The people of Christ Church East Greenwich were out on Trafalgar Road again on Sunday to support the London Marathon runners while raising money for the Greenwich Winter Night Shelter. The local landmark church building is on the London Marathon route so after an early service the congregation went outside wearing Christ Church T-shirts to sell bacon rolls, sausage rolls and hot...
Bishop Karowei and Feed the Hungry hosted at food packing event at Christ Church. 10,000 meals were packed for children in Burkino Faso to be distributed through educational projects. 30 boxes of clothes were also packed to go to Romania. For more information on Feed the Hungry please visit www.feedthehungry.org.uk.
Christ Church worked with local Church of England churches to host nearly 300 children on the multi-sensory and experiential Christmas Journey where they were invited to go on a journey around the church which tells the real story of Christmas. The children tasted bread in Mary’s kitchen and experienced the chill and surprise of being...
The East Greenwich Legal Advice Centre launches…
The last weekend in September saw Christ Church East Greenwich have its first Weekend Away together at Pilgrim Hall in East Sussex. A group of nearly 100 people from the congregation joined the weekend ranging in age from nine weeks to 92 years and reflecting the wide diversity of our church family. The theme was...
Bishop Karowei (Bishop of Woolwich) presided, preached and commissioned the children and young people’s leaders and helpers on Sunday 24th September 2017. The service was followed by a lovely international lunch.
The Parish of East Greenwich International Evening was hosted at Christ Church on Saturday 17th June. We shared an amazing array of food from all around the world. The church was decorated with international bunting and we had a brilliant flag quiz with over 40 flags representing the nationalities of origin of those present. Many people dressed in their national...
Another fun Messy Church on Wednesday 14th June! We welcomed about 60 children and their parents and carers to enjoy craft activities, a celebrate on time with stories and singing followed by a party tea. The theme was the coming of the Holy Spirit and the birthday of the Church.
On the Sunday after Ascension, Tom Gale was baptised by full immersion. After giving a moving testimony, Tom was baptised by Revd Margaret and guest preacher, Revd Stephen who played an important role in Tom’s journey of faith. The children of Junior Church enjoyed joining the rest of the church family to experience the real thing after a session...
