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Godfirst Church Barry, Barry (2026)

05/04/2026

A truth and a treat ✝️

He's alive, he's alive ... hallelujah he is alive ❤️

Today we Celebrate our risen Saviour!

Wishing you all a Happy Easter ☀️

30/03/2026

Easter Sunday Celebration!

Come ready to rejoice and celebrate our Saviour and Redeemer who has defeated sin and conquered death!

✝️

29/03/2026

🕯️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞?

This Good Friday at 7:45pm (for about 45 mins), we’re holding a Tenebrae Service – a quiet, reflective experience that helps us feel the weight of Good Friday. Tenebrae is the Latin word for 'darkness' and it's a type of service that the church has been practising for at least five centuries.

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭. So please read the below carefully so you know what to expect:

Unlike our usual services, this one is 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Instead, we sit in silence and listen as the story of Jesus’ suffering and death, from the disciples perspective, is slowly read aloud. As the story unfolds, the room will grow darker and darker with candles being extinguished, until we finish in complete darkness (lights in the corridors will still be on).

It’s a space for personal reflection, stillness, and prayer in our hearts.

We will arrive and leave in silence, carrying with us the heaviness the disciples would have felt that night. Let that weight sit with you until Resurrection Morning.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬:

- A quiet, reflective space
- A chance to experience the darkness of Good Friday
- An invitation to pray silently and listen deeply
- A time to leave in silence and reverence

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭:

- It’s not a service for chatting or catching up (wait until you are outside after the service to talk)
- It’s not interactive or joyful
- It’s not child-friendly (see why that's the case below)
- It’s not a time for fellowship or conversation

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧. Silence and stillness are essential. The narration includes graphic descriptions of Jesus’ suffering, including the whipping and crucifixion.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞?
We’re doing this because Good Friday should feel weighty. This service helps us enter into the sorrow of the cross and reflect deeply on what Jesus endured for us. It’s not meant to feel

20/03/2026

***UPDATE***

There will be no Sunday service taking place this weekend. We will be back worshipping together on Sunday 29th March, why don't you come and along and join us then 💙

22/01/2026

We love worshipping together as a family ❤️

28/12/2025

Just a reminder, there is no service this morning.

We will be back worshipping together on Sunday 4th January at 10.45 ✨️

Hope to see you there 👋

25/12/2025

Today we Celebrate... today we remember the King of King's 🌟

"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord." Luke 2:11

Whatever you are doing this Christmas, we pray that you remember why we celebrate. May you have the hope and peace that comes from knowing that Jesus came into this world for you.

Merry Christmas from all of us at GodFirst ❤️

Godfirst Church Barry

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