Every week St. Andrew’s welcomes people to attend our Sunday service, which begins at 10:45, finishes before noon, and is followed by coffee and chat time.
We celebrate all the main church festivals – Easter, Pentecost, Christmas, Harvest and Remembrance. Holy Communion is celebrated quarterly. On Maunday Thursday evening, preceding Good Friday, a “Tenebrae” or “Gathering Darkness” service is held.
St Andrew’s is one of over 1000 local congregations within the United Reformed Church in Britain. We are part of the whole Christian Church. We don’t believe that we are the only true church, or that we are the ones who have got it right above all others: we find our style of service is helpful and meaningful for us, but we recognise that other people find other styles helpful for them. We regularly welcome preachers from other branches of the Christian Church to lead our Sunday services.
Our current Vision Statement adopted in 2002 says:
St Andrew’s seeks to be a fellowship of God’s people, engaging in mission in the local community and offering friendship, care and welcome to all.
One of our recent ministers summed up our philosophy in saying:-
Reformed churches do not seek to copy the practices and actions of our ancestors, but rather, they seek to address the questions which their ancestors addressed and provide answers for today. St Andrew’s has done that, changing in many ways as it seeks to serve the changing community in which it is set.
You can learn more about the United Reformed Church nationally on it’s official website.
