August 2025 News Update

Summer holiday time!

And a big thanks to everyone who contributed to our Summer fair – a total of £632.27 was raised which will be given to “World of Worth” (see https://www.wowuk.org/)

Upcoming August Events

Church picnic in the park – Sunday 10th August (weather permitting – final decision to be made 6th August) – bring a packed lunch to the Sunday morning service for our picnic in the park together.

Family Service – Sunday 24th August

We are also planning on having a working party on Wednesday 13th August and Saturday 23rd August to give our church building a summer ‘spring clean’, anyone that can help out, please get in touch.

Summer Break

Most activities at Cross Street will also take an August break, but Sunday morning and evening services will continue as normal.

Prayer meetings on Wednesday and Bible studies on Thursday will stop for August, and there will be no Nourish in August. Prayer meetings and Bible study will restart the first week of september.

Children’s activities (already stopped for the summer break) will restart in the second week of September (Toddlers and Lighthouse).

Coming in September…

Coming up in September we are planning a “Christianity Explored” course – date to be confirmed soon!

September 2024 News Update

We’ve had a break over the summer from our mid week activities but everything is restarting again the first week of September:

Wednesdays, 10.00 – 11.30 a.m. – Toddler Group
Wednesdays, 1.00 – 2.00 p.m. – Prayer meeting
Thursdays, 7.15 p.m. – Bible study
Fridays, 5.30 – 7.00 p.m. – Lighthouse

Our next Family service will be Sunday 8th September

Nourish will be on Friday 20th September at 12.00 noon, £4 contribution towards food.

Sunday 29th September, 10.30 a.m. will be our Harvest service and Harvest lunch. We will be having homemade soup together with Andrew’s amazing apple crumble (gluten free and diabetic options also available). Please let us know if you wish to come for catering purposes.

Our next fair has now been announced, save the date! – this will be on 2nd November 9.30-2pm.

October 2023 News Update

Events in October:

Saturday 14th, 1.00 p.m. – The Wedding of Gareth Snelson and Jennifer Bright
Next Nourish – Friday 20th, 12.00 noon
Autumn Fair – Saturday 28th, 9.30 a.m. – 2.30 p.m. We will be collecting pre-loved clothes, bric a brac, Christmas decorations, books etc. and of course if you are able to bake a cake for the cake stall that will be greatly appreciated. Proceeds will be going to the children we sponsor.

Lighthouse breaks up for the half term for a couple of weeks 20th and 27th of October.

If anyone missed any of Congleton Bible Week sessions – they are available on youtube to catch up here: https://www.youtube.com/@congletonbibleweek838

Or you can also watch them from our website here: https://crossstreetchurch.co.uk/congleton-bible-week-21st-24th-september/

Coming soon in November:

Sunday 5th, 10.30 – 11.15 a.m. – All age Family Service
6.00 p.m. – Evening of Prayer for the persecuted church with Keith Davies (C.S.W. – Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
Nourish – Friday 17th, 12.00 noon
Safeguarding Sunday – Sunday 19th
Health and Wellbeing Day with Rachel David – Saturday 25th, 10.30 a.m. – 2.30 p.m.
Sunday 26th, 10.30 a.m. – Guest speakers: Andy & Rachel David (WOW – World of Worth)