Church Life
Community Centre
At a Regions Beyond leaders conference in May 2022, Fusi Mokoena, one of the apostolic figures within the movement, shared a message from Ezekiel 47, on the river issuing from the temple, which began as a trickle but became a river so deep that it couldn't be passed and that brought life everywhere it went. Fusi encouraged us all to "follow the trickle" and see where it leads. We're enjoying recognizing the 'trickle' of God's work among us and desire to follow it wherever it takes us. Right now, that is most clearly displayed in our community centre where we run a coffee shop and hall for hire and seek to show the love of God, in word and in deed. We enjoy playing worship music, displaying Christian art, and when customers ask us why we do what we do, we love to tell them about the love of God, displayed in the coming of his Son, who lived a perfect life and died a sinner's death to atone for the sin of the world, so that we could be restored to relationship with our heavenly Father.
Jubilee Youth
We don't currently have a regular youth provision on Sunday mornings, but every Sunday evening, in term time, one of our couples, Fran and Angus, lead a night of activities, teaching, and discussion.
We go to the Big Church Festival in June as well as run a number of other big events throughout the course of the year, including the leavers' ball at the end of every academic year and a number of other fun, social events.
Every other week, we run a group for school years 6-8, which aims to be a bridge between kids and youth and allows for the maintaining of relationships and also for a setting for more age-specific conversations as the young people navigate joining foreground schools and other changes that happen in their lives in those years.
Kid's Ministry
Jubilee kids is organized by our children's lead and run by a team of dedicated volunteers. Emerging from the pandemic, our team isn't large enough to split the children into separate age groups, so we currently gather children between the ages of three and eleven as one group. However, because our team is great, our kids still have a great time and encounter and learn about Jesus on a weekly basis. We expect that children in our Kids Church will meet with and get to know Jesus personally, and it's our desire to work with parents to help the seeds that are sown take root and bear fruit that lasts.
Kids start every service in worship with the rest of the church before going to their group, which meets upstairs in the Centre for the Retired at 11 am. Their sessions are an hour long and usually involve a mixture of games, worship, and Bible study.
As well as Kids Church on Sundays, we also organize and run a number of events throughout the year, such as fun days out, bright lights parties, and much more.
CAP Money Course
In pursuit of the fulfilment of the Adullam's cave prophetic word, we are seeking to become a church that works to support people in financial difficulty in this hard time that we find ourselves in.
A number of our congregation are currently training to deliver the CAP Money Course, and we hope to start running it soon. Details about the course can be found on their website (capuk.org). If you are interested in taking part in a CAP Money Course, please let us know, and we'll let you know when we're up and running. Details of how to contact us can be found at the bottom of every page on the website.
Selsdon Hall
One of the ways we believe God has called us to serve the community is through the way we run and use Selsdon Hall. Having been invited by the council to take on the running of the centre, we seek to use it as a space where the community can encounter the church in a non-threatening way.
We serve the community with the hall in two ways: as a venue for hire for the community, and also by organizing events as a church at the hall that seek to meet a need within the community and where we can demonstrate the love of God.
There are some opportunities for occasional paid work to serve hall hire events. If you are interested in occasional paid work in a hospitality environment, please email Cottie Campbell (hall hire manager) via the button below or at the following email address:
cottie.campbell@croydon-jubilee.co.uk
