The CU is a mission team seeking: 'To give everyone at Bath University the opportunity to hear and respond to the good news of Jesus Christ.'
We are certainly not a church and cannot begin to offer some of the great things being part of a Church brings. We believe it is so important for all our members to be regularly attending a church for a number of reasons:
We are certainly not a church and cannot begin to offer some of the great things being part of a Church brings. We believe it is so important for all our members to be regularly attending a church for a number of reasons:
- The CU is constantly changing and you will only be a member for a few years, churches have a long term vision forming a stable setting for your growth as a Christian at University.
- The CU is run by students doing full time degrees, churches have full time staff willing and able to teach and offer you the support you will need.
- The CU is exclusively for students whereas churches are formed of people from all ages and backgrounds allowing you to be a member of a truly diverse family.
- The bible assumes that we will be in a local church (Hebrews 13:17)
Your decision at this point is very important because it will strongly impact these next three/four/five key years in your life and affect your growth as a Christian. So pray hard and think hard! Try not to just tag along with the person next to you in a queue or at breakfast ─ they might not be going to the church that will be best for you! Take a few weeks to decide.
All Christian churches claim to be about the same things but will make some fairly distinctive choices. These will be reflected in the amount of emphasis and time given in their gatherings to the following:
The other notable difference in churches is their size. How do you think you will benefit in being in a smaller church as opposed to a bigger church, and of course, vice-versa? Ask the CU members belonging to each church you visit what it looks like for them to belong to that church. How many people do they know/know them? Who organises what for them? How are they helped to relate the Bible teaching, songs and prayers to their everyday living? What other things do they benefit from? Ask lots of questions and pray!
All Christian churches claim to be about the same things but will make some fairly distinctive choices. These will be reflected in the amount of emphasis and time given in their gatherings to the following:
- Bible teaching
- Prayer
- Singing
- The Lord’s Supper
- Gospel outreach
The other notable difference in churches is their size. How do you think you will benefit in being in a smaller church as opposed to a bigger church, and of course, vice-versa? Ask the CU members belonging to each church you visit what it looks like for them to belong to that church. How many people do they know/know them? Who organises what for them? How are they helped to relate the Bible teaching, songs and prayers to their everyday living? What other things do they benefit from? Ask lots of questions and pray!
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All Saints' Weston
All Saints Weston is an evangelical, friendly, lively, family church, which is a part of New Wine. We are on the west side of Bath with a large congregation and mixed ages. Morning services are at 10:30am and evening services at 6:30pm. The morning service is focused on families with people of all ages involved in reading, speaking and musical worship. The evening services are generally geared toward young adults with relevant teaching and contemporary music. We are passionate about living the full truth of the love of Jesus Christ - allowing all of the gifts of the body of Christ to be used in and outside of the church building. We offer regular student lunches in church members' homes and actively encourage students to get involved in our homegroups to help integrate them into our family. We'd also love to match you with an older Christian in the church as a mentor to support you in your time at university. We also have a group called Fusion for church students and younger adults that meets up outside of church regularly for various social activities. There are lifts to church available for those who need to get back and forth from the University. Reasons to check out All Saints Weston: 1. We are a family church of all generations. About 300 adults and 100+ children and youth. 2. A clear and growing vision founded on being followers of Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit. 3. Homegroups across the city with over 180 members. 4. People put down roots here, so why not start early? 5. You will connect with people of all ages. Weston Bath, BA1 4BX www.allsaintsonline.org.uk 9am, 11am and 6:30pm Student Contact: Josh Gibson - jcg41@bath.ac.uk |
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Ascension Church Oldfield Park
Ascension is an amazingly welcoming (middle size) Church in the heart of Oldfield Park student land. We are deeply committed to and very involved with our local community, with much prayer and pressing forward as we seek the Lord’s help to connect to different generations. A good number of us go to New Wine. The main morning service is at 10.30 am where all ages share together, with a musical mix from Hillsong to Wesley, usually led in harmony by our excellent choir (new musical singers welcome). The teaching is we hope very deeply thoughtful, practical and inspiring (you can listen to recent talks on line). There is also a quieter more trad service at 9 am. Small groups meet in the week and past students both UK and international have found good friendship, support and direction through these groups. We are also starting a new monthly more informal gathering this October on 3rd Sundays 4.30 pm ‘Ascension Springs +’ ….the script is not yet written! Claude Avenue, Oldfield Park, BA2 1AG 9 and 10:30 am, 4.30 pm 3rd Sundays from Oct 21st www.ascensionbath.org.uk Contact: Vicar Robert Pimm or Letti Prescott in our office both on 01225 405354 robert@ascensionbath.org.uk or office@ascensionbath.org.uk |
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Bath City Church
Bath City Church was established by students 50 years ago and continues to be passionate about encountering God's presence through worship, inspirational teaching and authentic relationship to bring cultural change to our city and nation. Every believer is a minister in the Kingdom of God. BCC has 2 Sunday services, The Ten and The Six. Students are welcome to attend either service or both as they have different flavours. Midweek, there is an opportunity to gather as ICONIC, a student and young adult oriented Life Group that focuses on how to Imitate Christ and Influence Culture as well as more in depth discussion on relevant biblical topics. Bath City Church meets in The Forum, St. James Parade, BA1 1UG. More details can be found at www.bathcitychurch.org.uk 10:00am (10:30am start) 6:00pm (6:30pm start) (Joshua Generation) Contact: Joshua Luke Smith enquires@bathcitychurch.org.uk Student Contact: Jessie Cross- jgc26@bath.ac.uk |
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Emmanuel Bath
Emmanuel Bath is a church with two central desires: to hear God speak through his Word, the Bible, and for that word to shape everything we are and do. We think that sitting under faithful and relevant Bible teaching is really exciting - and that is what we would love to provide to students in Bath. The primary place for this is our Sunday meetings at 10am and 5:30pm, where we listen to the Bible preached to us book by book and respond in singing and prayer. As we sit under God's Word it shapes us as individuals and as a church together. We also have lunch together as a church every Sunday to which all are welcome, and tea/supper after the evening service. Most of the church family spend the whole day together so we get to know each other very well. Emmanuel is a church family where you will be known and cared for, and you will soon know everyone else too. Being a student is such a unique and exciting time and for students we supplement what we do on Sundays with our weekly Student Bible Study group (SBS) and 1-2-1 Bible studies with older Christians. So if you want to find a local church where you can grow and serve, come and give us a try. Odd Down Community Centre,Odins Road,Bath,BA2 2TL www.emmanuelbath.org 10am & 5:30pm Contact: Student Worker Tom Underhill - tom@auctor.co.uk Student Contact: Simon Gregory - spg35@bath.ac.uk |
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Freedom Centre UK
We love students here at Freedom Centre UK and see our students as unique individuals with gifts and talents that we love seeing released! As a church, we're passionate about everyone here finding life, hope and a purpose. We believe that Jesus is transforming and church is the hope of the world. We are in such an exciting season as a church so why not come and join us on the adventure as we follow where Jesus leads! Freshers lunches - every Sunday whilst church search is on, we invite you to join us for food after church where you can meet some of our students and leaders and find out more about our church and where we are going! Life groups - we encourage students to join a mid week life groups that run across Bath so they feel more part of church life! There are so many to choose from based around what you enjoy doing; adventure sport, craft, bible study, book club, enjoying food together and much more! Student lunches - we run student lunches that are hosted by families in church as we love our students and families hanging out, getting to know each other and supporting each other! There’s also the chance to get ‘adopted’ by a family which can be lots of fun too! Student socials - we love seeing students connected to each other and highly value having fun, so we have lots of fun socials planned for this coming year!
Website: www.freedomcentreuk.com
Facebook: FreedomCentreUK Instagram: @freedomcentreuk @freedomcentreuk_students Contact: dannii.gray@freedomcentreuk.com Student Contact: James Ambler - jpa32@bath.ac.uk |
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Holy Trinity Combe Down
In a tweet: Check us out at www.htcd.church and join us for worship - followed by a home-cooked meal on 23rd and 30th September, 7th and 14th October. A bit more: Welcome! We are a parish of two churches: one large, dynamic Anglican ‘New Wine’ style congregation with band-led worship and a family atmosphere; the other, a growing church planted on a local housing estate which is engaging with the community in a range of creative ways. In everything we do, we seek to be a blessing to others. What do we do for students? We are hosting lots of delicious student lunches – there will be a home-cooked meal on the dates mentioned above and home cooked meals with church families after our 10.30 service. We also offer mentoring, home groups, adopt-a-student, the chance to develop your God-given gifts & skills, plus many opportunities to serve others and to have fun from games nights to film nights to going bowling. Church Road, Combe Down www.htcd.church 9:00am (Contemporary reflective worship) 10:30am (Contemporary worship) Contact: curate@htcd.church Student Contact: Matt Glass mg665@bath.ac.uk |
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Living Hope
Living Hope is a friendly and welcoming church family, who love Jesus and one another. We are known for being a loving community of friends, with a focus on encouraging one another in our Christian faith to live with Jesus at the centre of everything that we do. Part of the Newfrontiers family of churches, we started meeting together in a home about ten years ago, mostly with students and recent students, without intending to plant a church. But God had other plans, and we have loved being a church home for many students over the years. We have kept our church with a home feel, with a focus on friendship, informality and everyone taking part. There are currently about 50-60 of us who are part of Living Hope. We meet in small groups in the week and we meet at a community centre on Sunday mornings, to encourage one another with teaching, worship and friendship. We love teaching one another from the Bible and we expect to be Spirit led and gifted in all that we do. We are quite a young church, with lots of young children at the moment. The children are involved and around in all our times together, so noisy and unpredictable meetings are the norm! Students at Living Hope are fully integrated and a part of our family life, often in and out of family homes, helping with children, babysitting, encouraging one another and part of small groups. There are many wonderful churches in Bath, and if you are looking for somewhere small enough to be known well, and where you can participate and contribute, Living Hope might be the place for you. We would love to welcome you. Meeting time: Sunday 10.45am, starting with coffee, pastries and cookies Location: Percy Community Centre, New King Street Website: www.livingohpebath.org Contact: admin@livinghopebath.org Student Contact: Jacob Taylor jt960@bath.ac.uk |
Maurice Pullin [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], Via Geograph
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Oldfield Park Baptist Church
We are a welcoming, growing church comprising all ages, incl. students, actively seeking to be good news as we serve Christ in the community of Oldfield Park. We meet on Sundays at 10:30am for worship, which includes a mix of contemporary and traditional style songs, and for clear and relevant Bible teaching. If you want to be a part of a warm hearted Christian family and get involved in ministry and mission there are also plenty of opportunities with us, from helping with music on a Sunday, to getting involved in a home group, to helping out with kids or youth work. We'd love to welcome you! 10:30am The Triangle,Oldfield Park,Bath,BA2 3LF www.oldfieldparkbaptist.org.uk Contact: Mark Cooke (Minister) 01225 462737 m.s.cooke@btinternet.com |
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St. Bart's
We are a vibrant Evangelical Anglican church in Bath, where you’ll find people of all ages, nationalities and backgrounds, committed to learning from the Bible, as we seek to love and serve Jesus Christ. At our main site in Oldfield Park, we have two services on a Sunday morning at 9:30am and 11:15am, as well as an evening service at 6:30pm. Our Riverside Congregation meets nearby at 10.30am in Hayesfield School, Brougham Hayes. We offer lots for students throughout the year including Focus, our student Bible study on Tuesday evenings from 7:30pm; Student Lunch, which runs straight after the 11:15am service on a Sunday, our Student Getaway in February and a Student Discipleship week in June. We look forward to welcoming you into our church family. 9:30am, 11:15am, 6:30pm 10:30am (Riverside Congregation) St Bart's Church - 1 King Edward Road,Oldfield Park,Bath,BA2 3PB Student Contact: Sam Shaw sjs68@bath.ac.uk St Bart's Riverside - Hayesfield Lower School,Brougham Hayes,Bath,BA2 3QZ Student Contact: Ruth Hanson - rah77@bath.ac.uk www.stbartsbath.org Contact: Charlie Ward - charlie@stbartsbath.org International Students Contact: Frances Lewis - frances@stbartsbath.org |
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St Matt's
We are a relatively new Anglican church with an evening service, planted only a few years ago in a parish at the heart of the city and have a strong vision to build and establish community and reach out with God’s love to our community and city. As part of the church family, we have all sorts of opportunities to actively get involved in church life. Our call as family is to simply be one that is “Up, In and Out” - that is to say; (Up) a passion for intimate worship experiencing the powerful presence of God; (In) life-shaping discipleship and pastoral ministry with a heart to form real and lasting community; (Out) a missional focus to see people reached for Christ and touched by His love and power. Our service is very informal, “New Wine” in style. We have mid-week life hub groups and usually gather after the evening service in the local pub. We long to build an authentic missional community; fully releasing ministers, leaders, preachers and witnesses, whilst experiencing God’s transforming power in our lives together. St. Matthew's Church, Bottom of Widcombe Hill www.widcombe.church 5.00pm (Café from 4:30pm) Contact: vicar@widcombe.church Student Contact: Miles Andrews - ma796@bath.ac.uk |
Adrian Pingstone [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)]
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St Nicholas Bathampton
We are a small church close to campus with an expository Bible teaching ministry. We are not a “student church” - we have only had one or two in recent years - but we have growing numbers of younger people and would love to welcome you if you are a student and you might prefer a more family-oriented church where you won’t get lost in the crowd. You would also get some lunch invitations in “normal homes” after 10.45 church on Sundays. There may be opportunities to serve in church helping with the young people, although we mainly want to support you in your Christian life and witness for Jesus amongst fellow-students. It's a 15 minute walk down the hill from campus across the golf course, but we’ll offer you a lift back. St Nicholas Bathampton, Church Close, Bathampton BA2 6TU 10:45am every Sunday www.stnicholasbathampton.org.uk Contact: Jonty Frith rector@stnicholasbathampton.org.uk |
Philip Halling [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], Via Geograph
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St Mary’s Claverton
This is a very small traditional village parish church that shares a minister with St Nicholas Bathampton. It’s not hard to find: down the hill past the Cats and Dogs and American Museum, turn left through the village just before the A36 and you should spot it up a steep path. You will probably be the youngest there at 9am on a Sunday but the thoughtful congregation of about 15-20 over 50s will be delighted if you join them and will give you a very warm welcome. St Mary's Claverton, Claverton Village, Bath BA2 7BG 9am every Sunday Contact: Jonty Frith rector@stmarysclaverton.org.uk |
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St Michael’s Twerton
This is a charismatic evangelical church on the West Side of Bath. We seek to love God, love one another and to love our neighbourhood with an authentic love which is communicated both with our words and by our actions. Whilst there is a lot that we could and do offer students, including lunches and gatherings, the greatest thing that St Michael’s can offer you is an opportunity to make a tangible and significant impact for the sake of the Kingdom of God. Life Groups offer the opportunity for the community to meet in smaller scattered settings to pray, worship and explore God’s Word and its application for our lives. On Sundays we have a 10.30am gathering to which a diverse cross-section of Bath is welcomed. There is a strong family feel with people of all ages and stages in attendance. We place a high priority on sung worship, on teaching from the Word of God and on praying with one another in the power of the Holy Spirit. We encourage every member to come, to pray, and to serve. WE LOVE STUDENTS. You would be so welcome at St Michael’s. 10.30am every Sunday. #5 bus from town to Twerton. www.stmichaelstwerton.com If you want to know more or just fancy a coffee, contact Joel on joel@stmichaelstwerton.com |
Keith Daulby
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St Thomas
Vision: God is calling us to be a Christian community that reaches out to the parish and beyond, to invite people to encounter God's grace. Mission: we are an open, welcoming and inclusive Christian community, who combine contemporary attitudes with traditional worship. The church community at St Thomas à Becket, Widcombe, Bath, is traditional in its worship and open in its outlook. We value a traditional liturgy for its time-honoured beauty and its reverence, which we find uplifting to the mind and spirit. We are strengthened by a sense of Christian continuity, remembering those who have worshipped on this spot for many hundreds of years. We offer a quiet, safe place to encounter God, where everyone has space and time to think – and hear the ‘still small voice of calm’. We are an attentive and thoughtful congregation, open to a range of ideas and scholarship. We like to be challenged, both intellectually and spiritually, appreciating authentic and heartfelt interpretations of scripture. Each week we meet in Life Hubs. We work through what it means to be a community; to learn more about God, to pray, to worship, laugh and live. Real people living out real faith, in a real world, together. 8:00am 10:30am 10 Church Street, Bath, BA2 6AZ www.widcombe.church Contact: tim@timbuck2.co.uk Student Contact: Polly McCallum - pmm46@bath.ac.uk |
St Luke's Church [www.stlukesbath.com]
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The Gospel Collective Church
The Gospel Collective Church is a gospel-centred Word & Spirit Church in Bath. Our vision is making disciples and multiplying gospel communities. We are relationally connected with Acts29 and New Frontiers Churches. We welcome students to our Sunday afternoon gatherings and put on pizza and theology evenings on Sundays after the main worship gathering for some fun times together discussing the Bible, culture and life issues. For more information about us and venue details, check in at gospelco.uk. We meet on Sunday afternoons at 3pm at St. Lukes Church Conference Centre, Hatfield Road, Bath BA2 2BD Student Contact: James Oliver - jwo23@bath.ac.uk Other Contacts: Dan Romer (07562 994924), Nigel Ring (07823 344655) info@gospelcollective.uk |
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Vineyard Bath
Vineyard Bath is a young church that began in 2012, now meeting in the Pavilion in the city centre. Our passion is to see our students become a community committed to following Jesus, seeking his transformation in our lives, in the lives of our friends and in our universities, by the power of the Holy Spirit. We currently have a student community of around 70 students. Our student small groups are at the heart of this, meeting every week throughout the term across the city centre, Oldfield Park and on campus. They seek to encourage and inspire one another to get to know Jesus better, to share in the ups and downs of university life and to participate with God in his ongoing work of renewing and bringing life to the universities here in Bath and seeing their friends come to faith. We also meet all together a number of times each term for worship, teaching and ministry, as well as our fun weekend away! Bath Pavilion,2 N Parade Rd,Bath,BA2 4EU www.vineyardbath.co.uk 10:00am Student Contact: Andy Wardrope - andy.n.wardrope@gmail.com |
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Widcombe Baptist Church
We are a church committed to God's Word and applying it to our lives. We meet twice each Sunday to hear clear, relevant and biblically faithful preaching and to speak the truth in love to one another in songs, prayer and fellowship. After the morning service, we have talks and discussion specifically for students (called Grounded), lunch is provided. We also run one-to-one Bible studies, teaching Saturdays, Christianity Explored courses, the ever-anticipated Student Weekend Away and more..." Pultney Road (At the bottom of Widcombe Hill), BA2 4JR www.widcombebaptistchurch.org 10:30am and 6:30pm Contact: Office@WidcombeBaptistChurch.org Student Contact: Jess Graham- jg2031@bath.ac.uk |
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