Missional- "our active duty or calling"...
Our second key vision statement is 'to make Jesus better known'. We do this by creating 'Holy Places' where our worship is meaningful and accessible, and where all are welcomed as part of the family. In order to provide a range of Holy Places we make use of a variety of spaces for worship.
St. Thomas' Church building is one of the key religious buildings in the Parish and has been providing space for worship for almost 125 years. It is a great privilege to build on this history of faithful service with our 9am and Living Room congregations gathering in St Thomas' Church building each Sunday.
St. Thomas' Church building is one of the key religious buildings in the Parish and has been providing space for worship for almost 125 years. It is a great privilege to build on this history of faithful service with our 9am and Living Room congregations gathering in St Thomas' Church building each Sunday.
To provide more opportunity to interact with the community St Thomas' Church has dispersed to other facilities around the Parish. At the moment you will find worship taking place at Wyvern Technology College which provides a more contemporary and expansive space for our Flight Deck, Quench, Focus and Emerge congregations each Sunday.
St. Thomas' Church - gathered and dispersed!
Holy Places on Sunday mornings:
The 9am Service: 09:00am @ St. Thomas’ Church building. Traditional hymns, choir and communion to benefit those who appreciate the history of the Church of England and wish to draw on it when inviting their friends to something that they may have experienced in the past and help them to reactivate faith in Jesus in the present.
Co:mission @ Wyvern: 10.30am @ Wyvern Technology College: Activities and meetings designed to invite your friends to! For children and young people, an opportunity for training in the faith, lively worship and discussion based interaction! For adults, the opportunity to bring your friends to hear a life-enhancing and empowering message conveying Kingdom values. Lots of time to chill and chat!
The Living Room: 11:00am @ St. Thomas’ Church building. Family worship, teaching activities for children and families.
The 9am Service: 09:00am @ St. Thomas’ Church building. Traditional hymns, choir and communion to benefit those who appreciate the history of the Church of England and wish to draw on it when inviting their friends to something that they may have experienced in the past and help them to reactivate faith in Jesus in the present.
Co:mission @ Wyvern: 10.30am @ Wyvern Technology College: Activities and meetings designed to invite your friends to! For children and young people, an opportunity for training in the faith, lively worship and discussion based interaction! For adults, the opportunity to bring your friends to hear a life-enhancing and empowering message conveying Kingdom values. Lots of time to chill and chat!
The Living Room: 11:00am @ St. Thomas’ Church building. Family worship, teaching activities for children and families.
The Zion Template: Missional - The Holy Places...
Learning from the “Zion” template, the Lord has taught us that the next step from the Holy of Holies in His building programme on Earth is always the Holy Place. The Holy Place was the opportunity for everyone to see the “service” of the Priests at work. The Priests would prepare the implements and be serving in the Holy Place in preparation for the High Priest to enter into intimate worship with the Lord in the Holy of Holies.
In the New Testament, all believers are Priests and can therefore serve in the Holy Place for the benefit of others. Indeed, this enables us to fulfil the second part of the Church Vision, to know Jesus better and make Him better known.
Learning from the “Zion” template, the Lord has taught us that the next step from the Holy of Holies in His building programme on Earth is always the Holy Place. The Holy Place was the opportunity for everyone to see the “service” of the Priests at work. The Priests would prepare the implements and be serving in the Holy Place in preparation for the High Priest to enter into intimate worship with the Lord in the Holy of Holies.
In the New Testament, all believers are Priests and can therefore serve in the Holy Place for the benefit of others. Indeed, this enables us to fulfil the second part of the Church Vision, to know Jesus better and make Him better known.
