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I am so glad that you have taken the time to visit this church, please make yourself at home.

I have been the Senior Pastor here since September 2008 and I am thrilled to be part of a vibrant, growing, family church, in the heart of Rugby. My wife Susan and I have been in the ministry for over thirty years and are as excited as ever today about how God wants to move in our local community. You will see that whilst our regular church activities cater for every age group, our one desire is to reach our community, especially those who do not (as yet) attend church.

When asked the question, ‘What is Church for?’ I have three answers:

Firstly, our number one priority is to love and worship the Lord Jesus with all our heart, soul and mind. That means we put great emphasis on worship and the teaching of scripture. Secondly, our love for God should lead us to be loving of our neighbours. This means priority given to the sharing of the truth of the gospel (evangelism) and to social action. Jesus said, ‘a new command I give you that you love one another’ which leads to: Thirdly, developing meaningful fellowship and care in the community of believers called the local church. We therefore encourage all of our members to attend a Small Group where relationships can be developed. Someone once said, ‘If you find a perfect church, don’t join it because you will spoil it.’ We are not a perfect church, but we are striving to give King Jesus his rightful place in our personal lives and our church community. And there’s room for you! We would be delighted if you joined us. May God bless you Pastor Barry Killick

WELCOME TO CHURCH

JESUS?Unlike any other man and any other religion’s founder, Jesus was alive before he was born and lives after he died! Jesus said that to see him was to see God, to know him was to know God, to recieve him was to recieve God, to love him was to love God and to reject him was to reject God. In the Bible, the Apostle Paul tells us that , ‘In Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form.’ But instead of asserting his authority over humanity, he washed his followers feet and chose to take punishment for all mankind’s sin by dying on the cross. Why? To save the whole world from God’s judgment - if we turn from living life our own way and put Jesus in charge of our lives. the BIBLE?

The Bible is God’s manual for life. Everyone knows what happens when you try to build flat-pack furniture without looking at the maker’s instructions. So why try to run your life without following the creator’s instructions?

We believe the Bible because it’s the life-giving power of the Word of God which never changes; it’s the supreme revelation of God to the world; Jesus himself made it the basis of his teaching and personal conduct; the Bible alone reveals the way to eternal life and it’s all that we need to know in order to live a life that pleases God.

CHURCH?

PRAYER?

The Church is simply this - a group of people who have chosen to make Jesus the Lord of their lives. They meet regularly to worship their Lord; to learn from the Bible and encourage each other. In fact, the Bible describes the Church as like Christ’s body. We are to be his hands for healing, his feet to bring good news, his voice offering forgiveness and eternal life and his compassionate heart showing mercy to the oppressed and needy.

Prayer means talking to God. Bible believing Christians are convinced that God really does answer prayer; not always in the way that we would like , but if the Bible is true then God must answer prayer because of the many times he says he will do so.

If you would like someone to pray for you, we have a dedicated prayer team. You can either come to one of our Sunday services or book an appointment by phoning 01788 546712.

THERE IS ALWAYS A GREAT ATMOSPHERE AT OUR SUNDAY SERVICES, WITH PASSIONATE WORSHIP AND INSPIRING TEACHING; YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS OUT.

FIRST SERVICE: 9:15AM - 10:30AMSECOND SERVICE: 11:00AM - 12:30PM

CRÈCHE IS AVAILABLE DURING THE SECOND SERVICE FOR CHILDREN AGED 0 - 3 YEARS AND TRANSFORMERS RUNS FROM 11:30AM FOR AGES RECEPTION - 16 YEAR OLDS.

PLEASE STAY FOR TEA AND COFFEE AFTER EACH SERVICE.

EVENING SERVICE: 6:00PM - 7:30PM

WITH A RELAXED ATMOSPHERE, OUR MINISTERS TAKE US THROUGH A PARTICULAR TOPIC RANGING FROM ‘WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ’ TO ‘DEALING WITH FINANCIAL DEBT ’. PLEASE SEE THE WEBSITE FOR FURTHER DETAIL.

SUNDAY SERVICES

HIS HANDS FOR HEALING, HIS FEET TO BRING GOOD NEWS, HIS VOICE OFFERING

FORGIVENESS AND ETERNAL LIFE AND HIS COMPASSIONATE HEART SHOWING MERCY

TO THE OPPRESSED AND NEEDY.

JESUS REPLIED: “LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND. THIS IS THE GREATEST

COMMANDMENT.”

MATTHEW 22:37-38 (NIV)

WE BELIEVE LIFE IS RICHER IN COMMUNITYIN FACT WE ALL NEED COMMUNITY TO BELONG; A PLACE WHERE WE CAN BE KNOWN AND LOVED FOR WHO WE ARE AS INDIVIDUALS; A PLACE TO DEVELOP, CHALLENGE AND GROW OUR FAITH; A PLACE TO FIND FRIENDSHIP AND TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER.

SMALL GROUPS ARE A KEY ELEMENT IN BUILDING COMMUNITY IN OUR CHURCH. IF YOU WISH TO JOIN A SMALL GROUP WE WOULD LOVE TO GET YOU CONNECTED.

“FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONE AND ONLY SON, THAT WHOEVER BEL IEVES IN H IM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE ETERNAL L IFE . ” JOHN 3:16 (NIV)

JESUS SPEAKING:

“FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONE AND ONLY SON, THAT WHOEVER BEL IEVES IN H IM SHALL NOT PERISH BUT HAVE ETERNAL L IFE . ”

MISSION WE BELIEVE IN THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST. JESUS SAID, ‘ I HAVE COME THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE LIFE AND HAVE IT TO THE FULL. ’ JESUS CARES ABOUT THE WHOLE PERSON, SO WE ARE INVOLVED IN MEETING THE PRACTICAL NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH CARE AND EDUCATION, AS WELL AS SHARING THE GOSPEL. WE ARE CURRENTLY INVOLVED IN SUCH WORK IN ROMANIA, ISRAEL AND THE PHIL IPPINES AS WELL AS THROUGH ORGANISATIONS SUCH AS OPEN DOORS AND TEARFUND WHICH HAVE A GLOBAL MINISTRY.

CHILDREN AND YOUTHWE GREATLY VALUE THE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH. WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THEY HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY BELONG, WHERE THEY CAN MAKE FRIENDS AND BUILD THEIR CONFIDENCE IN A SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT.

WE BELIEVE CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH CLUBS ARE VITAL TO A GENERATION THAT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY ISOLATED. IN EACH CLUB WE AIM TO GIVE THE CHILDREN AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE IN A FUN AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. WE ALSO AIM TO BE OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS WE ARE ASKED ABOUT LIFE AND FAITH AND WE WILL JOURNEY TOGETHER TO FIND AN ANSWER THROUGH STORIES, DISCUSSIONS AND PLAY.

WITH GROUPS TO SUIT ALL AGES AT VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON AT THE CONNECT CENTRE FOR EVERYONE! FROM CRAFT FOR THE KIDS, QUIZZES FOR THE TEENS AND BREAKFAST FOR THE MUMS - OUR DEDICATED TEAMS RUN EXCELLENT PROGRAMS TO SUIT YOU, SO WE HOPE YOU’LL COME ALONG AND TRY THEM OUT FOR YOURSELF!

Rainbow Tots is a fun and friendly baby and toddlers group. It is for children aged 0-5 years and their parents/carers.

We meet every Tueday morning 9.15am - 11.30am (Term Time Only).

Why not come for a free breakfast with every admission and relax in our cafe

We offer a range of toys to stay and play, singing time, snack time and craft activities.

Mums and Toddlers

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‘the den’ provides you with an opportunity to meet up with friends and relax on a

friday night after a mad week of study!

with a huge variety of activities suggested and voted for by the group, every night is

completely different - so you’ll have to come along to find out what it’s really like!

8:30pm - 10pm

every friday night during the school term

YEAR 12+

THE DEN

G E R O N I M O

RECEPTION - YEAR 6

Join us for fun and games on Wednesday afternoons at our children’s clubs: Buzz and Geronimo!

With crafts, team games, short stories and plenty of time to play your kids will look forward to Wednesdays!

Both groups start at 4:30pm and finish at 6:00pm, every week during the school term.

B U Z Z A N D

SPECIAL EVENTSWE HAVE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT EVENTS, GROUPS AND CLUBS THAT RUN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SO THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON. THESE CAN INCLUDE:

A SUMMER KIDS CLUB, OUR TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE, OUR SPECIAL EASTER SERVICES, PICNICS IN THE PARK, MISSION TRIPS ABROAD, MEN’S BREAKFASTS, WOMEN’S EVENTS, YOUTH WEEKENDS AWAY, CHURCH WEEKENDS AWAY, ELIM’S NATIONAL CONFERENCE, ELIM’S NATIONAL YOUTH CONFERENCE, FUND RAISERS AND MUCH MORE. YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS OUT.

VOLUNTEERINGWITH SO MUCH HAPPENING IN CHURCH THERE IS ALWAYS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. VOLUNTEERING CAN BE A GREAT WAY TO GET TO KNOW PEOPLE AND IS VERY REWARDING. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE OR FIND OUT WHERE HELP IS NEEDED PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE.

Fancy a light lunch or just a coffee?

Are you 55 years old or more?

Connect cafe runs every Thursday - 12pm - 2pm.

CONNECT CAFE IS A GREAT WAY OF MEETING NEW PEOPLE. WHY NOT POP IN FOR SOME LUNCH AND ENJOY A FRESH BOWL OF SOUP OR A JACKET POTATO?

YOUNG@HEART MEET FOR EITHER A HOME COOKED LUNCH, FOLLOWED BY A SPEAKER WITH A SUBJECT RELEVANT TO THE AGE GROUP, OR AN INFORMAL GAMES MORNING FOLLOWED BY A LIGHT LUNCH.

We also enjoy special events such as our traditional Christmas lunch and you won’t want to miss the coach trip out every summer!

Young@heart runs twice a month, to find out when we are next meeting please contact our church office.

Don’t even worry about paying! We are more than happy to provide the food for free, however if you feel you would like to give something then donations are accepted.

need someone to talk to?We provide a Counselling service and can offer Confidential support and advice through our Connect Resource Centre.

Just phone us on 01788 546712 to book a Confidential appointment or for further information visit us at www.oasis-counselling-centre-rugby.co.uk

Affiliated to Association of Christian Counsellors, Membership No: AF122

CONTACT US

We would love to keep you up to date with everything that happens in church. Please contact our church office and give us your details and we will keep you connected.

For up to date information please visit our website:

www.rugbyelim.org.uk

Rugby Christian Fellowship46 - 48 Cambridge Street, Rugby, CV21 3NQtel: 01788 544608 email: office@rugbyelim.org.uk

Rugby Christian Fellowship46 - 48 Cambridge Street, Rugby, CV21 3NQ

tel: 01788 544608 email: office@rugbyelim.org.ukwww.rugbyelim.org.uk