MINISTRIES

Carers and Friends Group

The CAFe group at Coastal Hope Community Church was created to offer a welcoming and secure environment for Carers and Friends (CAF) supporting individuals with memory loss. The ‘e’ in CAFe pays homage to the group’s beginnings, when gatherings took place in a local café.

Today, the group serves as a supportive community where carers and friends can connect, share experiences, enjoy a friendly conversation over a cup of tea or coffee, and, when possible, receive practical help and guidance.

If you’re interested in joining, feel free to reach out to Coastal Hope Community Church or visit us at our Sunday morning service, where one of our warm and friendly greeters will be happy to talk with you as you arrive.

Codgers Group

The Coastal Hope Community Church Codgers group was formed over 20 years ago by

Asher Birrani, a well-remembered past Minister of Coastal Hope Community Church.

As a group of senior citizens, we meet every Tuesday during school terms.

The format is that we sit around in the Youth Room at Coastal Hope Community Church and enjoy each other’s company. Of course, at the conclusion of every meeting, we have tea, coffee, cakes, biscuits, and sausage rolls.

Every meeting starts with 12 to 15 men present; some are men of faith, and others are not. We always begin with individual reports of what has been happening in the men’s lives. This is done in a very systematic way, so no one misses out. It sometimes takes quite some time, but this is a big feature of the group. Everyone gets listened to.

You could say we are like a Life Group without studying the Bible. The subjects we cover, though, can be very important and insightful to men.

If you would like to join us, contact Coastal Hope Community Church or come along to our Sunday morning service and talk with one of our friendly and welcoming members who greets you as you come in.

In the Community

We believe that it's important for us as Christians to be active in the community around us. At Coastal Hope Community Church, we're involved in many different community projects. These include;

• Fellowship

• Diamond Valley Food Share

• Local Tucker Club meal program

• Lunch for Change

• Reverse Advent Calendar project

• CAFe group

• Friends Initiative

If you would like to learn more about our activities in the community, contact Coastal Hope Community Church or come along to our Sunday morning service and talk with one of our friendly and welcoming members who greets you as you come in.

Craft Group

The Craft Group is a safe and welcoming space for people to gather and do their own crafts, share their crafts with others, or learn new skills. It encourages new friendships both within and outside the church community. We hope this will, in turn, encourage the sharing of faith, leading to a closer relationship with God and the ability to offer practical support when needed within the group.

We have tackled many crafts, including woven paper baskets, Yo-Yo (Suffolk puff) making, punch board projects, notebooks, projects using buttons, macrame (it did not beat us!), colour wheel theory, quilling, polymer clay, teabag folding, lots of card-making techniques, and, of course, a full term of various Christmas crafts.

If you would like to join us, contact Coastal Hope Community Church or come along to our Sunday morning service and talk with one of our friendly and welcoming members who greets you as you come in.

Family, Youth & Young Adult

The presence of God is known and felt by the children, parents, youth, young adults, and associated volunteers and leaders at Coastal Hope Community Church. Through the Family, Youth and Young Adult ministry programs and events, we grow disciples, deepen relationships, and become closer to God.

We believe it's important for our children, young adults and young families to have a community and a place where they can experience what it's like to follow Jesus. We are committed to making this a reality through our Sunday morning kids program, regular social events, bible studies and Life Groups, and our annual Family Camp.

If you would like to learn more about our Family, Youth and Young Adult programs and activities, contact Coastal Hope Community Church or come along to our Sunday morning service and talk with one of our friendly and welcoming members who greets you as you come in.

Garden Group

We aim to help the outside of the church look attractive and cared for and delight the congregation and the public who use our facilities. Spending time in a garden is one way of being closer to God, our Creator. We develop and maintain the gardens between the church and the car park, as well as the garden at the church's side entrance.

We plant new plants, tidy up areas, and replace plants when needed. We are always happy to hear from those with knowledge of landscaping and welcome others to our gardening group.

If you would like to join us, contact Coastal Hope Community Church or come along to our Sunday morning service and talk with one of our friendly and welcoming members who greets you as you come in.

Life Groups

Coastal Hope Community Church Life Groups aim to help us learn and live out God’s word in our lives. They also help us to support and encourage one another in our everyday lives through prayer and other practical ways.

Every week, many different groups of people from our community meet up. Talking about life, studying the bible, debating and discussing ideas – or maybe all of that and more. Each Life Group is organized and run independently to suit their preferences. Throughout the year, we suggest study series that groups may like to use that tie in with the sermon series.

Coastal Hope Community Church currently has 5 Life Groups running during school terms:

• Monday afternoon (a home group)

• Tuesday evening (a home group)

• Wednesday evening (a home group)

• Wednesday evening (a home group)

• Thursday afternoon (at church)

If you would like to join a Life Group, contact Coastal Hope Community Church or come along to our Sunday morning service and talk with one of our friendly and welcoming members who greets you as you come in.