Once again, the church was decorated with fruit, vegetables, bread, and tinned and packaged foods for harvest festival. Our minister reminded us that God blesses us with food in all varieties from all parts of the world, and that we need to be thankful and ready to share. Collected food was donated to local […]
Heritage Open Day 2018
St Columba’s Church was open again for a heritage open day on Saturday 8 September, with displays produced by various groups within the church. On the following day, we welcomed three new members into the church.
Commendation
We were delighted that our Early Bird Breakfast team has received the Chairman of North Tyneside Council’s commendation award earlier this month. It is good to recognise the work that they do getting up early every Sunday morning to cook breakfast and offer friendship to anyone who is hungry. The award follows those previously awarded […]
URC Daily Devotions
Every morning the United Reformed Church sends out a Daily Devotion consisting of a reading, short reflection and prayer to around 2,000 people. The reflections are written by a range of people from different places and perspectives – mainly from the URC. If you’d like to read old Devotions or sign up to receive them […]
A Joyful Induction
On the afternoon of Saturday 16 July 2018, Revd Trevor Jamison was inducted as our minister at St Columba’s, alongside wider Church duties across the Northern Synod. Trevor is no stranger to the North East, having previously served in Northern Synod in the early 21st century as Adult Education Officer. During the service, he reflected […]