Dear Friends, I hope we have been encouraged, by the way in which God has used relationships that we are in, to reach people with the good news of Jesus. What a joy at growth group, to hear how God uses simple hospitality and family relationships, for his purposes of bringing people to faith…
Dear Friends, Happy New Year! Thank you to all who served us faithfully over the Christmas period, whether this was serving in decorating the church building, playing music, moving chairs, inviting people to hear something of the gospel or praying. We can all play our part in the work of the kingdom, “good news…
Dear Friends, How will you celebrate Christmas? Of course, there are the family traditions; the decorations, Christmas trees and all the rest; great food and drink. There are the parties and Christmas cards and phone calls. What perspective are we to have as Christians? Christmas is about the humility of God in Jesus…
Dear Friends, It is all too easy to become cynical about human nature and have our view of the world coloured by all the bad news we hear. If that is you, can I encourage you to read a book entitled “Where was God when that happened?” by Christopher Ash. It shows us how there…
Dear Friends, Next Sunday we are seeking to repeat the remembrance day procession as last year as well as gathering at the flag pole in Eight Ash Green. This provides a great opportunity for a visible presence in the villages of Fordham and Eight Ash Green. For those who do not or cannot process…
Dear Friends, As we approach our harvest lunch on October 7th I wanted to let you know about it. We will be inviting many in the church family to provide national dishes which we can all enjoy together. Mim is organizing the lunch, which will begin at about 1pm on 7th so that those at…
Dear Friends, As Mim and I return from a week or so in Israel, wonderfully paid for by Mim’s family, my heart is full of the encouragements and challenges that GAFCON has provided for us all. Those on email will have received a copy of the GAFCON statement. Those not on email can pick up…
Dear Friends, What a great encouragement Easter was as we considered the reliability of the witnesses of his resurrection and the relationship we each have with the living Lord through faith. Thank you to all who worked so hard to make our services possible. We now look forward to our APCM on April 29. We…
Dear Friends, As Easter approaches there is much to celebrate and great news to share! I confess to finding the struggles of contending within the Church of England and leading our response to them a great burden. I am sure that for many of us there are far deeper and more painful burdens to bear….
Dear Friends, As you may know, Julia Puxley, our church secretary, has not been well for a while now. We are very grateful for the extra work that Roger Miles (assisted by Matthew Van De Broek) and Viv McGuinness have done to enable the office and our financial records to continue. Thankfully, we have also…