Birchfield Road, Yeovil. BA21 5RL. 01935 471 608
Sunday mornings at Birchfield are a little different to what you might be used to. Not different for the sake of being different, just different.
People generally start arriving at 10am for tea / coffee / biscuits, and to say "hi" and catch up with each other before the service starts at 10:30-ish.
Once the welcome and notices are out of the way, we like to get things underway with a fun quiz, which provides a lighthearted introduction to the morning's topic and the charity we are supporting that month, and culminates in the fabled Lolly Question! After the quiz, we usually move into the teaching slot, which might involve a game, arts & crafts, baking, quiet reflection, videos, small group discussions, or whatever else we think will best help us to learn what we believe God wants to teach us from the Bible. Typically, there will be a 25 minute talk at some point, exploring the Bible passage for that morning, and how it may be relevant to us as individuals, to us as a church, and to the neighbourhood we live in.
Since 3rd October 2010 we've been journeying through the book of Luke, and most of those sermons are available here if you'd like a taste of how our sermons go.
Every six to eight weeks, we have a Something Different Sunday, during which we take a break from Luke and exercise our liberty to reshape the way we meet together with God. We usually sing a few songs or hymns together, and attempt to provide space within that time for people to speak or sing their own praises to God, or to share Bible verses that remind us of God's glory, but it's not compulsory =') Seating arrangements are flexible to suit the morning's teaching style, and may be in rows, in circles around tables, in horseshoes, in one big circle, or whatever we think will work.
If all that's too intimidating, you are welcome to sit on one of the sofas at the back and just watch =') Children stay in for the whole service, and we do our best to engage with them. For those with short attention spans, we set up a table at the back with some colouring in and other quiet activities. No offering plate or bag is passed around, but there is a box off to the back for those for whom it would be a joy to give to the work of the church on this estate. Once a month, we break and eat bread, and drink Ribena, to remember the death, resurrection, and future return of Jesus Christ. If, for whatever reason, that's not something you'd be comfortable doing, then you are welcome to let the bread and drink pass you by. Basically, we are serious about Jesus, passionate about the Gospel and the way it transforms lives and communities, whilst attempting to be inclusive and creative in the way we meet with God and each other, and we try to allow each person to be as connected or as casual as they need to be. Sound good? Maybe we'll see you Sunday =')
Once the welcome and notices are out of the way, we like to get things underway with a fun quiz, which provides a lighthearted introduction to the morning's topic and the charity we are supporting that month, and culminates in the fabled Lolly Question! After the quiz, we usually move into the teaching slot, which might involve a game, arts & crafts, baking, quiet reflection, videos, small group discussions, or whatever else we think will best help us to learn what we believe God wants to teach us from the Bible. Typically, there will be a 25 minute talk at some point, exploring the Bible passage for that morning, and how it may be relevant to us as individuals, to us as a church, and to the neighbourhood we live in.
Since 3rd October 2010 we've been journeying through the book of Luke, and most of those sermons are available here if you'd like a taste of how our sermons go.
Every six to eight weeks, we have a Something Different Sunday, during which we take a break from Luke and exercise our liberty to reshape the way we meet together with God. We usually sing a few songs or hymns together, and attempt to provide space within that time for people to speak or sing their own praises to God, or to share Bible verses that remind us of God's glory, but it's not compulsory =') Seating arrangements are flexible to suit the morning's teaching style, and may be in rows, in circles around tables, in horseshoes, in one big circle, or whatever we think will work.
If all that's too intimidating, you are welcome to sit on one of the sofas at the back and just watch =') Children stay in for the whole service, and we do our best to engage with them. For those with short attention spans, we set up a table at the back with some colouring in and other quiet activities. No offering plate or bag is passed around, but there is a box off to the back for those for whom it would be a joy to give to the work of the church on this estate. Once a month, we break and eat bread, and drink Ribena, to remember the death, resurrection, and future return of Jesus Christ. If, for whatever reason, that's not something you'd be comfortable doing, then you are welcome to let the bread and drink pass you by. Basically, we are serious about Jesus, passionate about the Gospel and the way it transforms lives and communities, whilst attempting to be inclusive and creative in the way we meet with God and each other, and we try to allow each person to be as connected or as casual as they need to be. Sound good? Maybe we'll see you Sunday =')
