Kingswood Congregational Church

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LATEST NEWS!

January 2012

As promised, a collection of photos from the recent Anniversary celebrations of the King James Bible featuring our very own King James.......

November 2011

We currently have a member of our congregation on a mission in Malawi, so stay tuned for all the info on her return.

Also coming soon pics from our celebration weekend for the 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible.........

September 2011

This September we celebrated Back to Church Sunday with a special service on Sunday 25th September.

Back to Church Sunday is now the largest single local-church invitational initiative in the world.

It is based on the simplest and shortest step in evangelism - that we should invite someone we already know to something we love; invite our friend to our church. The initial focus was to invite ‘back’ those who used to attend, but we want to ensure that anyone who doesn’t currently attend can be guaranteed a specially warm welcome.

A great morning was had!  Looking forward to next year (30th September 2012 :) !!

December  2010

We were pleased to welcome Noel Richards and his wife Tricia on Thursday 9th December for a praise and worship concert.   

Noel, one of Britain’s most popular worship leaders, has been involved in the UK Christian

Music scene since the age of 15.  During the last 20 years, he has mainly been involved in

leading worship and together with his wife Tricia and others, has written many worship songs. Perhaps the best known of these is "All Heaven Declares".  Noel has led worship at major

events in the UK and elsewhere, such as Parachute Festival (NZ), March for Jesus (UK),

Spring Harvest (UK), Worship Together (Canada, UK), Easter People (UK),

This is the Day (Hungary), Jesus Tag (Germany).  He was also involved with The Call England,

taking place in July 2002 and The Call New York City in June 2002 and San Francisco 2003.

Our own worship team started the evening in fantastic style with an uplifting time of praise,
with Noel and Tricia following, taking us through some of their well known songs as well as some brand new.  We were truly blessed to have them both with us for this very special evening.

Some photo's from the event below:

October 2010

Reading or knowing some of the facts about human trafficking can be upsetting, but nothing like the pain the victims suffer.  We would like to think that slavery, the buying and selling of humans like the purchase of a birthday or Christmas gift went out with Wilberforce. Oh if only that were true.

 

People trafficking is the fastest growing means by which people are enslaved, the fastest growing international crime, and one of the largest sources of income for organised crime

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime.  Remember how we all felt at the ‘crime’ of MP’S expenses.  If only we got so angry at the following;

 

Human trafficking in the second largest source of illegal income worldwide exceeded only by drugs trafficking. (Belser 2005) 

 

We can’t even begin to imagine the trauma victims go through, the trauma and pain victims today are suffering.

 

But we can do something "The greatest and most shameful regrets of history is always about the truth we failed to tell." (Haugen 2005)  We can do our little bit to support Stop the Traffik whose work in so many areas is helping to bring about change, to literally change or save lives.

 

On Saturday 16th October we are hosting a ‘culture’ night.  The Renewal Gospel Choir will be performing and afterwards the opportunity to taste foods from around the world, from Hungary,  Germany,  Scotland,  Kenya,  Zimbabwe,  Caribbean and England.

 

The whole night from 6.30pm is FREE but voluntary donations will be taken and every penny will go to Stop the Traffik.  Every penny will help change lives, every penny will help what Wilberforce started.

 

Please come and join us.

 

www.renewalchoir.org

www.stopthetraffik.org

 

 

May 2010

We at Kingswood were very pleased to welcome Adrian Wyatt as our new part-time Pastor

at a special induction service held on 1st May 2010.

Adrian, has recently retired after 30 years in the Police force and was introduced to us through

the charity Hope UK (a Christian substance abuse education charity), for whom he worked as

a volunteer on their 'Drug Proof Your Kids' course which some of our members ran at the

local Secondary School. 

It was as a result of this connection that Adrian was invited to preach at some of our Sunday services and, lets just say, God was at work! 

Adrian, with the support of his wife Sheren, gladly agreed to be our new pastor and we look forward to what God has in store for us.

See pictures below from the induction service.  (Photo's courtesy of Matthew Bigwood)

April 2010

Pastor Jim Elmer from the Brislington Christian Fellowship joins us with his team on

Sunday 11th April at 10.30am.

Follow the link for more info:  www.evidenceministries.co.uk

February 2010

An evening concert with International Opera Star Craig Downes

Saturday 13th February at 7.00pm

Craig has sung with the Welsh and English National Operas and brings us a varied

program of songs for what promises to be a very enjoyable evening. 

Entry is FREE and refreshments will be served during the interval.

We have been blessed with not one, not two, but SEVEN (!)  beautiful new arrivals

amongst our members during 2008/2009.  See below for details.

The expectant Mum's:

From left to right: Becky, Carmen, Victoria, Kirstie, Allison & Emma

Emma (far right in above picture) & Liam welcomed baby Rory into the world on

Saturday 20th December 2008 at 9.23am!!  Congratulations to the family!!

Kirstie (fourth from left in above picture) & Adrian had a baby boy - William on Tuesday 30th December 2008!   6lb 14ozs.  Many congratulations to all the family!!

Carmen (second left in above picture) & Matthew welcomed the save arrival of their twin boys Jacob Alec and Alfie James on Thursday 22nd January 2009.   Congratulations!!!

Allison (second from right in above picture) & Laurant were pleased to announce the arrival of their daughter Lydia on Wednesday 18th March 2009. 

Victoria (third from left in above picture) & Tim welcomed their baby daughter

Lois Ruth into the world on Friday 3rd April 2009 at 10.13am.  Baby weighing in at 9lb 8oz! 

Becki (first from the left in above picture) & Wayne were pleased to announce the arrival of their daughter Patience Charity on Sunday 14th June 2009 at 12 noon.  8lb 13ozs.

And Here They Are!!

Our beautiful new babies!  From Left to right:  Carmen with Jacob & Alfie, Kirstie with William,

Emma with Rory, Victoria with Lois and Becki with Patience.

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Photo Courtesy of Matthew Bigwood

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