Our Lockdown services are continuing, with many of our churches streaming online gatherings and messages to connect our communities in worship, prayers, bible readings and much-needed support and inspiration.
Below is a list of the online services and gatherings that are being broadcasted. We will publish and update details of all available recordings with links for you to access.
We look forward to reaching even more of our church members, some of whom do not currently have a service to join.
Available online church broadcasts
The new Lockdown Band website is hosting songs, video and audio recordings put together during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Link: www.wormleylockdownband.com
Wormley Free Church is posting Sunday services each week, which can be accessed though their website. The services are followed by a Zoom get-together for a virtual cup of coffee and a chat. Link:www.wormleyfreechurch.org.uk.
Rosedale Community Church has a selection of Sunday messages available on their YouTube page. Link: Rosedale Community Church
Bolney Village Chapel is streaming Sunday services on their Facebook page. The services begin at 10.30am for approximately 45 mins and include worship, Bible readings and teaching. Link: Bolney Village Chapel
South Street Free Church has also been posting Sunday services on their YouTube page, including Bible readings, hymns, songs and sermons. Link: South Street Free Church
Goring Free Church is streaming Sunday video recordings on their YouTube page. Each week there is a playlist of worship songs to accompany the series of sermons. Link: Goring Free Church
The Countess Free Church, Ely, have Livestreams of their whole church zoom gatherings, which occur roughly fortnightly on YouTube at Countess Free Church. They also create weekly messagesthat are available via their podcasts; to access these, go to their website: www.countessely.co.uk
It's a great way to keep our strong community together during these challenging times, and our churches welcome you to join in!
Despite not being able to open their doors during Lockdown periods, Zion Community Church in St Ives have come up with a range of initiatives to continue to engage and support their local communities.
Online Quiz Nights
Zion has been holding online Quiz Evenings to help to build a sense of community, welcome new people and generally have some fun! The evenings have been accessible to young and old, church family and guests, as well as friends and family from further afield.
Monthly Evangelistic Meetings
Once a month Zion has been hosting a visiting speaker to be interviewed online, followed by a short talk and time for Q&As. Topics discussed have ranged from "Where is God in hard times?” and “Where is history headed?” to hearing about God’s work in East Africa, featuring an online guest from Kampala.
Leaflet Distribution
Prior to the most recent lockdown, members of Zion distributed 1,000 leaflets in the local area to offer people hope and support, with advice about how they can make contact with the church if needed, either in-person or online.
The Future
Zion is currently praying and thinking through what new openings there might be once the Lockdown restrictions start to be eased. They are acutely aware that this pandemic is taking its toll on people in many different ways. Their collective aim is to serve their neighbours, one another and the Lord.
For more information about Zion Community Church, visit their website
The Countess Free Church, Ely, doesn't believe in simply ‘passing on’ our faith to their young people. Instead, they would prefer youths come to faith in Jesus for themselves, discovering they can know and follow Jesus directly!
So rather than just giving instruction on Christian belief (such as what certain passages in the Bible mean and so on), they would rather give them the tools so that they can start working it through for themselves.
This means encouraging them to have a go in aspects of leadership, and to form their own peer led Bible studies. Such occasions are not about one person having all the answers to give out to the others, but each person wrestling and working it through with each other in a group context.
Of course some input from the older and wiser is added into the mix, and the group as a whole are called to be accountable to the wider church. Yet the peer led approach leads to a richer process of discovery, laying the groundwork for deeper discipleship habits hopefully for years to come.
The young people’s peer led Bible study group sessions are part of the overall youth portfolio: the youth work aspect of Countess Free Church.
During the Lockdown period The Countess Free Churchhas Livestreams of their whole church zoom gatherings, which occur roughly fortnightly on YouTube at Countess Free Church. They also create weekly messagesthat are available via their podcasts; to access these, go to their website: www.countessely.co.uk
The Connexion wide Advent service was the third in the series of virtual events, bringing together our Connexion churches and their congregations for online worship.
The service contained news updates from our churches, a special prayer for the Sierra Leone Mission, prayers for our churches and their members , bible readings, an inspirational sermon and sung worship. Just click on the YouTube link below to join in and enjoy!
Other available recordings
The new Lockdown Band website is hosting songs, video and audio recordings put together during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Link: www.wormleylockdownband.com
Wormley Free Church is posting Sunday services each week, which can be accessed though their website. The services are followed by a Zoom get-together for a virtual cup of coffee and a chat. Link:www.wormleyfreechurch.org.uk.
Rosedale Community Church has a selection of Sunday messages available on their You Tube page. Link: Rosedale Community Church
Bolney Village Chapel is streaming Sunday services on their You Tube page. The services begin at 10.30am for approximately 45 mins and include worship, Bible readings and teaching. Link: Bolney Village Chapel
South Street Free Church has also been posting Sunday services on their You Tube page, including Bible readings, hymns, songs and sermons. Link: South Street Free Church
Goring Free Church is streaming Sunday video recordings on their You Tube page. Each week there is a playlist of worship songs to accompany the series of sermons. Link: Goring Free Church
Sheppey Evangelical Church is posting recorded messages, including prayer and scripture readings each Sunday on their You Tube page. On the first Sunday of each month Communion is celebrated. Link: Sheppey Evangelical Church
The Countess Free Church, Elymeet together each Sunday via Zoom. During these gatherings members share how God is working in their lives and the community; there is a thought for both young and old, and a message is given. For details, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Messages are also put out by podcast. To access these, go to their website: www.countessely.co.uk
A huge thank you again to Esther for putting together another fabulous edition of The Voice.
This winter edition brings us a bible study focusing on the Magi from Joe Gregory at Sheppey Evangelical Church, news and activities relating to our Connexion churches in the UK, together with an interview with Peter Earle, the new minister at Shoreham Free Church. There is a message from our Connexion Trustees, and news updates from Sierra Leone with a special prayer from Magnus Bendu.
Esther has asked us to pass on her apologies for the quality of some of the photographs, a few became fuzzy during the print process. However, we are sure nobody will mind that one bit.
Thank you Esther for another brilliant job! Please circulate the link to this page with your friends.
2020 has certainly been a strange year, and with the countdown to Christmas now upon us, it will be good to take a minute each day to pause and reflect on what really matters.
Starting on 1 December, Simon Allaby, Minister at Bolney Village Chapel, has created a special Advent Calendar. Open a door each day to watch a 60 second video, which explores the meaning of Advent and Christmas.
The worship song, Way Maker, is both relevant and uplifting during the challenging times we have faced during 2020. So much so, we thought it would be good to share it with you. The recording below is from our Lockdown Band Worship, and was featured in our Connexion wide service on Sunday 22 November.
Click on the image below to view the recording of Way Maker with subtitles:
Rosedale Community Church and Wormley Free Church joined forces on Sunday 15 November for a special joint service, delivered virtually for our whole Connexion community.
Click on the You Tube link below to join them.
And if you missed the brilliant Connexion wide service on Sunday 22 November, click on the You Tube link below to view. Enjoy!
Following the success of last week's brilliant Connexion wide virtual service, we look forward to this Sunday's service, which brings together our Connexion churches and their congregations for online worship.
The service contains news updates from our churches, a Connexion history of our churches in Sierra Leone, prayers, bible readings, an inspirational sermon and sung worship. Just click on the You Tube link below to join in and enjoy!
Other available recordings
The new Lockdown Band website is hosting songs, video and audio recordings put together during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Link: www.wormleylockdownband.com
Wormley Free Church is posting Sunday services each week, which can be accessed though their website. The services are followed by a Zoom get-together for a virtual cup of coffee and a chat. Link:www.wormleyfreechurch.org.uk.
Rosedale Community Church has a selection of Sunday messages available on their You Tube page. Link: Rosedale Community Church
Bolney Village Chapel is streaming Sunday services on their You Tube page. The services begin at 10.30am for approximately 45 mins and include worship, Bible readings and teaching. Link: Bolney Village Chapel
South Street Free Church has also been posting Sunday services on their You Tube page, including Bible readings, hymns, songs and sermons. Link: South Street Free Church
Goring Free Church is streaming Sunday video recordings on their You Tube page. Each week there is a playlist of worship songs to accompany the series of sermons. Link: Goring Free Church
Sheppey Evangelical Church is posting recorded messages, including prayer and scripture readings each Sunday on their You Tube page. On the first Sunday of each month Communion is celebrated. Link: Sheppey Evangelical Church
The Countess Free Church, Elymeet together each Sunday via Zoom. During these gatherings members share how God is working in their lives and the community; there is a thought for both young and old, and a message is given. For details, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Messages are also put out by podcast. To access these, go to their website: www.countessely.co.uk