WELCOME, We are so glad you are here

Woodlands is made up of a bunch of average people, who love and follow Jesus and want to live his way. On Sundays we gather together to be together, worship God and hear from the Bible. We would love to welcome you to one of our services, find out more here

Through the week we have groups to love and serve our community and to offer the chance to find out more about the good news of the Christian faith.

We have a couple of weekly groups for pre-schoolers, Acorns and Junior Jivors.

We love engaging with children and families, if you are interested in our monthly after school session, please check out ‘First Fridays.

We also, have a weekly group for the over-60’s to offer friendship and fun, called Oaks meeting weekly on a Tuesday.

If you have any questions or want to get in touch, we would love to hear from you, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

What to expect when you visit Woodlands Church on a Sunday.

We understand that it can be quite daunting when you visit a new place for the first time. If you’ve not been to a church before you may not know what to wear, what happens, or what to expect.

You can get an insight into what a Sunday meeting is like by watching one of our services on-line. The past four weeks are available on YouTube and you can find these from this link.

When you arrive you’ll be greeted at the door by someone from our church and given a warm welcome and you will soon see that others in the church are wearing what they would wear every day – a few people wear suits, some are smart casual but most are in casual clothes. If you are in a wheelchair there are access ramps at both entrances and we will make sure that there is space for you.

In our 10:30am morning service our seats are arranged in rows and when the service starts there will be around 250 people in the building. You can sit anywhere you like and before the service people will chat to you and make you feel welcome.

Our 4:00 pm afternoon service has fewer people, usually between 40 and 50, seated in smaller groups around tables. Like the morning though you can sit anywhere you like and people will chat to you and make you feel welcome.

There will be a service leader who will start the meeting and introduce the various parts which may be songs, a video, prayers, a talk or communion. When the church sings the words are projected onto a screen at the front but you don’t have to join in unless you want to.

About thirty minutes into our services our children and young people will leave for their groups for age-appropriate teaching. We have a whole floor underneath the main hall which is where our children are taught by DBS checked and safeguarding-trained teachers. If you have children with you on the day feel free to come downstairs with them to see what’s going on. One of our stewards will help you find the right group for your children.

Upstairs the adults will also have age-appropriate teaching where a passage from the bible is read alongside an explanation as to how this is relevant to us today.

Once a month we share communion which is when we remember Jesus by sharing bread (gluten free) and wine (alcohol free). It will be explained what to do at the time and you are not expected to take part. If you are unsure what is going on don’t be afraid to ask someone sitting near you on the day.

After the service you can collect your children and there will be tea and coffee and a chance to talk with others. Someone sitting near you will make sure you know where to get your drink.

Our morning service is normally finished by 11:45am and it is not uncommon for people to still be catching up at 12:45pm. Our afternoon service is normally finished by 5:00pm with time to chat afterwards over a brew.

If you choose to visit our 7:00pm service this is generally smaller, more intimate and more varied than our other services. One Sunday evening of the month is a prayer and praise evening, another Sunday may be a training night and some others more focussed teaching.

If you have any questions after reading this then please do get in touch and we’ll be happy to give you more help.