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Welcome to Our New Website!!

As well as a new design, we’ve reorganised everything to hopefully make it easier to use and navigate around. 

So whether that’s finding out about some of our groups or courses, upcoming events or catching up with some of our talks - we hope you like it.

The new website integrates with a piece of software called ChurchSuite, which we are using for our events diary (which you can also access by downloading the ChurchSuite App. It also features a new Woodies blog to help keep you connected with everything that’s going on.

We hope you find the new website helpful and if you find any issues please do get in touch with us at comms@woodlandschurch.net.

Thanks Comms Team 

Thanks for supporting the Post-16 trip to Romania!

On behalf of the post-16 team who went out to Romania this summer, we want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who supported us - be it in prayer, finances or encouragement.

Working with a team out in Romania, we took 55 vulnerable young people on a summer camp in the mountains - the trip exceeded all of our expectations and God moved in such profound ways.

There were so many highlights but among them were moments of powerful prayer ministry for the kids and Project Romanian Rescue team, insane water fights in the lakes, moments of comedic drama and opportunities for the team to exercise their amazing gifts of teaching, prayer and love.

We're excited by what God was doing and are thankful that we've left the kids in the wonderful hands of PRR! Romania team, over and out...

Chris Duncan (Youth Minister)

Uganda Short Term Mission Video

A few months ago, Chris Harvey led a team out to Uganda.

"The whole team had an amazing time, God was doing some significant work in all of our lives, and we were very blessed to see God working in the local communities through what we were doing. We so appreciated all of your prayers, and felt their impact in so many ways. So thank you!"

Check out this really fun video they made!

Windows on Worship (7PM Series)

A small but perfectly formed short series looking at worship.

WINDOWS ON WORSHIP: Tent, Dave Mitchell

Throughout Church history there have been many different ways people have worshipped. In the Church I was brought up in I think the emphasis was on things done ‘decently and in order’ (1 Corinthians 14:40). Perhaps there was less of an emphasis on the ‘all things’ part of 1 Corinthians 14! The abiding impression most unchurched people in the UK would have of worship however is of solemnity and dignity, and churches like ours are sometimes mockingly described as ‘happy clappy’ with the implication we are shallow and trivial. Download discussion notes.

WINDOWS ON WORSHIP: Altar, Nigel Savage & Hannah Mitchell. Genesis 8:20; Leviticus 7; 2 Samuel 24:18-21. Download discussion notes.

Finding Freedom, Dave Mitchell (7PM)

This week David Mitchell ditches his preach and talks about freedom and Matt Legg-Bagg gives away a guitar!?

Like what you've seen? Find more talks and videos on the Woodlands Church sermons & talks page.

So that twas Children's Church Holiday Club!

As ever the Children's Church Holiday Club was the perfect blend of madness, fun and faith. Check out these pictures!

Last week saw Woodlands Church transformed into a Medieval kingdom, complete with an encampment, a full castle with throne room and even a banqueting hall.

Over 120 children joined us for the week to meet a rather bossy and mean princess and her servants as she searched for the next knight of the rectangular table. There were messy challenges, pies in the face, sumo suits, inflatable jousting sessions and a lot of gunge! 
 
We spend time in worship, learning from the Bible and also had games and crafts – and in amongst all that we were able to talk about ways we can all build our shields of faith; use our swords of the Spirit, and stand tall in the truths God has told us. On the final day, the children were invited to come forward and all be knighted into Gods kingdom.

We have had lots of positive feedback both from parents and children, saying how they are now more excited to read their Bibles, wanting to be part of God’s Kingdom, teaching the dance routines and worship songs that they learnt during the week.

We pray that the children, as our vision says, “Know God, Grow in their Faith and Love the world” more and more each day and continue the journey many of them started this holiday club.

- Ruth Morgans, Children's Minister

Student Welcome Week BBQ 18th-21st Sept

Every year we put on a huge free BBQ to welcome students to Bristol. Freshers' Week is lots of fun, but it can also be a bit stressful and disorienting, especially if you're new...

With this in mind, we figure a tasty burger and a warm welcome might help Bristol feel a little friendlier for folk who are just settling in. So tell your friends, get involved - and don't buy lunch in freshers' week! #BurgerChurch.

Woodlands Church, Belgrave Road, Bristol BS8 2AA