Connect Southwater Community Church

03/10/2025

Wanting something to do tomorrow 🤔 2 lovely opportunities to support children and young people in the community,
Pop along to the Table Top sale with tea and cakes, Connect Southwater Community Church fundraiser for Southwater Youth Project in the Lardner Hall at The Ghyll Southwater, and then go along to Supporters of Castlewood School blackberry fair. Two great fundraisers to support on Saturday, and I know you'll recieve a warm welcome at both. 😀

28/06/2025

Come along! Support the schools, support Southwater Youth Project !

We're delighted to announce our very talented local arts, crafts, shopping stall holders and clubs joining us at our Southwater Infant & Junior Academies Summer Fair 2025, next Saturday 🥁🥳🛍
📍 Southwater Junior Academy, RH13 9JH | 📅 Saturday 5th July | ⏰ 12–4pm

Unique & Gifted
Fidget hub
Sensory Nest Books - in Partnership with Usborne
Bluecoat Sports Health & Fitness Club
Cubitt & West
Resintastic Art by Mishka Michaela Hebberd
Freddie’s Little Treasures
Ginger Gemini
Empowered Nutrition Club
Ribbon Garden
Maria's Prize Every Time
The Teddy Kingdom
1st Southwater Sea Scouts
The Interstellar Academy of Cheer and Performing Arts
Southwater Youth Project
Connect Southwater Community Church

16/06/2025

Kath Jones Iain Jones and Fiona are on the trustee board of Southwater Youth Project which we help finance and support, & we have the chance to win £5,000 if we get enough nominations!
The draw by the Benefactor Group is specifically for youth support to be given to 10 charities and the more votes we get the greater chance we have. The draw runs this week from 16th to 22nd June. Just click on the link (or copy/paste link below)

https://youth.movementforgood.com/

Our charity name & number is
SOUTHWATER YOUTH PROJECT charity no 1197216

The Southwater Youth Project relies on additional funding to help continue this vital support. The Southwater Youth Project is a real asset to our community and our youth worker Angie Choat & many volunteers work tirelessly to help our young people.

Thank you 🙏🏼

Nominate a charity for a Movement for Good award now.

10/06/2025

A happy 100th birthday to you Bob Piper! Thank you for your lifelong service to your country, county, and community! With love and blessings from me Kath Jones and all at Connect Southwater Community Church. Photo was taken at the end of the busy VE week commenorations when you still took the time to join me and Angie Choat at Castlewood School to share some of your story with all the children, reflecting together on Jesus's words, that there is "no love greater than to lay down your life for your friends". Have a fab day! X

17/05/2025

Is the UK Church dying? Mm.. no! Aside from Christianity still being the world's biggest and fastest growing faith, many of the UK's churches are actually growing, serving their communities and living life connected to God. Don't listen to those who won't give faith in God a chance; come and find out for yourself! We are not perfect, and like many churches we are not all necessarily large in number, but we are growing in so many ways, and there is still plenty of room in God's community for you too! Everyone has to start somewhere, come and learn with us - ask a Christian friend to bring you, or take the plunge and just turn up. You will be welcome!

09/05/2025

What a joy and a privilege it was for Kath Jones and Angie Choat today to be able to share with Castlewood children the deep significance of VE Day, 80 years on. Kath shares - "We remembered how Jesus said "There is no greater love than to give one's life for a friend", John's Gospel, chapter 15 v13. We were thankful for those who gave their lives for our freedom, and for friends who stand by us in life, and we encouraged the children to support each other especially during SATS week! We were also honoured to be joined by our local veteran Bob Piper, and his son Robert. Bob answered loads of questions about his wartime experiences and meeting members of the Royal family this week in London. He also helped us to give out newly published commemorative Gospels, gifts to Yr 6 from Connect Southwater Community Church to remember those which were originally distributed in the war to all servicemen and women. "Treasure them" said Bob - and we do, just as we treasure you Bob, thankful for our freedom. My thanks to Castlewood School for their hospitality and the photo!"

30/04/2025

Oops! We forgot to post this, but then, it is always Easter! And we still have loads of chocolate eggs to eat!!

13/04/2025

This Thursday, why not come along and discover the Easter story through crafts, games and story, fun for families those aged 6 and under need to be accompanied with a carer. 😀

13/04/2025

Looking forward to joining in with the Easter fun on Thursday as we explore the real story behind Easter

The 2nd week of the Easter Holidays,
Tuesday Evening (depending on the weather) camp fire, snacks and wide games, For those in school years 6 and above £3 to help cover costs of snacks. Meeting at the Glebe Field 8pm - 9.30pm.
Tuesday - Wednesday the Bronze DofE GROUP is doing an overnight camp, and day walk (on the wednesday)
Wednesday Afternoon Easter Arts and Crafts 3-5pm and then the evening on Wednesday the youth hang out is open.
Thursday working with Connect Southwater Community Church, Explore the Easter Story for families, those under 6 need to be accompanied by an adult.
for more information on any of these sessions please do get in touch. Angie

03/04/2025

this Sunday afternoon, why not join us for community games afternoon, more details on the photo, or contact Tina 01403 731839 or email [email protected]

18/01/2025

Week Of Prayer For Christian Unity