An interview with Tom Unitt Last week we shared with you about our brand new exciting trial Internship program. This year we will be taking on two young interns, Steph and Tom, in partnership with Walsall Studio School. The program called Urban Devotion is working with a number of different churches across the area and …
We wanted to communicate with you about a great opportunity for two of our young people here at ACC. Over the past few months we have been working with Walsall Studio College at the beginning of their brand new program ‘Urban Devotion 2’. Walsall Studio College is linked to The Vine Trust in Walsall …
MISSION 2013 The Story of how young people drew closer to the heart of God whilst reaching out into our community Mission always passes in a blur. You spend months and months building up to it, planning, organising, engaging, and then it shoots by in what seems like a matter of hours. But whilst the …
What do you get if you cross 37 young people, the needs of our community, and Jesus? – YOUTH MISSION WEEK. This Monday we will be sending our young people on Mission. Their mission is to work together to meet the needs of some of the most challenged people in our local community. It may not …
Saturday Special is about bringing the love of God to adults with learning disability. Meeting once a month the volunteer team work hard to bring laughter, fun and spiritual input to these adults. Recently one of the parents wrote to Kate Gregory to explain how much her and her son value this amazing ministry. She …
We had a great time during The Alpha Course! This was the first course that was a change of style for Amblecote Christian Centre, using live presenters rather than DVD’s to facilitate the course. So did it work? Well the team and the guests all voted it a resounding YES! Thank you to the team …
A challenging thought from Ransomed Heart Ministries Daily Reading> Flabby with Small Passions And so Screwtape reveals the Enemy’s ploy—first make humans flabby, with small passions and desires, then offer a sop to those diminished passions so that their experience is one of contentment. They know nothing of great joy or great sorrow. They are …
Thought for the week THE WAY OF THE CROSS Simon Ashby The Revolution of Love (Mark 14:43-52) Writing in the First Century, one of the early martyrs shortly before his death wrote ‘You can kill us, but you can’t do us any real harm.’ Isn’t that the most beautiful thing? Those words appear to me …
Thought for the week THE WAY OF THE CROSS Tom Unitt Isaiah 54 v 10 (NLT) “But it was the Lords good plan to crush him and cause him grief. Yet when his life is made an offering for sin he will have many descendants. He will enjoy a good life, and the Lords good …
As part of our celebrations of Christmas as a church family this year we are trying to make it a creative Christmas. To understand more about why we have decided to do this we have posed some questions to Tim Barton, Becky Mallaband and Adrian Lowe to tell us more about what is happening. Firstly, …
Creativity is not primarily a human skill, attribute or invention but an expression of the nature of our great God in whose likeness we are made. It is from His pen that the best stories come, He even writes us into salvations story. With bold and complex sweeps of colour creations canvas draws us in, …
There are no tick lists with Jesus. No list of things to do or dont do that will secure a long and lasting relationship with the Master. It’s a little like marriage. Knowing Christ is about relationship, it’s about Him revealing Himself to us, about Him calling us and about us responding to Him through …