Community
Christ Church has many links with our local community, and other churches in the Beeston/Chilwell area.
Work with Under5s
Christ Church Hall is home to both Happy Tots and Christ Church Hall Preschool. Both have regular links with the Church, with Happy Tots being run and attended by many families within the Church.
Happy Tots meets on a Thursday morning from 10am - 11.30am and is attended by over 40 families with children under 5. There are a variety of toys, craft activities and songs, as well as drinks and biscuits for children and adults. Happy Tots also uses the outside space with lots of Little Tikes cars to drive in.
Schools work
Tim is regularly in Meadow Lane Infant School, leading assemblies and helping in the classroom. Tim also leads assemblies at College House Junior school. Bob and Mike also do a fantastic job in leading many assemblies in various schools around the city.
If you are interested in helping out with the schools work, please contact Tim Bevington.
Children from local schools also visit the Church for festivals and other events throughout the year.
We are continually seeking to grow and develop relationships with the local schools in a variety of ways as a Church.
Uniformed Organisations
Christ Church has links with both the Scouts and Guides, who attend significant services within the life of the Church, and use the Church building for their Carol Service and sleepovers.
The 2nd Chilwell Scouts Group for boys and girls is made up of:
- Beaver Scouts for 6 - 8 year olds
- Cub Scouts for 8 –10 ½ year olds
- Scouts for 10 ½ - 14 year olds
- Explorer Scouts for 14 -18 year olds
The Girl Guides groups are:
- Brownies 7-10
- Guides 10-14
Transform - a Christian response to the needs of our communities
Christ Church, with other Church of England parishes, has been challenged by the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham and the Archdeacon of Nottingham about how it will respond to the Governments' Big Society initiative and the increasing needs within the community. We are currently discussing this and will be adding things to this website over the coming months.
Hope Nottingham
HOPE Nottingham supports the local church to speak and live its mission, in unity, to see spiritual change in individuals and communities transformed.
With a drop-in centre and soup kitchen for the homeless, HOPE Nottingham, incoporating Hope NG9, is providing for the practical needs of the homeless.
Hope NG9 started in 2007 serving the postcode of its name, making it a priority to share God’s love in social action, celebrations and public witness. A lot has happened as a result of churches working together to serve over a period of three years.
HOPE Nottingham, consisting of many volunteers from different churches in the area, has taken the HOPE model and is developing it across the city. As a registered charity Hope will serve the needs of an even wider community.
Visit the Hope Nottingham website for more details.