Our Church Family & Ministry

On Tuesday and Thursday mornings, Buggies and Bikes is a group for babies and preschool children (accompanied by an adult, usually a parent but may be a grandparent or childminder).

The morning starts at 9:30am when the children gather to play with a range of toys. We then move into an adjoining room to enjoy drinks and biscuits, and adults are served tea or coffee.  At 11am, the children return to the hall for story time and songs followed by elementary craft, puzzles, or other toys.

At Christmas, we have a celebration party, followed by a time in church where the children and adults are encouraged to join in a Nativity service, with our pastor Nick Gray. We ask for a small donation towards the cost of the quality materials, toys and refreshments which we provide.

Espresso Church is a new way of doing church. Like a shot of your favourite Italian coffee, it aims to be stimulating, fun, informal… and short!

Aimed at teens and twenty-somethings, Espresso Church is run by our young people, for young people. All ages are welcome, but we will talk about young people’s issues in a way that is relevant to them.

The usual bits of church are all there – band-led worship, testimony, a Bible reading and short talk – but the context is different. We have coffee and cakes (and conversation) constantly on the go, as we sit around tables, café-style. Everything is much more informal and interactive than your average church service.

There’s no need to book, just come along! 5.45pm on the second and fourth Sundays of the month.

See you there and don’t forget to visit our Facebook and Instagram pages!

Sunday Club meets on Sunday mornings during the church service (11am – 12pm).

We have a crèche for the under 3’s and groups which cater for 3 – 11 year olds.

We provide a friendly, relaxed environment where we can have fun and learn about the Bible, the life of Jesus and how we can apply these lessons to our own lives.

The Grid is a Sunday Club for teenagers between the ages of 11 to 14.

Here we share and discuss nearly all the issues facing young people today and look to the Bible for answers. We don’t shy away from any questions that teenagers are asking but try to deal with them in an honest, open and friendly environment.

MIMIC is run on a Sunday morning for those that are over 14 years old and wish to delve deeper into scripture.

The group meet bi-monthly, and don’t shy away from any questions that teenagers are asking but try to deal with them in an honest, open and friendly environment.

‘F Club 7’ is an youth activity club run by Staines Congregational Church for kids in Yr 3 – Yr 5 on Fridays from 6pm – 7.30 pm.

Taking place twice a month, activities promoting fitness, fun, faith, friends, films, football and more, including a range of sports and movies.

There is a membership fee and for enquiries on joining please contact our church office and they will put you in contact with the team.

‘XP’ is an youth activity club for kids in Year 6 and Year 7 run by Staines Congregational Church, meeting on alternate Fridays from 6 to 7.30pm.

The session includes games/sports, Bible teaching and a Tuck Shop that the youth can buy some snacks from!

There is a membership fee and for enquiries on joining please contact our church office and they will put you in contact with the team.

‘The Lounge’ is the youth club for those in Yr 8 to Yr 13.

1 Tim 4:12 “set an example”.

If you want to know more about why we chose this scripture as our motto, do ask!

We meet on Fridays twice a month from 7.30pm – 9.30pm (alternating with F Club & XP groups). One Friday we meet at the church premises and the next Friday we have an ‘out’ lounge; ‘out’ activities can include ice-skating, bowling and a night-hike; ‘in’ nights have activities including arts and crafts, basketball, Danish longball and many more.

There is a membership fee payable per term. For enquiries on joining please contact our church office and they will put you in contact with the team.

The Young People’s Home Group is a dynamic collection of teenagers, mostly from Staines Cong, but with several attending as friends from other churches.

The YPHG is based firmly around Bible study, both for understanding more about our Christian faith, and for how Bible teaching is meant to be put into action in our lives. Prayer is actively encouraged and followed, and every meeting has opportunity for talking to God; for concerns and requests, and for thanks for answered prayers.

There is always time during meetings for some social chat but studies, prayers and the overall meeting time all have a tendency to over-run!

Come and join us at Home Group for Bible study, prayer and fellowship. It is through these small groups that we ensure that the needs of all our church members are cared for spiritually and otherwise.

CAMEO (Come and Meet Each Other) has been established as a group for the women of Staines Cong. We meet over tea and homemade cake and invite friends, family and neighbours to understand more about our church and what we do.

We invite interesting speakers who share a variety of topics including their work in local/global missions. From time to time we listen to inspiring testimonies while our creative members share their skills, e.g. flower arranging and card making.

We aim to meet 3 or 4 times a year, on Saturdays between 3 – 5pm. We warmly welcome women of all ages to join us.

If you are interested contact our church office.

Our Worship Group are a wonderful team of passionate, kind and talented musicians and singers who provide band-led worship for Sunday Morning services.

The group meets weekly to practice the songs for upcoming services.

We are always happy to welcome new members to the team. If you are interested, do contact our church office

The Church Audio Visual Team play a vital part at every Sunday Service.

The team ensure that each element of the service can be heard. They liaise closely with the Worship Team to ensure that both vocals and instruments are used effectively in worship. Attenders who are hard of hearing can make use of the  Hearing Aid Loop system by switching their hearing aid to ‘T’.

Some of our Sermons are available to listen to on our Sermons page.

The Visual Team make full use of up to date technology: notices for the week are displayed on the screen before each service and during the service the words for every song and Bible reading used are also displayed. DVD’s or video clips can be shown either as part of worship or to highlight a prayer or support need in the UK or throughout the world.

We are always happy to welcome new members to the team. If you are interested, do contact our church office.

Staines Congregational Church has been gifted by Christians who built the church, for which we thank the Lord. It is our privilege to ensure that those who follow us have this gift passed on to them in a good condition.

Most of the day-to-day work of maintaining the buildings and surroundings is done by our church members. Larger jobs, for which there are not enough people with the necessary skills or time, are done by outside contractors.

This process is initiated by a suggestion going to the Deacons’ meeting where it is discussed, and then to the Church Meeting for their approval. Tenders are sought, and these are discussed and the successful contractor is appointed. We trust that the Holy Spirit will guide our decisions. Recently completed projects include the redecoration of the church interior.

We are always grateful to the Lord that we have been left such a beautiful place to worship Him and for the people He has brought along to love and care for His Church.

We believe it is important to support taking God’s Word to people around the world through missionary work  Romans 10:15.

As a church, we support the work of Christian Aid society Tearfund working against poverty and Open Doors, a charity helping persecuted Christians around the world.

We also support Samaritan’s Purse through the shoebox appeal. The charity provides International Humanitarian Aid in Jesus’ name.

We also have a number of missionary families that we support financially and have a great two way relationship with including families in the UK, Uganda and Indonesia.