At University Road we often speak about the importance of our 'Church Family', and that was emphasised when on Sunday 6th April five young people, who were already very much part of the church family from their baptism, were confirmed and received into full membership of the church.

In June 2023, the first meeting of our new Outreach Group took place to discuss how to build on the pioneer work that had been done by Sr Claire Maxwell. Br David and Sr Naomi met with the two of us, and one of the things we decided to do was contact Phil and Abby from the nearby Salvation Army to see if they wanted to work with us on some children's activities.

We have a lot to catch the province up on as our last update was the beginning of September so here we go … on Sunday 29th September, our neighbours from Trinity Methodists joined us for our Harvest Festival service, led by Br Gubi, who also led a service to remember loved ones on Wednesday 6th November. 

Change or no change - that is the question
I have a confession to make. I do not like change. You may or may not feel the same but either way I guess that change brings about a range of strong emotions. It can be frightening. It can be exciting. It can take us right out of our comfort zone.