A thriving, friendly, Bible-centred church in the heart of the community
We are an independent evangelical church, made up of local people from many different walks of life and stages of faith.
Whether you’re familiar with Christian things and looking for a local church, or very unsure about God but wanting to find out more, we’d love to welcome you to Grace Church.
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Summer Playground Meetups
During the summer holidays join us in a local park to hang out with other kids and families. Click here for the upcoming dates and venues.
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Youth Summer Socials
This August if you are (or will be in September!) an Ignite and Roots aged youth - ie Secondary School age - join us for a Summer Social! Find dates and more details below - and get in touch with Josh if you have any questions.
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Prayer Triplets (or pairs, or squares!)
We’d love to encourage everyone who is part of our church family to form up a ‘prayer triplet’ (or ‘prayer pair’, or ‘prayer square’) and our prayer is that these will be a rich source of blessing and encouragement and growth in all kinds of ways. Click here to get some tips on how to get a prayer triplet going and how to make the most of it. We can also help put you in touch with others too…
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Dads and Tots
Our Monthly stay-and-play session for Dads and pre-school kids on the first Saturday every month during term-time.
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Discover Life According To Jesus
Got questions about God, the world and you? The 321 course invites you to see life the way Jesus does. Over the course of 4 sessions, Glen Scrivener presents Jesus' vision for life through interactive videos that help us better understand God, the world and ourselves.
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The Bereavement Journey
We run a free six week, nationally recognised course for anyone who has been bereaved - it’s a place to talk
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CAP Money Coaching
We're here to help you manage your finances with free, local, expert money coaching.
Current 10am Sermon series:

Current 4:30pm Sermon series:

Coming up…
Click on the events for more details and head to our calendar page to see the what’s coming up over the next few months

Although rooted in historical events, the news about Jesus is relevant today because it is “for all people.” Whoever you are, whatever you have done, whatever has happened to you, Jesus is good news for you.
Click the button below to find a link to some short answers to big questions that helpfully explain what we believe about Jesus.
Find out more about Jesus
Listen to a recent sermon…
Over the summer our elders will be preaching from selected Psalms - this week Matthew Gill is preaching on Psalm 14
We’re continuing our series in Acts at the 4:30pm Service and this Sunday, Senior Pastor, Sam Williamson, is preaching on Acts 6:1-7 - Church Principles
We’re continuing our series at the 10am Service in 2 Samuel and this Sunday, Pastor-in-training, Josh Hussain, will be preaching on 2 Samuel 18-20 - Three responses to the King's mercy
We’re continuing our series in Acts at the 4:30pm Service and this Sunday, Senior Pastor, Sam Williamson, is preaching on Acts 5:12-42 - You can’t stop Jesus
We’re continuing our series at the 10am Service in 2 Samuel and this Sunday, Assistant Pastor, Tim Guest, will be preaching on 2 Samuel 15-17 - Living by faith in a broken world
We’re continuing our series in Acts at the 4:30pm Service and this Sunday, Senior Pastor, Sam Williamson, is preaching on Acts 4:32-5:11 - Who’s on the throne?
We’re continuing our series at the 10am Service in 2 Samuel and this Sunday, Assistant Pastor, Tim Guest, will be preaching on 2 Samuel 13-14 - A ‘godless’ story
It’s REVIVE Weekend (27th-29th June) - the annual bible festival for all Co-Mission Churches. Many of us will be at the weekend Bible Festival, and Nigel Herring, one of the members of our 10am Service, will be preaching at Grace Church on Psalm 135.
We’re continuing our series in Acts at the 4:30pm Service and this Sunday, Senior Pastor, Sam Williamson, is preaching on Acts 4:23-31 - When the church prays for boldness
We’re continuing our series at the 10am Service in 2 Samuel and this Sunday, Assistant Pastor, Tim Guest, will be preaching on 2 Samuel 12 - Four steps to restoration and forgiveness
We’re continuing our series in Acts at the 4:30pm Service and this Sunday, Senior Pastor, Sam Williamson, is preaching on Acts 4:1-22 - No other name
We’re continuing our series at the 10am Service in 2 Samuel and this Sunday, Assistant Pastor, Tim Guest, will be preaching on 2 Samuel 11 - Four steps to death
We’re continuing our series in Acts at the 4:30pm Service and this Sunday, Matthew Gill, one of our elders, is preaching on Acts 3 - A Miracle and a Message
Helpful resources
If you are looking for Christian books to read over the summer, Sam and Leanna Williamson have put together some recommendations.
Lizzie Laferton reflects on Tamar’s story from 2 Samuel 13-14 and holds out good news for any who might identify with her suffering. She shows us we have a better brother, a better Father and a better bridegroom.
In the latest episode of the Co-Mission Podcast, the team interview Jonny Burgess about the new church plant in Hackbridge. It’s a great chance to hear about the plans for the plant and what the Lord has been doing already.
We’d love to encourage you to form up a prayer triplet (or pair, or square!), and our prayer is that these will be a rich source of blessing, encouragement and growth. With that in mind, here are some tips that might give you some ideas about how to get a prayer triplet going and how to make the most of it…
This term in Diggers and Transformers we will be doing series called ‘Meals with Jesus’ using material from Faith In Kids (produced by our very own Ed Drew, part of the 4:30pm congregation)
Ed has also produced a book that is a brilliant resource for family devotions which would be a brilliant accompaniment to the Sunday school series.
Having come to the end of the first part of our series in Romans (we’ll come back to it next year) here is link to an article from Greg Morse on Desiring God that explores the profound comfort and assurance found in Romans 8:1: "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."
Could the tide of faith be ready to come in again in our generation?
This long-form documentary podcast presented by Justin Brierley, tells the story of why new atheism grew old and secular thinkers are considering Christianity again. Find out more about this excellent resource…
We were blessed to have over 400 men from around the Co-Mission network gather for a morning of worship, prayer, fellowship and teaching from the book of Matthew. Our guest speaker was Kev Murdoch. Click here to listen to the talks.
Bob used Psalm 95 at our recent Monthly Prayer Meeting to bring out the importance of, firstly, acknowledging God's true nature, not a self-created image, and secondly, guarding against a hardened heart that stems from unbelief and disobedience. Read on to see more…
On 25th January, women from around the Co-Mission network, gathered together at Women’s Day 2025. Kimberley Davis from the Globe church for preached from one Thessalonians on the topic of working and waiting, living lives empowered by the gospel. This episode features both talks. We hope they’re encouraging to you!
Following on from studying Romans 1, Lizzie Laferton asks us to join Paul in immersing/rooting/wrapping ourselves in the news of “Jesus Christ our Lord” daily such that it feels very natural and wonderful to call out an invitation to others: Come on in. The water’s lovely.
Springing from our Sunday mornings in the book of Daniel, Lizzie Laferton explores the 'Distinctive Hope' that characterises Daniel and friends, and the witness it is to the watching world. They have a hope that isn't tied to the things of this world and doesn't falter when the things of this world perish, spoil or fade, or the people of this world persecute, sin against us or prove false. Such a hope enables living that stands out. Read more...
How do we make sense of a God who no one has seen, but who has perfectly revealed Himself to us through Jesus? Katherine Gill writes that she thinks this is the key question of the book ‘Incomparable’ by Andrew Wilson. The truths contained in it, in one sense, are nothing that we have not heard before. However, Andrew Wilson gives us a fresh new perspective on different elements of God’s character and helps us to appreciate the things about Him that we often take for granted. Read on for more...
Following Jesus together: Passionately, Courageously, Increasingly
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