Over almost 10 years of Church from Scratch, such a lot has happened.  New people have come to meet Jesus and share in the journey of living as his followers.  Along with learning to be his disciples together in our groups, we have had baptisms, weddings, funerals, holidays, gatherings, Forge Wood, girls' weekends, work wirth HARP, trips abroad and much more.

We have now started to draw the story of CFS, both to help us reflect on God's goodness to us over 10 years and also to help me in a research project I am writing.  We're looking for details of when you first connected with CFS and some of the memories that matter to you.  If you have been / are part of CFS, I'd be glad to hear from you, with whatever memories you want to share.  Do, please, email me:  parsonking@hotmail.co.uk    Thanks

Ivan

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 The Christmas Experience is a partnersip resource of Church from Scratch in Southend and Premier Christian Media in London - a free resource offered to other churches. Video filmed in Southend!

We want to get Shared Space on the map as a real centre of the community and Simon from Southend Library wants to helps us do this! Simon has a Challenge for us who belong to Shared Space and CFS.

We are getting together a team to rise to his Challenge. It’s open to everyone whether you are young, old or in between. Our first step is to go and meet him to find out what the Library and the Challenge are all about. IT WILL BE FUN!

Our visit takes place on Saturday November 19^th at 2pm in the afternoon.

If you would like to come along you just need to let me know by Thursday 17th. Ivan and I will be outside the Library at 1.50pm to meet you. Simon will take us on a tour and there will be free refreshments and a free information pack.

If you want to join the Library on the day, bring along a bill, bank statement or something official with your name and address on it and Simon will help you join. Meeting the Challenge means publicity for Shared Space so join us on the 19^th!

Nikki

Part time Charity shop management position for Shared Space Social Enterprise.

Please download attached and contact Helen sharedspace@churchfromscratch.org  07703 537862

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We celebrate 9 years of Church from Scratch and induct Dan Dupree as our faith-funded student minister. Bring food to share.

In some ways it is similar to internship programmes with which you may be familiar but there is no understanding of this programme being exclusively for those academically bright.

As you join in with and serve in a range of church and wider activities we will invest in your development. And this isn't all about working in the church, it's about serving in God's mission in Southend as well.

An apprentices programe is shaped around your particular gifting and ability as well as opportunities presentiy available in the church and her mission.

There are spaces on the programme from time to time for people within and beyond the church.

Download the pack for further information
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We are hosting Dan for three years as a self funding trainee minister. Dan will spend part of his time training at Spurgeons college in London.

Dan and Annie spent the last few years working in north Africa with a development agency on the edge of the dessert - a bit different to Southend!

Say hi to them as they get started with us!

Watch now!