Alpha starts 4th October

Autumn Alpha 2023

Curious about faith? Try Alpha! This free course offers a chance to ask questions and explore the Christian faith in a fun, no-pressure environment. Each session includes a talk and a discussion where you can chat through your thoughts and questions with a small group of people just like you.

The course is totally free, it will be running on Wednesday nights from the 4th October for 10 weeks. To find out more, including how to register, click the button below.

It is not too late to sign up! Whether it is the first week or the last week, you are welcome to join at any point in the course.

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Autumn Alpha 2022

Prayer Ministry Training in October

Prayer Ministry is an opportunity to encounter the power, truth and love of God as someone prays with you, discerning and passing on what they sense God has for you. We want to equip you for prayer ministry and prayer for others.

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Further Prayer Ministry Training

Tuesday evening on the 31st October 2023 from 7.45pm - 9.30pm
This is open to those with some experience who want to refresh and develop the skills needed in more extended ministry times. It covers how to:

• Minister with confidence

• Share prophetic words

• Bring release and freedom from ongoing negative influences

• How to minister in the Wholeness Course context and lead a ministry session

The Quiet Service

You’re invited to our quiet Service

Join us on the 1st Sunday of each month for The Quiet Service.

It’s a reflective, contemplative space for anyone that is looking for something a little quieter than the evening service in the Main Hall.

Join us in the Crypt from 6.30pm

Illuminate Workplace Course starts 25th April

Illuminate

How do we impact our workplaces by the way in which we live? How we bring kingdom principles that influences the culture of the organisations we work in? In this four-session course we will explore the impact that we have as kingdom ambassadors in our workplaces.

This course will be running from the 25th of April to the 16th of May, taking place on Tuesday nights, 7.30pm - 9.30pm here at Woodlands Central. To sign up click the button below.

My ChurchSuite | All you need to know

My ChurchSuite

The events you have signed up to, the groups you are a part of, the members of your family, these are all things you can manage through a My ChurchSuite account.

With the aim of giving you more control over your personal data Woodlands would like to encourage you to create a My ChurchSuite account. This can be done by emailing data@woodlandschurch.net.

In case you are unsure on how My ChurchSuite works the team have put together some directional videos to help you get acquainted with My ChurchSuite and all it’s helpful features.

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If you already have a My ChurchSuite account you can sign in through the button below.

Special Offering for Turkey and Syria | Sunday 12th Feb

Special Offering, this Sunday

Many thousands of men, women and children have died following the deadliest recorded earthquake to hit Turkey in decades. On Sunday the 12th of February we will be taking up a special offering at all of our Sunday Services. All financial gifts will be used by Christian Aid who are working on disaster relief in both Turkey and Northern Syria.

To participate in giving to this cause please click the link below.

New ID Course: Complete freedom from an eating disorder | Starts 22nd Feb

Struggling around Food?

This course takes place every Wednesday evening for 6 weeks starting on the 22nd of February. To sign up, or to find out more, get in touch through the button below.

Naturally Supernatural with Mike Pilavachi | 25th Feb

How do we live lives that are naturally supernatural?

You won't want to miss Mike Pilavachi coming to speak to us about being Naturally Supernatural on Saturday evening, 25th February.

Join others from across the Woodlands Church Family (Branch, Community Church, Highgrove, Metro, Southside and Woodlands Central) to hear Mike Pilavachi, worship together and be open to the Holy Spirit's action in our lives.

This special event is a great chance to celebrate our unity across the Woodlands Group of Churches. To sign up head to the link below.

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Photos from last years event

Wholeness Course: Explore Identity | Starts 21st Feb 2023

Wholeness: Explore Identity

Explore how our lives can be established on the sure foundation of our God given identity. This is a course with stories of breakthrough, teaching, including our ‘Spiritual spring clean’ and opportunities for receiving prayer.

Our next Wholeness 1: Explore Identity course will be taking place over 6 weeks beginning on the 21st of February, on Tuesday evenings from 20:00 - 22:00 here at Woodlands. To sign up follow the link below.

To find out more about the wholeness course head to the webpage here.

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Hear some Testimony’s from the Wholeness Course

My ChurchSuite | Sign up now!

My ChurchSuite

We want to give you more control over your personal data. Create a My Churchsuite account to have better access to:

• Your events

• Your team rotas

• Your personal information

To create an account please email data@woodlandschurch.net.

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If you already have a My ChurchSuite account you can sign in through the button below.

Christmas | Save the date!

Christmas service dates are here

The Christmas festivities begin in only one month, and we can already hear the sound of Dave's banjo, as he sings our folky Christmas favourites! Below you will find a list of all our Christmas service dates, be sure to put them in your calendar and maybe even invite a friend!

More information on these services to come!

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Join the Christmas team

We love to welcome church family and guests along to our Christmas services happening throughout December. We need helpers to ensure these services run smoothly, so if you could set out chairs, welcome people, chat to newcomers or serve hot drinks, we'd really appreciate your help. Just fill in this online form to sign up and we’ll be in touch via email soon with more info.

Say hello to the 6.30pm service | 18th September 2022

After much deliberation we are really excited to announce the moving of our 7pm to the new time slot of 6.30pm. The evening service can be a great opportunity for fellowship and socialising, and with this extra half hour we hope to create even more space for that much needed church family time.

This will be kicking off on the 18th of September 2022, tell all your friends and we look forward to seeing you!

Prayer Week

Our autumn term prayer week is coming up from Sunday the 11th of September to Sunday the 18th. Each term here at Woodies we host a prayer week as an opportunity to come before God together and offer him that which is on our hearts. In past events it has been a lovely time of fellowship, as we are able to look forward and prepare ourselves spiritually for the coming season. The week consists of hosted events and prayer space that can be booked by individuals or groups. To book a slot in the prayer room click here.

Young Adults Day Away... At Home

Back in March the young adults took a weekend trip to Worcester, it was 2 days of eating together, exploring the bible, and as always, some enforced fun! This term we are keeping it closer to home and having a day away here at Woodies on the 24th of September. Please sign up via ChurchSuite, and if you have any questions you can get in touch with Matt here.

Naturally Supernatural

How do we live lives that are naturally supernatural?

On April 23rd, we welcomed Mike Pilavachi - Senior Pastor of Soul Survivor Watford church and co-author of “Everyday Supernatural: Living A Spirit-Led Life Without Being Weird” - to share with us at Woodlands.