Regular events

Worship, prayer and study

In addition to Sunday worship, in recent times we have run various small group events for prayer and Bible study. ‘Prayer Supper’ events and ‘SBC at Home’ have been the most recent of these.

A Discussion Group meets to explores a wide range of topics in current affairs or ethical questions. What the Bible has to say in regard to these subjects is often part of the conversation.

Social Events

Our programme includes Coffee Mornings, Lunch Club and meals
at local restaurants.
Entertainments include our very popular Music Nights, Quiz Nights, Afternoon Teas and Board Game sessions
Canal boat trips and Ten Pin Bowling have also been arranged
Parties are held at Christmas and Easter time and an annual BBQ takes place in August.

SOL Activities (for Speakers of Other Languages)

Relationships with our Nepalese community are very well established.
Initially classes to help improve knowledge and use of English were hosted by SBC with some of our members acting as helpers. These have continued and the programme extended. Sessions encouraging movement and exercise take place and so do craft activities.

These friends are invited to join in other social activities, and they greatly appreciate inclusion in events such as coffee mornings and our annual BBQ. They also show this appreciation with practical help on Workdays; serving SBC as well as being served themselves.

Open Door

In normal times it has been our practice to have the Chapel open at times through the week with an invitation to passers-by to use the facility for prayer.
Many contacts have been made over the years and practical help, or support offered to those requesting such.
We have links with a local Foodbank, and both receive gifts and issue vouchers to those needing that help.

Planning your Visit

See you Sunday?

It can be daunting going to a church for the first time. There is great variety in the way Christians worship.
We are more relaxed and less formal than many, but we try not to be casual and thoughtless.

We hope the following information will give you an idea of what to expect if you join us on a Sunday morning.

Where and when?

We meet each week in our Chapel for a service starting at 10:30am.
This usually ends between 11.30am and noon.
On the first Sunday of the month, we share Communion together.

For any first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early.

Car parking at the Chapel is limited but there are two, free, public car parks not far away along Yorktown Road.
In one direction there are spaces beside the Library and in the other, beside the Memorial Park.

There is wheelchair access to both the Chapel and the Hall.
There is an accessible toilet in the Chapel Hall.

What?

On arrival one of our welcomers will greet you and help you find a seat.
There will be time to meet other folk before the service begins, but if you would rather sit quietly, please feel free to do so.

After the service we serve tea, coffee and biscuits in our Hall. This is the building behind the Chapel.
Sharing refreshments is a great way to meet people, or simply to take time to find your bearings.
Refreshments are free.

What happens in the service?

The service begins with a welcome and some notices.
There follows a time of songs, readings and prayers.
The words for songs and other items, are displayed by data projector.

There is usually a talk (sermon) that explores a passage or idea taken from the Bible

At some point during the service a collection will be made.
Many members of our congregation give to the church directly by the banking system.
Others still like to give cash.
Don't feel you must contribute, or feel embarrassed to let the collection bag pass by.

Children can stay with their parent or a grown-up throughout the service.
We value worshipping God all together as a family.

On Communion Sundays, we enact in a very simple way, the Last Supper that Jesus shared with His disciples.
As we remember what took place and what it all meant, small pieces of bread and little cups of grape juice are offered to all.
You do not have to take part.
Please feel free to let the elements pass by.
We hope just being there will be helpful to you.