Recent Updates (Page 2)

Lighthouse Child & Volunteer Registration Open

Child and volunteer applications for Lighthouse Water Eaton 2026 are now open! Registration is now open via SignMeUp for children’s applications! This will stay open until Monday 27th July. You can also register via SignMeUp to volunteer! If you would like to enjoy fun and games as well as the sheer pleasure of working with young children to share what you know about…

Update on John Archer Event

A message from Tim, who organised the John Archer Show to raise funds for our building project: Just to thank everybody who helped with this event either in the background or working on the night. You all, from those who contributed cakes, served refreshments, designed the flyers, manned the refreshment stalls and washed-up afterwards, manned…

Come and See John Archer at WECC!

The dedicated page on our website for this event is linked here. The great John Archer is coming to the Water Eaton Church Centre on 2nd May! Come along to see the BAFTA winning comedy magician and Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist. You can find out more on John’s website. Proceeds from the event will go towards our…

Easter Sunrise Service

This morning some of us met for a sunrise service in Water Hall Park. It was a perfect morning for us to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, and we were joined at the end by some farmyard friends. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way…

Floral Preparations for Easter Sunday

Today the church is being prepared for tomorrow’s celebration of Easter Sunday, with a colourful array of flowers being brought in to brighten the Easter garden display. We can rejoice at the empty tomb with the stone rolled away, as it points us to Christ’s resurrection from the dead. He is risen – hallelujah! Do…

The Good Friday Pilgrimage 2026

Pilgrimage makes us deeply aware of ourselves… it reminds us of our human nature taken on by Jesus Christ himself, that through walking with him we might know forgiveness and freedom. Rt Rev Christopher Foster, Anglican Bishop of Portsmouth This Good Friday, a group of us went on a pilgrimage walk between St Mary’s, Redbourn…

Easter 2026 @ Water Eaton Church Centre

Find out more about the Easter week services and activities taking place at the Water Eaton Church Centre by following the links below for more information. These include services led by us, our friends from St Frideswide’s (with whom we share the building), and those which will be run jointly by both congregations. Whether you’re new, a regular, or simply exploring…

A round Up of Easter Cracked 2026

Wednesday 25th March marked the last day of this year’s programme of Easter Cracked presentations to around 170 pupils at five local schools as part of our schools’ work, on behalf of Bridgebuilder Trust. These were fast moving presentations, including craft, games, quizzes, stories, video clips and discussion, to share the real meaning of Easter.…

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Spring Update from Benon Kayanja

Back in November 2025, we officially became a link-up church for Benon Kayanja (pictured right), who works in the BMS office in Kampala, Uganda. You can read the original article here. More information about Benon can be found on the BMS World Mission website. Our newsletters always contain a section on ‘BMS World Mission Prayers’. At…

Pray for Easter Cracked 2026

Over the next few weeks, beginning this Wednesday, we’ll have around 190 Year 5 and 6 children from local primary schools coming into the Church Centre to explore the Easter story through interactive sessions made up of drama, games and quizzes. In addition, 2000 students will be visiting schools and churches across Milton Keynes as…