Some personal news from Simon and Sam.....
I have been feeling for some time that my time as lead elder of Grace Church is drawing to a close......
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January
21
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Simon Redmill
A place to call Home
We'd love to have our own building. A place we can call home and a place from which to serve our community. This Sunday we get to give into our Building Fund to make this a reality.
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November
26
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Simon Redmill
Salisbury Sunday meeting on the move.... about 50 metres
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November
19
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Simon Redmill
The Golden Thread of Salvation
God is calling us to 'Gather and Go' and continue the Golden Thread of Salvation that we're privileged to be part of.
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November
16
Author
Simon Redmill
ASK the Lord of the harvest.....
“The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.  ASK the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into the harvest field”  Matthew 9 v 37
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October
18
Author
Simon Redmill
In-person Meetings from July 25th
A summary of what are in-person meetings are going to look like from 25th July, along the Covid measures we're taking with details of the FOUR options we'll be offering.
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July
18
Author
Simon Redmill
Adjusting our Sunday Roadmap
With the recent announcement by Boris Johnson of a 4 week delay to all restrictions being lifted, here;s our plan for 'Summer Sundays' @ Grace Church
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June
18
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Simon Redmill
A 7-Day a week building / June Gift Days
We would love a 7-day a week building in / around Salisbury city centre to allow us to gather as a church family and to serve our community. Our Gift Days on 13th and 20th June will (along with supporting our Grace Works and Sundays) go towards our Building Fund.
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June
04
Author
Simon Redmill
Coming out of Lockdown: Part 1 - Remembering the WHY
Before we get into the in's and out's of what post lockdown church will look lie, let;s take a moment to remember WHY we gather as God's people.
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May
09
Author
Simon Redmill
Encounter Evening this Sunday (and other GC events)
Details of the Encounter Evening this Sunday and all the other GC events over the next few weeks
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April
16
Author
Simon Redmill
A (Rough) Roadmap out of Lockdown
How Grace Church (Salisbury & Amesbury) is looking at coming out of lockdown
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March
22
Author
Simon Redmill
THE POWER OF CONNECTION
Ways to connect over the coming weeks....
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February
09
Author
Simon Redmill
Operation Chocolate Orange Update
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December
17
Author
Simon Redmill
Operation Chocolate Orange (Christmas Hampers)
Getting involved in serving our Communities at Christmas
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November
24
Author
Simon Redmill
Basic Body of Beliefs (Grace Church)
A summary of our main beliefs
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November
20
Author
Simon Redmill
Changes to the eldership team / Amesbury
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November
11
Author
Simon Redmill
Building Gift Day Total
Announcing the amount raised!
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October
18
Author
Simon Redmill
John Groves: Prophecy in the Local Church
Prophecy Webinar by John Groves
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October
13
Author
Simon Redmill
Building Fund Gift Day
We want to reach the lost and serve the poor as we 'fish in different pools' by acquiring a building. The upcoming Building Gift Days (27th Sept and 4th Oct) will help create a 'seed fund' for this.
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September
25
Author
Simon Redmill
Friendship and Rest
Friendship and Rest
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August
03
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Simon Redmill
Theology Matters in Building Multi-Cultural Churches
If we want to build multi-cultural churches we must be theologically convinced and convicted from the BIBLE that this is on God’s heart and a key part of His plan.
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July
24
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Simon Redmill
AN UPDATE ON ‘UNLOCKING’
It’s been 15 weeks now since lockdown measures were introduced and with recent government announcements about places of worship, we wanted as an eldership team to bring you up to speed with our plans.
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July
08
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Simon Redmill
Let's Talk About Race and being a Revelation 5 Church
A follow up to our second 'Let's Talk About Race' session which took place on Tuesday 30th June.
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July
01
Author
Simon Redmill
10 Day Prayer Challenge
An invitation to prayer: Monday 27th April - Wednesday 6th May
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April
23
Author
Simon Redmill
Getting to know David & Tina Maskell
David has recently started as our new, full-time ‘Head of Pastoral Care’. He will have responsibility across both sites for: Community Groups, Pastoral Care, Discipleship and Social Action. We thought we’d ask David and his wife Tina a few questions to help to get to know them.
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January
09
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Simon Redmill
Head of Pastoral Care Appointment
This blog edition announces the appointment of David Maskell as Grace Church's new Head of Pastoral Care!
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December
16
Author
Simon Redmill
When God says Go!
A little insight into our upcoming preaching series on Jonah.
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September
25
Author
Simon Redmill
Worship Intern 2018/19
Grace Church (Salisbury & Amesbury) are seeking a volunteer to assist in our growing worship team...
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June
15
Author
Simon Redmill
One Church Sunday - baptisms and picnic!
This Sunday we are having our ‘One Church Sunday’, where both sites will be gathering for a baptism, a picnic and some games together, and we'd love you to join us.
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June
13
Author
Simon Redmill
Sabbatical
As I shared a few weeks ago, I’ll shortly be starting a sabbatical on 18th June through to Westpoint at the end of August, and I wanted to share a few thoughts on what I’ll be getting up to...
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June
05
Author
Simon Redmill
Strategy
As I chatted to people on Sunday after we launched the new strategy for Grace Church there was a mixture of faith, excitement, anticipation, and some great questions!  In this blog I’ll explain a little more……
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May
01
Author
Simon Redmill
Transformation Program
Recently I went out for a run but forgot to wear my ‘fitbit’ which meant that thousands of steps went unrecorded which was both annoying and frustrating! When explaining to my youngest son – just 8 years old – what had happened, he immediately replied with the following ...
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January
19
Author
Simon Redmill
GIFT DAYS for 6th form building: 18th and 25th June 2017
This coming Sunday is the first of our GIFT DAYS for the 6th form building at Sarum Academy. It’s a wonderful opportunity for Grace Church to ...
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June
14
Author
Simon Redmill
First Amesbury Monthly Meeting
Anticipation. Excitement. Nerves. Faith. These were just some of the things on display as 10am on Sunday approached ...
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January
17
Author
Simon Redmill
A Culture of Generosity
From 1 Timothy 6 v 17 – 19 we looked at how we’re never more like God than when we’re being generous. Our Father is a lavish, generous giver and every good thing comes from Him….. our food, our clothing, our possessions, our money and our salvation!
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November
14
Author
Simon Redmill
A Culture of Grace
We've just launched our refreshed vision statement. Underpinning the vision are 6 cultural values. They are the foundation of who we are and what we do. Culture is really ‘what it’s like round here’, and we’re on a journey to develop a culture of: Grace, God’s Presence, Honour, Belonging, Growth and Generosity.
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October
04
Author
Simon Redmill
Why we've changed our name to Grace Church
A multi-site church is ONE church that meets in more than one location in order to share the love of God with as many people as possible. We will still have one vision, one Eldership Team, one name, one set of cultural traits.....but from January 2017 we will meet in both Salisbury and Amesbury.
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September
11
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Simon Redmill
Why Amesbury?
As Elders we strongly feel that God is calling us to start a new congregations in Amesbury and become a 'multi-site' church, with monthly meetings from January 2017, moving to weekly meetings by September 2017.
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August
12
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Simon Redmill