Kennet Valley Free Church

Main Meetings:

Sunday Mornings 10:30am All ages come together to worship. The children and young people head out to their groups midway through the service. Sunday Evenings 6:30pm

Denomination:

Evangelical, Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches, Free

Hymns & songs:

We sing a mixture of contemporary worship songs and traditional hymns. You can find a link to a Youtube playlist of songs we regularly sing on the "New to church" page of our website.

Under 18s:

On Sundays we have Creche for 0-3, Junior Church for 4-11s, Bubble for 11s-14s. Alternate Tuesdays we have Crowded House our midweek group for 14s-18s. Tiddlers our toddler group for 0-4s takes place every Thursday morning. Adventurers is an after school event for 4s-7s which happens every 1st Thursday. Friday Nights we have two youth groups: Explorers for 7-11s and NRG for 11s-18s later in the evening.

18-30s:

Our 18-30s group (YAK) meets on Thursdays twice a month in a home to share a meal and to open the bible together.

Local outreach & community activities:

Monday afternoons there is a book club that meets in the church building. Monday evenings we run Circuits in the Activity Hall. Wed-Fri mornings we have Coffee Mornings in the foyer which are open to the community. Every first Saturday there is Who Let the Dads Out?. It is a group for Dads and their kids to have bacon sandwiches and to hang out together. We run CAP Money Courses for the local community a couple of times a year. We put on outreach activities and events throughout the year to give neighbours and friends low barrier opportunities to get to know us and to hear the gospel. Included in our outreach are our Youth and toddlers groups.

Other activities & ministries:

Prayer ministries run alongside all that we do. There are specific opportunities to pray together at our monthly prayer evening, and monthly prayer and praise night (Powerhouse). Prayer at One (PatO) is a weekday lunchtime prayer meeting on Zoom. Growth Groups meet in members homes. Most meet fortnightly. These are key times of fellowship, bible study and prayerful encouragement.

Leaders:

Elders Graham Cooke (Pastor/Staff Team) Tom Wederell (Assistant Pastor/Staff Team) David Marett Luke Bulpitt (Safeguarding Lead) Mark Tamcken Leadership Team Charlie Baines (Youth Worker/Staff Team) Clive Coombe Joy Clarke Kate Scott Pete Markiewicz Anne Mrowiec (Administrator/Staff Team) Gill Korting (Caretaker and Bookings/Staff Team) David Maffey (Chair of Trustees)

Affiliations & links:

FIEC

Main Bible:

New International Version

Average Congregation:

120 adults
20 under 18s

Accessibility:

Accessible toilet, Accessible worship area, Baby friendly, Hearing loop, PA system

Languages:

English

Office Contact:

Anne Mrowiec

Office Address:

Kennet Valley Free Church
Carters Rise
Fords Farm
Calcot
Reading
West Berkshire
RG31 7YT

Office Telephone:

0118 942 1591