As the days of January remain short and cold, it is never too early to start looking ahead to the summer! ‘Holiday at Home’ – our summer event designed for anyone over 60 years young, will be back during the summer of 2025! Save the date – Saturday 12th July @ 10.30am. This year, our…

A message from our Minister and Church Secretary regarding the upcoming building works in our Church Centre: The Joint Church Council (the body which takes care of the Water Eaton Church Centre) has been successful in obtaining a significant government grant to fund carbon reduction and energy efficiency measures. In summary, this means we will…

It was with sadness we learnt of the death of Ann on Boxing Day 2024 at the Christian Medical College (CMC) in Vellore, where she had worked, witnessed and dwelt amongst the people for well over fifty years. Ann initially went to CMC to serve with the BMS World Mission in 1968 and found her…

The arrival of the New Year is a great time to reflect on the previous year that has passed. It is an opportunity to appreciate all the good things that happened in 2024 (366 days, a day extra because of leap year!), and to reflect on what we could have done differently as individuals and…

On Saturday 21st December, we held our annual ‘Carols by Candlelight‘ service! This year, we invited all the different groups who use the Water Eaton Church Centre to join us as we celebrated Christ’s birth with a mixture of traditional carols, songs and readings. We heard performances by our Music Group and Community Voices. We…

Every December, a dedicated couple from our congregation run the ‘Donkey Express‘ – Spurgeon’s official Christmas Card Distribution Service. This means that congregation members, from both Spurgeon’s and St Frideswide’s, can send Christmas cards to each other through the ‘Donkey Express’, rather than through the post. Donations from this year’s ‘Donkey Express’ were given to Willen…

During the all-age slot of our Morning Worship today, we were treated to another puppet sketch around the theme of one of the most well-known Christmas carols. Today’s puppet video has now been uploaded to YouTube and is available in the Puppet Sketch Archive for your viewing pleasure!

Every December, a dedicated couple from our congregation run the ‘Donkey Express‘ – Spurgeon’s official Christmas Card Distribution Service. This means that congregation members, from both Spurgeon’s and St Frideswide’s, can send Christmas cards to each other through the ‘Donkey Express’, rather than through the post. The ‘Donkey Express’ is now open for this year! Any…

Back in September, we created a survey to find Spurgeon’s top songs and hymns for 2024. Now are back with another list – this time surveying the congregation to find Spurgeon’s top carols! Do you agree with our list? Our Top 3 can be viewed below: And the rest of the list can be viewed…

The Christmas season is now upon us! Explore the links below to find out more about the Christmas events and services which are being held at the Water Eaton Church Centre this year, by both our congregation and St Frideswide’s. All are welcome! Sunday 1st December, 1st Advent– St Frideswide’s Communion, 9.15am– Spurgeon’s All-Age Nativity Service, 11am– St Frideswide’s Christingle, 5pm– St Frideswide’s…