On St Valentine's Day members of our church family enthusiastically supported a table top sale in aid of funds for Haiti.  Over £300 was raised that morning bringing the total the church has raised for the Christian Aid appeal to well over a thousand pounds.

Scaffolding now encases South Street as repairs and alterations are made to our roof.  After many months, if not years, of negotiations with our builders it looks as if ventilation tiles are finally going to be fitted to the roof.  We are grateful for the progress that is being made on this, along side that of the sealing of the lift sh

On Sunday 7th February we were delighted that Rachel, one of our pianists at Lockwood Court and a member of our Hymneo Singing Group, was baptised.  We held the service at 6.30pm in The Sanctuary and it was such an encouragement to be joined by just over a hundred friends as we came together to worship God and share with

We concluded the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with a united service for all the Town Centre churches at 10.30am on Sunday 24th January 2010 at St John's.  Our guest preacher and celebrant was The Rt Revd Peter Price, Bishop Bath and Wells.  Around 400 of us came together for this service of

On Thursday 14th January 2010 we held the first Deacons' Meeting of the New Year.  We proceeded this with a group photo. The Deacons meet every month of the year, except August, to discuss the life of the church with the minister.

On Christmas Day we came together to celebrate the birth of The Prince of Peace.  During the service the children showed us some of their presents and we took up an offering for the work of St Margaret's Hospice.

On Christmas Eve we gathered in the Sanctuary for a brief moment of worship in the middle of a busy day full of expectation.  During our time together we made some alternative Christingles featuring a Yule Log on a round plate topped by a candle.  The makeshift symbolism reminding us of the wood of the c

 We have just enjoyed a busy and enjoyable weekend at South Street.  On Saturday our Junior Church had a dress Nativity rehearsal followed by a party and visit from Father Christmas.  On a snowy and icy Sunday morning we gathered together for the Nativity Service with Junior Church taking us to Bethlehem

We ran out of hymn books, notice sheets and chairs on Sunday as South Street welcomed many family members of our BB and GB for their Christmas Church Parade.  The boys sang a highly original and personalised version of The Twelve Days of Christmas - including the throwing of fake snow balls into the congregation and the