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An independent church preaching Scripture & worshipping with dignity.
Christ Church, Station Road, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 9AA.
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Christ Church wishes to express its agreement with the following statement released by Church Society. Click on the statement
to go to the Church Society website. Church Society statement on religious ceremonies for Civil Partnerships. News Release
from Church Society 5 March 2010 for immediate release Religious Ceremonies for Civil Partnerships. Earlier this week parliament
voted to lift a ban on religious ceremonies being conducted for civil partnerships. Because of other legislation in recent
years, purporting to be about equality, this latest change will create an even more difficult environment for Christians.
Clergy of the established Church will be under particular pressure to conduct services which they in conscience believe to
be wrong. They may face the threat of legal action if they insist on following their conscience. Parliament has increasingly
sought to interfere in religious affairs. We remain convinced that the recognition of Civil Partnerships by the state was
a grave mistake and one which our nation will come to regret. It is one of a number of policies that have undermined families.
Families are the fundamental building block of society. The collapse of families and family life is having terrible consequences
for individuals, particularly children, and will erode society further. In this, as in other areas, we are witnessing political
leaders who are abandoning the wisdom of God in preference for the folly of man. For many Christians, the anti-Christian nature
of recent legislation, supported by all the main political parties, creates a particular problem. The mainstream parties have
all abandoned the Christian moral tradition and the Biblical foundations of our legal and education systems. Christians will
not want to vote for political parties who are antagonistic to their beliefs and who are acting to prevent Christians living
in accordance with their faith.
LORD'S DAY SERVICES ARE HELD AT 11am & 6.30pm
11 am
Remembrance of the Lord's Supper (1st Sunday of the month)
Morning Prayer (3rd & 4th Sundays of the month)
Family Worship (2nd & 5th Sundays of the month)
6.30 pm
Evening Prayer (1st, 2nd, & 5th Sundays of the month)
Remembrance of the Lord's Supper (3rd & 4th Sunday of the month)
'Sunday School' or 'Covenanter' groups.
During the morning service on the 1st, 3rd & 4th Sundays of the month there are 'Sunday School' groups catering for
all ages of youngsters from 3 years up to 16 years. Visitors are welcome to send their children through, and the children
leave the congregation after the service has started. They rejoin the rest of the community for the time of Communion on 1st
Sundays.
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WORSHIP.
The majority of our services use the 'English Prayer Book' for our liturgy. This is a modern language service. We use
a variety of hymnbooks, choosing a variety of styles of hymns, old and new, but always seeking to retain dignity in our worship.
For communion we hold that all... 'Christians who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity are affectionately invited to
the Lord's Table'. We do insist however, that visitors who wish to receive communion should be communicants in their own churches.
The Service may be lead by our pastor or by one of our lay readers.
OUR BELIEFS.
Every service has a Biblical Sermon preached. This varies in length, but is always evangelical in nature. We believe that
the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the Word of God, indeed, the very oracles of God, and should be the sole
rule for our Christian faith and practice.
Our church, doctrinally, adheres to the Doctrines of Grace (sometimes called the '5 points of Calvinism'), to the 39 Articles
& to the 15 Articles of the CoH Connexion. We are Evangelical, Reformed & Protestant by Trust Deed and by conviction.
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The Church hall can be found by following the gravel path down the side of the church. Sometimes the Lord's Day services are
held there in the cold of winter.
CHRIST CHURCH WEEKLY EVENTS (see the 'Regular Events' page for more details).
Each week a number of events take place in the congregation.
MONDAYS are days when congregation meetings take place.
TUESDAYS are when the three (currently) home groups meet, as does the ladies prayer group.
Tuesday evenings is when the Covenanters meet.
WEDNESDAYS see a mother & Toddler group take place in the Church hall, 10 - 12 am;
Also the church is open in the morning for visiting, talking, and prayer, 10.30 - 12.30 pm;
And the Church Prayer Group in the evening, from 8 pm onwards in the Church hall (which can be found by following the
gravel path down the side of the church).
FRIDAYS find the 'Youth Church' taking place in the Church Hall from 6 - 7.30 pm - this is a time for children (6-16)
who attend church to take part in games and Bible stories.
All these events are not 'set in stone' - illness and holidays can alter their occurrence. Do contact us to find out details.
Christ Church House, 65, Elmfield Avenue, Teddington
0208 977 6144
Rev Dominic Stockford - pastor.
(Rev Dominic is also a Bishop of the Evangelical Connexion of the Free Church of England - www.fce-ec.org.uk)
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