Freedom Church (S. Lincs)

Main Meetings:

Sun 09:15 Prayer Gathering
A pre-worship prayer meeting. An opportunity to prepare for worship with the intention that our worship is in Spirit and in truth and pray for the life and mission of Freedom Church (S Lincs) Sun 10:30 Freedom Worship
Service of worship and Bible teaching with a mixture of contemporary and tradition hymns/songs. Holy Communion is usually held on the first Sunday of the month. This is preceded by a pre-worship prayer gathering from 9.15-9.45am and time of social gathering and refreshments from 9.45am Tue 10:45 Home Group
We meet on alternate Tuesday mornings for Bible study, prayer and conversation. For more details, please contact us. Fri 16:30 Freedom Kids
Freedom Kids meets monthly and is for 5-12 year olds and includes Bible teaching, crafts and a variety of inter-active activities. For the next date see "Under 18s Activities" on the front page.

Denomination:

Free Methodist Church

Hymns & songs:

Contemporary and tradition

Under 18s:

Freedom Kids for 5-12's meets monthly at 273, Broadgate, Sutton St Edmund, PE12 0LR.

18-30s:

Local outreach & community activities:

We are very much part of our village community with most of those who belong to our church being part of other village activities including the Coffee AM in Sutton St Edmund Village Hall on a Wednesday morning, members of the Village Hall Committee and a Local Parish Councillor. At Easter-time we made a village-wide distribution of a palm cross to every home together with Easter Greetings and invitation to Easter events. This year on the Thursday before Easter, 17th April, (traditionally known as Maundy Thursday) we showed the film "Heaven. How I got Here", a powerful dramatisation about the thief on the cross who was executed beside Jesus; a hot cross bun and coffee am on Good Friday (18th April) with a focus on the significance of the death of Jesus and on Easter Sunday morning (20th April) we had a sunrise celebration and dressed the cross as well as our regular morning worship affirming the joy of Jesus' resurrection. Also included in this year's distribution was the booklet Why Easter? explaining the significance of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus and an invitation to explore this further through ALPHA - a series of interactive sessions that freely explore the basics of the Christian faith in an open, friendly environment. Later in the year on Remembrance Sunday we participate in the service at Sutton St Edmund War Memorial, we organise Operation Christmas Child encouraging the local community to fill shoeboxes with Christmas gifts for children in less fortunate parts of the world and have a stall at the Christmas Fair. A further distribution of greetings and invitation to events is made nearer Christmas.

Other activities & ministries:

ALPHA Alpha is a series of interactive sessions that freely explore the basics of the Christian faith in an open, friendly environment. To find out more, please contact us. HOME GROUP Our home group meets on alternate Tuesday mornings. Further details can be obtained by contacting us.

Leaders:

Keith & Chris Rowbottom

Affiliations & links:

Free Methodist Church UK and Ireland

Main Bible:

New International Version

Average Congregation:

7 adults
4 under 18s

Accessibility:

Accessible toilet, Accessible worship area, Reserved parking, Wheelchair available

Languages:

English

Office Contact:

Keith Rowbottom

Office Address:

The Anchorage
273, Broadgate
Sutton St Edmund
Lincolnshire
PE12 0LR

Office Telephone:

01945 700927