Growing Together

Engagement with the wider community is a big thing for us at the Countess Free Church – and we do this on a number of levels.

Below is a useful resource with a few simple things to remember about us as Countess Free Church.

Finding our own personal rhythms of prayer is important to us. ‘The Discipline of OFF‘ is intentionally pausing & making space to commune with God. We need this just as much as we need oxygen!

At Countess Free Church we encourage every member to pay attention to their own walk with Jesus, their care for each other, and their witness in mission. We call this ‘UP’, ‘IN’ and ‘OUT, and the 3 aspects of missional living.

We watch the news and reports on social media, and find ourselves numb with horror. Thoughts of “how can this be happening now?” pass through our minds. We see the pictures and video footage, and feel helpless. It is bewildering.

At Countess Free Church families are important to us, because they are important to God. As a church we see that playing out in the incredible bonds both within families as well as between families. It is all about enabling young & old alike to grow and thrive. The African proverb ‘it takes a village…

We are glad to be able to gather again – without the need to book, without restrictions, without the need to stay apart. We are still encouraging masks, though it is not compulsory. It is a delight to see member’s faces as they meet up again after so long, and come together as church.