When we Meet

Sundays
Sunday is an important day for us as it means we can meet and make space for God together… Lives are busy, and we need time out!

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On Sundays we meet at 10.00am and again at 6.00pm, services are about an hour and quite informal. Deliberately, there's a difference in style between the morning service and the evening. Refreshments after the morning service and also after the evening service are a good opportunity to chat and get to know one another. And if you’ve something to celebrate you might even get a chocolate…!

In the morning our worship has a more contemporary feel about it, with a music group, a Junior Church for the children and a crèche for tiny ones, currently about 100-120 attend. We aim for there to be something for the whole family and, occasionally, we all stay together for what we call an 'all-age service', which is simply that - a service for all ages! These have been quite popular recently. Lots of action from start to finish!

Members of our worship group.
 

Inside the Church celebrating Harvest Festival.

In the evening, the services are more traditional, with more hymns generally being sung. Even though there are no groups for children, families are, of course, welcome to join us in the evenings. Currently we have around 30-40 attending the evening service.

Bible teaching is important in all of our services. We want to know what God is saying to us and to learn 'how' we might better apply His truth to our lives. This is far more important to us than focusing on using any one translation of the Bible. Rather, our prayer is simply that people would be asking, "What is God saying to me through His Word?" Small discussion-style groups (that we call ‘LIFE Groups’) also meet during the week.

Communion is held at various times, and can also be taken to those who are unable to attend Church through ill health. Currently we have communion altogether twice a month, the second Sunday evening, and the forth Sunday morning, but we also encourage people to share the Lord’s Supper in their ‘LIFE Groups’. We want to provide as many different opportunities as possible for people to access communion, when we remember the Lord Jesus dying for us. We invite all those who know Jesus as their Lord to share in this meal. If you want to know more about what ‘Communion’ is about, why not ask for the tape, as we looked at this recently…

We meet to encourage one another, to build friendships, to learn and laugh together, and all of this can be in worship to God. At it's heart we believe Christianity is all about relationships, both with God and with others…

A Fathers Day celebration at Church.

A Short Play being performed at Church.

Other meetings
Various other meetings are held at different times, in the Church and other venues.

We work alongside the other Churches wherever we can, and have good relationships here.

For regular meetings click on 'Regular Activities' or 'Contact Us.

Where we meet
Dorchester Community Church, is in Acland Road itself, behind Waitrose in Dorchester town centre. There is ample parking next to the Church, which on Sundays is 20p for two hours.

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