St Andrew's Church Centre

St Andrews Church Centre 3-top
The St Andrew's Church Centre is a wonderful, modern and well-equipped facility, available for church and community events. It is also available for private hire. You can find it here. We have a reserved parking bay for people with accessibility needs, close to a ramp into the building. There is also a hearing loop in the main hall and the lounge. To take a virtual tour of the Centre, watch here:

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The premises consist of:

A bright entrance lobby, with toilet facilities, including an accessible toilet.
The Main Hall (150 sq. m), with a capacity of up to 200 people seated in rows and 100 seated at tables. It has 120 stackable chairs for adults, plus a number of chairs for children. There is a service hatch from the kitchen. It has two pull-down projector screens, allowing flexibility for the desired layout for presentations. (Non-church hirers of the hall will need to bring their own projector if one is required.) A range of tables is available, from standard size for seated meetings or dining, to low tables suitable for children's activities.
The Walters Lounge (50 sq. m), containing cushioned chairs to seat up to 20 people, and a pull-down screen. It also has a service hatch from the kitchen.
The Rees Room (35 sq. m), containing sofas and cafe-style tables and chairs.
A modern, well-equipped kitchen.
A patio area outside, which can be accessed from the Main Hall, Walters Loung and Rees Room.
A tarmac car park with space for up to 20 cars, including a designated accessible bay, and further parking is available on the private road leading to the Centre.

To find out what is going on in the Centre, please view our calendar here.

What is St Andrew's Church Centre used for?

1. The Centre is used for various gatherings and activities by the St Andrew's congregation, such as: Toddlers, Mothers' Union, Cuppa & Company, Craft Group, family breakfasts and Family Fun. More information on these groups can be found their respective pages.

2. For regular hire to many local groups, such as dancing classes, support groups and history and local interest groups.

3. Individual private hire is also available, and extremely popular. The excellent all-round facilities, such as the several rooms of various sizes, the kitchen, secure patio and garden area and walled car park make this a very convenient place for meetings or special occasions.

To find out about hiring charges, and how to hire Church Centre, take a look here.

Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
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Planning your Visit

A Warm Welcome

The following information is specifically for those planning a visit, so that you know beforehand what to expect on a Sunday morning.

Where and When

We meet in St Andrew's Church (details here) for our Sunday services starting at 10:00 am, except for the fifth Sunday of the month, when we meet at 10:00 am in the St Andrew's Church Centre (details here). For more details on our schedule of services, check here.

Accessibility: There is wheelchair access to both the Church and the Church Centre. We have two designated accessible parking spaces on our private access road close to the church building, and one in the car park by the Church Centre. We have a sound loop in the church. Please sit in a pew in the main body of the church (not in the South Aisle by the entrance), behind the entrance gangway, where there are signs in front of the pews with the loop system logo, in order to take advantage of this facility. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will guide you. There are no toilets in the church building. The nearest toilets are available in the Church Centre, including an accessible toilet.

Modern layout of church - hear

Our Sunday Service

The service begins at 10am with a warm welcome from one of our team, and usually with notices if applicable. We use a variety of modern liturgy and sung worship which ranges from traditional hymns to modern worship songs. We include readings from the Bible and a sermon which aims to explain the scriptures and to apply them to our lives. Some of our readings and sermons follow the Church of England lexionary, and some form part of themed sermon series. The length of the service is usually about one hour.

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After the service, we serve refreshments in the St Andrew's Church Centre. It is a great way to get to know one another. All refreshments are free.

What about children?

Our children's activities take place at other times than the main church service (see here). However, we love children coming to our church services with their parents, and throughout the service we have a range of children's activities available in the St Thomas Chapel, for use under parental supervision. You can still hear what's going on in the main service from there, and be assured - we really don't mind the sound of children enjoying themselves!

Children

Getting Connected

Home Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our home groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week, some afternoons and some evenings. Check out Home Groups and see if there’s one that you could join, or we can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team.

Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! The church building is open for visitors most days from approximately 10 am to 4 pm. If you have questions beforehand, please let us know below.

Name:

Telephone:

Email Address:
Comments / Questions or anything you would like to say?

Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.

Leadership


Revd. Trevor Cranshaw (Vicar)
Leader Intro

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel truly at home at our church.

Best Wishes

(Handwritten Signature)