Dear church family


Something I was reminded of yesterday is that God is often speaking to us or prompting us, but we are sometimes (or at least I am) not very good at clocking in. The other day someone referenced one of my favourite stories in the gospels and it was a beautiful but challenging reminder that I needed to hear, and I wonder if it's something we need to hear as a church family too.

At the start of John 8 there is a story that in many bibles is in italics. We are told that this story is in italics because it isn't in some of the original manuscripts but at least my take on it is that this story is so reflective of the heart of God it needed to be included even if it wasn't in some of the original manuscripts.
 
The story goes that Jesus is at the temple courts with a crowd gathered around him whom he is teaching. The teachers of the law and Pharisees bring a woman to Jesus who has been caught in adultery. They make her stand in front of the whole group and say to Jesus, 'Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.  In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?' We are then told that they were using this question to trap Jesus, to have a basis to accuse him.

What a conundrum to be in! However, Jesus bends down and starts writing in the ground with his finger. When they kept questioning him Jesus says, 'Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.'
 
The story continues: 'At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.' When it is just Jesus and this woman he asks her where everyone has gone and if anyone condemned her and when the answer is of course no one, Jesus tells her that neither does he condemn her and that she should leave her life of sin.

I believe the heart of this message is that none of us have a right to judge anyone. The only perfect judge is Jesus and here is a woman who has really messed up and Jesus' perfect judgement is not to condemn her nor to allow others to condemn her. God is an incredibly gracious God – I know He has shown me immeasurable grace where I have got a lot wrong. He has also shown you immeasurable grace so let us show one another grace and not judge but leave that up to God as He is the only one who has the whole picture and I'm confident He knows WAY better than us anyway. So let us leave judgement up to him and as a family continue to fix our eyes on Jesus, the mission and calling He has given our church and crack on with it!

Much love,
 
Katie


SUNDAY SERVICES | 10:30AM
Join us in person this Sunday in Ashford, Brabourne or Finberry!
You can also join us online from New Wells Ashford for Pentecost Sunday: https://youtu.be/_PIdCnqztZY




HOLIDAY CLUB - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
27th | 28th | 29th May | Finberry/Brabourne/Ashford
Holiday Club is next week and we are in need of Volunteers to help with this amazing ministry!      
Please sign up here to volunteer:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctzyvOIjQS4wYZkSSOLjxOg7rKmCHMEW_z30xSg-GfU-eMEg/viewform?usp=header




INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY ♥️?
Sunday 14th June | 10:30am | All sites, then food after at New Wells Ashford
In just short of a month's time we are going to be celebrating International Sunday ? This is where we celebrate and pray for the many nations that make up our church family.

It has been a while since we have checked in about what nations make up our wonderful church family so we'd love you to fill in the form below and let us know what nation you represent and how we can be praying for your nation together.

We will also be sharing lunch after church at our Ashford site so if you are able to bring some food could you please let us know what you are able to bring (and allergens as well).
https://newwells.churchsuite.com/-/forms/x2w0n5sx




PENTECOST SUNDAY - THIS SUNDAY
Sunday 24th May | 6pm | Bright City
Join together with other church families across Ashford for this evening service




THE REAL MEAL ? COMING UP...
Thursday 4th June | 7 for 7:30pm | The Walnut Tree Aldington
The Real Meal is still going from strength to strength encouraging men to join in prayer together and support one another in their faith journey. The meal will now be held on the first Thursday of every month. Please sign up via Churchsuite: https://newwells.churchsuite.com/events/uo7dzcmd or speak to Ben Oliver or Mark Giles if you have any questions




SATURATE ?? COMING UP...
Thursday 4th June | 7pm | New Wells Brabourne
Meeting together as a whole church family from across all our sites



 

Pentecost Sunday | Sun 24th May | 6pm | Bright City
Holiday Club | 27th | 28th | 29th May | Finberry/Brabourne/Ashford
Immerse | Sun 31st May | 7pm | New Wells Ashford
Saturate | Joint prayer meeting | Thu 4th June | 7pm | New Wells Brabourne
The Real Meal | Thu 4th June | 7 for 7:30pm | The Walnut Tree Aldington
International Sunday | Sun 14th Jun | New Wells Ashford


Droplets / Ripples / Waves | Sunday mornings | Age 0-1, 1-4, 5-10 | New Wells Ashford & New Wells Finberry
Blaze | Sunday mornings upstairs in The Well | Years 6-8
The Base | Wednesdays | 7-9pm | New Wells Brabourne | Years 7-13
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
Signing Well | Every second Thu | 10:30am-12noon | The Well
Tots at New Wells | Mondays 9:30-11am | New Wells Ashford
Tots at Oasis | Wednesdays 10-11:30am | New Wells Brabourne
Crafty Cuppa | Thursdays every other week | 2-4pm | The Well
Power Hour | Whole church prayer & worship meeting | Thursdays every other week | 8pm
The Real Meal | Mens meal | First Thursday of the month | 7 for 7:30pm | The Walnut Tree Aldington
Brabourne Craft Group | Fourth Thursday of the month | 10am-1pm | New Wells Brabourne
Renew Wellbeing | Tuesdays in The Well | 2-4pm
Reverb | Midweek service every fourth Tuesday in the month | New Wells Brabourne | 1:30pm
Prayer | Before our Sunday service | front of church | 9:45am - all welcome!
Facebook prayers | Mon-Fri 8am | www.facebook.com/newwellschurch
Early Morning Prayers | Wednesday mornings | 6:30am | Join here on Zoom: www.newwells.church/prayer

Dear church family


On Sunday at our Ashford site Josh, our visiting speaker, challenged us to Persist, Partner and Position ourselves in prayer.  What a fantastic message that is and so challenging.  I wonder how you have decided to respond to his challenge.

I loved his story of Alice who used to arrive at work before anyone else, so that she could pray over each chair in the office.  Is that something you could do?  Jeremiah told the Israelites who had been taken as slaves to Babylon:

"Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. 6 Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease. 7 Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper."  (Jeremiah 29:5-7)

Wherever we find ourselves, whether or not we want to be there, we are called to pray for the prosperity of our community.  This does not only mean economic prosperity but for spiritual, emotional and mental prosperity, for peace and breakthrough.

I once worked for a company where there was considerable unrest, so I phoned the only other Christian that I knew worked there and arranged to have a zoom call with him once a week to pray for our company and colleagues.  We kept note of those prayers and we saw considerable breakthrough.  The prayers were not always answered as we expected, in fact we were often surprised at how God moved, but he most definitely moved in response to our prayers.  We persisted and we saw change.

When next you are tempted to complain, moan or gossip about your workplace or anywhere else you find yourself, choose to pray instead and be the conduit for God to bring change.  Wherever you are you can persist in prayer, partner with God and position yourself to be a watchperson on the walls.  If you commit to this, your faith will increase as you see God move and you will be blessed. You can do that yourself, but even better to find someone to pray with, as you will hold each other accountable.  Don't forget to keep a record of your prayers, because you will be amazed when you look back at how many prayers have been answered that you have forgotten you prayed.

If you didn't hear the sermon, please do find time to watch back on this link: Keep Watch With Me | Guest Speaker Josh Smith

Let us all increase the temperature of our prayer lives together.  There are many opportunities to pray with us at church.  If you have commitments that genuinely mean you can't make any of our prayer meetings, why don't you start your own prayer group with friends in the same position as you at a time and place of your choosing.

Whatever you do – PRAY

Much love,
 
Paula


SUNDAY SERVICES | 10:30AM
Join us in person this Sunday in Ashford, Brabourne or Finberry!
You can also join us online from New Wells Ashford for our sermon series 'Trusting God's Plan': https://youtu.be/Xn4E2XMPCWw




BAPTISM COURSE - STARTING THIS SUNDAY
Starting Sunday 17th May | 7:30pm | On Zoom
This is a three-part course for anyone who has not yet been baptised but is thinking about it or just wants to find out more about what it is or means.

Sign up here: https://newwells.churchsuite.com/events/orxeyffm or please email Kelly kelly.carolan@newwells.church if you would like more information

Course dates
Sun 17th May
Tue 19th May
Thu 21st May




PRESCHOOL OPEN DAY - THIS MONDAY
Monday 18th May | 9:30am | New Wells Ashford
We are delighted to invite you to our Preschool Open Day on Monday 18th May, from 9:30am to 11:30am. Come along and explore our preschool, meet the team, and discover what we have to offer. It's the perfect opportunity to look around! On the day, our popular Tots at New Wells group will be running, and we'll also have the Fun Bus joining us – making it a fun-filled and engaging morning for everyone! More info www.newwells.church/preschool




POWER HOUR - THIS THURSDAY
Thursday 21st May | 8-9pm | New Wells Ashford
Prayer is important ? Join us this week as we pray & worship together as one church family




PENTECOST SUNDAY
Sunday 24th May | 6pm | Bright City
Join together with other church families across Ashford for this evening service




HOLIDAY CLUB - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
27th | 28th | 29th May | Finberry/Brabourne/Ashford
We would love to have you as part of our Holiday Club team!     
Please sign up here to volunteer:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctzyvOIjQS4wYZkSSOLjxOg7rKmCHMEW_z30xSg-GfU-eMEg/viewform?usp=header
 

Baptism Course | Sun 17th May | 7:30pm | on Zoom
Preschool Open Day | Mon 18th May | 9:30am | New Wells Ashford
Baptism Course | Tue 19th May | 7:30pm | on Zoom
Baptism Course | Thu 21st May | 7:30pm | on Zoom
Power Hour | Thu 21st May | 8pm | New Wells Ashford
Pentecost Sunday | Sun 24th May | 6pm | Bright City
Holiday Club | 27th | 28th | 29th May | Finberry/Brabourne/Ashford
Immerse | Sun 31st May | 7pm | New Wells Ashford
Newcomers Meal | Sun 14th Jun | New Wells Ashford

Droplets / Ripples / Waves | Sunday mornings | Age 0-1, 1-4, 5-10 | New Wells Ashford & New Wells Finberry
Blaze | Sunday mornings upstairs in The Well | Years 6-8
The Base | Wednesdays | 7-9pm | New Wells Brabourne | Years 7-13
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
Signing Well | Every second Thu | 10:30am-12noon | The Well
Tots at New Wells | Mondays 9:30-10:30am & 11am-12noon | New Wells Ashford
Tots at Oasis | Wednesdays 10-11:30am | New Wells Brabourne
Crafty Cuppa | Thursdays every other week | 2-4pm | The Well
Power Hour | Whole church prayer & worship meeting | Thursdays every other week | 8pm
Brabourne Craft Group | Fourth Thursday of the month | 10am-1pm | New Wells Brabourne
Renew Wellbeing | Tuesdays in The Well | 2-4pm
Reverb | Midweek service every fourth Tuesday in the month | New Wells Brabourne | 1:30pm
Prayer | Before our Sunday service | front of church | 9:45am - all welcome!
Facebook prayers | Mon-Fri 8am | www.facebook.com/newwellschurch
Early Morning Prayers | Wednesday mornings | 6:30am | Join here on Zoom: www.newwells.church/prayer

Dear church family

'Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your paths straight.'
-Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in someone is confident reliance that they will do what they say, even when you can't fully see or prove the outcome yet. This proverb encourages us to trust in the Lord with all our hearts. However, trust can be hard for those who have been let down - even if it's not God who has not done the letting down. I also love that this proverb encourages us not to lean on our own understanding. In my own walk with Jesus, I have found that sometimes I have felt let down by God, not because He has let me down, but I had a certain expectation of how I wanted God to do something which was not how He did it. We are encouraged to trust God even if what He does doesn't make sense or seem right to our human understanding.

We are told in the Bible that God is faithful, He is unchanging, that in His very nature He is trustworthy. When we choose to place absolute trust in God, we know that it is not misplaced. God's love will never fail us but sometimes our own understanding does fail us. We can all admit that there have been many occasions where we have got it wrong – whether that is in the workplace, school, with relationships and so on. God doesn't get it wrong ever! He is a perfect and holy God, so when we place our trust in Him we can trust that He does not ever make mistakes like we do.

The proverb then tells us to submit all our ways to Him and He will make our path straight. Something I regularly am reminded of it how much God cares about the little decisions as well as the big ones. We each have things we go to God with and things we don't either because we forget or don't think we need to pray about it. When we choose to include God in ALL our decision making we know He will help guide us on the right path where sometimes our decisions can lead us down the wrong paths.

I encourage you, if you don't already, to include God in ALL your decision making this week (or as many decisions as you remember to include God) and see what a difference it makes.
Lots of love,
 
Katie

SUNDAY SERVICES | 10:30AM
Join us in person this Sunday in Ashford, Brabourne or Finberry!
You can also join us online from New Wells Ashford for our new Sermon Series 'Trusting God's Plan: Following Joseph's Journey': https://youtu.be/pbqkNWHGVHY




POWER HOUR | THIS THURSDAY
Thursday 7th May | 8-9pm | New Wells Ashford
Join us for Power Hour as we pray & worship together as one church family



PRESCHOOL OPEN DAY
Monday 18th May | 9:30am | New Wells Ashford
We are delighted to invite you to our Preschool Open Day on Monday 18th May, from 9:30am to 11:30am. Come along and explore our preschool, meet the team, and discover what we have to offer. It's the perfect opportunity to look around! On the day, our popular Tots at New Wells group will be running, and we'll also have the Fun Bus joining us – making it a fun-filled and engaging morning for everyone! More info www.newwells.church/preschool



KIDS HOLIDAY CLUB
27th | 28th | 29th May
This May half term! Join us for a lot of fun!
 Soft play bus  Craft  Games  Prizes  Stories & more...Sign up: https://newwells.church/kids




Power Hour | Thu 7th May | 8pm | New Wells Ashford
Holiday Club | 27th | 28th | 29th May | Finberry/Brabounre/Ashford
Preschool Open Day | Mon 18th May | 09:30am | New Wells Ashford


Droplets / Ripples / Waves | Sunday mornings | Age 0-1, 1-4, 5-10 | New Wells Ashford & New Wells Finberry
Blaze | Sunday mornings upstairs in The Well | Years 6-8
The Base | Wednesdays | 7-9pm | New Wells Brabourne | Years 7-13
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 at New Wells | Mondays 9:30-10:30am & 11am-12noon | New Wells Ashford
Tots at Oasis | Wednesdays 10-11:30am | New Wells Brabourne
Crafty Cuppa | Thursdays every other week | 2-4pm | The Well
Power Hour | Whole church prayer & worship meeting | Thursdays every other week | 8pm
Brabourne Craft Group | Fourth Thursday of the month | 10am-1pm | New Wells Brabourne
Renew Wellbeing | Tuesdays in The Well | 2-4pmReverb | Midweek service every fourth Tuesday in the month | New Wells Brabourne | 1:30pm
Prayer | Before our Sunday service | front of church | 9:45am - all welcome!
Facebook prayers | Mon-Fri 8am | www.facebook.com/newwellschurchEarly Morning Prayers | Wednesday mornings | 6:30am | Join here on Zoom: www.newwells.church/prayer

Dear church family

What a joy it has been to see all that God has done this past weekend! For years, we have prayed, believed and held onto words spoken over Finberry – and now to see it become a reality is incredibly special. We are so thankful for a wonderful launch, with over 60 adults and 32 children gathering together. It truly felt like a moment of Gods goodness and faithfulness on display among us.

As a church, we want to pause and give thanks – recognising that every life touched, every conversation had, and every step forward is by his grace alone. 'Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever' Psalm 107v1.

We also have more to celebrate this coming weekend as we host a baptism Sunday at the Ashford site – this is a powerful reminder of new life in Jesus and his transforming grace at work among us. What a privilege it is to witness lives being changed and faith being declared!

As we celebrate, lets also continue to press in with prayer. As one church across three sites in this new season for the New Wells family, our prayers matter deeply. Let's pray for Finberry – that those who came would return, put down roots, and encounter Jesus personally. Let's pray for Ashford, especially for those taking steps of faith like baptism, that they would be strengthened and encouraged. And let's lift up Brabourne, to ask God to continue to build a strong spirit filled community there and for many more to come and know him.

Finally, lets pray for continued unity across our three sites, that we would remain one church with one heart and vision and that God will be at the centre of everything we do.

Big love,

Kelly


SUNDAY SERVICES | 10:30AM
Join us in person this Sunday in Ashford, Brabourne or Finberry!
You can also join us online for our Baptism Service and one-off sermon 'Holy Honesty' from New Wells Ashford: https://youtu.be/Q3iOOTY4eso




IMMERSE | THIS SUNDAY
Sunday 26th April | 7pm | New Wells Ashford
Immerse is our monthly evening service (which is always the last Sunday of the month) where we worship, listen to God and immerse ourselves in His presence. We want this space to be one that everyone can engage with no matter their age so please feel welcome to bring your children or little ones along. We will make sure to have space for them to be creative and comfy in the service, and if they want to come in their PJs, go for it!




PRESCHOOL OPEN DAY
Monday 18th May | 9:30am | New Wells Ashford
We are delighted to invite you to our Preschool Open Day on Monday 18th May, from 9:30am to 11:30am. Come along and explore our preschool, meet the team, and discover what we have to offer. It's the perfect opportunity to look around! On the day, our popular Tots at New Wells group will be running, and we'll also have the Fun Bus joining us – making it a fun-filled and engaging morning for everyone! More info www.newwells.church/preschool





Immerse | Sun 26th April | 7pm | New Wells Ashford
Preschool Open Day | Mon 18th May | 09:30am | New Wells Ashford


Droplets / Ripples / Waves | Sunday mornings | Age 0-1, 1-4, 5-10 | New Wells Ashford & New Wells Finberry
Blaze | Sunday mornings upstairs in The Well | Years 6-8
The Base | Wednesdays | 7-9pm | New Wells Brabourne | Years 7-13
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 at New Wells | Mondays 9:30-10:30am & 11am-12noon | New Wells Ashford
Tots at Oasis | Wednesdays 10-11:30am | New Wells Brabourne
Crafty Cuppa | Thursdays every other week | 2-4pm | The Well
Power Hour | Whole church prayer & worship meeting | Thursdays every other week | 8pm
Brabourne Craft Group | Fourth Thursday of the month | 10am-1pm | New Wells Brabourne
Renew Wellbeing | Tuesdays in The Well | 2-4pm
Reverb | Midweek service every fourth Tuesday in the month | New Wells Brabourne | 1:30pm
Prayer | Before our Sunday service | front of church | 9:45am - all welcome!
Facebook prayers | Mon-Fri 8am | www.facebook.com/newwellschurch
Early Morning Prayers | Wednesday mornings | 6:30am | Join here on Zoom: www.newwells.church/prayer

Dear church family

This weekend we are launching a new congregation in Finberry! On Saturday evening, as we prepare the ground and our hearts for all that is yet to come, we are inviting the whole church to join us at the Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce at 6pm for a special prayer and worship gathering - please join us!

On Thursday evening at our leadership team meeting, one of our elders had a picture of the Spirit of God hovering over Finberry, just as the Spirit of God hovered over the waters in Genesis 1:2. He said that as we launched Finberry he saw this moment similar to when God said 'Let there be light' in Genesis 1:3, resulting in a release of God's power and presence and life over the Finberry estate. This picture of the Spirit of God hovering over the waters in Genesis 1:2 uses the same Hebrew language for a hen brooding over her eggs, waiting for new life to be birthed. The Spirit of God is brooding over Finberry, Ashford and Brabourne, ready to birth new life, and we get to join in and help with the birth!
 
Another church member reminded me on Sunday of the many prayers through the decades and the ways God has spoken about what he wants to do. He likened this to a war chest that is full of treasure built up over the years in intercession and prophecy and how we get to open it up and draw things out today. (Let's also make sure we are depositing even more back into it!)

And the good news is this is just the beginning… there is so much more that God wants to bring to life, so many lives he wants to transform, so many communities he wants to impact, so many new things yet to be birthed - new wells yet to be dug, so much more for us to draw on that God has spoken over the years and so many more prayers yet to be answered.
Personally, I want to thank the church for your prayers for me this past week and the many kind messages I have received since the letter went out to the church last weekend concerning my family situation and the time off that I am about to take. I am really excited about all the things God is going to be doing over the coming months across our church family and although I am sad to be missing it, I look forward to hearing all about it when I get back. I am also hugely thankful to God for you all, for calling me to such a loving church family and for the great team God has given us to lead the church forward at this time.

With much love,

Mark

SUNDAY GATHERING | 10:30AM
Join us in person this Sunday for our one-off sermon 'Running the Race' or join us online: https://youtu.be/fZhB8MfICJU




FINBERRY PRAYER & WORSHIP EVENING
Let's pray together ahead of the Finberry launch and commit everything we do to the Lord! TOMORROW We are having a worship evening at Finberry before we launch the following day. It will be from 6-7:30pm and we'd love to see you all there!




FINBERRY LAUNCH THIS SUNDAY
Finberry Launch 19th April
We're excited to launch into Finberry on Sunday! Please be praying ahead of the launch. Feel free to give Finberry a follow on Facebook and Instagram too!



PRESCHOOL OPEN DAY
Monday 18th May
We are delighted to invite you to our Preschool Open Day on Monday 18th May, from 9:30am to 11:30am. Come along and explore our preschool, meet the team, and discover what we have to offer. It's the perfect opportunity to look around! On the day, our popular Tots at New Wells group will be running, and we'll also have the Fun Bus joining us – making it a fun-filled and engaging morning for everyone! More info www.newwells.church/preschool





Fun Bus Friday | Fri 17th Apr | 2-4pm | Avocet Way (New Wells Finberry event)
Worship Evening at Finberry | Sat 18th April | New Wells Finberry (Kent Invicta)
Finberry Launch | Sun 19th Apr | 10:30am | New Wells Finberry (Kent Invicta)
Preschool Open Day | Mon 18th May | 09:30am | New Wells Ashford


Droplets / Ripples / Waves | Sunday mornings | Age 0-1, 1-4, 5-10 | New Wells Ashford & New Wells Finberry
Blaze | Sunday mornings upstairs in The Well | Years 6-8
The Base | Wednesdays | 7-9pm | New Wells Brabourne | Years 7-13
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 at New Wells | Mondays 9:30-10:30am & 11am-12noon | New Wells Ashford
Tots at Oasis | Wednesdays 10-11:30am | New Wells Brabourne
Crafty Cuppa | Thursdays every other week | 2-4pm | The Well
Power Hour | Whole church prayer & worship meeting | Thursdays every other week | 8pm
Brabourne Craft Group | Fourth Thursday of the month | 10am-1pm | New Wells Brabourne
Renew Wellbeing | Tuesdays in The Well | 2-4pm
Reverb | Midweek service every fourth Tuesday in the month | New Wells Brabourne | 1:30pm
Prayer | Before our Sunday service | front of church | 9:45am - all welcome!
Facebook prayers | Mon-Fri 8am | www.facebook.com/newwellschurch
Early Morning Prayers | Wednesday mornings | 6:30am | Join here on Zoom: www.newwells.church/prayer

Dear church family

'So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.' (Acts 13:3)

We are in the countdown to New Wells Finberry being launched in just two Sundays' time! This site being launched is such a testament to God's kindness, provision and faithfulness. Our church has had a sense of calling to plant a church in Finberry for a very long time, it was a vision given and prayed into for many years and now we are stepping into that call. It hasn't always been easy waiting for a door to open, but God's timing is always perfect, and we are so excited and expectant to see what God is going to do in and through New Wells Finberry.

On Sunday we are having a sending service where we are going to lay hands and pray for the team that are going. This is something we see modelled by the early church. At the start of Acts 13, it says that as they worshipped and fasted together the Holy Spirit told them to set apart Barnabus and Saul for the work that God had called them to. They then laid hands and prayed for them before sending them off. Although we are sad that a part of our family will now be meeting somewhere else on a Sunday morning, we want to send them with our biggest blessing.

Barnabus and Saul were sent off but they never stopped being part of the wider community of the early church. In the same way, we are sending off the Finberry team, but they will not stop being part of our church family. We may not see each other on a Sunday morning but there are other days in the week we can see them, check in on them and see how we can be praying for and blessing them moving forward. In the meantime, let us not cease praying for our church family as a whole but particularly for Finberry.

Lots of love,

Katie ?


SUNDAY GATHERING | 10:30AM
Join us in person this Sunday as we begin continue our Easter sermon series  'Set Free' or join us online: https://youtu.be/LHoVrWc7g10



FINBERRY LAUNCH AND TEAM MEAL
Team Meal 12th April | Finberry Launch 19th April
We're excited to launch into Finberry on Sunday 19th April! We have an outreach and launch team meal on Sunday 12th April, 4pm at New Wells Brabourne. We're building the launch team now as preparations continue behind the scenes. If you feel stirred to join the launch team please connect with Kelly or Matt as soon as possible.
Matt matt.wardley@newwells.church Kelly kelly.carolan@newwells.church

WORSHIP EVENING
On Saturday 18th April we are having a worship evening at Finberry before we launch the following day. It will be from 6-7:30pm and we'd love to see you al there!

Feel free to give Finberry a follow on Facebook and Instagram as we build towards the launch...

 

PRESCHOOL
Book your place now for September!
We are committed to developing a warm and inviting environment where all children and families feel welcome! Our preschool team are professionally qualified, motivated and personally committed to providing good quality care and education for your child. Visit www.newwells.church/preschool for more information or to book your place.


Easter Egg Hunt | Sat 11th Apr | 10am-12noon | Avocet Way (New Wells Finberry event)
Fun Bus Friday | Fri 17th Apr | 2-4pm | Avocet Way (New Wells Finberry event)
Worship Evening at Finberry | Saturday 18th April | New Wells Finberry (Kent Invicta)
Finberry Launch | Sun 19th Apr | 10:30am | New Wells Finberry (Kent Invicta)


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
The Base | Wednesdays | 7-9pm | New Wells Brabourne | Years 7-13
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 at New Wells | Mondays 9:30-10:30am & 11am-12noon | New Wells Ashford
Tots at Oasis | Wednesdays 10-11:30am | New Wells Brabourne
Crafty Cuppa | Thursdays every other week | 2-4pm | The Well
Power Hour | Whole church prayer & worship meeting | Thursdays every other week | 8pm
Brabourne Craft Group | Fourth Thursday of the month | 10am-1pm | New Wells Brabourne
Renew Wellbeing | Tuesdays in The Well | 2-4pm
Reverb | Midweek service every fourth Tuesday in the month | New Wells Brabourne | 1:30pm
Prayer | Before our Sunday service | front of church | 9:45am - all welcome!
Facebook prayers | Mon-Fri 8am | www.facebook.com/newwellschurch
Early Morning Prayers | Wednesday mornings | 6:30am | Join here on Zoom: www.newwells.church/prayer

 
Dear church family

As we enter into 'Holy Week,' which spans from Palm Sunday (this Sunday) to Easter Sunday (next Sunday), and prepare our hearts for the celebration on Easter Sunday, we are reminded that the story of Easter is not simply an event to celebrate but a truth to live in every day. When the women went to the tomb the angels told them:

'Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: "The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again."' (Luke 24:5b-7)

On Maundy Thursday we remember the last meal Jesus had with His disciples where they broke bread and shared wine being told to do the same in remembrance of Him. The disciples were then asked to watch and pray as Jesus went into the garden of Gethsemane asking God to take the cup of suffering away from him. From 7pm until midnight we will be watching, praying and worshipping seeing through until midnight. We'd love you to join with us and fast on Maundy Thursday.

On Good Friday, we remember the cross. We remember this great act of love where Jesus was willing to take on our sin, our shame, our separation, so that we can stand forgiven and free. Jesus didn't die so we can live slightly improved lives – He died so we could be made new and that there no longer was a separation between us and God.
Easter morning shouts the truth that darkness does not have the final say. The tomb is empty. Death has been defeated. Hope has been resurrected. Wherever things may look broken, buried, or beyond repair in your life – Easter reminds us that God's power to bring life out of death is not just historic, it's present!

As we celebrate Easter as a family may we remember that Jesus is alive! We are set free! Let us therefore walk in that freedom He paid for with His life. Let us receive the love demonstrated on that cross and worship our King together!

Lots of love,

Katie

SUNDAY GATHERING | 10:30AM
Join us in person this Sunday as we begin continue our Easter sermon series  'Set Free' or join us online: https://youtu.be/LXhAbflHjgg




FINBERRY LAUNCH AND TEAM MEAL
Team Meal 12th April | Finberry Launch 19th April
We're excited to launch into Finberry on Sunday 19th April! We have an outreach and launch team meal on Sunday 12th April, 4pm at New Wells Brabourne. We're building the launch team now as preparations continue behind the scenes. If you feel stirred to join the launch team please connect with Kelly or Matt as soon as possible.
Matt matt.wardley@newwells.church Kelly kelly.carolan@newwells.church

Feel free to give Finberry a follow on Facebook and Instagram as we build towards the launch...




EASTER AT NEW WELLS ?
Let's celebrate Easter together as one church family
With something for everyone—kids, families, and all ages—you're invited to journey through Holy Week with us. From celebration and worship to quiet reflection and prayer, there are so many opportunities to pause, connect, and encounter God together.

Whether you join us for one event or many, we'd love you to be part of it as we celebrate Easter across our New Wells community. ?




EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE
Sunday 5th April | 7am | Wye Downs (Devil's Kneading Trough)
Join us for this Churches Together Service




IMMERSE | THIS SUNDAY
Sunday 29th March | 7pm | New Wells Ashford
Immerse is our monthly evening service (which is always the last Sunday of the month) where we worship, listen to God and immerse ourselves in His presence. We want this space to be one that everyone can engage with no matter their age so please feel welcome to bring your children or little ones along. We will make sure to have space for them to be creative and comfy in the service, and if they want to come in their PJs, go for it!




PRESCHOOL
Book your place now for September!
We are committed to developing a warm and inviting environment where all children and families feel welcome! Our preschool team are professionally qualified, motivated and personally committed to providing good quality care and education for your child. Visit www.newwells.church/preschool for more information or to book your place

 

Marriage Course | Wednesday nights | 7:15pm | New Wells Ashford | Sign up: www.newwells.church/courses
Palm Sunday Service | Sun 29th Mar | 10:30am | New Wells Ashford
Palm Sunday Service | Sun 29th Mar | 10:30am | New Wells Brabourne
Immerse | Prayer & Worship | Sun 29th Mar | 7pm | New Wells Ashford
Kids Easter Party | Mon 30th Mar | 6–7:30pm | New Wells Ashford
Ruah | A space to reflect & pray | Tue 31st Mar | 7am–7pm | New Wells Ashford
Ruah | A space to reflect & pray | Wed 1st Apr | 7am–7pm | New Wells Ashford
Ruah | A space to reflect & pray | Maundy Thursday 2nd Apr | 7am–7pm | New Wells Ashford
Ruah Prayer Space | Maundy Thursday 2nd Apr | 10am–7pm | New Wells Brabourne
Led Prayer | Maundy Thursday 2nd Apr | 10–11am | New Wells Brabourne
Communion Service | Maundy Thursday 2nd Apr | 6:15–7pm | New Wells Brabourne
Pyjama Prayers | Whole Family Prayers | Maundy Thursday 2nd Apr | 7–9pm | New Wells Ashford
Reflections, Prayer & Worship | Maundy Thursday 2nd Apr | 9pm–midnight | New Wells Ashford
Worship for Everyone | Good Friday 3rd Apr | 10:30am | New Wells Ashford
Hot Cross Bun Coffee Gathering | Good Friday 3rd Apr | 10am–12pm | New Wells Brabourne
Fun Bus Friday | Good Friday 3rd Apr | 2-4pm | Avocet Way (New Wells Finberry event)
Easter Sunday Service | Sun 5th Apr | 10:30am | New Wells Ashford
Easter Sunday Service | Sun 5th Apr | 10:30am | New Wells Brabourne
Easter Egg Hunt | Sat 11th Apr | 10am-12noon | Avocet Way (New Wells Finberry event)
Fun Bus Friday | Fri 17th Apr | 2-4pm | Avocet Way (New Wells Finberry event)
Finberry Launch | Sun 19th Apr | 10:30am | New Wells Finberry (Kent Invicta)


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
The Base | Wednesdays | 7-9pm | New Wells Brabourne | Years 7-13
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 at New Wells | Mondays 9:30-10:30am & 11am-12noon | New Wells Ashford
Tots at Oasis | Wednesdays 10-11:30am | New Wells Brabourne
Crafty Cuppa | Thursdays every other week | 2-4pm | The Well
Power Hour | Whole church prayer & worship meeting | Thursdays every other week | 8pm
Brabourne Craft Group | Fourth Thursday of the month | 10am-1pm | New Wells Brabourne
Renew Wellbeing | Tuesdays in The Well | 2-4pm
Reverb | Midweek service every fourth Tuesday in the month | New Wells Brabourne | 1:30pm
Prayer | Before our Sunday service | front of church | 9:45am - all welcome!
Facebook prayers | Mon-Fri 8am | www.facebook.com/newwellschurch
Early Morning Prayers | Wednesday mornings | 6:30am | Join here on Zoom: www.newwells.church/prayer

 
Dear church family

This week in our household we celebrated St Partick's day. It is always a special moment for us to reconnect with our roots, but also to reflect on the deeper meaning behind the day and the incredible story of faith it represents.

St Patick's Life is such a beautiful picture of Gods grace at work. As a young man, he was taken to Ireland as a slave, where he spent years in hardship. Yet it was in that place that he encountered God in a real personal way.

What's even more remarkable is that, after escaping and returning home, Patrick chose to go back to Ireland – not with resentment, but with a heart full of compassion, carrying the message of Jesus to the very people and place that had once caused him pain.

His story challenges and encourages us today. It reminds us that God can meet us in the hardest seasons, that forgiveness is possible even when it feels costly, and that following Jesus often means stepping out in courage and obedience. Patrick didn't have it all figured out – he simply said yes to God.

As we reflect on his life, may we be people who trust in God in every season, who forgive as we've been forgiven, and who are willing to go where he leads us.

'Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you' Ephesians 4 v 32

Le grá ar fad,

Kelly


SUNDAY GATHERING | 10:30AM
Join us in person this Sunday as we begin our Easter sermon series  'Set Free' or join us online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNDNi8aKyE8




CHURCH MEETING - THIS SUNDAY 
Sunday 22nd March | 12:30pm | New Wells Ashford or Zoom
Join us THIS Sunday after the service for a short but important church family meeting—updates on finances, Finberry, and what's ahead...
More info / zoom link here: https://newwells.churchsuite.com/events/hq8tovov




FINBERRY FOCUS - LAUNCH TEAM MEETING THIS SUNDAY ?
Meeting straight after whole church meeting at New Wells Ashford
The focus of this meeting is hospitality, building community, sharing about Jesus and sharing your testimony... and we're ordering pizza in! ?

We're excited to launch into Finberry on Sunday 19th April, and we're building the launch team now as preparations continue behind the scenes. If you feel stirred to join the launch team please connect with Kelly or Matt as soon as possible. Matt matt.wardley@newwells.church Kelly kelly.carolan@newwells.church

Check out the latest Finberry video update over on Facebook...
https://www.facebook.com/reel/749751078073590



EASTER AT NEW WELLS ?
Let's celebrate Easter together as one church family
With something for everyone—kids, families, and all ages—you're invited to journey through Holy Week with us. From celebration and worship to quiet reflection and prayer, there are so many opportunities to pause, connect, and encounter God together.

Whether you join us for one event or many, we'd love you to be part of it as we celebrate Easter across our New Wells community. ?




NEW DISCIPLESHIP GROUP
Alternate Thursdays from 12th March | 1-3pm | Willesborough
We are excited to announce that we will be starting a new discipleship group in Willesborough every other Thursday afternoon from 12th March. If this is something you would like to join, please get in touch with Kelly kelly.carolan@newwells.church

PRESCHOOL
Book your place now for September!
We are committed to developing a warm and inviting environment where all children and families feel welcome! Our preschool team are professionally qualified, motivated and personally committed to providing good quality care and education for your child. Visit www.newwells.church/preschool for more information or to book your place

 

Marriage Course | Wednesday nights | 7:15pm | New Wells Ashford | Sign up: www.newwells.church/courses
Exploring Baptism Course | Sunday 22nd March | 7:30pm | On Zoom
Power Hour | Thursday 26th March | 8-9pm | New Wells Ashford
Palm Sunday Service | Sunday 29th March | 10:30am | New Wells Ashford
Palm Sunday Service | Sunday 29th March | 10:30am | New Wells Brabourne
Immerse | Prayer and worship | Sunday 29th March | 7pm | New Wells Ashford
Kids Easter Party | Monday 30th March | 6–7:30pm | New Wells Ashford
Ruah | A space to reflect & pray | Tuesday 31st March | 7am–7pm | New Wells Ashford
Ruah | A space to reflect & pray | Wednesday 1st April | 7am–7pm | New Wells Ashford
Ruah | A space to reflect & pray | Maundy Thursday 2nd April | 7am–7pm | New Wells Ashford
Ruah Prayer Space | Maundy Thursday 2nd April | 10am–7pm | New Wells Brabourne
Led Prayer | Maundy Thursday 2nd April | 10–11am | New Wells Brabourne
Communion Service | Maundy Thursday 2nd April | 6:15–7pm | New Wells Brabourne
Pyjama Prayers | Whole Family Prayers | Maundy Thursday 2nd April | 7–9pm | New Wells Ashford
Reflections, Prayer & Worship | Maundy Thursday 2nd April | 9pm–Midnight | New Wells Ashford
Worship for Everyone | Good Friday 3rd April | 10:30am | New Wells Ashford
Hot Cross Bun Coffee Gathering | Good Friday 3rd April | 10am–12pm | New Wells Brabourne
Easter Sunday Service | Sunday 5th April | 10:30am | New Wells Ashford
Easter Sunday Service | Sunday 5th April | 10:30am | New Wells Brabourne
Finberry Launch | Sunday 19th April | 10:30am | New Wells Finberry


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
The Base | Wednesdays | 7-9pm | New Wells Brabourne | Years 7-13
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 at New Wells | Mondays 9:30-10:30am & 11am-12noon | New Wells Ashford
Tots at Oasis | Wednesdays 10-11:30am | New Wells Brabourne
Crafty Cuppa | Thursdays every other week | 2-4pm | The Well
Power Hour | Whole church prayer & worship meeting | Thursdays every other week | 8pm
Brabourne Craft Group | Fourth Thursday of the month | 10am-1pm | New Wells Brabourne
Renew Wellbeing | Tuesdays in The Well | 2-4pm
Reverb | Midweek service every fourth Tuesday in the month | New Wells Brabourne | 1:30pm
Prayer | Before our Sunday service | front of church | 9:45am - all welcome!
Facebook prayers | Mon-Fri 8am | www.facebook.com/newwellschurch
Early Morning Prayers | Wednesday mornings | 6:30am | Join here on Zoom: www.newwells.church/prayer

 
Dear church family

My back up plan if ministry didn't work out was to start my own coffee shop. When ministry got difficult, I would daydream about this coffee shop. I would plan the décor, the feel of the shop, think about the potential of hosting acoustic worship nights and alpha and all sorts. I also thought about the name… My little imaginary coffee shop would be called 'He brews' which would be ironic because it would be a female owned coffee shop, Hebrews is a book in the Bible and coffee is of course brewed. I always enjoy the joke, 'How does Jesus make his coffee? … Hebrews it.' So, all in all, I was quite proud of coming up with this name for my imaginary coffee shop.
 
The book of Hebrews is an incredible book. In my Bible reading plan I am currently reading Hebrews which I find very exciting, and its teachings are challenging and encouraging me in my own journey. Yesterday I was reading chapter 4 and verses 12-13 struck me.
'For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.'

Now at first glance this is quite an intense passage, and I recognise I'm someone that quite enjoys the more intense stories and passages. What struck me was the power that comes from the word of God. His word (the Bible) is alive and active; it is sharp and cuts through a lot of our rubbish. Sometimes it holds up a mirror to our own failings, sin and imperfections which can be hard to face. However, when a mirror is held up to our faces, when our motives and desires are laid bare before God, when His Spirit convicts us of wrong or our failings, it is an opportunity for us to be met with mercy and grace. Sometimes the God's word cuts us like a sword when we have done wrong because it is an opportunity for us to repent, receive grace and be made whole. God cares so much about us that He does not want us to stay in our brokenness, but His desire is for us to be whole, righteous, and holy. He sees it all anyway, he sees our motives, our desires, our failings, every single part of us including the parts we would rather hide from and His declaration in His word is that we are His beloved, children and chosen ones. How amazing is that!

Lots of love,

Katie


SUNDAY GATHERING | 10:30AM
Join us in person this Sunday as we continue our series  'Apprentices of the Kingdom' or join us online: https://youtu.be/JqRcq3zWjZw




BAPTISM COURSE - THIS WEEK
Starting Tuesday 10th March | 7:30pm | On Zoom
This is a 3 week course for anyone who has not yet been baptised but is thinking about it or just wants to find out more about what it is or means.

Sign up here https://newwells.churchsuite.com/events/qbxnv80g
or please email Katie katie.moyles@newwells.church if you would like more information

Course dates
Tuesday 10th March
Sunday 15th March
Sunday 22nd March




FINBERRY FOCUS - LAUNCH TEAM MEETING THIS SUNDAY
Launch team meeting | Sunday 8th March | 3pm-5pm
Are you a planter or a sender? If you missed Mark's email "Everyone's Involved" earlier this week, please take a look...

We're excited to launch into Finberry on Sunday 19th April, and we're building the launch team now as preparations continue behind the scenes. If you feel stirred to join the launch team please connect with Kelly or Matt as soon as possible. Matt matt.wardley@newwells.church Kelly kelly.carolan@newwells.church



NEW DISCIPLESHIP GROUP
Alternate Thursdays from 12th March | 1-3pm | Willesborough
We are excited to announce that we will be starting a new discipleship group in Willesborough every other Thursday afternoon from 12th March. If this is something you would like to join, please get in touch with Kelly kelly.carolan@newwells.church

PRESCHOOL
Book your place now for September!
We are committed to developing a warm and inviting environment where all children and families feel welcome! Our preschool team are professionally qualified, motivated and personally committed to providing good quality care and education for your child. Visit www.newwells.church/preschool for more information or to book your place

 

Exploring Baptism Course | Tuesday 10th March | 7:30pm | On Zoom
Marriage Course | Wednesday nights | 7:15pm | New Wells Ashford | Sign up: www.newwells.church/courses
Finberry Launch Team Meeting | Sunday 8th March | 3pm-5pm | Location tba
Power Hour | Thursday 12th March | 8-9pm | New Wells Ashford
Exploring Baptism Course | Sunday 15th March | 7:30pm | On Zoom
Exploring Baptism Course | Sunday 22nd March | 7:30pm | On Zoom
Immerse | Prayer and worship | Sunday 29th March | 7pm | New Wells Ashford
Finberry Launch | Sunday 19th April | 10:30am | New Wells Finberry


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
The Base | Wednesdays | 7-9pm | New Wells Brabourne | Years 7-13
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 at New Wells | Mondays 9:30-10:30am & 11am-12noon | New Wells Ashford
Tots at Oasis | Wednesdays 10-11:30am | New Wells Brabourne
Crafty Cuppa | Thursdays every other week | 2-4pm | The Well
Power Hour | Whole church prayer & worship meeting | Thursdays every other week | 8pm
Brabourne Craft Group | Fourth Thursday of the month | 10am-1pm | New Wells Brabourne
Renew Wellbeing | Tuesdays in The Well | 2-4pm
Reverb | Midweek service every fourth Tuesday in the month | New Wells Brabourne | 1:30pm
Prayer | Before our Sunday service | front of church | 9:45am - all welcome!
Facebook prayers | Mon-Fri 8am | www.facebook.com/newwellschurch
Early Morning Prayers | Wednesday mornings | 6:30am | Join here on Zoom: www.newwells.church/prayer

 
Dear church family

Some things are difficult to talk about. Last year significant revisions were made to laws around abortion in the same week that the so called 'Assisted Dying' bill passed it's third reading in parliament. Why should this concern us?

Life is a gift from God. If you have ever heard someone speaking about the 'sanctity of life', you might have wondered what this means. Genesis 1:28 tells us that all people are made in the image of God. We are created with value, purpose and personhood, and this is rooted in who God is and what he says about us. The value of human life is what motivates us to treat all people with dignity and respect, to care for the most vulnerable - the Bible often talks about orphans, widows and foreigners in the land, to honour and look after the elderly in our society, to strive for a society that offers equal treatment to those living with disabilities, to provide for those who cannot provide for themselves, to love all people as Jesus loves them (even our enemies!).

Our laws and society in the West has been built on this Christian belief. It is worth noting this has not been the norm throughout the world and throughout history and many other civilisations have had different values, leading to practices we would rightly see as wrong. For example, in some Arctic communities, elderly individuals who could no longer contribute to the group or people suffering with infirmities were left behind in remote locations to freeze or die of starvation. In Roman society, the practice of exposure was a widely accepted practice where unwanted newborns or infants, often female, illegitimate or frail, would be left in public places or in the wilderness to die of exposure or be taken by passersby. This was used to control family size, manage poverty or handle birth defects.
 
When it comes to the unborn, there is often a wider ethical debate about when human life begins. This is in large part because society needs to be able to determine and justify at what point the rights outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are afforded to a baby. As followers of Jesus, however, we take great assurance in the fact that God knitted us together in our mother's womb and that we are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:13). Jeremiah 1:5 says "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart". Job 10:11-12 and Isaiah 49:1 describe God as the creator who forms, clothes and even calls people from the womb. Looking at the life of John the Baptist, he leapt for joy in the womb, indicating that even unborn children can respond to the Holy Spirit! It could be said that people instinctively know that life begins in the womb, especially when a baby is wanted.

As we think about these issues, we also need to remember the grief for those parents unable to conceive, or for those who have lost their babies through miscarriages and stillbirth.
We also need to treat with compassion, dignity and respect, those who have had abortions or who find themselves in the difficult position of having an unwanted pregnancy with all the upheaval, uncertainty and isolation that can bring. Love motivates us to point those people to Jesus who died for them and loves them with an everlasting love. We are called to be those who help people find freedom from the guilt and shame they might be carrying, and know God's grace and mercy. It also helps us to bring hope into what might seem like a hopeless scenario and show people another way is possible.
 
God loves all people, from the most vulnerable to the most powerful, from the youngest to the eldest, from the unborn to the terminally ill. We need to remember that our life is a precious gift from God and that wherever we find ourselves in life, we deserve to be treated with dignity, respect and honour because we have been made in God's image. This is why at a fundamental level God commanded, "You shall not kill" in Exodus 20, the sixth of the ten commandments. When you read the Hebrew, this commandment is focussed on the intentional taking of innocent life. If we start to make exceptions to this commandment, we quickly end up in the deep waters of moral compromise and often are swept further out than we ever intended at first.

I know that many are concerned about the Crime and Policing bill being passed through the House of Lords which is expected to be voted on in March, an amendment of which decriminalises abortion up to birth (although the law still limits medical procedures to 24 weeks). I encourage us to pray about this and as we feel appropriate, to lobby the House of Lords.

I appreciate how difficult this area can be and the personal pain and issues it can bring up for us in all kinds of unexpected ways. Please feel free to contact me or one of the pastors if there is any way we can be praying for you or if you need to talk or have any questions.
 
With much love,

Mark


SUNDAY GATHERING | 10:30AM
Join us in person this Sunday as we continue our series  'Apprentices of the Kingdom' or join us online: https://youtu.be/9oF8qks5hgk




FINBERRY FOCUS
Launch team meeting | Sunday 8th March | 3pm-5pm
We are so excited to be launching into Finberry together as a church on Sunday 19th April! God has brought us this far and will continue to lead us into the next stages. We are continuing to build our launch team and prepare lots behind the scenes.

If you have felt stirred to by the idea of Finberry to come as part of the launch team or to come as part of the new congregation there, please do connect with Kelly or Matt as soon as possible! We have our first launch team meeting on Sunday 8th March 3pm-5pm, if you would like more details get in touch. Email Matt matt.wardley@newwells.church Email Kelly kelly.carolan@newwells.church




THE WELL COMMUNITY CAFE
Open Tue | Thu | Sat 9am-12noon
Have you visited our cafe since it's revamp? Still the same great coffee and cakes We serve locally roasted coffee, and, of course - the best hot chocolate in town! :) Come for a visit



CHURCHSUITE MAINTENANCE
We have updated our Churchsuite account today on Friday 27th February. For any questions, or if you are experiencing any problems after this update please email Alie: media@newwells.church

NEW DISCIPLESHIP GROUP
Alternate Thursdays from 12th March | 1 - 3pm | Willesborough
We are excited to announce that we will be starting a new discipleship group in Willesborough every other Thursday afternoon from 12th March. If this is something you would like to join, please get in touch with Kelly kelly.carolan@newwells.church

PRESCHOOL
Book your place now for September!
We are committed to developing a warm and inviting environment where all children and families feel welcome! Our preschool team are professionally qualified, motivated and personally committed to providing good quality care and education for your child. Visit www.newwells.church/preschool for more information or to book your place


Marriage Course | Wednesday nights | 7:15pm | New Wells Ashford | Sign up: www.newwells.church/courses
Discipleship Group Leaders Meeting | Thursday 5th March | 7:30pm | New Wells Ashford
Finberry Launch Team Meeting | Sunday 8th March | 3pm-5pm | Location tba
Immerse | Prayer and worship | Sunday 29th March | 7pm | New Wells Ashford
Finberry Launch | Sunday 19th April | 10:30am | New Wells Finberry


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
The Base | Wednesdays | 7-9pm | New Wells Brabourne | Years 7-13
Ignite | Friday | 7-9pm | Main worship space | Years 7-13
Furnace | Mondays | 7-9pm | Moyles' manse | Years 9-13The Well | Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays | 9am-12pm
Tots at New Wells | Mondays 9:30-10:30am & 11am-12noon | New Wells Ashford
Tots at Oasis | Wednesdays 10-11:30am | New Wells Brabourne
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 | New Wells Brabourne
Renew Wellbeing | Tuesdays in The Well | 2-4pm
Reverb | midweek service every fourth Tuesday in the month | New Wells Brabourne | 1:30pm
Prayer | Before our Sunday service | front of church | 9:45am - all welcome!
Facebook prayers | Mon - Fri 8am | www.facebook.com/newwellschurch
Early Morning Prayers | Wednesday mornings | 6:30am | Join here on Zoom: www.newwells.church/prayer

 
Dear church family

Have you ever read the letter of Jude?

There is a lot going on in such a short letter. I had never noticed that Jude intended to write a longer letter to the church he is addressing (we don't know exactly who they were but we know they were a predominantly Jewish congregation). In verse 3 he says 'although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith…' The situation the church found itself in meant that Jude needed to write more urgently to them to address the issues that were arising.
 
What were these issues? Corrupt teachers were infiltrating the church promoting false teaching, immorality, slandering other leaders (while boasting about themselves) and causing division. The church was in a perilous position and as you read the letter you see words such as 'condemnation', 'ungodly', immorality', 'perversion', 'darkness', 'punishment', 'slander', 'destroyed' - strong language and imagery from Sodom and Gommorah, perhaps confusing accounts of the death of Moses from extra-biblical sources that would have been familiar to the Jewish audience Jude is addressing, but all painting a picture of the spiritual free-fall the church found itself in.

But contrasting all this is the firm foundation of true faith in Jesus Christ which Jude wants to encourage believers in. The beginning and end are juxtaposed to the rest of the letter. It is as if Jude is reminding us that Jesus has the first and last word where His people are concerned and even if things feel fragile, uncertain or even chaotic in between, Jesus is building His church and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
 
Jude begins the letter reminding us that we are called, loved and kept.

To those who have been called, who are loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ:

2 Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.

Such an important reminder for believers under trial, in the midst of temptations to compromise, with doubts and divisions being stirred up, that our security lies in God and what he has done - he has called us, we are loved in him and we are kept for Jesus. And there is a wonderful generosity to verse two… that in spite of the difficulties and the mess that the church finds itself in - mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. Two verses overflowing with grace!

And in the same way that the letter begins with grace, it ends with grace. The closing doxology (or praise) says:

24 To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— 25 to the only God our Saviour be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.

In other words, whatever is going on, God is able to keep you from stumbling, he will complete the work he has begun in you, he will present you before himself transformed into the likeness of Jesus - these present faults will not remain, weeping may last for the night but joy comes in the morning, this is who our God is and he is worthy of all praise!

So if life feels chaotic, uncertain or fragile, if darkness and doubt seem to have gotten the better of you, if things feel like they are breaking apart, remember that Jesus has the first and last word in your life, you are called, loved and kept and he will complete what he has begun in you. If there is any way I can be praying for you, please reply to this email.

PS If you haven't read Jude (at least not in a while), why not give it a read right now, it is only 25 verses long!

With much love,

Mark
 
SUNDAY GATHERING | 10:30AM
Join us in person this Sunday as we continue our series  'Apprentices of the Kingdom' or join us online: https://youtu.be/e7pZu8OTXjo



HOLIDAY CLUB | THANK YOU!
We had an incredible time at holiday club at the start of this week!
Our theme was 'Lost and Found' and we shared the story of the lost sheep, the lost coin and the prodigal son. On Monday we met in Brabourne, on Tuesday in Finberry and Wednesday in Ashford. We had over 300 kids come along, around 120 parents and carers stay each day – praise God! Thank you so much to our 40 or so team members who volunteered their time and helped we are so grateful to all of you. Thank you to everyone for praying and taking part and most importantly we want to give God glory for an amazing 3 days.
You can catch a glimpse of the fun we had over on Instagram or Facebook



IMMERSE | THIS SUNDAY
Sunday 22nd February | 7pm | New Wells Ashford
Immerse is our monthly evening service (which is always the last Sunday of the month) where we worship, listen to God and immerse ourselves in His presence. We want this space to be one that everyone can engage with no matter their age so please feel welcome to bring your children or little ones along. We will make sure to have space for them to be creative and comfy in the service, and if they want to come in their PJs, go for it!



DEDICATION | THIS SUNDAY
Celebrating the dedication of Reuben
At our Immerse service on Sunday evening at 7pm we are celebrating the dedication of Reuben! This is our first dedication at our evening service and Hayley and Mike would love you to come along and celebrate with us!

CHURCHSUITE MAINTENANCE
We are updating our Churchsuite account next week on Friday 27th February at 11am. We have been advised that login details will remain the same, however any iCal feed subscriptions for calendars, bookings and rotas will break and will need to be resubscribed. We have been advised users should logout of Churchsuite to be least effected. Please logout on Thursday evening or Friday morning ahead of the update. For any questions, or if you experience any problems after the update please email Alie: media@newwells.church

NEW DISCIPLESHIP GROUP
Alternate Thursdays from 12th March | 1 - 3pm | Willesborough
We are excited to announce that we will be starting a new discipleship group in Willesborough every other Thursday afternoon from 12th March. If this is something you would like to join, please get in touch with Kelly kelly.carolan@newwells.church

PRESCHOOL
Book your place now for September!
We are committed to developing a warm and inviting environment where all children and families feel welcome! Our preschool team are professionally qualified, motivated and personally committed to providing good quality care and education for your child. Visit www.newwells.church/preschool for more information or to book your place

 

Immerse | Prayer and worship | Sunday 22nd February | 7pm | New Wells Ashford
Marriage Course | Wednesday nights | 7:15pm | New Wells Ashford | Sign up: www.newwells.church/courses
Discipleship Group Leaders Meeting | Thursday 5th March | 7:30pm | New Wells Ashford


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
The Base | Wednesdays | 7-9pm | New Wells Brabourne | Years 7-13
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 at New Wells | Mondays 9:30-10:30am & 11am-12noon | New Wells Ashford
Tots at Oasis | Wednesdays 10-11:30am | New Wells Brabourne
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 | New Wells Brabourne
Renew Wellbeing | Tuesdays in The Well | 2-4pm
Reverb | midweek service every fourth Tuesday in the month | New Wells Brabourne | 1:30pm
Prayer | Before our Sunday service | front of church | 9:45am - all welcome!
Facebook prayers | Mon - Fri 8am | www.facebook.com/newwellschurch
Early Morning Prayers | Wednesday mornings | 6:30am | Join here on Zoom: www.newwells.church/prayer

 
Dear church family

This morning as I was praying about what to pray for during Facebook prayers I was reminded of the story of Lot's wife. In Luke 17:32 Jesus says, 'Remember Lot's wife.' If you don't know the story of Lot's wife here is a brief summary:

God decides to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah because the cities had become deeply corrupt and violent. Lot who is a relative of Abraham, is forewarned by angels that he and his family need to flee before it is destroyed or they will be destroyed too. After some convincing Lot and his family flee to a nearby village and true to His word, God destroys the two cities and Lot is saved. However, the family are warned not to look back and Lot's wife looks back as they flee and it says that she turned into a pillar of salt.

Lot's wife looked back at the life she was leaving behind, she was frozen – stuck between what God was calling her out of and what she couldn't quite let go of. When we focus on the past or what we have to let go of, thankfully we don't turn into pillars of salt! Sometimes God invites us into something new – a step of faith, a new season, a new way of living – but part of us clings to what is familiar, even if it wasn't good for us. Like Lot's wife, we can become rooted in the very place God is trying to rescue us from.

Jesus' warning isn't harsh; it's tender. It's His way of saying: Don't let your past have the final say. Don't let old patterns hold you when I'm leading you forward. Don't let yesterday steal the hope I have for tomorrow.

This week, ask the Lord:
'Is there anything I keep looking back to – anything I need to entrust to you so I can move freely into what's next?'

Lots of love,
Katie ?
 
SUNDAY GATHERING | 10:30AM
Join us in person this Sunday as we continue our series  'Apprentices of the Kingdom' or join us online: https://youtu.be/VBQyvvmr3oU



HOLIDAY CLUB | NEXT WEEK
Monday 16th Feb-Wednesday 18th Feb | 10am-12pm
Our kids holiday club is nearly here! We need your help to bless the community together. Please be praying, share the word and invite people you know with children. If you are available to serve at one or more, please let Matt know matt.wardley@newwells.church



NEWCOMERS MEAL | NEXT WEEK
Friday 20th February | 7:30pm at Katie and Thomas' house
If you're new to our church family and want to get to know a bit more about us, we would love to invite you to our next Newcomers meal. Katie and Thomas will be hosting this meal and it's a great opportunity to meet some other people who are new to the church or to faith, ask questions and enjoy time together! Sign up here: www.newwells.church/events

 

IMMERSE | THIS MONTH
Sunday 22nd February | 7pm at New Wells Ashford
Immerse is our monthly evening service (which is always the last Sunday of the month) where we worship, listen to God and immerse ourselves in His presence. We want this space to be one that everyone can engage with no matter their age so please feel welcome to bring your children or little ones along. We will make sure to have space for them to be creative and comfy in the service, and if they want to come in their PJs, go for it!



NEW DISCIPLESHIP GROUP
Alternate Thursdays from 12th March | 1 - 3pm in Willesborough
We are excited to announce that we will be starting a new discipleship group in Willesborough every other Thursday afternoon from 12th March. If this is something you would like to join, please get in touch with Kelly kelly.carolan@newwells.church

PRESCHOOL
Book your place now for September!
We are committed to developing a warm and inviting environment where all children and families feel welcome! Our preschool team are professionally qualified, motivated and personally committed to providing good quality care and education for your child. Visit www.newwells.church/preschool for more information or to book your place

 


Holiday Club | Monday 16th February 10am-12pm at Brabourne | Tuesday 17th February 10am-12pm at Finberry | Wednesday 18th February 10am-12pm at Willesborough
Newcomers Meal | Friday 20th February | 7:30pm | Katie and Thomas' House
Marriage Course | Wednesday nights | 7:15pm | New Wells Ashford | Sign up: www.newwells.church/courses
Immerse | Prayer and worship | Sunday 22nd February | 7pm | New Wells Ashford
Discipleship Group Leaders Meeting | Thursday 5th March | 7:30pm | New Wells Ashford


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
The Base | Wednesdays | 7-9pm | New Wells Brabourne | Years 7-13
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 at 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 | New Wells Brabourne
Renew Wellbeing | Tuesdays in The Well | 2-4pm
Reverb | midweek service every fourth Tuesday in the month | New Wells Brabourne | 1:30pm
Prayer | Before our Sunday service | front of church | 9:45am - all welcome!
Facebook prayers | Mon - Fri 8am | www.facebook.com/newwellschurch
Early Morning Prayers | Wednesday mornings | 6:30am | Join here on Zoom: www.newwells.church/prayer

 
Dear church family
 
On Sunday, we were reminded of the story of the Good Samaritan – a powerful picture of what it truly means to love. Jesus shows us that our neighbour isn't just the person who looks like us, thinks like us, or lives near us, but everyone God places in our path. Love doesn't stop at convenience or comfort; it moves toward compassion, mercy and action. This week, let's keep our hearts open and our eyes lifted, choosing to love boldly and practically, knowing that when we love others, we reflect the heart of Jesus to the world around us and lets remember, we love because God loved us first.
 
Big Love,
 
Kelly

 
SUNDAY GATHERING | 10:30AM
Join us in person this Sunday as we continue our series  'Apprentices of the Kingdom' or join us online: https://youtu.be/N0e7VYlbW2s



FOUNDATIONS | YOUNG ADULTS | TOMORROW
Saturday 7th February 7pm at New Wells Ashford
Join us for this Practical Faith series - it focuses on equipping and training you guys in the art (and science) of architecting a good life...

FINBERRY VISION MEETING | THIS SUNDAY
Sunday 8th February 6pm at New Wells Ashford
During this evening, we will be sharing the progress to date for the Finberry site, but mostly it will be a time for you to ask questions, share ideas, words of encouragement or direction. We will also be providing care for children, so families can come along and fully engage in the evening. Please let Kelly or Matt know if you plan to bring children. Kelly: kelly.carolan@newwells.church Matt: matt.wardley@newwells.church

 

SATURATE | NEXT WEEK
Thursday 12th February, 7pm at New Wells Brabourne
Whole church prayers. Join us as we meet together as a whole church family - the first one is next week and we would love to see you there!



MARRIAGE COURSE | NEXT WEEK
Starting Wednesday 11th Feb 7:15pm for 7 weeks at New Wells Ashford
We are a family here at New Wells and we want to equip and invest in all stages of life. As part of investing in various life stages, in February we are beginning a marriage course which is for those who would like to strengthen and invest in their marriage. It is a 7 week course that has fantastic content, well worth going to. If you are interested in coming along please email Anne at anne.casse@newwells.church

 

NEWCOMERS MEAL | THIS MONTH
Friday 20th February, 7:30pm at Katie and Thomas' house
If you're new to our church family and want to get to know a bit more about us, we would love to invite you to our next Newcomers meal. Katie and Thomas will be hosting this meal and it's a great opportunity to meet some other people who are new to the church or to faith, ask questions and enjoy time together! Sign up here: www.newwells.church/events

 

HOLIDAY CLUB | THIS MONTH
Monday 16th Feb-Wednesday 18th Feb | 10am-12pm
Our kids holiday club is coming up in two weeks time. We need your help to bless the community together. Please be praying, share the word and invite people you know with children. If you are available to serve at one or more, please let Matt know.
Monday 16th February Brabourne | Tuesday 17th February Finberry | Wednesday 18th February Willesborough | Questions? Email matt.wardley@newwells.church

NEW DISCIPLESHIP GROUP
Alternate Thursdays from 12th March | 1 - 3pm | Willesborough
We are excited to announce that we will be starting a new discipleship group in Willesborough every other Thursday afternoon from 12th March. If this is something you would like to join, please get in touch with Kelly kelly.carolan@newwells.church

PRESCHOOL
Book your place now for September!
We are committed to developing a warm and inviting environment where all children and families feel welcome! Our preschool team are professionally qualified, motivated and personally committed to providing good quality care and education for your child. Visit www.newwells.church/preschool for more information or to book your place

 


Foundations | Young Adults | Saturday 7th February | 7-9pm | New Wells Ashford
Finberry Vision Meeting | Sunday 8th February 6pm | New Wells Ashford
Marriage Course | Wednesday 11th February | 7:15pm | New Wells AshfordSaturate | Church Family Prayers | Thursday 12th February | 7-8pm | New Wells BrabourneHoliday Club | Monday 16th February 10am-12pm at Brabourne | Tuesday 17th February 10am-12pm at Finberry | Wednesday 18th February 10am-12pm at Willesborough
Newcomers Meal | Friday 20th February | 7:30pm | Katie and Thomas' House
Discipleship Group Leaders Meeting | Thursday 5th March | 7:30pm | New Wells Ashford


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
The Base | Wednesdays | 7-9pm | New Wells Brabourne | Years 7-13
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-12pmTots at 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 | New Wells Brabourne
Renew Wellbeing | Tuesdays in The Well | 2-4pm
Reverb | midweek service every fourth Tuesday in the month | New Wells Brabourne | 1:30pm
Prayer | Before our Sunday service | front of church | 9:45am - all welcome!
Facebook prayers | Mon - Fri 8am | www.facebook.com/newwellschurch
Early Morning Prayers | Wednesday mornings | 6:30am | Join here on Zoom: www.newwells.church/prayer

Dear church family

As we have just completed three weeks of prayer and fasting, I thought I would take this opportunity to showcase our regular prayer activities that we encourage you to engage with.  Paul instructed the Thessalonians to:

'Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus' - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

So get involved..... see details below:

Facebook Prayers
Every week day at 8am, we use Facebook live video to pray for 15-30 minutes about all kinds of things often using scripture as inspiration.  Why don't you tune in as part of your daily devotions?  If 8am is not a good time for you, go to the recording at a time that better suits you.  Find us at www.facebook.co/newwells.church

Prayer Chain
Did you know that we have an email prayer chain where you can send prayer requests (having obtained permission if asking on behalf of someone else)?  Email prayer requests to prayer@newwells.church.
Perhaps you would like to be a member of this intercession team to receive the emails and pray in your own time.  If you would like to be added to the team, contact paula.chegwin@newwells.church.  All prayer requests are kept confidential and intercessors are required to respect that by not speaking about them to anyone, even if they are part of the team.

Early Morning Prayers
Every Wednesday morning at 6:30am, we gather via zoom to pray as the Holy Spirit leads.  We pray for all things near and far and often pray around the world and back home again.  The meeting lasts one hour, but people sometimes pop in as and when they can during that hour. If you can spare the whole hour or just 15 minutes, jump on the call and give it a go!  The zoom link can be found on our website at: www.newwells.church/prayer and then scroll down to 'Early Morning Prayers' or alternatively, the meeting details are:
Meeting ID: 871 0098 6685 Passcode: 039390

Pre-Service Prayers
You are invited to join us at the front of the church at 9:45am every Sunday morning.  You may have noticed some people praying on the front row.  They are praying for the service and all teams that serve, including children and youth.  Please do join us - just pick a seat or sit on the side of the stage and join in!  You need no further invite and don't need permission - we would be delighted for you to join us!

Power Hour
Every other Thursday at 8pm, we join together for whole church prayers which means the whole church is called to worship and pray for one hour together at our Ashford site.  Some Thursdays we join with the Brabourne congregation at either the Brabourne or Ashford site at 7pm.  These changes are advertised in the weekly update, on the slide before the service and on social media.

If you have a real burden to pray regularly and specifically for the life of the church, please do contact me at paula@newwells.church

The psalmist declares in Psalm 127:1: 'Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labour in vain'.  Without prayer there is no lasting action.

I look forward to seeing you as we seek the Lord together in prayer.
Much love

Paula x

SUNDAY GATHERING 10:30AM Join us in person this Sunday as we continue our series  'Apprentices of the Kingdom' or join us online: https://youtu.be/BC9x82w_jQ0



LADIES BREAKFAST | Saturday 31st January 9am | New Wells Brabourne | £8pp
Come and enjoy a lovely cooked breakfast and to hear our very own lovely Leila Maqtan speak on 'Togetherness - serving the women of the Roma communities in Romania'
Numbers are limited, to book your place, please email:  val_geoff@btopenworld.com



New Discipleship Group | Alternate Thursdays from 12th March | 1 - 3pm | Willesborough
We are excited to announce that we will be starting a new discipleship group in Willesborough every other Thursday afternoon from 12th March.  If this is something you would like to join, please get in touch with Kelly kelly.carolan@newwells.church.

Finberry Vision Meeting | Sunday 8th February 6pm | New Wells Ashford
During this evening, we will be sharing the progress to date for the Finberry site, but mostly it will be a time for you to ask questions, share ideas, words of encouragement or direction.
We will also be providing care for children, so families can come along and fully engage in the evening.  Please let Kelly or Matt Wardley know if you plan to bring children.



MARRIAGE COURSE | Starting Wednesday 11th Feb 7:15pm for 7 weeks | New Wells Ashford
We are a family here at New Wells and we want to equip and invest in all stages of life. As part of investing in various life stages, in February we are beginning a marriage course which is for those who would like to strengthen and invest in their marriage. It is a 7 week course that has fantastic content, well worth going to. If you are interested in coming along please email Anne at anne.casse@newwells.church.

HOLIDAY CLUB | Monday 16th Feb-Wednesday 18th Feb | 10am-12pm
Our kids holiday club is coming up in two weeks time. We need your help to bless the community together. Please be praying, share the word and invite people you know with children.  If you are available to serve at one or more, please sign up here.
On Monday 16th February we are at Brabourne, on Tuesday 17th we are at Finberry and on Wednesday 18th we are at Willesborough. Questions? email matt.wardley@newwells.church.




Ladies Breakfast | Saturday 31st January 8:30am for 9am | Brabourne site
Young Adults | Saturday 7th January 7-9pm | Ashford site
Finberry Vision Meeting | Sunday 8th February 6pm | Ashford site
Marriage Course | Wednesday 11th February 7:15pm | Ashford site
Church Family Prayers | Thursday 12th February 7-8pm | Brabourne site
Holiday Club | Monday 16th February 10am-12pm @ Brabourne | Tuesday 17th February 10am-12pm @ Finberry | Wednesday 18th February 10am-12pm @ Willesborough
Discipleship Group Leaders Meeting | Thursday 5th March 7:30pm | Ashford site


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
The Base | Wednesdays | 7-9pm | New Wells Brabourne | Years 7-13
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.newwells.church/prayer

 

Dear church family

'Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed,
    for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
    great is your faithfulness.' - Lamentations 3:22-23

Lamentations was written by an anonymous author, who survived and is reflecting back on Babylon's siege of Jerusalem and the destruction and exile that followed. In the midst of the despair, heartbreak and brokenness the writer makes this declaration of hope. Even though the nation were going through an incredibly difficult time, they were not consumed because of God's great love for them. That even though the exile happened, even though things did not go the way they should have, the writer declares that God's compassions never fail and are new every morning.

What's striking is how God's faithfulness is daily. It isn't dependent on yesterday going well, but freshly given today. We don't need to carry the weight of the week ahead or replay the failures of the past - today, God meets us with mercy that is enough for the day.

So wherever you find yourself this week, whether it has been a wonderful week or a week you are less than proud of, know that God's compassions are new every day and and great is His faithfulness!

Lots of love,

Katie

SUNDAY GATHERING 10:30AM Join us in person this Sunday as we continue our series  'Apprentices of the Kingdom' or join us online: https://youtu.be/ZE49FvcDWaI


PRAYER & FASTING | 5th - 25th January
As a church we have felt the call to consecrate ourselves to God (Joshua 3:5) as we begin the year. This period of fasting and prayer is drawing to an end on Sunday so continue pressing in and consider adding a day of prayer and fasting into your weekly rhythms moving forward from this time.

POWER HOUR | Thursday 29th January | New Wells Ashford
Come along to Power Hour at 8pm on Thursday 29th Jan as we meet together to worship and pray as a family.

CHURCHES TOGETHER ASHFORD | Prayer & Worship 7pm | New Wells Ashford
THIS SUNDAY celebrate the culmination of our three weeks of prayer and fasting by joining with other churches in Ashford to pray, share communion and praise the Lord together.  


REVERB | Tuesday 27th January 1:30pm | New Wells Brabourne
Join our midweek service that meets at New Wells Brabourne.


LADIES BREAKFAST | Saturday 31st January 9am | New Wells Brabourne | £8pp
Come and enjoy a lovely cooked breakfast and to hear our very own lovely Leila Maqtan speak on 'Togetherness - serving the women of the Roma communities in Romania'
Numbers are limited, to book your place, please email:  val_geoff@btopenworld.com


MARRIAGE COURSE | Starting Wednesday 11th Feb 7:15pm for 7 weeks | New Wells Ashford
We are a family here at New Wells and we want to equip and invest in all stages of life. As part of investing in various life stages, in February we are beginning a marriage course which is for those who would like to strengthen and invest in their marriage. It is a 7 week course that has fantastic content, well worth going to. If you are interested in coming along please email Anne at Anne.casse@newwells.church.

HOLIDAY CLUB | Monday 16th Feb-Wednesday 18th Feb | 10am-12pm
Our kids holiday club is coming up. On Monday 16th February we are at Brabourne, on Tuesday 17th we are at Finberry and on Wednesday 18th we are at Willesborough. More information will be coming out very soon so watch this space!



Reverb | Tuesday 27th January 1:30pm | Brabourne site
Ladies Breakfast | Saturday 31st January 8:30am for 9am | Brabourne site
Young Adults | Saturday 7th January 7-9pm | Ashford site
Marriage Course | Wednesday 11th February 7:15pm | Ashford site
Church Family Prayers | Thursday 12th February 7-8pm | Brabourne site
Holiday Club | Monday 16th February 10am-12pm @ Brabourne | Tuesday 17th February 10am-12pm @ Finberry | Wednesday 18th February 10am-12pm @ Willesborough


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.newwells.church/prayer

 

Last week Matt spoke to us about what it means to truly 'follow' Jesus. We read from the Gospel of Matthew chapter 4 where Jesus invites ordinary people to leave what is familiar and follow him. Not because they are extraordinary, but because he is.

The fishermen dropped their nets immediately, trusting his voice over their security, and as they followed, their lives were reshaped with new purpose. To follow Jesus is to walk closely with him – learning from his words, witnessing his compassion, and being transformed by his power. So, if you feel ordinary, uncertain, or unready, take heart – Jesus still calls, and every step taken toward Him, is met with grace, purpose and his faithful presence.

Much love,
Kelly

SUNDAY GATHERING 10:30AM Join us in person this Sunday as we celebrate a BAPTISM and DEDICATION! We will also be continuing our series 'Apprentices of the Kingdom' or join us online: https://youtu.be/m7_eyg71lak



PRAYER & FASTING | 5th - 25th January
As a church we have felt the call to consecrate ourselves to God (Joshua 3:5) as we begin the year. For more information on how to best walk this out and some simple prayer points, please see Marks email 'prayer and fasting in January: A call to consecration'.



WORD & WAITING PRAYER MEETING | Wednesdays 7:30pm | New Wells Ashford
Join us as we seek what God is saying at the start of this year for a simple time of reading and meditating on the Bible and listening to what He is saying for us and our community.



POWER HOUR | Thursday 15th January 8pm | New Wells Ashford
Come along to our regular whole church prayer event where we will continue our focus on prayer and fasting for January.



CHURCHES TOGETHER ASHFORD | WEEK OF PRAYER
Please see the above opportunity to join with other churches in Ashford to pray for Christian unity and the Quiet Revival. There is a prayer event every day that week and below is more information about the Men's Prayer Breakfast and the Prayer and Worship Event which will be hosted at New Wells Ashford.


CHURCHES TOGETHER ASHFORD | Men's Prayer Breakfast | Saturday 24th January | Ashford Baptist Church | £10 pp
To book tickets click here
All attendees will receive a reminder email two days prior to the event with parking information.



CHURCHES TOGETHER ASHFORD | Prayer & Worship 7pm | New Wells Ashford
Celebrate the culmination of our three weeks of prayer and fasting by joining with other churches in Ashford to pray, share communion and praise the Lord together.

LADIES BREAKFAST | Saturday 31st January 9am | New Wells Brabourne | £8pp
Come and enjoy a lovely cooked breakfast and to hear our very own lovely Leila Maqtan speak on 'Togetherness - serving the women of the Roma communities in Romania'
Numbers are limited, to book your place, please email: val_geoff@btopenworld.com



Word & Waiting | 21st January | Ashford site
Host Training | Tuesday 20th January 7pm | Ashford site
Men's Prayer Breakfast | Saturday 24th January | Ashford Baptist Church
Reverb | Tuesday 27th January 1:30pm | Brabourne site
Ladies Breakfast | Saturday 31st January 8:30am for 9am | Brabourne site
Young Adults | Saturday 7th February 7pm - 9pm | Ashford site
Holiday Club | Monday 16th February 10am - 12pm | Brabourne site | Tuesday 17th February 10am - 12pm | Finberry Site | Wednesday 18th February 10am - 12pm | Willesbrough Site



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 at 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.newwells.church/prayer

More info www.newwells.church

 

Dear church family

As we draw to the end of our first week of prayer and fasting, I would like to congratulate you on reaching this milestone!  For those who are not fasting, please try to increase the frequency of your usual prayer life and use Mark's email to guide you on what to pray.

We had a great response to our first 'Word and Waiting' evening, so a huge thanks to all who braved the icy conditions.  We prayed into Joshua 1 where God urges Joshua three times to 'be strong and courageous'.  He also promised 'I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you...for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go'. As we step into new things this year, there may naturally be some trepidation BUT we have a God who promises to stay close as we enlarge our comfort zone by pushing forward anyway.  We received several prophetic words and scripture passages including Deut. 5:32, Psalms 1, 61 and 119:105.  We were encouraged to keep going and trust in the Lord.  He is our protector and provider, if God has called us into something, he has gone before us and will be with us.  Do not turn to the right or the left as God has put forward his promises, so our part is to trust and obey.  Come along next week as Katie will be leading us to soak in the word and wait on God together.

Our final week of prayer and fasting coincides with the Churches Together week of prayer and unity, so please do try to attend some of the prayer events happening that week at other Ashford churches (listed below).  The final celebration prayer and worship event will be hosted here at New Wells Ashford, so please do come to that too.

'But you dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.'    (Jude verses 20-21)
Much Love

Paula x


SUNDAY GATHERING 10:30AM Join us in person this Sunday as we continue our series  'Apprentices of the Kingdom' or join us online: https://youtu.be/Nr2Y2a96_lo



PRAYER & FASTING | 5th - 25th January
As a church we have felt the call to consecrate ourselves to God (Joshua 3:5) as we begin the year. For more information on how to best walk this out and some simple prayer points, please see Marks email 'prayer and fasting in January: A call to consecration'.



WORD & WAITING PRAYER MEETING | Wednesdays 7:30pm | New Wells Ashford
Join us as we seek what God is saying at the start of this year for a simple time of reading and meditating on the Bible and listening to what He is saying for us and our community.



POWER HOUR | Thursday 15th January 8pm | New Wells Ashford
Come along to our regular whole church prayer event where we will continue our focus on prayer and fasting for January.


CHURCHES TOGETHER ASHFORD | WEEK OF PRAYER
Please see the above opportunity to join with other churches in Ashford to pray for Christian unity and the Quiet Revival.  There is a prayer event every day that week and below is more information about the Men's Prayer Breakfast and the Prayer and Worship Event which will be hosted at New Wells Ashford.



CHURCHES TOGETHER ASHFORD | Men's Prayer Breakfast | Saturday 24th January | Ashford Baptist Church | £10 pp
To book tickets click here
All attendees will receive a reminder email two days prior to the event with parking information.



CHURCHES TOGETHER ASHFORD | Prayer & Worship | New Wells Ashford 7pm
Celebrate the culmination of our three weeks of prayer and fasting by joining with other churches in Ashford to pray, share communion and praise the Lord together.  


LADIES BREAKFAST | Saturday 31st January 9am | New Wells Brabourne | £8pp
Come and enjoy a lovely cooked breakfast and to hear our very own lovely Leila Maqtan speak on 'Togetherness - serving the women of the Roma communities in Romania'
Numbers are limited, to book your place, please email:  val_geoff@btopenworld.com



Word & Waiting | Wednesday 14th & 21st January | Ashford site
Power Hour | Thursday 15th January 8pm | Ashford site
Host Training | Tuesday 20th January 7pm | Ashford site
Men's Prayer Breakfast | Saturday 24th January | Ashford Baptist Church
Reverb | Tuesday 27th January 1:30pm | Brabourne site
Ladies Breakfast | Saturday 31st January 8:30am for 9am | Brabourne site
Young Adults | Saturday 31st January 7-9pm | Ashford site


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
 


 

Dear church family

The first word and waiting is tonight! Come along at 7:30pm at New Wells Ashford main worship space.  Bring your Bible as we will be soaking in the word and then waiting on God.  You may also want to bring a notebook in case you want to take note of any scripture or prophesies that may be shared.  

I anticipate that we are likely to meet for up to one hour (subject to the Holy Spirit) so if you want a hot drink, bring one with you.

This is also an opportunity to share how we are getting on with fasting.  It's a safe space to ask any questions or share struggles and encouragement.

I am so looking forward to this precious time together so I hope to see you there.

Much Love,

Paula x

Good morning family!

This week's theme of advent is Love, and it invites us to pause and remember how much God loves us. The bible tells us in 1 John 4 v 9 'In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him'. Gods' response to a broken and hurting world was not distance, not anger or hate but love. Love by taking on flesh in Jesus, and in a the quite anticipation of Advent, we are reminded that's Gods love is not earned or deserved; it is given freely. It meets us in our uncertainty, our weariness, our longing, and it brings hope where there once was darkness. In this coming week, I want to encourage you to open your hearts to receive Gods love and let it overflow into every part of our lives – let our daily walk be filled with his love, compassion and grace just as he commanded us to in John 13 v 34 ' A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you'.

Much love,
Kelly ?

CHRISTMAS FOR EVERYONE | Sunday 21st December
New Wells Ashford 9:15am and 11:30am
Finberry (KICC) 6pm
Or join us online https://youtu.be/UgZnFHVcFV8

Please feel free to bring festive treats to share with everyone, and a quick note about parking;
- If you are attending just the 9:15 service, please start by parking at the New Fox Inn pub.
- If you are able, please park on the surrounding streets, as we are expecting many guests and we would like to be able to accommodate them in the main car park.
Invite your world to Christmas for everyone! This week we flyered the entire Finberry estate and are believing that we are going to see a huge amount of guests from personal invites and flyering. If you would like the digital invite to send to people, get in touch!



CAROLS AT BRABOURNE | Sunday 21st December 3pm | New Wells Brabourne
Come along for Christmas Carols, a Christmas message and fun followed by festive snacks!  Bring your friends and family!



NEW YEARS EVE WORSHIP PARTY | 7:30pm Doors, 8pm Start - Midnight
Join us for our New Years Eve party, it's going to be a brilliant night of fun, food and friendship as we celebrate and praise going into the New Year. This year we have added a recommended contribution for tickets to the event but there is still an option to book a free ticket so don't let the cost stop you from celebrating with us! ( A family ticket is for two adults and two children ) You can sign up here: https://willesboroughbaptistchurch.churchsuite.com/events/6ijwqu4y





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 | 9:15 and 11:30 am New Wells Ashford & 6pm Finberry (Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce)
Sunday 21st December Carol Service | 3pm New Wells Brabourne
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 | 10am New Wells Brabourne & 10:30am New Wells Ashford
Wednesday 31st December New Years Eve | 7:30pm doors, 8:00pm start New Wells Ashford


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

Hello Church Family,

This weeks theme of Advent is Joy. We often think of joy as an experience of happiness based on favourable circumstances and an absence of pain and suffering. But when joy is dependant on circumstance it can fade quickly when 'good times' end and tough seasons happen.

Advent joy that we celebrate is a deep sense of safety and freedom people feel because of God's loving character, which remains constant through all circumstances, and because we can trust that God is still good and will heal all of creation as he has promised.
As a church let's be praying for joy for all people this Christmas! Joy for those in blessed circumstances. Joy for those in seasons of trial. Joy for those rejoicing. Joy for those mourning. Joy for those with much. Joy for those with little. Joy for young and joy for old.

This season the joy of the Lord is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10), keep leaning into him, he is the one who draws close, who promises to wipe away every tear and redeem all creation.

With Love,

Matt

 
SUNDAY GATHERING 10:30AM Join us in person or online this Sunday for church! We are having a regular service with full Kids and Youth programmes.
Paula Chegwin | A New Kingdom
https://youtu.be/hH_T9YzjTH4


MESSY CHRISTMAS | Saturday 13th December | New Wells Ashford

We'd love to see you at Messy Christmas tomorrow! There are still some limited spaces in session two and three. If you would like to serve at Messy Christmas and haven't signed up, just arrive and throw yourself in :)

We will have our Nativity photo booth, petting zoo, crafts, The Well refreshments, hot dogs and a gift for every child.
Session two | 12:30 - 2pm
Session three | 2:30pm - 4pm

*Also, if you enjoy making baked goods we would love you to bring some to Messy Christmas for us to give out at The Well. If you are happy to make some baked goods please contact Elena at TheWell@newwells.church and also make sure to list all the ingredients when you hand it in so we can ensure nobody is given something they can't have ?




CHURCH FAMILY CHRISTMAS QUIZ | Tuesday 16th December | 7pm
Join us on the 16th for a Church Family Christmas Quiz!
We will be serving some light refreshments but please feel free to bring along some snacks and drinks that you like! This is for anyone who considers themselves part of our New Wells family and their friends.




CHRISTMAS FOR EVERYONE | Sunday 21st December
New Wells Ashford 9:15am and 11:30am
Finberry (KICC) 6pm

Invite your world to Christmas for everyone! This week we flyered the entire Finberry estate and are believing that we are going to see a huge amount of guests from personal invites and flyering. If you would like the digital invite to send to people, get in touch!



CAROLS AT BRABOURNE | Sunday 21st December 3pm | New Wells Brabourne
Come along for Christmas Carols, a Christmas message and fun followed by festive snacks!  Bring your friends and family!

NEW YEARS EVE WORSHIP PARTY | 8pm - Midnight
Join us for our New Years Eve party, it's going to be a brilliant night of fun, food and friendship as we celebrate and praise going into the New Year. This year we have added a recommended contribution for tickets to the event but there is still an option to book a free ticket so don't let the cost stop you from celebrating with us! You can sign up here: https://willesboroughbaptistchurch.churchsuite.com/events/6ijwqu4y




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 | 9:15 and 11:30 am New Wells Ashford & 6pm Finberry (Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce)
Sunday 21st December Carol Service | 3pm New Wells Brabourne
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 | 10am New Wells Brabourne & 10:30am New Wells Ashford


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

Dear church family,

I never knew that there are different themes to each week of advent! For this, the second week of advent, the theme is peace. In the Bible the word that is often associated with peace is 'Shalom' which holds an array of meanings. In the Bible it is used to mean, 'make good,' 'make full restitution' or to 'restore.' It also carries meaning of wholeness, wellbeing, completeness and tranquility. When I think of what peace means to me, it is a feeling that everything is at rest in my Spirit. Often that sense of peace is what helps me to discern what is of God and what is not. (e.g. when I walk in obedience to God I have a sense of peace in my Spirit and when I am disobedient that peace is no longer present.)

In Philippians 4 Paul writes, 'Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.'

This passage has three things I'd like to highlight:
1) We are encouraged to rejoice in the Lord always. Always means rejoicing when we feel like it & when we don't; when life is great and when it is falling apart around us. Why? Because God is worthy of our praise. Also, it is also good for us to lift our eyes above our situation and choose to see God at work in all of it and remind ourselves of His goodness - sometimes that can really help us out of a funk.
2) We are told to not be anxious but instead present our requests to God by prayer, petition and with thanksgiving. Sound advise!
3) And the peace of God, which is beyond what we can understand, will guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

I love this idea that peace is the thing that guards our hearts. The thing is with peace is that sometimes we can go through times in life that are absolutely nuts but still have peace. When we turn to God with our worries, concerns, heartache and whatever else we have going on and place it in His hands, we can trust that God is Sovereign and work it out for His glory and our good. As a result of trusting God with our worries, peace guards our heart because we know it is in God's hands and have 100% confidence that it will all work out because God is good and He loves us SO much! Life can throw at us a tonne of curveballs but we know God is still good, He loves us and if God is for us what more do we need!

Lots of love,
Katie

SUNDAY GATHERING 10:30AM Join us in person this Sunday for FANCY DRESS CHRISTINGLE! (If you don't want to come in fancy dress we'd still love you there!) or join us online: https://youtu.be/LJZm07zkvQM



YOUNG ADULTS CHRISTMAS PARTY | THIS SATURDAY 4pm | New Wells Ashford
If you are between the ages of 18 and 30ish, you are invited to an evening of festive fun including food, a photo booth and a quiz!  Don't miss out!

KIDS CHRISTMAS PARTY | Wednesday 10th December 5:30-7pm | New Wells Ashford
For all children in primary school. Games ? Fun ? Food ? Disco ??and the Christmas story (please note there is no need for parents/carers to stay so enjoy having an hour and a half to yourself!)

MESSY CHRISTMAS | Saturday 13th December | New Wells Ashford

WE WOULD LOVE SOME MORE VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS PLEASE! Even if you can help us with just one session that would be amazing!! If you are happy to help please email katie.moyles@newwells.church or click here to complete a form. ?

We will have our Nativity photo booth, petting zoo, crafts, The Well refreshments, hot dogs and a gift for every child.
We have 3 sessions.  Please register below if you want to attend with children:
Session one is fully booked!
Session two | 12:30 - 2pm | Register here
Session three | 2:30pm - 4pm | Register here
Our spaces get filled up super quickly, so make sure you book soon!

*Also, if you enjoy making baked goods we would love you to bring some to Messy Christmas for us to give out at The Well. If you are happy to make some baked goods please contact Elena at TheWell@newwells.church and also make sure to list all the ingredients when you hand it in so we can ensure nobody is given something they can't have



CHRISTMAS FOR EVERYONE | Sunday 21st December
New Wells Ashford 9:15am and 11:30am
Finberry (Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce) 6pm
A modern Christmas service with songs, drama, hot chocolate, mulled wine, mince pies and a gift for every child.  Fun for Everyone! The two morning services and the one at Finberry will be the same service and we are doing 3 services to make sure there is loads of space for guests. We would love it if we filled out all the services with people we've invited that aren't normal church goers so extend the invitation to everyone you know!



CAROLS AT BRABOURNE | Sunday 21st December 3pm | New Wells Brabourne
Come along for Christmas Carols, a Christmas message and fun followed by festive snacks!  Bring your friends and family!


Saturday 6th December Young Adults Christmas Party | 4pm 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 | 9:15 and 11:30 am New Wells Ashford & 6pm Finberry (Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce)
Sunday 21st December Carol Service | 3pm New Wells Brabourne
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 | 10am New Wells Brabourne & 10:30am New Wells Ashford

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
 

 

Dear church family,
Did you know that this Sunday is the first Sunday in Advent?  The season of Advent simultaneously looks back to the coming of the baby Jesus in Bethlehem and looks forward with hope to the second coming of Jesus.  It is at this time that we are particularly aware of living in the now and not yet of the Kingdom of Heaven.  Traditionally, on the first Sunday in Advent, the first candle in an advent wreath will be lit, representing Hope.  The Old Testament prophets foretold the coming of the Jewish Messiah and looked forward to that day with hope:

The people walking in darkness
    have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of deep darkness
    a light has dawned.       (Isaiah 9:2)

Advent hope is rooted with trust in the loving, faithful and unchanging character of God and his promise to restore the whole of creation when Jesus comes again.  This kind of hope acknowledges the difficulties and often painful experiences that we all go through whilst holding on with courage and tenacity, choosing to trust God and his promise that he will guide us through the storms of life.  Is your hope rooted in the eternal faithfulness of God?  

My prayer for you this week is worded perfectly by Paul in Romans 15:13: 'May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.'

Much love,

Paula x

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://youtu.be/Bw5-xXA3-d4



IMMERSE | THIS SUNDAY 30th November 6:30 for 7pm start | New Wells Ashford
This is our monthly evening service where we spend time immersing ourselves in the presence of God.  It is a wonderful time of Spirit-led worship, space to hear from God and a short message.


YOUNG ADULTS CHRISTMAS PARTY | Saturday 6th December 4pm | New Wells Ashford
If you are between the ages of 18 and 30ish, you are invited to an evening of festive fun including food, a photo booth and a quiz!  Don't miss out!

MESSY CHRISTMAS | Saturday 13th December | New Wells Ashford
We will have our Nativity photo booth, petting zoo, crafts, The Well refreshments, hot dogs and a gift for every child.
If you are able to help, please click here to complete a form.
We have 3 sessions.  Please register below if you want to attend with children:
Session one | 10:30am - 12pm | Register here : FULL
Session two | 12:30 - 2pm | Register here : https://willesboroughbaptistchurch.churchsuite.com/events/wfwcrzfa
Session three | 2:30pm - 4pm | Register here : https://willesboroughbaptistchurch.churchsuite.com/events/gxgn9ejw
Our spaces get filled up super quickly, so make sure you book soon!


CHRISTMAS FOR EVERYONE | Sunday 21st December
New Wells Ashford 9:15am and 11:30am
Finberry (Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce) 6pm
A modern Christmas service with songs, drama, hot chocolate, mulled wine, mince pies and a gift for every child.  Fun for Everyone!


CAROLS AT BRABOURNE | Sunday 21st December 3pm | New Wells Brabourne
Come along for Christmas Carols, a Christmas message and fun followed by festive snacks!  Bring your friends and family!




Sunday 30th November Immerse | 6:30pm for 7pm start New Wells Ashford
Saturday 6th December Young Adults Christmas Party | 4pm 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 | 9:15 and 11:30 am New Wells Ashford & 6pm Finberry (Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce)
Sunday 21st December Carol Service | 3pm New Wells Brabourne
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
Christmas Day Service | 10am New Wells Thursday 25th December Brabourne & 10:30am New Wells Ashford

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
 


 

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

Dear church family,

'Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.'   Psalm 46:6

This Sunday, as in previous years, we will be marking Remembrance Sunday by joining in the 2 minute's silence at 11am.  As we remember those affected by wars the world over, I am reminded of Jesus' words recorded in Matthew 24:6-8:

'You will hear of wars and rumours of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.  Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.  There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.  All these are the beginning of birth-pains.'

This week we take time to remember all those affected by war.  Many serving their country valiantly and if they return, are often left struggling with life changing effects, whether that be physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually or all of the above.  So many families changed forever, but we are called to hold on, to not be afraid.  We have a sure hope that there will come a time when our God will 'make wars cease to the ends of the earth', breaking the bow and shattering the spear (Psalm 46:9).  There will be a time when 'He will wipe every tear from their eyes.  There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away' (Rev. 21:4).  Even as we stand to honour those who have given so much, we remember that Jesus understands, because he too gave his life to save all of us.  

Psalm 46 reminds us that even in the midst of the turmoil and chaos, we are called to 'Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.' and we all say Amen to that!

May you know an extra portion of blessing and peace if you have personally been affected by active service.  Please reach out if you would like to talk and receive prayer.

Hope to see you Sunday,

Paula x

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://youtu.be/uCWJw2-eAAM




EXPLORING MEMBERSHIP | Sunday 9th or Wednesday 12th November 7:30pm on zoom
For all who are considering membership or would just like to know more about what being a member of New Wells entails, there will be two opportunities to hear more about it and ask questions. These will be zoom sessions and you only need to attend one of them.  Please sign up and then the zoom details will be emailed to you.  Sign up by visiting our events page, scroll to the date you would like to attend and click on it to enter your details: http://www.newwells.church/events



AGM | Thursday 20th November at 7pm
Join us on Thursday 20th November for our Annual Gratitude Meeting where we celebrate the past year and make some key decisions.



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





Sunday 9th or Wednesday 12th November Exploring Membership | 7:30pm on zoom
Friday 14th November Youth Bowling Trip | 7-9pm sign up
Thursday 20th November Annual Gratitude Meeting (AGM) | 7pm New Wells Ashford
Sunday 30th November Immerse | 6:30pm for 7pm start New Wells Ashford

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