With a passion for God......and a passion for people.
Ben Redding Community Church Leader
About me
I was brought up in Sevenoaks,
Kent and went
on to study veterinary medicine at the Royal Veterinary College London. After two years I transferred to
King’s College London
to study biomedical science. It then made the difficult decision not to continue
with my veterinary training, but instead to train as a teacher. I worked for 7
years as a biology teacher in a secondary school in London During my last two years here I worked
part-time at school and part-time as a parish assistant at St Thomas’, Oakwood. From there I went on to
complete a degree in Pastoral and Theological Studies at Oak Hill College, North
London and then on to be curate at St Margaret’s.
I am married to Cherry, also a former science teacher, and
we have three girls Lydia,
Heidi and Joy. We enjoy being outside, especially walking in hills.
About Community
Church
St Margaret’s Community Church (SMCC) is a church plant from
the Parish Church and was set up in 2003. We meet
every Sunday at 11.00am in
the hall of St Margaret’s Primary School. Our style of meeting is informal and
relaxed as we try to make the Christian faith accessible to all.
In our meetings we seek to encounter the living God by
hearing His voice as the Bible is taught clearly and relevantly. We seek to
praise Him through lively worship. We seek to speak to Him through our prayers.
And we seek to support and encourage each other in our daily lives. Our aim
week by week is that Christians will be built up and strengthened in their
faith and those who don’t yet believe will hear the good news of Jesus and find
in Him life in all its fullness.
 
We are a mixed bunch of people but there is a strong family
feel. There is a complete age spectrum in the church. We run groups each Sunday
for pre-school and primary age children and we have a youth group. There are
opportunities to link up with the Parish
Church for a mum’s Bible
study group, a men’s fellowship and groups for senior folk. During the week, we
run home groups to support and encourage each other in our Christian faith. We
also love to reach out and welcome new people into our fellowship. We put on
social events and other guest events where people can hear the good news about
Jesus. We also run a course for those who wish to look at the claims of Christ
in a non-threatening and relaxed environment.
If you feel that SMCC might be for you, we would love to see
you on a Sunday morning. Or, if you prefer, do give me, Ben Redding a ring on 01903
786834 for more information.
LEADER: Ben Redding
St Margaret's School Arundel Road Angmering
01903 786834 email: Community Church
St Margaret's Community Church is...
A Church Plant Project Supported by:
RECTOR: Canon Mark Standen
Arundel Road, Angmering, West Sussex BN16 4JZ
01903 784979 email: Mark Standen
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