We host Immersive Experiences in Southend on Sea, Essex with Church from Scratch as one of our contributions to encourage pioneering and mission. They often attract Ministers in Training, newly accredited minsters, those on sabbatical and people exploring becoming pioneers - over 100 church leaders had come on Immersive Experiences and training with us over [...]
A series of 3 events for this year's 'Bless Week' Be Blessed - be filled with God’s blessing Wednesday 2 June, 10:00am - 1:00pm We start with cooked breakfast. And we explore who God is and how he works and we connect with him. We try meeting with our loving Father through gentle prayer and [...]
STARTING IN THE CFS GROUPS is our new series called PEOPLE WHO PRAY A 7 week series we've been busy writing. This series gives 7 ways to connect with God and get us beyond pray as a time when, hands together and eyes closed, you give God a list of what you want. It is [...]
Christmas from Scratch - Refugee Appeal If you have been inspired by watching 'Christmas from Scratch' please donate and help support refugees. Watch all the episodes at www.churchfromscratch.org/christmas
'Christmas from Scratch is a modern-day adaptation of the Nativity story. What if Jesus came in 2020. Mary was an ordinary teenager. Jospeh a normal guy. This is our modern-day adaptation of the Nativity story stripped of tinsel and myth - produced by Church from Scratch. Watch the teaser and catch up on all the [...]
A huge thank you to everyone who walked the pier with us, and everyone who sponsored us on our pier walk! Altogether we raised £600 for Tek Ura! Wow! Tek Ura is the amazing east European charity founded by Dan And Annie Dupree who served with CFS before we sent them out to do this [...]
It's our free 24 page colouring book of Bible quotes and doodles to download. We hope you find some calm during lockdown, while colouring in this book, take a moment for yourself or share with friends and family and spend time with God in a different way. Love Through Lockdown was created by Samantha Lacey [...]
Here's a little video we made to express our delight and love as we inducted Natalie Hughes as a minister of CFS. Nat you bring love, passion for Jesus, tenderness, rivers of emotional intelligence and a deep desire to bless people across Southend. Nat is studying at Spurgeons College alongside being a minister with [...]
Each Wednesday at 10:30pm is our online "Night Owl Prayers". For those of us who seem to wake up as it gets dark or have trouble sleeping this is a chance for us to be together, chat, pray, and spend time with Jesus. Each session lasts about 30 minutes and if we want to stay [...]
It's All Holy - A story of mess, God, gardening and lockdown by our new minister, Natalie Hughes. Welcome Nat, it's great to be inspired by you as you train with us.
