Join us for Holy Week
Holy Week is a time when Christian around the world commemorate Jesus’ death and resurrection. In addition to our local congregational services, we will have the following national...
International Life Club
Saturday 7 March at 17.00 GMT. Click here for Zoom link.
3rd March 2026
Shortly after Israel’s miraculous deliverance from Egypt they began to grumble about food (Exodus 16:2). The Israelites nostalgically reinterpreted Egypt as a place of abundance, minimising the...
12th February 2026
Where do we go to find out information that’s important? Most likely today our starting point is to search the Internet. Or perhaps we read a newspaper, listen to the radio, download a podcast, or...
2nd February 2026
Ephesians 2 begins by speaking of God’s most wonderful plans that he has for all humanity, and for his creation as a whole. First to be mentioned is his plan to make us all alive. You might...
24th January 2026
You’ve heard the phrase, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. There are numerous stories of people purchasing something at a rummage sale that proved to be quite valuable. I collect coins,...
15th January 2026
The concepts of God’s honour and glory are central themes throughout the Bible since they are essential aspects of the divine nature. In the New Testament, these divine attributes are also...
Royal scandal
Thought for the week by Gavin Henderson
8th October 2025
Have you ever thought about how much time we spend cleaning up messes? From minor to major, messes happen, and they have to be taken care of. Life has been like that since Adam and Eve. We make our...
1st October 2025
What does it mean for us to follow Jesus as a servant-listener? ‘Listening is minute by minute submission to others’ (Jan Johnson, Invitation to the Jesus Life, Experiments in...
18th September 2025
These verses are very important, especially today. It feels easier to condemn someone who believes or behaves differently from us than to do good to them. It feels easier to write people off when they...
23rd July 2025
We sometimes hear Christians talk about being used for God’s purposes, which always makes me think of minions or drones, lined up and waiting for their assignments. God doesn’t need us to...
21st May 2025
I love driving through the countryside near my home. On my way into town, I pass several flocks of sheep, grazing or resting in beautiful green fields. A feeling of peace always comes over me as I...
Join us for Zoom services this week!
with our 10:25 congregation
Update on GCI UK and Ireland
This week's message (6 April) by Gavin Henderson
24th December 2024
When you think of Christmas, what words come to mind? For many families, it’s ‘turkey’, ‘presents’, ‘credit card’ or ‘stress’. Christians might think of words like, ‘peace’,...
10:25 Christmas Eve service
Tuesday 24 December at 4.30 pm. Click for details.
Time of Distress
by Gavin Henderson (1 December 2024)
6th November 2024
The Bible begins with the book of Genesis affirming that God created the world and that it was very good. Continually throughout the Bible God reaffirms his positive attitude towards his creation. Yet...
Bible study (30th October 2024)
with James Henderson
30th October 2024
Sometimes it can be a real struggle to find the energy to pray, especially when we have a busy period at work; we are rushed off our feet looking after our children, or we are consumed with grief,...
17th October 2024
How should we approach God when we pray? Some people approach prayer demanding that God acts, naming and claiming what they want God to do. Others can be so reticent that their prayers indicate that...
16th October 2024
If someone with a famous name, a well-known sports personality, movie star, or TV celebrity, were to walk into one of your worship services, they would doubtless have a warm welcome. Most members of...
15th October 2024
I have a love for medical shows – the details of an illness, the operations, and procedures to repair and heal a damaged and or deceased person. I have always wished I could have dedicated...
5th October 2024
We all have faith in something or someone. We put our faith in the systems of our society that keep things running. If we didn’t, we’d all go live in the woods, off the grid, away from...
7th September 2024
How do you read the psalms? Many of us love to read the psalms – we can find encouragement, read uplifting words that stir our hearts, make the prayers our own and of course, praise God along with...
5th September 2024
Listening to God This is the 23rd in a series of studies on the subject of prayer The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ Then Samuel said,...
4th September 2024
Postmodernism Test all things; hold fast what is good.1 Thessalonians 5:21 (NKJV) Some people in the West are influenced by a postmodern culture which claims that there is no truth,...
3rd September 2024
Our Advocate When the Advocate comes, whom I will send you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me, and you also will testify, because you have...
2nd September 2024
Glory that lasts And if what was transitory came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which lasts!2 Corinthians 3:11 (NIV) We all want things to last – that toaster, our marriage, our...
1st September 2024
James Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your...
31st August 2024
The who question Most of us who were born more than (ahem) a few years ago probably remember learning about the 5 Ws and the H. It was the first thing I heard about during a class on journalism. Who,...
30th August 2024
A balanced view of Christianity Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted...
29th August
Passing away When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Colossians 3:4 (ESV) Today we are living in what can be described as a troubled world – a world where...
28th August 2024
Unbelieving prayer This is the 22nd in a series of studies on the subject of prayer …The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.James 5:16 (NRSVA) Do you believe things will happen when...
27th August 2024
In all things It’s inspiring to see God work his infinite power. For me, it’s also in the little things that I get to see God and experience him on a daily basis. I usually take time to...
26th August 2024
Be holy But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”1 Peter 1:15-16 (NIV) I agree that God is holy, divine, perfect in...
10:25 Zoom Church
Sunday 25 August. Click here to join.
25th August 2024
The songs of home Did you have a trip your family took while you were growing up? Maybe to visit relatives across the country? Or maybe back to a parent’s hometown? Or that one resort or beach town...
24th August 2024
Jesus in Everything One of the shorter verses in the Bible is 1 Thessalonians 5:17 – ‘pray without ceasing.’ It sounds good, but can anyone do this? I try, but it’s not easy, especially...