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Sunday Evenings this Autumn

Posted by Matthew Evans on Jul 28, 2015 in Blog | Comments Off on Sunday Evenings this Autumn

This autumn, we will be having more Sunday evening events at Hope Community Church.

Some events will be focused on helping those who are already following Jesus grow in their faith. We will explore the riches of biblical teaching in greater...

Some thoughts on Advent (and a free resource!)

Posted by Matthew Evans on Nov 30, 2014 in Blog | Comments Off on Some thoughts on Advent (and a free resource!)

Recently, I’ve been thinking about advent and speaking to a couple of different groups about it. I’ve been reminded that although we think of it as something we get ready for over 24 days in December the first Christmas took a lot longer than that to prepare for. Here’s just a tiny selection of the evidence: Micah wrote that a ruler would come from Bethlehem 700 years ahead (5:2); David saw the Messiah’s suffering 1000 years before it occurred (Ps 22); the pagan prophet Balaam spoke better than he knew, of a star...

Technology to the glory of God?

Posted by Matthew Evans on Mar 5, 2014 in Blog | Comments Off on Technology to the glory of God?

One of the rising trends in technology in the last few years is the dominance of the smartphone and the adoption of tablet computers. Increasingly, this means that many people have devices in their pockets or bags that are more powerful than computers were just a few years before…

Quiz & Curry Night

Posted by admin on Oct 1, 2013 in Blog | Comments Off on Quiz & Curry Night

We had a great evening at the Tamarind in Teversham in October when over forty people joined us for our Quiz and Curry night…

Christmas at Hope Community Church

Posted by admin on Dec 8, 2012 in Blog, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Christmas at Hope Community Church

We are gearing up for a very busy Christmas season at Hope and look forward to welcoming people of all ages from the communities of Teversham, Fulbourn and Cherry Hinton to join with us for carols and lots of mince pies!

Parenting Course

Posted by admin on Dec 8, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on Parenting Course

For three consecutive Sunday evenings in January and February this year we ran a parenting course in the village. The material was based on Ann Benton’s published work on the subject, including her book ‘Aren’t they lovely when they’re asleep’.

Church Weekend Away

Posted by Matthew Evans on Dec 8, 2012 in Blog | Comments Off on Church Weekend Away

At the end of half-term week in October, we went away for our first ever residential weekend together as a church.