A message by Trevor Davidson
Christchurch Felling is an Anglican (Church of England) church. It was built in 1867, and has been in continuous use since then. Today we have a regular congregation of around 80, divided between our regular Sunday services at 9am and 10.30am.
The services have greatly differing characters: the 9am service is a more traditional Church of England service - utilising traditional hymnody and Common Worship. The 10.30am service is less formal, although still following Common Worship, a more flexible approach is taken reflected particularly in the contemporary style of worship. Two groups run for children up to 11 years old during the 10.30am service. A crèche is available for children below school age. continue reading » »
27th Jan, 2009 by Trevor Davidson
‘Church Mice’ have arrived -not to feed them cheese although that might be an option in the future when we open up the kitchen for meals.
Parents and Toddlers are welcomed twice a week… Mondays 1.00 pm until 3.00pm and Thursdays 1.00pm until 3.00pm. Mums and Toddlers have just had day out in the soft play building in South Shields. They thoroughly enjoyed it. This takes place at The Community Project on Sunderland road opposite the old Police station and next to the old Felling Town Hall. (www.christchuchhoh.org ) continue reading » »
6th Jan, 2009 by Trevor Davidson
The community of Felling is on the Eastern side of the borough of Gateshead. Formerly an independent “urban area” with its own civic building and facilities, it was merged into the Gateshead conurbation with the creation of the Tyne and Wear Metropolitan Borough Council in 1974.
The last 30 years have been a period of continuous economic decline for Felling as its staple industries - shipbuilding and heavy engineering - have struggled to survive. The result is a level of unemployment of 10.9%, which is substantially higher than the national average (5.2%). This is particularly the case among men.
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