Churches Together in North Shields once again organised joint evening services in August this year, with a variety of inspiring themes. It was good to meet up with friends from other churches, to swell our numbers, and give our preachers a break over the summer. On 2 August, we were at North Shields Methodist Church, […]
Good Friday not washed out
Churches Together in North Shields were faced with a rare wet Good Friday this year, but did not let the weather beat us. A huge crowd of worshippers packed into St Columba’s Church for the service that would have been held in the open air of Northumberland Square. The highlight was the presentation of a […]
John Alexander Wilson in Concert
The Baptist Church hosted a free concert on behalf of Churches Together in North Shields on the evening of Saturday 24 May. For the 50 or so who attended, it was a treat to be enjoyed. John Alexander Wilson, a Christian singer-songwriter from Inverness-shire performed an evening of songs, interspersed with stories about how they […]
Christian Aid Week 2014
Technology and participation marked the ecumenical service for Christian Aid Week hosted this year by St Columba’s. During the course of the service, led by our own Revd Liz Blair, we were shown 3 short videos from Christian Aid. The first was a humorous view of the responses collectors may encounter with door-to-door collections (including […]
Messy Church
Messy Church returned to St Columba’s this Easter. Good Friday began with an open air service organised by Churches Together in North Shields in Northumberland Square in front of the church. In spite of the cold and occasional snow flurries (which even led one speaker to wish us all a happy Christmas!), a good crowd […]