AGM recap and more
Hello church family,
I hope you are well and have had a great week so far!
This week I have been reading through Proverbs and have been reflecting particularly on Proverbs 10 which compares two different ways of speaking, such as:
- V11: The Words of the godly are a life giving fountain; the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
- V31: The mouth of a godly person gives wise advice, but the tongue that deceives will be cut off
- V31 The lips of the godly speak helpful words, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.
The way we live and the words we speak hold so much power, as people of God we are called to live differently and speak words that bring life, share wisdom and are uplifting help. This week let's challenge ourselves to keep using our voice to speak love and life into our families, work colleagues, friends and everybody we meet!
AGM RECAP
We had a brilliant time together at our Annual Gratitude Meeting last night, here are the main headlines:
Kelly Carolan RLM Vote
We are thrilled to announce that after receiving an overwhelmingly high percentage of Yes's from the church family that Kelly has accepted the commendation from the church to continue on the track of becoming a Recognised Local Minister. We are cheering Kelly on as she explores all that God has for her in this next season!
Finberry Update
Last night we announced that we will be launching a Finberry church plant in early 2026! God has been so faithful on this journey and we are trusting him with the next steps as well.
If you would like to be part of this team that is going to pioneer into Finberry, or even would just like to know some more information about it, please contact one of the team today and we would love to chat further with you!
We also shared that we are still facing a significant barrier with Finberry which is the cost of the venue, we remain steadfast in trusting God to provide us with all we need to enact his will. Please keep praying with us and if you would like to give a one off significant gift to help contribute towards the first years cost of church planting please do so!
Finance Update
We were so blessed this year to be able to invest in some major projects around our church like the heating in the main worship space and renovations to The Well. God has provided us with all we needed and we know he will continue to do that. The trustees have shared that for us to continue and expand what God is doing, our regular giving as a church needs to raise by about £5000 pm. Please be praying about what part God may be calling you to play in that.
Trustee Elections
Andy Boylan has been elected to become a trustee at New wells Ashford, he has a wealth of experience from the business world that he will be bringing to add to our faithful trustees. We also want to say a huge thank you to Tim Perks who has served as a trustee for many years, and will continue to be a blessing to all the other ministry areas that he impacts so deeply.
Treasurer Election
Josh Shanmugan has been elected to be the treasurer for our church. He is a phenomenal accountant and serves so faithfully in ways many of us will never see or understand! We are excited to have him officially onboard.
Governance
We also had updates from people about health and safety, safeguarding and data protection. We are extremely grateful to the people who carry these roles so diligently behind the scenes to keep us safe and allow us to continue to bless people through what we do.
SUNDAY GATHERING 10:30AM Join us in person this Sunday as we continue our series on the life of Elisha or join us online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5wVEAN4czk
PRACTICAL FAITH | Young Adults | Sat 22nd Nov 6:30pm for 7pm start
The vision for these sessions is to equip the young adults at New Wells with the knowledge they need for a fruitful and fulfilling life with God beyond church. If you are in the 18-30s age bracket - you are invited!
NEW WELLS T-SHIRTS If you have been wondering how to get your hands on a New Wells t-shirt, this is your chance! We need to know which design and how many you would like, so that we can place the next order. To register your interest, please visit www.newwells.church/merch
Thursday 20th November Annual Gratitude Meeting (AGM) | 7pm New Wells Ashford
Saturday 22nd November Practical Faith YA | 6:30pm for 7pm start New Wells Ashford
Sunday 30th November Immerse | 6:30pm for 7pm start New Wells Ashford
Sunday 7th December Fancy Dress Christingle | 10:30am New Wells Ashford
Wednesday 10th December Kids Christmas Party | 5:30-7pm New Wells Ashford
Saturday 13th December Messy Christmas | 10:30am-12pm; 12:30-2pm & 2:30-4pm New Wells Ashford
Tuesday 16th December Church Family Christmas Quiz | 7pm New Wells Ashford
Thursday 18th December Carols on the Green | 6pm The Warren, Brabourne
Friday 19th December Youth Christmas Party | 7-9pm New Wells Ashford
Saturday 20th December Christmas at The Well | 9am-12pm
Sunday 21st December Christmas for Everyone | New Wells Ashford, New Wells Brabourne & Finberry (times tbc)
Tuesday 23rd December Reverb Carols | 1:30pm New Wells Brabourne
Wednesday 24th December Carols by Candlelight | 6:30pm New Wells Ashford
Wednesday 24th December Christmas Eve Communion | 11:45pm New Wells Brabourne
Thursday 25th December Christmas Day Service | 10:30am New Wells Ashford & 10am New Wells Brabourne
Sparks/Flames/Firestarters - Sunday mornings | Side Hall & The Well | Age 0-3, 3-6, 7-10
Blaze | Sunday mornings upstairs in The Well | Years 6-8
Ignite | Friday | 7-9pm | Main worship space | Years 7-13
Furnace | Mondays | 7-9pm | Moyles' manse | Years 9-13
The Well | Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays | 9am-12pm
Tots @ The Well | Mondays 9-10am & 10:30am
Crafty Cuppa | Thursdays every other week | In The Well | 2-4pm
Power Hour | Whole church prayer and worship meeting | Thursdays every other week | 8pm
Brabourne Craft Group | Fourth Thursday of the month | 10am - 1pm | Brabourne Church
Renew Wellbeing | Tuesdays in The Well | 2-4pm
Reverb | midweek service every fourth Tuesday in the month | Brabourne | 1:30pm
Prayer | Before our Sunday service | front of church | 9:45am - all welcome!
Facebook prayers | Mon - Fri 8am | facebook.com/wbc.ashford
Early Morning Prayers | Wednesday mornings | 6:30am | Join here: www.willesboroughbaptist.church/prayer
Matt Wardley
Children & Families Pastor
New Wells
www.newwells.church
I hope you are well and have had a great week so far!
This week I have been reading through Proverbs and have been reflecting particularly on Proverbs 10 which compares two different ways of speaking, such as:
- V11: The Words of the godly are a life giving fountain; the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
- V31: The mouth of a godly person gives wise advice, but the tongue that deceives will be cut off
- V31 The lips of the godly speak helpful words, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.
The way we live and the words we speak hold so much power, as people of God we are called to live differently and speak words that bring life, share wisdom and are uplifting help. This week let's challenge ourselves to keep using our voice to speak love and life into our families, work colleagues, friends and everybody we meet!
AGM RECAP
We had a brilliant time together at our Annual Gratitude Meeting last night, here are the main headlines:
Kelly Carolan RLM Vote
We are thrilled to announce that after receiving an overwhelmingly high percentage of Yes's from the church family that Kelly has accepted the commendation from the church to continue on the track of becoming a Recognised Local Minister. We are cheering Kelly on as she explores all that God has for her in this next season!
Finberry Update
Last night we announced that we will be launching a Finberry church plant in early 2026! God has been so faithful on this journey and we are trusting him with the next steps as well.
If you would like to be part of this team that is going to pioneer into Finberry, or even would just like to know some more information about it, please contact one of the team today and we would love to chat further with you!
We also shared that we are still facing a significant barrier with Finberry which is the cost of the venue, we remain steadfast in trusting God to provide us with all we need to enact his will. Please keep praying with us and if you would like to give a one off significant gift to help contribute towards the first years cost of church planting please do so!
Finance Update
We were so blessed this year to be able to invest in some major projects around our church like the heating in the main worship space and renovations to The Well. God has provided us with all we needed and we know he will continue to do that. The trustees have shared that for us to continue and expand what God is doing, our regular giving as a church needs to raise by about £5000 pm. Please be praying about what part God may be calling you to play in that.
Trustee Elections
Andy Boylan has been elected to become a trustee at New wells Ashford, he has a wealth of experience from the business world that he will be bringing to add to our faithful trustees. We also want to say a huge thank you to Tim Perks who has served as a trustee for many years, and will continue to be a blessing to all the other ministry areas that he impacts so deeply.
Treasurer Election
Josh Shanmugan has been elected to be the treasurer for our church. He is a phenomenal accountant and serves so faithfully in ways many of us will never see or understand! We are excited to have him officially onboard.
Governance
We also had updates from people about health and safety, safeguarding and data protection. We are extremely grateful to the people who carry these roles so diligently behind the scenes to keep us safe and allow us to continue to bless people through what we do.
SUNDAY GATHERING 10:30AM Join us in person this Sunday as we continue our series on the life of Elisha or join us online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5wVEAN4czk
PRACTICAL FAITH | Young Adults | Sat 22nd Nov 6:30pm for 7pm start
The vision for these sessions is to equip the young adults at New Wells with the knowledge they need for a fruitful and fulfilling life with God beyond church. If you are in the 18-30s age bracket - you are invited!
NEW WELLS T-SHIRTS If you have been wondering how to get your hands on a New Wells t-shirt, this is your chance! We need to know which design and how many you would like, so that we can place the next order. To register your interest, please visit www.newwells.church/merch
Thursday 20th November Annual Gratitude Meeting (AGM) | 7pm New Wells Ashford
Saturday 22nd November Practical Faith YA | 6:30pm for 7pm start New Wells Ashford
Sunday 30th November Immerse | 6:30pm for 7pm start New Wells Ashford
Sunday 7th December Fancy Dress Christingle | 10:30am New Wells Ashford
Wednesday 10th December Kids Christmas Party | 5:30-7pm New Wells Ashford
Saturday 13th December Messy Christmas | 10:30am-12pm; 12:30-2pm & 2:30-4pm New Wells Ashford
Tuesday 16th December Church Family Christmas Quiz | 7pm New Wells Ashford
Thursday 18th December Carols on the Green | 6pm The Warren, Brabourne
Friday 19th December Youth Christmas Party | 7-9pm New Wells Ashford
Saturday 20th December Christmas at The Well | 9am-12pm
Sunday 21st December Christmas for Everyone | New Wells Ashford, New Wells Brabourne & Finberry (times tbc)
Tuesday 23rd December Reverb Carols | 1:30pm New Wells Brabourne
Wednesday 24th December Carols by Candlelight | 6:30pm New Wells Ashford
Wednesday 24th December Christmas Eve Communion | 11:45pm New Wells Brabourne
Thursday 25th December Christmas Day Service | 10:30am New Wells Ashford & 10am New Wells Brabourne
Sparks/Flames/Firestarters - Sunday mornings | Side Hall & The Well | Age 0-3, 3-6, 7-10
Blaze | Sunday mornings upstairs in The Well | Years 6-8
Ignite | Friday | 7-9pm | Main worship space | Years 7-13
Furnace | Mondays | 7-9pm | Moyles' manse | Years 9-13
The Well | Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays | 9am-12pm
Tots @ The Well | Mondays 9-10am & 10:30am
Crafty Cuppa | Thursdays every other week | In The Well | 2-4pm
Power Hour | Whole church prayer and worship meeting | Thursdays every other week | 8pm
Brabourne Craft Group | Fourth Thursday of the month | 10am - 1pm | Brabourne Church
Renew Wellbeing | Tuesdays in The Well | 2-4pm
Reverb | midweek service every fourth Tuesday in the month | Brabourne | 1:30pm
Prayer | Before our Sunday service | front of church | 9:45am - all welcome!
Facebook prayers | Mon - Fri 8am | facebook.com/wbc.ashford
Early Morning Prayers | Wednesday mornings | 6:30am | Join here: www.willesboroughbaptist.church/prayer
Matt Wardley
Children & Families Pastor
New Wells
www.newwells.church
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