Nominations for the Church Council
If you are feeling called to join the Church’s leadership team, nominations for the Church Council may be made up to Saturday 18th April. The form to be completed is available on the back table. Elections take place at the Annual Church Meeting on 29 April. Please give this prayerful consideration.
Annual Report
The Annual Report is available on the table at the back of the church. Please remember to pick up a copy.
Jamaican Easter Social and Quiz
You are warmly invited to attend Saturday evening’s Jamaican Easter Social and Quiz organised by the St Ann Society of Gloucester and taking place at Christchurch. Please come along with your families and friends to learn about traditional Easter practices on the island of Jamaica, enjoy a special Jamaica Bun ‘n Cheese social and participate in the annual quiz championship. Entry is just £10 (£3 for children under 10), with all proceeds going to support Hurricane Melissa’s fund-raising.
Easter Offering
For more than a century the Methodist Church has organised an EASTER OFFERING as part of its World Mission Fund and members of Christchurch have responded generously in recent years. The materials accompanying the 2026 offering encourage us to think about God’s Good News of freedom. Jesus talks about God’s Kingdom as a place of release from captivity. The stories in this year’s Easter Offering Service tell of different ways that this is coming true. People across the world might be trapped in many ways – by poverty, violence, the actions of others or by their own past. Sometimes the things that bind us are deep in our own hearts. As in previous years envelopes are available on the table at the back of the Church and can be returned via the offertory on Sundays or handed to the Treasurer. For more information, please contact Judy.
Mobility Walkers
Three Mobility Walkers have recently been donated to the Church and are in temporary storage here. They are available to anyone in need of one in return for a donation to the Church. Also, as we have limited storage facilities at Christchurch, it would be appreciated if anyone considering donations of bulky equipment could inform a Church Council member before leaving them at the Church.
Card Machine
Do you often find yourself without cash when in Church? We have now set up the card machine to accept small donations for Sunday coffee and biscuits. As the cost of coffee in particular has increased significantly of late, we encourage those who tend not to carry cash to make use of this facility as often as possible. Thank you.
