WHAT WE BELIEVE
Our aim is to be a family of God’s people, committed to Christ, to one another and to the service of God in the world – Bible based in our teaching, empowered by the Holy Spirit and reaching out to others in Hawkhurst and beyond with the life changing message of Jesus Christ.
We believe in the ‘Priesthood of all believers’ which means believing that all Christians are equal before God and that all are equally called to serve God in the local church.
We believe in ‘Believers Baptism’, claiming on the basis of the New Testament that Baptism is only for those who are able to declare that ‘Jesus is Lord’, as a symbol of Jesus’ claim on their lives. This Baptism (by immersion) symbolises the candidate’s desire to ‘die to self’ and live for Christ.
Our church places a high value on Worship, the Bible, on Prayer, the Fellowship and Discipleship of God’s gifts given to his people.
We take seriously God’s command to ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel’ and are keen to pray for and support mission and missionary organisations both in this country and abroad.
As Christians, we believe that each person is made in the image of God and everyone is precious and valued in the sight of God. There is no place in the Christian Church for racism and as Christians we stand in solidarity with any who feel racially oppressed.
The video below from Saddleback Church in America explains what Jesus did for us by taking a look at the festival of Easter.
Christian Basics Sermon Series
Sunday 15th February
Sermon for Sunday 15th February 2026 (Back to Menu)READING: MARK 10:17-31 New International Version The Rich and the Kingdom of God 17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to...
Sunday 8th February
Sermon for Sunday 8th February 2026 (Back to Menu)READING: MARK 16:1-8 New International Version Jesus Has Risen 16 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. 2 Very early...
Sunday 1st February
Sermon for Sunday 1st February 2026 (Back to Menu)READING: MARK 15:21-41 New International Version The Crucifixion of Jesus 21 A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to...
Sunday 18th January
Sermon for Sunday 18th January 2026 (Back to Menu)READING: MARK 2:1-12 New International Version Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man 2 A few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. 2 They gathered in such large...
Sunday 11th January
Sermon for Sunday 11th January 2026 (Back to Menu)READING: MARK 4:35-41 New International Version Jesus Calms the Storm 35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just...
Sunday 4th January
Sermon for Sunday 4th January 2026 (Back to Menu)READING: MARK 1:1-20 New International Version John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, 2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my...