Lyn Parkes Despite the fact I’ve been a follower of Jesus since 1986, I decided to join the Discipleship Day, because learning and personal development know no limits! As a new believer, I was encouraged by the church I’d joined, to attend twice on Sundays, read and memorise scripture, pray, fellowship, and join Bible studies. …
In her recent address to parliamentarians at the launch of the 2026 World Watch List, Henrietta Blyth, CEO of Open Doors made the following statement, “In fragile and volatile contexts, persecution and discrimination thrive in the gaps where institutions are weak, accountability is absent and violent actors believe no-one is watching…..our partners don’t ask for …
After chatting together over another wonderful lunch, Faith Focus celebrated the ‘merry, merry month of May’, an unusual month due to it being bookended by 2 bank holidays. We firstly celebrated May Day and recreated the colour and merriment of the traditional maypole dance by singing (and waving coloured scarves instead of weaving ribbons!) along …
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 …
Many of you will know Esther Whittall, who has grown up at ACC, or you may simply recognise her as one of our worship leaders on a Sunday morning. What you may not know is that, having completed her degree in Musical Theatre at Falmouth University, Esther is now over half way through her second …
For ten amazing weeks around 35 people gathered on Wednesday evenings earlier this year to share delicious food and deep conversation around various topics central to the Christian faith. In fact, Jesus was very much the centre of these evenings as a real mix of people were drawn together and found real friendship and Christian …
You’ve all seen it—kids glued to their phones as they walk to and from school. And it doesn’t stop there. On average, children (under 16 years old) spend between 5 and 9 hours a day on screens. Scientific research has shown that smartphones and other handheld devices pose a threat to the health of children …
Salary: £25-33k per annum, depending on ability and experience. Are you passionate about mission – sharing the love of Jesus with those who don’t know him? Do you enjoy working with young people and young adults? Do you love to see people growing in their faith and getting stuck in to make a difference in …
In September of last year we launched our second Kintsugi Hope Wellbeing course. We met in a home again, rather than the church building, as this environment provides us with a really comfortable & relaxing space to gather. Our mental wellbeing is equally as important as our physical health and this 10 week course is …
It was a busy Faith Focus this month with lots of happy activity and different donations being brought in! In February, our guests were tasked with donating 80 items for the Food Bank (thinking of the 40 days and 40 nights of Jesus’ wilderness experience that we consider during Lent). We had an amazing amount …
Our focus in worship last week seemed to be centred around how we build our lives – on what foundation in particular. I was reminded of the time we had our drive renewed a few months ago. The workmen turned up with the large digger of sorts and proceeded to break up the old drive, …