What we believe - what is a Christian?

People have different answers to the question “what is a Christian”? Media stereotypes create confusion that can be perplexing. It is more than living a decent life and having a vague belief in God. At the heart of the Christian faith is the possibility of coming alive to God’s love and finding a living relationship with Him. There’s a sense of coming home as we begin to see how Jesus has revealed our most complete picture of God. Screenshot 2023-09-27 at 17.01

We all have a crack inside of us, caused by our tendency to self-centredness. When we prefer to push God to the margins and manage our own lives, God can seem distant, because there’s a broken relationship. Through the death and resurrection of his Son Jesus Christ, God has provided a way out of our isolation. We may have looked for contentment and fulfilment in all sorts of places, but the Bible tells us that these things will always seem elusive until we walk through a gateway marked “forgiveness”.

A Christian is someone who sees the problem and recognises that the relationship with God needs repairing. We reach the point of asking for help and recognising that God himself has paid the price to deal with the damaging consequences of our sin.
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Changing the direction of your life opens the door to discovering God’s very presence and power. It's tremendously exciting to discover that you can encounter Jesus for yourself and experience God's Fatherly love through the presence of the Holy Spirit. A Christian is someone who journeys through life with God knowing his eternal friendship that lasts even beyond death.

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As we set out on the adventure of following Jesus’ example, we gain new values and priorities. It's thrilling to discover our true identity, to know how much God values us and to realise that we can be of use to Him in changing his world.

Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

Whether you are thinking of coming to church for the first time because you are interested in exploring faith, whether you’re new to the area and looking for a church, or whether you’re investigating baptism or marriage, you are really welcome. Our vision is to be “A house of God’s light for all peoples and generations,” and we really hope you’ll get to experience some of that light.
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You’ll find we have different styles of services that reflect our diverse congregation. Click here to find out which of our services might suit you. When you arrive you should be met by a member of our Welcome Team who will be wearing a Welcome badge. Please do make yourself known to them so that they can let you have a Welcome Pack and, if you like, can introduce you to someone to sit next to in the service.

What is there for my children?
If you are coming along with children, you might find our 9.30 Family Service most suitable. Most weeks, the children start in the church with their accompanying adult (we really value worshipping God altogether as an inter-generational community.) After around 15 minutes, children go out to their own Sunday groups. More details of these age groups can be found on our Children and Young People page. On the first Sunday of the month, we hold either an All Age or All In service.

How do I get to know people in such a big church?
While you will get to know some people if you come to a church service, it is often at smaller gatherings which happen during the week that you will get to know people better. Click here to read about the other groups which run during the week and here for activities that go on at the church.

How can I get involved?
Click here to read about the many ways in which you can get involved in the life of the church. Getting involved is another great way of way of getting to know people. We’d love KPC to be a church where we grow spiritually by contributing.

We hope very much that you will like what you taste and soon feel at home in our church.

Best wishes,
Geoff Lanham, Vicar
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Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

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Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.