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 […]
World War One Centenary
On Sunday 3 August 2014, we marked the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. In our morning service at St Columba’s, members shared stories and memorabilia of uncles and grandfathers who had served in the Northumberland Fusiliers, the Durham Light Infantry and the King’s Own Scottish Borderers. Some had survived the war, and […]
All Things in Common
Over one hundred Christians from all over North Shields came together for a united service on Sunday 23 January. Catholics, Anglicans, Methodists, Baptists, Salvationists and United Reformed Church folk met for joint worship at St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic Church on the Sunday evening. (The modern building on Albion Road West was built in 1975 to […]
Pentecost Celebration
St Columba’s was the scene of a stunning Pentecost celebration. The Christian festival takes place 50 days after Easter, and commemorates the story of the coming of the Holy Spirit on the first disciples, and the beginning of the growth of the Church. In the Bible, Acts chapter 2 tells how the disciples were gathered […]