In the Autumn we want to offer some training for those who want to grow in their ability to work with others. There are three streams to this training: mentoring, pastoral care and spiritual direction. These three ways of accompanying others require a lot of overlapping skills, hence there will be four training evenings which …
It’s always really inspiring chatting to Ben Willmott over a coffee, you never know quite where you might end up!! Over a recent cup of coffee we found ourselves talking about our amazing young people at ACC and how they are always really keen to go deeper into faith and strengthen their beliefs. Some of …
After exploring a few different options and balancing various pros and cons we’ve decided to go for Hendre. It’s just down the road from the campsite where we usually go, so it will still work for people coming by train or staying offsite nearby, but has much better reviews so we hope to at least …
‘Roots’ is for those who have been walking with Jesus for a while and it seeks to address some of the discipleship challenges that tend to come a bit further down the road. Roots is not a continuous course, but instead consists of 8 ‘modules’, each of which stands alone. This October we are running …
In conjunction with Dudley MBC’s Ageing Well Festival 2025, we are running Silver Saturday at ACC on Saturday 27th September, 1-3:30pm Celebrating how to live a happier and healthier later life!
Recently Darren Brown, one of our former youth leaders, realised that it was 30 years ago that he launched the Youth Services at Amblecote. They were good times where people made good friends whilst meeting God in a special way. Many of us have stories from those times (meeting wife/husband, becoming a Christian, raising hands …
Plans are coming together well for our Youth Mission week taking place from 18th-21st August. This annual ACC project sees our young people gather for a unique opportunity to spend a few days in close community, work together on social action projects, experience co-operating as a team, learn and grow spiritually whilst having loads of …
Our first, whole church prayer gathering of the year will be at 6pm on Sunday 23rd March. We would love you to join us praying around “Mission”. “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” – Matthew 28:19 We are …
Are you between 16 and young-at-heart, seeking faith, fellowship, and fun? Join us for the launch of our brand-new Young Adults & Older Youth Group! When: Tuesday 7th January 2025, 7PMWhere: ACC What to Expect:• A welcoming and open space to grow in faith and build community.• Hot food, snacks, and refreshments.• Engaging activities, discussions, …
We were blown away not only by the number but also by the enthusiasm of those who attended the Bible Course that we ran at ACC earlier this year. We had estimated that a dozen or so people might be interested but regularly had around 30 turn out every Wednesday evening to watch the Bible …
Spiritual Disciplines Retreat Confession, Fasting, Simplicity October 11th– 13th As part of some of our Sunday gatherings in 2023 we talked about Spiritual Disciplines. These are the rhythms and routines that support and enable our formation as followers of Jesus, together and individually. We heard, for example, about prayer, hospitality and rest. You may recall …
Easter is a powerful part of the church calendar. It has been said that it is, in fact the high point of the Christian year as we focus together on the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus. This yearly rhythm has been practiced by Christians for centuries and is a moment we treasure every year …