-session course on Faith and Doubt, using 'Living with Questions' by Nick Fawcett. We are all troubled, from time to time, by disturbing doubts, forcing us to realise that our faith is not always smooth and straightforward.

We went on to explore the first four sessions of 'Promises Promises', which was an Advent study course, also by Nick Fawcett. This course set out to examine the promises made by God in the Bible, which were either realised in the coming of Jesus Christ, or will be fulfilled in his coming again.

For further details, including venue, contact Diane Lathbury at diane@dlathbury.co.uk

House Group

The House Group meets weekly in the homes of members on Wednesdays at 7.45 pm. Our aim is to have a time of fellowship, prayer and bible study.

We have considered the apostles creed and many Christian prayers including the Lord's Prayer. This was followed by a series of studies on Paul's letter to the Romans.

We are in contact with Coventry City Mission, which has asked us to pray for their work in Wood End and to sponsor a street in that area.

The House Group has a telephone prayer chain, which enables us to pray for anybody who may need our prayers.

For further details, including venue, contact Colin Enstone at colin.enstone@btopenworld.com

Reading Circle

The reading circle discusses books from a faith perspective.

This means reading not only Christian books but exploring great spiritual themes such as relationships and love, life and truth, evil and punishment, creation and what it means to be human.

For further details, including venue, contact Ann Miles at derek.miles2@ntlworld.com