We are part of the "Church of England" and so we have a Rector, Dave Robbins, and he is supported by 2 Church Wardens and an assistant warden, then we have the PCC (Parochial Church Council) which is voted by the people on the 'Electoral Role' of the Parish at the APCM (Annual Parochial Church Meeting) and deals with "business matters".  Phew!  What a mouthful!

On the other hand as two worship centres, we also have "St. Mary's Leadership Team" and "CHS Leadership Team".  Alongside Dave, we care for the people and undertake the day to day running of the Parish.  The leadership teams are appointed according to their ministry within the parish.

Our Statement of Belief:-

1.    We believe in the one true God who lives eternally in three persons – the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

 2.    We believe in the love, grace and sovereignty of God in creating, sustaining, ruling, redeeming and judging the world.

 3.    We believe in the divine inspiration and supreme authority of both the Old and the New Testament Scriptures.  They are the written Word of God and as such are fully trustworthy for faith and conduct.

 4.    We believe in the dignity of all people who have been made male and female in God’s image to love, be holy and care for creation, yet corrupted by sin, which incurs divine wrath and judgement.

 5.    We believe in the incarnation of God’s eternal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ – born of the Virgin Mary, truly divine and truly human, yet without sin.

 6.    We believe in the atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin and defeating evil, so reconciling us with God.

 7.    We believe in the bodily resurrection of Christ, the first fruit of our resurrection; His ascension to the Father, and His reign and mediation as the only Saviour of the world.

 8.    We believe in the justification of sinners solely by the Grace of God through faith in Christ.

 9.    We believe in the ministry of God the Holy Spirit, who leads us to repentance, unites us with Christ through new birth, empowers us for discipleship and enables our witness.

 10. We believe that the Christian Church is the Body of Christ both local and universal and as such there is a priesthood of all believers who are given life by the Spirit and endowed with the Spirit’s gifts to worship God, proclaim the gospel and promote justice and love.

 11. We believe in the personal and visible return of Jesus Christ to fulfil the purposes of God the Father; He will judge all people and bring eternal life to the redeemed and eternal condemnation to the lost, and establish a new heaven and a new earth.

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