Mega Churches - Briarwood Presbyterian Church,Birmingham, Alabama

Interior - Briarwood Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Alabama

Briarwood Presbyterian Church was formed in 1960 by the Rev. Frank M. Barker, Jr. and is located in suburban Birmingham, Alabama. Briarwood Presbyterian Church was the first church built in the undeveloped Briarwood area in 1955. It was sponsored by Fondren, First, and Trinity Presbyterian Churches under the leadership of Fondren Elder, Emil Harder. Members from those congregations met originally in the home of Fred and Bebe Wallace on Briarwood Drive. Each week the Wallace family rearranged their furniture for Sunday school classes and worship. Growth caused the congregation to meet in the McWillie Elementary School until the first sanctuary was erected in 1957. The present sanctuary was completed in 1974, and the fellowship hall was built in 1980. Central Presbyterian Churchclosed its doors in the summer of 1993 after ninety-nine years of service.

Briarwood Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Alabama

Many of its members joined Briarwood helping to make it an even stronger church. In 2005 we celebrated 50 years of ministry. In the last five years, Briarwood has completed two capital campaigns to fund the construction of a bell tower/connector between the sanctuary and fellowship hall, the renovation of our facilities, and a community outreach emphasis. Rooms in the educational building house memorabilia of Briarwood's history. Visitors and members are invited to see portraits in the library of the Pastors, Associate Pastors, and Interim Pastors who have served Briarwood. The Heritage room displays pictures of our early history. The mission of Briarwood Presbyterian Church continues to be faithful to the Lord Jesus Christ in worship, education, and ministry. Briarwood has a membership of approximately 4,100 and has been responsible for helping form ministries such as Campus Outreach, Birmingham Theological Seminary, and Young Business Leaders, as well as planting numerous churches around the world. In 2006, it was listed as being the 35th most influential non-catholic church in America by "The Church Report".

St Denys School, Chapel, Murree, Pakistan

St Denys School, Chapel, Murree, Pakistan

Established in 1882, St Denys' School was the first Anglican Protestant School for the British girls in the Murree Hills. The Diocese of Lahore got a scheme for building a great Girls' School to accommodate 300 girls on the site of St. Denys' School, Murree. When completed the original idea was that the girls  present in the Lawrence School at Murree should be transferred to this new school, leaving room in the Boys' School for a large number of boys already on the waiting list.  The chapel was build to cater for religious needs of students and staff.
Principals  of  St. Denys' High School, Murree Hills
Historical record of principals who served St. Denys' High School, Murree Hills is given below:-
1882-1895        Sisters of St. Denys' Warminster, Wiltshire.
1896-1900        Miss  Perry
1900-1905        Miss  Sampson
1906-1908        Miss  E. Traill-Christie
1909-1917        Miss  M. Bealey
1918-1927        Miss  Waterman, St. Hilda's Society
1927-1942        Miss  Haig
1943-1958        Miss  Stallard
1960-1980        Miss  M. White
1981-1982        Miss  Vera Chapman
1983-1989        Miss  Millicent Andrews
1990-2001        Mrs. Shireen Sarfraz
2002-2003        Mrs. Zarina Salik
2004-2006        Mrs. Sarah Cecil
2007- to date   Mrs. Noreen Suleman

Joyful Church, Pohang, South Korea

Joyful Church, Pohang, South Korea

For the Joyful Church in Pohang, South Korea, The Beck Group fused ideas from multiple religious, cultural and sustainable sources to create a wholly unique Korean church design experience. The church’s new campus design provides 25,600 m2 (275,000 SF) including a 2,500-seat sanctuary, 800-seat chapel and spaces dedicated to the church’s extensive weekday social and community ministries. Special care was taken to integrate the large facility into the 10.6-acre, densely wooded hillside site.

Champakulam Kalloorkadu St. Marys Forane Church

Champakulam Kalloorkadu St. Marys Forane Church

Champakulam is a remote village in Kuttanadu Taluk of Alleppey District. The River Pampa flows through the village, splitting it into two. The ancient Church at Champakulam has a unique place in the history of Christianity in Malabar. It was involved in many historic events. It had a pivotal place in the efforts of reunion of Catholic Syrians and the Jacobite Syrians in the 18th century. Originating from Niranom church, Champakulam had very close relations with the Jacobite Syrian group and many Jacobite Syrian priests. Champakulam Kalloorkadu St. Marys Forane Church is an ancient Christian Church in Kerala, India.

Interior - St. Marys Forane Church, Kerala, India

It belongs to the Syro Malabar Church under the eparchy of Changanacherry. It is a Forane church, with several Parishes under it. Champakulam Church is the mother church of almost all Catholic Syrian churches in Alleppey district in Kerala State. It was founded in AD 427. The Christian community of Kalloorkkadu originated from the Niranom Church which was founded by St. Thomas the Apostle himself. Champakulam comes among the second generation of ancient St Thomas Christian Churches in Malabar which were formed from the so called seven first generation churches founded by St Thomas the Apostlehimself.
The church was bolstered by the Devanarayanans of the Chempakassery Kingdom and had very close relations with the Ambalapuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple which was the head quarters of the Kings of Chembakasserry. Even today, Champakulam Church participates in the famous Champakulam Moolam Boat Race, which is a commemoration of the Procession of the idol of Lord Krishna to Ambalapuzha by providing rope and bamboo every year for the boat race as a ritual.
Rebuilt many times and the many rock inscriptions found around the church tell us about the history of the church. The open air Rock Cross at Champakulam church is one of the most ancient ones with clear documentation of its antiquity up to AD 1151. There are many archaeological artifacts found around the church about its history. 'Shradham- Chatham' conducted in commemoration of the death of St. Joseph is held on 19 March every year. It attracts thousands of devotees to Kalloorkadu Churchfrom far of places

Kalloorkkadu St. Marys Forane Church, Kerala, India

Church Timings

• Sundays :                  6.00AM, 7.15AM,      9.30AM, 4.00PM
• Other Days :                         6.00AM, 7.00AM
• Wednesdays :                     6.00AM, 4.00PM
  

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St. George Forane Church, Edappally, Kochi, Kerala, India

Edapally Old Church

This Church was built about 300 years after the martyrdom of St. George. It was originally built in the name of Virgin Mary. St. George was born in A.D.269 at Cappadocia in Asia Minor. He served as a soldier in the royal cavalry. He was an ardent and firm believer in Christ and lived his life true to the Scriptures. During the religious persecution of Emperor Diocletus, he stood up for the faith and was put to death. From that time, the soldier became St. George and thousands of churches sprang up all over Europe and parts of the East in the name of St. George. He was officially recognized as the Patron Saint of England.

St. George Forane Church, Edappally, Kochi, Kerala, India

Edappally Church is also known as the St. George's Church, the St. George's Forane Church has a glorious history of 14 centuries. Edappally was then a small hamlet, a part of the princely kingdom of Elangalloor. The people of Edappally lived a simple life, the comforts of life being non-existent at that time. The Catholic congregation at Edappally was rather small and they were all descendants of the Hindus converted into Christianity by St. Thomas the Apostle (alias Dideemos) who came to India to preach the Gospel. The old church was found to be too small to accommodate the overgrown congregation in A.D. 1080 a new church was built in the present location.
The statue of St. George placed prominently for worship at this church shows the Saint mounted on his horseback with his spear stabbing the dreadful head of the monstrous serpent lying under the hooves of his horse. It is believed to be symbolic of the faith and courage of the Saint who subdued the devil. There is also Italian legend that the Saint was rescuing a gracious damsel who was presented to the monster as his daily share of food. St. George is a great symbol of well-liked faith and a reliable source of assistance.
The water from the well adjacent to the church is believed to have miraculous healing power. Devotees drink the water or bathe their heads and faces with this water. Many take it home in bottles. The faithful also collect the soil from the churchyard and take it home. They sprinkle the blessed soil and water in their houses and yard. It is believed that by doing so the protection from snake bites is assured. Many give witness to this effect.

St. Lawrence Shrine or Karkala Attur Church, Karnataka State, India

Attur Church, Karkala, Karnataka, India

St. Lawrence Shrine or Attur Church is a Roman Catholic Church in Karkala. It came into reality in 1759 and has a account of miracles. Attur Church situated in the outskirts of Karkala Town in Karnataka State, India. Placed amidst serene greenery, the Attur-Karkala Parish has a rich history with its origin tracing back to 1759. It is distinguished by its Attur Jatre or Attur Fest (Attur Festival). Moreover, it is known for its miraculous history. The Church has a school and an orphanage under its patronage. Miracle, history, beauty, social activities, all bundled into one. Christians of this place too were among those who endured captivity of Tippu Sultan from 1784-1799 AD.

St. Lawrence Shrine or Karkala Attur Church, Karnataka State, India

The Parish Church in those days was situated at a place about 7 kilometers away from the present church. Tippu Sultan destroyed it and took the Christians to Shrirangapatna as captives. Those Christians who returned after freedom from captivity built a church with thatched roof on the way toakre in the year 1801. Under the leadership of a Goan Priest, in the year 1839 it was replaced by another building. It was about 4 Kilometers away from the previous one. This new building happened to be on the back of the present church and was facing west. A small flower garden is standing in that place now. Soon it became a place for pilgrimage. Pilgrims from all sides came to this sacred place and innumerable were the favours granted by the Saint. In the year 1895 the parish priest, Rev. Fr. Frank Pereira finding so many devotees of St. Lawrence flocking to this Church and claiming to have received innumerable favours from the Saint, fostered the devotion further and organized Novenas and prayer services making them more and more meaningful. Then in the year 1900 Rev. Fr. Frank built a Church facing the north. This Church was blessed and inaugurated on 22.1.1901 by the Vicar General, Very Rev. Mgr. Frachett.

St Mary's Basilica Church in Bangalore, Karnataka

St Mary's Basilica Church in Bangalore, Karnataka

During the 17th Century, few Christians came from Ginjee, of Tamil Nadu, found that the land was fertile to sow white rice and began to settle down and built a small village, thus the formation of the city of Bangalore and the formation of St. Mary’s Church are found to be interlinked with the history of Karnataka. St Mary's Basilica Church in Bangalore is the oldest church and was designed in the Gothic Architecture.  It has a vaulted tower and arches decorated with Gothic paint. St Mary's Church is a highly admired church situated opposite the Russell Market Square close to the Shivaji Nagar Bus Terminal of Bangalore. A French missionary named Abbe Dubois Built this Church in 1818. The church is understood to have been consecrated by the Catholics of the East HB Baselios Paulose II. The basilica was initially built as a small chapel by Abbe Dubois, however, afterward; Reverend L.E. Kleiner got it transformed into an ornate Gothic style church. Many columns and tall spires of this basilica could be viewed from quite a distance.

Interior - St. Mary's Basilica, Bangalore, India

In 1882, St. Mary's Basilica was embellished with a large number of stained glass windows, imported from Paris. However, during World War II, these windows were detached and then again restored in the year 1947. It was only in 1973 that Saint Mary’s Church of Bangalore was given the status of a Basilica, making it the sixth Basilica in India. The Virgin Mary's festival is celebrated annually in September. During the festival, thousands throng the place with great fervor. As per history, in the ancient days, there was a well known ritual of parading the image of Virgin Mary in the streets. Once, this procession was stoned by a radical sect. According to legend, the people who were involved in this condemnable act were struck by cholera and died of the disease. St. Mary's Basilica Church, Bangalore, was again attacked by an atrocious group of people who set it ablaze. Everything was ruined except the wooden statue of Virgin Mary.

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Christ Church , Shimla, India

Christ Church , Shimla, India

Christ Church is the second oldest church of Northern India and it overlooks the ridge and is one of the landmarks of Shimla. It is a parish in the Diocese of Amritsar in the Church of North India. Christ Church was built in the Neo-Gothic Style to serve the largely Anglican British Community. The church is painted a light yellow colour and stands at the eastern end of the main street of Shimla called the “Ridge”.

Interior - Christ Church, Shimla

Christ Church was constructed between 1846 and 1857; the outline of this can be seen on the skyline for miles in the region of Shimla. Christ Church was designed by Colonel J.T. Boileau in 1844, but consecrated only after 1857. The porch was added in 1873. During the British Raj the church was regularly attended by the Viceroy and the nobles of British aristocracy.
The superb exquisiteness of the Church comes from the stained glasses fitted on its windows. The church haves five fine stained glass windows. The each one represents the Christian virtues of Faith, Hope, Charity, Fortitude, Patience and Humility. The Pipe Organ of Christ Church is the largest in the Indian subcontinent and was raised in September 1899. Right next to the Church is a library that was built in the year 1910 by James Ransome. It is designed in the distinctive Elizabethan style and consists of a grand collection of books and very old scriptures.

St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore

St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore

St Andrew's Cathedral is an Anglican Cathedral in Singapore, it is the largest cathedral of the country. It is positioned near City Hall MRT Interchange in the Downtown Core, within the Central Area in Singapore's central business district. In 1823, the site presently occupied by the Cathedral was specifically set aside for a church by Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore. The first Anglican priest appointed to Singapore was the Reverend Robert Burn who got there in 1826.  In 1834 that the foundation stone of the first Anglican Church was laid at the site of the present building. This church was completed in 1837 but enjoyed a short and unfortunate history. Twice struck by lightning it was denounced as unsafe and finally closed in 1852. The construction of the church building was by Scottish merchants. Therefore, the Church was named after St Andrew, the Patron Saint of Scotland, an Apostle and brother of St Peter. The logo of St Andrew's Cathedral is the St Andrew's Cross.

Interior - St. Andrew's Cathedral in Singapore

The architect of St Andrew's Cathedral was Colonel Ronald MacPherson of the Madras Army. A memorial cross to MacPherson still stands in the Cathedral grounds. The architecture is early English Gothic. One of the interesting features of the Cathedral is the coating of the interior walls and pillars with a composition made from shell lime. This lime had been mixed with the whites of eggs and coarse sugar or jiggery and the paste was mix with water in which husks of coconuts had been soaked into it. The walls and pillars after a period of drying were rubbed with rock crystals or rounded stones until they took on a beautiful polish. They were dusted with fine soapstone powder leaving a remarkably smooth and glossy surface. The walls and pillars were so hard that it was almost impossible to drive a nail into them. On 4 March 1856 Bishop Daniel Wilson laid the foundation stone and consecrated it in January 1862. The Cathedral was opened for services on 1 October 1861.
During the Japanese invasion of Singapore in 1942, the nave of Cathedral was switched into a casualty station to take care of the wounded because all the hospitals were overcrowded with the casualties due to the unvarying bombing and artillery fire by the Japanese invaders.

St. Andrew's Cathedral in Singapore

The Cathedral remained open for worship during the Japanese invasion. General Percival was present at a communion service on 15 February 1942 before he surrendered to the Japanese on that day. Bishop Wilson and other European clergy worked in the Cathedral during the first year of the Japanese Occupation. However, in March 1943 Bishop Wilson was arrested and made a prisoner-of-war. Normal worship services were resumed after the Japanese Surrender in 1945.


Chronology
9 Nov 1834  :           First church's foundation stone laid
18 Jun 1837 :           First service conducted
10 Sep 1838 :           Building consecrated
1843 :                       Revere Bell donated
25 Aug 1845 :          Building struck by lightning
1849 :                       Lightning struck again
1852 :                       Building declared unsafe and closed
4 Mar 1856 :            Present building's foundation stone laid
1 Oct 1861 :             First church service in current building held
25 Jan 1862 :           Church consecrated
1870 :                       St Andrew's Church became Cathedral of the Diocese of Labuan and Sarawak, and renamed St Andrew's Cathedral
6 Feb 1889 :             Gift of bells installed
20 Jun 1891 :           Cathedral struck by lightning
1952 :                       North transept opened
28 Jun 1973 :           Cathedral became a preserved national monument of Singapore
6 Jul 1973 :              Cathedral gazetted as a national monument
1983 :                       South transept added
23 Nov 2003 :          Ground-breaking ceremony conducted for the Quiet Places Project
May 2004 :              Construction of the extension began
Nov 2005 :                Extension completed.

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Kampong Kapor Methodist Church, Little India, Singapore

Kampong Kapor Methodist Church, Little India, Singapore

The Kampong Kapor Methodist Church was founded on 25th January 1894. The Kampong Kapor Methodist Church is located at the corner of Cuff Road and Kampong Kapor Road in Little India. It was the first Peranakan Church and the fourth Methodist Church in Singapore. In the beginning, the congregation comprised 25 girls from the mission hostel, boys from Epworth Home and Malay-speaking Christian workers from Mission Press as well as 2 missionaries. On 25 January 1894, this little group moved to “The Christian Institute” at 155 Middle Road to function as a church, sharing the premises with the Methodist Girls' School.
By the late 1920s, the church had outgrown, imposing a need to shift to a fresh location. Land was bought at Kampong Kapor Road and the new church building was built there. The building was completed in 1930 in the Art Deco Style and was named the Straits Chinese Methodist Church (Bickley Memorial), reflect to be a sign of the mostly Chinese membership of the church as well as its Peranakan characteristic, and also to recognize the fact that funds for its construction amounting to $50,000 came from the family and friends of Bishop Bickley. In 1957, the church was renamed Kampong Kapor Methodist Church.
Today Kampong Kapor Methodist Church has a membership of a thousand in its congregation, divided into six services, three in English, one in Peranakan, one in Mandarin and one in Tamil.

Interior - The Kampong Kapor Methodist Church, Singapore

Timeline

1. 1890 : Sophia Blackmore begins Malay-language Sunday worship services.
2. 1894 : The Malay Church was inaugurated at Middle Road.
3. 1930 : New church building at Kampong Kapor is officially dedicated.
4. 1937 : Traditional pipe organ is installed in the church.
5. 1957 : Name of church changed to Kampong Kapor Methodist Church (Bishop Bickley Memorial).
6. 1989 : The Urban Redevelopment Authority awards the church conservation status.
7. 2000 : Former church building at Middle Road, now Sculpture Square, is declared a historic site by the National Heritage Board.

English Service

• 8.00   am         Traditional worship service with hymns sung accompanied by the pipe organ.
• 9.30   am         This traditional worship service is enhanced by a choir
• 11.30 am         Contemporary worship songs led by a music band.

Peranakan Service

• 11.00 am         Held in the Chapel on Level 3 for Peranakan and Bahasa Indonesia speakers.

Mandarin Service

• 2.00 pm          The Mandarin congregation is multi-generational and its members often continue to fellowship over refreshments together after service.

Tamil  Service

• 5.30 pm          Our Tamil congregation serves both residents and the migrant workers.

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The Church of St. Cajetan, Old Goa, North Goa district, India

The Church of St. Cajetan, Old Goa, North Goa district, India

The Church of St. Cajetan is located near the Se Cathedral Church in Old Goa, North Goa district, India. The church was built in 1661 by Italian friars of the order of Theatines, who were sent by Pope Urban VIII to preach Christianity. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of Divine Providence, but it has been name after St. Cajetan, the founder of the Order of Theatines. The shape of the main body of the church from inside is a Greek Cross, while from the outside it is oblong in shape. There are many recesses running along the sides of the vault that contain wooden statues of various saints.
The Church of St. Cajetan has been constructed using laterite blocks and has been plastered with lime. The architecture of St. Cajetan Church is pretty much similar to that of the other prominent churches of Goa, it is inspired the Basilica of St. Peter's in Rome. The exterior has been inspired by the Corinthian Style while the interior is intermingling of Mosaic-Corinthian Architectures.

The Church of St. Cajetan, Old Goa, North Goa district, India

The magnificent façade facing west features towering Corinthian Columns supporting a central pediment above which the twin belfry towers arise. The body of the church is divided into a nave and two aisles. There are three altars on each side of the main altar. The three altars on the left side are dedicated to the Holy Family, Our Lady of Piety and St. Clare, while the altars to the left are dedicated to St. John, St. Cajetan and St. Agnes.

Former Benghazi Catholic Cathedral, Libya

Former Benghazi Catholic Cathedral, Libya

Benghazi Catholic Cathedral, with its two huge distinct domes, was built between 1929 and 1939. The biggest colonial building still stands in Benghazi city centre today is the Former Catholic Cathedral in Cathedral Square. The building was later used as a headquarters for the Arab Socialist Union. The building is a good example of Neo-Classical Architecture, and was designed by Italian Architects Guido Ottavo and Cabiati Ferrazza. The Cathedral's Architecture is based on that of a basilica and the building is heavily inspired by Italian religious architecture.  The entrance has a portico with six Doric Columns. Its two characteristic domes cover both spans of the nave, while a series of oculi provide the cathedral's lighting. Original plans show that the cathedral was not completed as planned; the drawings included a three story bell tower which was never built. It is nevertheless one of the largest churches in North Africa.

Benghazi Catholic Cathedral, used as conference hall

Christianity hardly exists in modern Libya today, apart from a small minority of foreign communities, mostly from Egypt, Europe and some African countries. The largest group of Christians is the Coptic Orthodox, said to number around 60,000 Christians. The second largest Christian group in Libya is the Roman Catholics - around 40,000 Christians; followed by a small Anglican congregation in Tripoli, mostly of African immigrants.

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Ethiopian Church, Debra Gannet, Jerusalem

Ethiopian Church, Debra Gannet, Jerusalem

Ethiopian Church, Debra Gannet, Jerusalem

Until 1888, The Ethiopian Church satisfied itself with a monastery and church built on the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City. In 1888, Ethiopian Emperor Johannes bought a large plot of land well outside the city walls, on what is today Hanevi'im Street and began construction of a new church and monastery, which they called Debra Gannet. He used some war booty from his battles with Ottomans and their Egyptian surrogates, to buy land in Jerusalem. The church was built in 1893 by the Ethiopian emperor Johannes I. He wanted his people to have a presence in modern Jerusalem in addition to their church near the Holy Sepulcher. As he died fighting Sudanese/Dervish expansionists in 1889, his successor, Emperor Menelik completed the construction of the Church named Debra Gannet located on what was called “Ethiopian Street”.

Interior - Ethiopian Church Jerusalem

The Ethiopian Church is dissimilar from the standard layout of churches in the West; as a replacement for of the usual corridor leading up to the altar, Debra Gannet is a circular structure, radiating outward from the altar in the church's very center. The altar is at its centre is to be seen but not touched as one walk around the Domed Structure. Visitors have to remove their shoes before entering the church.

Invergordon Church of Scotland

Invergordon Church of Scotland

Invergordon stands on the shoreline of the Cromarty Firth in the North of Scotland.  The deep-water channel and busy harbour, combined with the area’s outstanding natural exquisiteness and natural world, makes Invergordon an ultimate destination for the many ships and cruise liners, which visit the port each year. Until 1843 the people of Invergordon worshipped in the Parish Church, a magnificent sandstone church which still stands in Rosskeen graveyard.  That was the year of the 'Disruption', when the greater part of Highland ministers and their congregations left the Established Church and formed the new Free Church. Plans for new Church were presented by the architects Ross and Joass of Inverness, based on plans commissioned by the Free Church from a Liverpool architect. Two sites were considered - the 'hill at the East end of the town' or 'Colin Fraser's stack yard, which was obviously the preferred option. The original plan was for three galleries, but as a cost-cutting measure, these were omitted. The church was opened on Wednesday 23 October 1861 at a total cost of £2500. The first minister was the Rev. Colin Sinclair. In 1862, money was subscribed to pay for a clock and bell in the spire. In 1868 one gallery, facing the pulpit was added. The vicarage was constructed in 1877, and the hall added in 1895, most of the funding for this coming from an unidentified donor- later revealed as Mr. David Denoon of Rosskeen Free Church and a local merchant. In 1900 the congregation joined the new United Free Church. The outburst of the First World War brought great change, with the town's population growing to around 20,000 due to its use as a Naval Base.  The halls was put to many uses, including being a Recreation Room for Service men, an Isolation Hospital and even, for a year, a home for a family whose house had burned down.  In February 1916, a special communion service was held for soldiers about to leave for France.
In 1929, along with most United Free Congregations, Invergordon Church joined with the Church of Scotland. The Second World War brought further changes, with ladies running a mobile canteen and sending parcels to the troops.  The hall was taken over by military Authorities.
Services and Activities

Sunday	Morning Worship (crèche and children’s meetings available)	11.00 – 12.00
Sunday	Evening Worship	6.30 – 7.30
Tuesday	Ladies Fellowship (held in church hall)	10.00 – 12.00First Tuesday of each month (except July & August)
Tuesday	Ladies Prayer Meeting (held in different members homes each month)	10.00 – 12.00Second Tuesday of each month (except July & August)
Tuesday	Ladies Meeting (different each time; eg a speaker, Christian DVD, looking into the Bible, etc)(held at Jean’s house)	10.00 – 12.00Second last Tuesday of each month (except July & August)
Wednesday	Kintyre House (residential home for the elderly) service	2.45 – 4.00First Wednesday of the month
Thursday	Soup lunch	12.30 - 2.00Last Thursday of each month
Thursday	Prayer & Praise	7.30 – 8.45

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