What is Redhill doing with its church?

The title above is designed to entice you to read on, to hear about a church that is very much ‘of the people of Redhill’. I enjoy sharing with you all the things we get up to, some deeply spiritual and some immense fun, and some spiritual fun. The down side of this is that Redhill Church can appear to be a little island all on its own. That image could not be further from the truth.

The community of Redhill, together with the communities of Wrington and Langford comprise the Ecclesial Parish of Wrington, that is served by our three churches of Christ Church, All Saints and St Mary’s. Our churches work together as a team and you will often find David Gent leading worship in Christ Church, as you will often find me leading worship in All Saints and St Mary’s. The parishes of Wrington, Burrington and Butcombe are united as a Benefice under David Gent. Again, more sharing and more mutual encouragement. Redhill shares a Bible Study Group with Butcombe, which has members from Wrington, Burrington and Blagdon. The ideas and initiatives you may come across in Redhill Church may be inspired by the other churches in the Benefice or be shared with those churches. This, surely, is how we are meant to work; together.

Redhill Church is very individual, it has unique qualities that we all love, but never think that it exists in isolation. We benefit, and benefit from, all the other churches in the area.

You may have heard that the Church of England, and the Diocese of Bath and Wells in particular, has some serious financial challenges. By some miracle, from the little that we collect as a church, we are able to support some of the less well churches in our Diocese; Weston-super-Mare has some of the most deprived communities in the country. Your contributions support us, support them a little and support national and international charities. Redhill Church is only small, but we play an active part in the Church of England, which, in turn, supports us. What a joy.

Blessings be upon us all

Andrew

Rev’d Andrew Hemming, Priest for Redhill

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