Thank you for your continued support of our roof project.

Roof Project Newsletter

January 2025

Dear Members and Friends,

The good news we were hoping to bring you in July has finally arrived! Stroud District Council’s Planning and Environment teams have given us the green light to proceed with our proposals to repair our church roof. Great care has been taken by our contractors to design a solution that can be considered a remedial repair within the wording of the legislation for Grade 2 listing, rather than a new-for-old replacement which would have been far more complex and expensive. Apart from the building design, several environmental bat surveys have been completed, which demonstrated that a low number of long-eared bats occasionally use the chapel roof. This has some implications, including an ecologist needing to be on-site at certain stages of the project.

If you would like to read more about this process, go to www.stroud.gov.uk, selecting Search Planning Applications and search for S.24/0987/LBC. There, you can find our planning applications, drawings, photographs, engineering calculations and comments from the various agencies, which will help to explain the work and cost expended so far.

The next important date is Friday 24th January, when we will meet the contractors to understanding the next steps. Our plan remains to divide the work into two phases. In Phase 1 we plan to repair the inside of the roof without the need for external scaffolding, to stop any further deterioration. We hope to have enough money to proceed with Phase 1 right away. In Phase 2, we will need external scaffolding and a waterproof cover to replace the roof tiles, outer structures and gutters. We expect to require grants to complete Phase 2 and potentially match any sums raised with another gift day.

Alongside the repair work, in order to apply for grants we need to explain to potential donors how our repaired chapel with its repaired roof will be used for the benefit of the community. We will need to give examples of the events to be held, provide evidence from external organisations supporting our bid and explain who will run these events.

Points for Prayer

Please pray that God will show us how we can use our building to benefit our community, including how we as a church can reach those in need in our community. Pray that God will reveal who at 3C can co-ordinate this important programme.

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AGM Update

April Newsletter

Additional Information to AGM

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New to Church?...

A brief introduction to 3C Community Church.

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Sunday Worship...

This is an overview of a typical Sunday morning service so that you'll know, beforehand, what to expect when you visit.

Where and When

We meet in the Chapel (details here) for our Sunday Service starting at 10:30am. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 10-15 minutes early to ensure you get a parking space and find somewhere to sit before the service begins. When you arrive, you'll be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team.

Accessibility

There is wheelchair access via a paved ramp, and T-loop packs for anyone who needs them. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up. There is an accessible toilet in the community hall.

Our Service

The service begins at 10:30am with a warm welcome from one of our members. This is usually followed by a time of sung worship, led by our band. We typically have 3 or 4 songs lasting approximately 20 minutes. Sometimes a person might pray out loud or read a small passage from the bible. Sometimes people share things that they believe God is saying to the whole church family. This might seem strange the first time you hear it but it’s all part of our connecting with God. We then share news and notices, usually about what’s going on in the life of the church. One of our leaders will then give a sermon that is bible based and that we can apply to our everyday life. We then finish with a final worship song. Sometimes there is an opportunity to receive prayer at the end of the service.

What about my kids?

We have a great programme lined up for kids of all ages:

Créche (0 months to 4 years). Parents/carers of younger children are welcome to use our créche facilities but they must remain with their child at all times.
Trailblazers (4-11 years)
Young people (11+ years) Stay in the service

It's best to register your children for their groups before the service begins - just speak to a member of our welcome team. Children stay with their parent or grown-up at the start of the service for the welcome, songs and notices. We really value worshipping God all together as a family. At the appropriate time someone will announce that our younger members will now go to their various groups. Whilst you are dropping your kids off at their groups, we may pause to take time to chat to someone sitting near or next to us, giving folk a chance to come back before the sermon begins.

The kids group activities vary depending on the age but usually there is a friendly welcome, bible stories, testimonies, praying, music, craft, drama, fun games and free play. Your children will be brought back to the chapel at the end of their session.

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Getting Connected...

Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week, some mornings and some evenings. Check out Small Groups and see if there’s one that you could join. We can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make sure things run smoothly, you'll need to talk to one of the leaders about joining a team.

Other Ministries

We also run the following ministries:

Men's Ministries
Women's Ministries
Nursing Home Services
Children's clubs
Crafting club
Warm Space
Foodbank

A Note from Phil, our Pastor...

Phil, Becks, Alice & Martha

Becks, Alice and I joined 3C in 2018. Since then Martha has been born, there's been a global pandemic and we've finally moved into the neighbourhood. I work full time for the church whilst Becks works as a music teacher at a secondary school in Gloucester during the week. We know that God led us to 3C and this ministry. He's been shaping us as individuals, a couple and a family to serve Him here in Cam.

Becks uses her musical gifts to serve God and the congregation as part of the music ministry team. She is also heading up the Sunday morning kids ministry - 'Trailblazers'. I lead the church eldership team along with some of our ministry teams. Though I've recently enjoyed a major church building maintenance project, my deepest joy is found in sharing the Word of Life with God's people.

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.

Every Blessing,

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