Unfortunately we have taken the difficult decision to cancel our Texan Celebration Service on 15th March.
This is just a decision on this week at this stage – please keep an eye on our website or Facebook page for future information.
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Sunday 7th March marks the beginning of our next HCC Live Sunday series, looking at Jesus’ life and ministry up to Easter, his death and resurrection on Easter weekend, and then the events that followed as recorded in the books of Acts. You can join us LIVE every Sunday at 10am (GMT) on our Facebook page (you don’t need a Facebook account to watch).
Sun 7th Mar – Sit and Ponder (Jesus in the temple, Luke 2:41–52)
Sun 14th Mar – Water to Wine (John 2:1–12)
Sun 21st Mar – Extravagant Worship (anointing Jesus’ feet, John 12:1–11)
Sun 28th Mar – One of the Crowd? (Palm Sunday)
Sun 4th Apr – Easter Sunday with communion
Sun 11th Apr – NO LIVE SERVICE WITH HCC – we will instead be on the Taking Ground Facebook page for the regional Celebration Service at 10.30am
Sun 18th Apr – Acts chapter 1
Sun 25th Apr – Acts 2:1–13
Sun 2nd May – Acts 2:14–21
Sun 9th May – Acts 2:42–27
Martin Dunkley, leader of Taking Ground, would like to share an update regarding our Daniel Challenge year out programme.
“Having taken the decision to pause Daniel Challenge due to the impact of the Coronavirus, we have used this time to undertake a comprehensive review into how God wants us, as Taking Ground and our individual churches, to invest in training and equipping our young people and future leaders.
“As part of the review into Daniel Challenge we have undertaken substantial research into Christian gap years and gap years more generally. We have considered the impact and success of Daniel Challenge and the strengths and weaknesses of it in its current form. Most importantly, however, we have been asking God what he wants our training for young people and future leaders to look like.
“While we were undertaking the review, we really felt that God had exciting plans for training and developing young adults and our future leaders, but there was a sense in all these discussions that this was shifting away from Daniel Challenge and that Daniel Challenge was coming to a natural end.
“Over the Christmas period the government also announced that following Brexit the UK would no longer be supporting the Erasmus Programme. The Erasmus Programme provided a significant level of funding towards Daniel Challenge as well as a significant proportion of the students. The government pulling out of the Erasmus Programme felt like it was the final confirmation that the door was closing on Daniel Challenge.
“I am therefore writing to let you all know that Daniel Challenge will not be restarting in September and we intend to close down the programme.
“Whilst we are saddened at having to make this decision, it is important to note that we take this decision in real faith that God has exciting plans for us and how we can develop and train our young people and future leaders. This may be done in our individual churches, as Taking Ground or a mixture of both, however there is a sense of faith and expectation that God will guide and direct us into the pathway he wants us to take, in a way that aligns with our individual church ministries and the vision and values of Taking Ground.
“On behalf of the Taking Ground leadership team I would like to thank you for your love, care, investment and support in Daniel Challenge. As I reflect back on Daniel Challenge over the years and I see the impact it has had on so many young people, I thank God for all that he has done through it.
“If you would like to discuss this with me personally please get in touch. God Bless, Martin.”
We look forward to the future of training in Taking Ground, and hope you will pray for us as we explore this.
After finishing our mini series on Joseph, we’re taking the month of February to follow Moses and learn from his story in Exodus. We’re live with these talks, plus songs and prayer, each Sunday at 10am on our Facebook page. You can also catch up on anything you miss on our YouTube channel.
31st Jan – A Difficult Start with Neil Strike
7th Feb – Finding My Identity with Joe Beswick
14th Feb – Eden Sunday (break from series)
21st Feb – Plague Upon Plague with Brian Steemson
28th Feb – The Great Escape with Dale Dawson
After the online service finishes we have Zoom meeting details where you can join for prayer or just for a chat over coffee (provided by yourself of course!).
This December join us every Sunday, as well as Christmas Day, for Christmas themed live streams, with seasonal messages and carols led by our church band. We stream at 10am on our Facebook page (you don’t need an account to watch).
Sun 6th Dec – Christmas Spirit, looking at Mary and the prophecy
Sun 13th Dec – Christmas in a Nutshell, looking at Joseph
Sun 20th Dec – ‘Tis the Season, looking at the birth of Jesus
Fri 25th Dec – Christmas Gospel, with short social afterwards where you can show your favourite present!
Sun 27th Dec – The Gift, looking at the wise men
If you miss the stream, it will still be available to watch on the Videos tab of our Facebook page.
You are welcome to join us in prayer from the comfort of your home! We have a few options:
Prayer meeting for the whole church – Tuesday nights monthly, 7.30pm* – check our website or Facebook page for the next event.
Men’s early morning prayer – Thursday mornings weekly, 7.30am*
Ladies’ prayer – Thursdays= mornings weekly, 9am*
*Zoom details available in your weekly church email or from office@hexhamcc.com.
How is HCC meeting?
Although we’re not meeting in the building on a Sunday morning at the moment, we still want to provide a message for you on a Sunday so we are still engaging with God’s Word together as a church. We are doing these live on our Facebook page every Sunday at 10am. Anyone can access this page, and if you have a Facebook account you can like the page and click ‘get reminder’ on any scheduled live videos coming up (we try to schedule them on a Friday). We encourage you to follow on from ours with TVC Church’s Sunday live stream at 10.30am on their Facebook page.
If you miss any videos you can find links to our Facebook and YouTube pages below.
Previous Sunday Videos
Click here to be taken to our previous videos on our Facebook page.
Click here to be taken to our previous videos on our YouTube channel.
Here are some fun bits and pieces to stay entertained at home with your kids. Click the titles to be taken to them (for PDFs if you want to save to your computer, right-click the title and press ‘Save Link As…’).
Please be aware these are from external sources and Hexham Community Church is not responsible for the websites, images or files.
Ten 10-Minute Easter Devotionals (PDF)
Each of these ten devotionals from Children’s Ministry Deals includes a brief description you can read to your kids as well as a Scripture reading and questions you can discuss as a family. You can complete each devotional in less than ten minutes, but we hope you won’t feel rushed. The goal is to have some time together as a family to connect and prepare your hearts for Easter.
21 Bible Character Object Lessons (PDF)
Jesus used object lessons to teach others and so should we! When you use a familiar object to illustrate a Biblical truth, the lesson sticks, no matter if you’re an adult or a kid. From Children’s Ministry Deals.
See our previous Facebook videos here.
Update: we now stream a short devotional time LIVE on Facebook every Sunday at 10am. Click the box to the left to be taken to our previous videos.
Dear Church,
In light of the concerns regarding the coronavirus, and mindful of the advice of the Government, it has been decided that all events and gatherings at Hexham Community Church and in homes have been cancelled until further notice.
This means that:
Sunday Morning Services
Crafternoons
MyTime!
Wednesday Welcome
MyTime! Alpha
The Recovery Course
Thursday morning men’s prayer group
Thursday evening worship group
Betel services
Prayer and Prophecy
Bible Focus
Messy Church
The Healing Room
Prayer, Praise and Proclamation (Allendale)
Deeper
Family Groups
ARE ALL CANCELLED.
A decision regarding the Eden drop-in will be made shortly – it is hoped to continue the important provision of food distribution in the East End on Fridays.
Clearly, this will be challenging time for us all, but please support one another via your Family Groups – if you are not a member of a group please let David Woodhouse know or contact the office* so you can be allocated support.
We are hoping to provide links to resources such as streams of church services and messages, but please also make use of the resources on our website to recap or listen to sermons you may have missed.
If you require assistance in any way, please do not hesitate to contact any one of the Elders.
Finally, unfortunately it has been necessary to conclude the Daniel Challenge programme for this year and our team have or are in the process of returning home.
-Neil Strike (Senior Leader) and team
*Contact the office on office@hexhamcc.com or 01434 601113 (Tue or Fri)
Sunday 7th March marks the beginning of our next HCC Live Sunday series, looking at Jesus’ life and ministry up to Easter, his death and resurrection on Easter weekend, and then the events that followed as recorded in the books of Acts. You can join us LIVE every Sunday at 10am (GMT) on our Facebook page (you don’t need a Facebook account to watch).
Sun 7th Mar – Sit and Ponder (Jesus in the temple, Luke 2:41–52)
Sun 14th Mar – Water to Wine (John 2:1–12)
Sun 21st Mar – Extravagant Worship (anointing Jesus’ feet, John 12:1–11)
Sun 28th Mar – One of the Crowd? (Palm Sunday)
Sun 4th Apr – Easter Sunday with communion
Sun 11th Apr – NO LIVE SERVICE WITH HCC – we will instead be on the Taking Ground Facebook page for the regional Celebration Service at 10.30am
Sun 18th Apr – Acts chapter 1
Sun 25th Apr – Acts 2:1–13
Sun 2nd May – Acts 2:14–21
Sun 9th May – Acts 2:42–27
Martin Dunkley, leader of Taking Ground, would like to share an update regarding our Daniel Challenge year out programme.
“Having taken the decision to pause Daniel Challenge due to the impact of the Coronavirus, we have used this time to undertake a comprehensive review into how God wants us, as Taking Ground and our individual churches, to invest in training and equipping our young people and future leaders.
“As part of the review into Daniel Challenge we have undertaken substantial research into Christian gap years and gap years more generally. We have considered the impact and success of Daniel Challenge and the strengths and weaknesses of it in its current form. Most importantly, however, we have been asking God what he wants our training for young people and future leaders to look like.
“While we were undertaking the review, we really felt that God had exciting plans for training and developing young adults and our future leaders, but there was a sense in all these discussions that this was shifting away from Daniel Challenge and that Daniel Challenge was coming to a natural end.
“Over the Christmas period the government also announced that following Brexit the UK would no longer be supporting the Erasmus Programme. The Erasmus Programme provided a significant level of funding towards Daniel Challenge as well as a significant proportion of the students. The government pulling out of the Erasmus Programme felt like it was the final confirmation that the door was closing on Daniel Challenge.
“I am therefore writing to let you all know that Daniel Challenge will not be restarting in September and we intend to close down the programme.
“Whilst we are saddened at having to make this decision, it is important to note that we take this decision in real faith that God has exciting plans for us and how we can develop and train our young people and future leaders. This may be done in our individual churches, as Taking Ground or a mixture of both, however there is a sense of faith and expectation that God will guide and direct us into the pathway he wants us to take, in a way that aligns with our individual church ministries and the vision and values of Taking Ground.
“On behalf of the Taking Ground leadership team I would like to thank you for your love, care, investment and support in Daniel Challenge. As I reflect back on Daniel Challenge over the years and I see the impact it has had on so many young people, I thank God for all that he has done through it.
“If you would like to discuss this with me personally please get in touch. God Bless, Martin.”
We look forward to the future of training in Taking Ground, and hope you will pray for us as we explore this.
After finishing our mini series on Joseph, we’re taking the month of February to follow Moses and learn from his story in Exodus. We’re live with these talks, plus songs and prayer, each Sunday at 10am on our Facebook page. You can also catch up on anything you miss on our YouTube channel.
31st Jan – A Difficult Start with Neil Strike
7th Feb – Finding My Identity with Joe Beswick
14th Feb – Eden Sunday (break from series)
21st Feb – Plague Upon Plague with Brian Steemson
28th Feb – The Great Escape with Dale Dawson
After the online service finishes we have Zoom meeting details where you can join for prayer or just for a chat over coffee (provided by yourself of course!).
This December join us every Sunday, as well as Christmas Day, for Christmas themed live streams, with seasonal messages and carols led by our church band. We stream at 10am on our Facebook page (you don’t need an account to watch).
Sun 6th Dec – Christmas Spirit, looking at Mary and the prophecy
Sun 13th Dec – Christmas in a Nutshell, looking at Joseph
Sun 20th Dec – ‘Tis the Season, looking at the birth of Jesus
Fri 25th Dec – Christmas Gospel, with short social afterwards where you can show your favourite present!
Sun 27th Dec – The Gift, looking at the wise men
If you miss the stream, it will still be available to watch on the Videos tab of our Facebook page.
You are welcome to join us in prayer from the comfort of your home! We have a few options:
Prayer meeting for the whole church – Tuesday nights monthly, 7.30pm* – check our website or Facebook page for the next event.
Men’s early morning prayer – Thursday mornings weekly, 7.30am*
Ladies’ prayer – Thursdays= mornings weekly, 9am*
*Zoom details available in your weekly church email or from office@hexhamcc.com.
How is HCC meeting?
Although we’re not meeting in the building on a Sunday morning at the moment, we still want to provide a message for you on a Sunday so we are still engaging with God’s Word together as a church. We are doing these live on our Facebook page every Sunday at 10am. Anyone can access this page, and if you have a Facebook account you can like the page and click ‘get reminder’ on any scheduled live videos coming up (we try to schedule them on a Friday). We encourage you to follow on from ours with TVC Church’s Sunday live stream at 10.30am on their Facebook page.
If you miss any videos you can find links to our Facebook and YouTube pages below.
Previous Sunday Videos
Click here to be taken to our previous videos on our Facebook page.
Click here to be taken to our previous videos on our YouTube channel.
Here are some fun bits and pieces to stay entertained at home with your kids. Click the titles to be taken to them (for PDFs if you want to save to your computer, right-click the title and press ‘Save Link As…’).
Please be aware these are from external sources and Hexham Community Church is not responsible for the websites, images or files.
Ten 10-Minute Easter Devotionals (PDF)
Each of these ten devotionals from Children’s Ministry Deals includes a brief description you can read to your kids as well as a Scripture reading and questions you can discuss as a family. You can complete each devotional in less than ten minutes, but we hope you won’t feel rushed. The goal is to have some time together as a family to connect and prepare your hearts for Easter.
21 Bible Character Object Lessons (PDF)
Jesus used object lessons to teach others and so should we! When you use a familiar object to illustrate a Biblical truth, the lesson sticks, no matter if you’re an adult or a kid. From Children’s Ministry Deals.
See our previous Facebook videos here.
Update: we now stream a short devotional time LIVE on Facebook every Sunday at 10am. Click the box to the left to be taken to our previous videos.
Dear Church,
In light of the concerns regarding the coronavirus, and mindful of the advice of the Government, it has been decided that all events and gatherings at Hexham Community Church and in homes have been cancelled until further notice.
This means that:
Sunday Morning Services
Crafternoons
MyTime!
Wednesday Welcome
MyTime! Alpha
The Recovery Course
Thursday morning men’s prayer group
Thursday evening worship group
Betel services
Prayer and Prophecy
Bible Focus
Messy Church
The Healing Room
Prayer, Praise and Proclamation (Allendale)
Deeper
Family Groups
ARE ALL CANCELLED.
A decision regarding the Eden drop-in will be made shortly – it is hoped to continue the important provision of food distribution in the East End on Fridays.
Clearly, this will be challenging time for us all, but please support one another via your Family Groups – if you are not a member of a group please let David Woodhouse know or contact the office* so you can be allocated support.
We are hoping to provide links to resources such as streams of church services and messages, but please also make use of the resources on our website to recap or listen to sermons you may have missed.
If you require assistance in any way, please do not hesitate to contact any one of the Elders.
Finally, unfortunately it has been necessary to conclude the Daniel Challenge programme for this year and our team have or are in the process of returning home.
-Neil Strike (Senior Leader) and team
*Contact the office on office@hexhamcc.com or 01434 601113 (Tue or Fri)