Andy Taylor launched into our series ‘The Most Excellent Way’ unpacking the first chapter of 1 Corinthians. He explained a very helpful way to help us keep unity in church life.

There was a great ‘buzz’ in the room for our first Sunday in January! Gary Bastin introduced our new theme, 'The Most Excellent Way’. There was a quiz about Corinth whilst the children made ‘tent city’. We looked at what the most excellent way is from 1 Corinthians 13. Terry Huggett closed with his top three points to help us prepare for this series.

At our last Sunday of 2023 we gathered to P. R. A. Y. (Pause, Rejoice, Ask, Yield) for 2024 and to see God unleash His Kingdom in us, Basingstoke, the United Kingdom and all over the world!

There was ‘no room at the Inn’ for our Candlelit Carols! Matthew Rixson opened ‘The Christmas Promise’ revealing that the birth and impact of Jesus was, and is, far from ordinary!

We concluded our series Ego Eimi, looking at when Jesus said, ‘I am the vine.’ We saw that Jesus is the ‘true vine’ and Father God is the gardener. We are the branches and can only produce fruits by being connected to Him and by the power of the Holy Spirit.

We continued our series ‘Ego Eimi’, the ‘I am’ statements made by Jesus. Iain McDonald spoke on 'I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.' After setting the context, he unpacked the significance of each of these words and what they mean for us today.

On Remembrance Sunday, David Lambourn spoke about when Jesus said, ‘I am the Resurrection and the Life’ (John 11). He showed us how Jesus is the fulfilment of this statement and that the resurrection life he offers is available now!

‘All Nations Worship!’ A joyous and moving celebration of the richness and diversity in our church. The morning was filled with songs, laughter, prayers and dancing as we worshipped our International God together!

A wonderful time and our annual Thanksgiving Gathering! We heard from a variety of people and in particular Simon Biggs (youth worker) and Sarah Winser (family worker). Gary Bastin concluded, highlighting, and celebrating everyone who serves across the church in our many teams!

Guest speaker, Mark Mumford, did a superb job speaking about Jesus as the Good Shepherd (John 10). He revealed how this is God’s model for leadership and he shared 4 things the Good Shepherd does for us: He cares, He guides, He protects, He provides.