Steeple Church

Steeple Church Loved passionately by God to love people tangibly.... RENEW + RESTORE + SERVE + SEND
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We are a church with a long history in the midst of re-imaging the way we are called to 'be' in-as-and-beyond the four walls of the church building…

We’re still working out what that looks like, but we're getting closer, so if you'd like to join us, and our Master Jesus, in building His Church, then you are so invited and so welcome to come give it a try with us, at Steeple. Here is a snap-shot o

f the 'why' and the 'what' we aspire to live out at Steeple Church...

Our why is people. We are a Church that is loved passionately by God to love people, tangibly. We exist to serve and send everyday people, into their every-day; fully empowered to bring the reality of God’s great rescue and restoration plan – (accomplished in) Jesus - alive in and through and to as many as we can…

This Sunday is Table & Testimony.Over the past few months, many of you have shared thoughtful feedback about this rhythm...
04/06/2026

This Sunday is Table & Testimony.

Over the past few months, many of you have shared thoughtful feedback about this rhythm, and we want to say thank you. We've been listening, reflecting, and making some adjustments along the way.

At its heart, Table & Testimony is about sharing life together. Gathering around a table, making space for stories, connection, and community.

Our hope is that it feels welcoming, natural, and accessible for everyone – whether you've been part of Steeple for years or you're joining us for the very first time.

You'll start to see some of these changes take shape this Sunday, and we'd love for you to be part of it.

Come as you are. Pull up a seat. There's room for you at the table ❤️

This week in Samples on the Mount, we sat with one of Jesus' most challenging teachings:"Love your enemies and pray for ...
04/06/2026

This week in Samples on the Mount, we sat with one of Jesus' most challenging teachings:

"Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."

And, as he so often does, Jesus takes a familiar idea and opens it up in a surprising new way.

Not by asking us to ignore harm.
Not by asking us to forget our pain.
And not by asking us to sacrifice our own dignity in the process.

Instead, he invites us into a different way of seeing.

We explored the idea of thick and thin stories.

Thin stories reduce people to a single label, a single action, a single mistake.
They leave no room for context, complexity, growth, or humanity.

But thick stories ask us to look deeper.

To consider the experiences, wounds, histories, and circumstances that shape people and their actions.
To step into the grey instead of settling for black and white.

Again and again, Jesus refuses to reduce people to their worst moments.

He sees the image of God where others only see a label.
And he invites us to do the same.
Not because harm doesn't matter.
But because dehumanisation only creates more harm.

Loving our enemies isn't about pretending everything is okay.
It's not permission for injustice.
It's not the absence of boundaries.
It's the courageous choice to refuse hatred and vengeance as our guide.

To pray.
To bless.
To petition God for the transformation of those who have harmed others.
To believe that people are more than the worst thing they've done.

The way of Jesus doesn't deny our anger or our pain.
It invites us to let those things inform us, without allowing them to consume us.

To transform hurt into healing.
To co-author a different story with God.

A story shaped by restoration rather than retribution.
A story where love is not just a feeling, but a practice.

Where might God be inviting you to see more deeply?

What would it look like to choose a redemptive story over a retaliatory one this week?

Reminder that there will be no morning service this Sunday, but instead we will be meeting at 6pm for a special Pentecos...
22/05/2026

Reminder that there will be no morning service this Sunday, but instead we will be meeting at 6pm for a special Pentecost Sunday evening service ✨

Pentecost reminds us that the Spirit of God is moving, bringing hope, connection, and new life in unexpected places.

Join us for an evening of worship, community, and creating space together.

We can’t wait to see you there.

This Sunday night we’re gathering for a special Pentecost Sunday service at 6pm ✨Pentecost reminds us that the Spirit of...
17/05/2026

This Sunday night we’re gathering for a special Pentecost Sunday service at 6pm ✨

Pentecost reminds us that the Spirit of God is moving, bringing hope, connection, and new life in unexpected places.

Join us for an evening of worship, community, and creating space together. Reminder that there will be no morning service this Sunday.

We can’t wait to see you there

In the third week of Samples on the Mount, we sat with Jesus’ words:“You have heard it said, ‘Do not murder’… but I tell...
10/05/2026

In the third week of Samples on the Mount, we sat with Jesus’ words:

“You have heard it said, ‘Do not murder’… but I tell you…”

And once again, Jesus takes something familiar
and fills it with deeper meaning.

Not just addressing violence in its physical form,
but the anger, contempt, and division that fracture relationships long before harm becomes visible.

Because the way of Jesus is more than avoiding harm –
it’s an invitation into reconciliation.
Into peace-making.
Into repair.

We explored the idea of restorative justice –
a way of asking not just “What law was broken?”
but “Who was hurt?”
“What do they need?”
"How do we heal what has been fractured?”

It’s the kind of justice that sees people not as problems to punish,
but as humans made in the image of God.

Humans capable of healing, dignity, responsibility, and restoration.

Jesus says:

“First go and be reconciled.”

Not because reconciliation is easy.
Not because harm should be minimised.
But because the kingdom of God looks like people doing the hard, holy work of repair.

This is the non-violent way of Jesus.
A refusal to let hatred, revenge, or “othering” have the final word.

Each week in our liturgy we say:
go out as forgivers… and then run back.

Because forgiveness and reconciliation aren’t abstract ideas.
They’re practices.
Ways of living.
Ways the kingdom breaks into the present.

Not perfectly.
But faithfully.

Mother’s Day 💜A day to celebrate the mothers and mother-figures in our world; the ones who nurture, encourage, care for,...
10/05/2026

Mother’s Day 💜

A day to celebrate the mothers and mother-figures in our world; the ones who nurture, encourage, care for, and carry love so generously.

Whether you’re a mum, have a mum, long to be a mum, or show motherly love in the quiet ways the world deeply needs – we’d love to mark the day with you.

We honour the spiritual mums, biological mums, foster mums, step mums, chosen family, and all those who help make others feel seen, safe, and loved.

And to those for whom this day carries grief, longing, loss, or complexity, we see you too.

To those missing their mums.
To those longing for children.
To those carrying heartbreak, distance, or unseen pain.

You are not forgotten.

Wherever this day finds you, we pray you would know the nearness of God – gentle, present, and with you in every part of your story.

02/05/2026

In 'Samples on the Mount, we’re learning to listen differently.

Because when Jesus speaks,
the melody isn’t new
it’s drawn from the story that came before him.

But the rhythm is.

The same story of mercy and justice,
heard in a way we can’t unhear.

This week, as Emmanuel unpacked the Beatitudes,
we didn’t just hear it – we saw it.

Sampling in real time.
Taking something familiar
and revealing it with fresh depth, texture, and meaning.

That’s what Jesus is doing here.

Not replacing Scripture,
but fulfilling it,
filling it up with the heart of God.

Blessed are the poor in spirit.
Those who mourn.
The meek.
The merciful.
The peacemakers.

This is where the kingdom is breaking out.

Not somewhere distant or polished,
but right here,
among the vulnerable, the grieving, the gentle,
the ones still longing for things to be made right.

These words aren’t just ideals to reach for.
They’re a wake-up call.

To open our eyes and see:
*God is already here.*

“I’m here,” the Beatitudes whisper.
“This is where I’ve placed myself.”

And if we want to be where God is,
we don’t have to strive or perform.

We’re invited to *locate ourselves*
in those same places.

To move toward mercy.
To embody peace.
To stand with those who are hurting.
To join in what love is already doing.

Because Jesus isn’t just talking about good news –
his life *is* the good news.

We’ve just started a new series: Samples on the Mount.At the centre of it is this simple but powerful idea:Jesus didn’t ...
18/04/2026

We’ve just started a new series: Samples on the Mount.

At the centre of it is this simple but powerful idea:
Jesus didn’t come to throw everything out,
he came to *fill it up*.

Like a producer sampling a familiar track,
Jesus takes what people already knew – Scripture, tradition, the story of God – and plays it in a way they’d never heard before.

Same melody.
New rhythm.
And suddenly, everything sounds different.

The Sermon on the Mount is one of those moments.

Instead of giving more rules to carry, Jesus 
begins to open up a whole new way of being human.

Not replacing what came before,
but revealing the heart of it.

A God who doesn’t dominate, but restores.
A power that looks like love.
A kingdom that isn’t far away, but already breaking in.

He tells ordinary people:

*You are the salt of the earth.*
*You are the light of the world.*

Not “try harder to be…”
Not “one day you might become…”

But *you are*.

Right here.
Right now.

Salt that preserves something good in the world.
Light that quietly pushes back the dark.

Maybe that’s the invitation.

Not to escape the world…
but to live differently within it.

To resist the pull of fear, control, and power-over,
and instead choose the way of Jesus:

Goodness over retaliation.
Presence over perfection.
Love over everything.

Because this isn’t just an idea to believe in,
Jesus *is* the good news.

His life shows us what it looks like when love fills everything up and spills out into the world.

We’d love for you to join us this Easter at Steeple.Our Easter service will be held on Sunday 5th April, a really specia...
01/04/2026

We’d love for you to join us this Easter at Steeple.

Our Easter service will be held on Sunday 5th April, a really special time in the life of our church as we come together to reflect, remember, and celebrate the hope we have in Jesus.

We’ll also be sharing food together, so bring a plate! It’s a great chance to linger, connect, and enjoy community.

Everyone is welcome.

Desert Wisdom - Psalm 130 "Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord."This week we sat with Psalm 130, a prayer that begins...
28/03/2026

Desert Wisdom - Psalm 130 "Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord."

This week we sat with Psalm 130, a prayer that begins not with strength, but from the depths.

In a world that tells us to have it all together, the desert reminds us; the only way up... is down.

As pilgrims journeyed toward Jerusalem - the city of peace - their songs didn't start with arrival, but with honesty.
Because real prayer doesn't begin where we wish we were, but where we truly are.
From grief,
From longing,
From disorientation,

And yet, in the depths, we are met with grace.
A God whose love cannot be earned or lost
A mercy that doesn't control or condemn – but frees.

Forgiveness becomes the turning point, reorienting us away from shame and striving, and back into love.
But this kind of transformation takes waiting
A deep, watchful hope; like waiting for dawn after a long night

And slowly, something shifts,
Our hearts soften.
Our vision widens.

We begin to see that God's redemption is bigger than we imagined – for us, and for all

A God who meets us in the depths and turns on the light

This week we're invited to ask;
What would it look like to meet God in the depths, not avoid them?

And can I trust that His mercy reaches even here?

Because sometimes, the way into God's presence.. is not climbing higher – but going deeper.

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