Welcome from Giles Carpenter, Vicar of St John’s

From the very youngest to the oldest, each of us is called to be a lifelong learner. To help us learn and grow together we have a range of services, midweek groups and other activities. Some focus on worshipping God and incorporate different styles and expressions of worship; others aim to build God’s church as we seek to become and make disciples – or learners – of Jesus. Other activities involve serving others as part of our call to love God’s world.

Our mission can be summarised this way: loving God, building his church, serving others.

We believe that every person counts and that each of us has a unique gift and calling. Nurturing faith and helping each other to discover and fan into flame the gift God has given is central to our life in community.

We believe church is best when laughter and loss have equal opportunity to be expressed; when young and old are equally valued and where we all have the freedom to be vulnerable with God and with each other.

As an Anglican church and part of the Church of England we are here to serve the entire local community. The basis of our values is found in the 39 Articles of Religion.

As you browse the website I hope you will get a sense of the kind of church we seek to be, but better still come see for yourself. We look forward to welcoming you soon on a Sunday or at one of the week-day activities.

Yours in his service

Giles