North Bedford Churches Together

Forging close links

Bringing together different Christian denominations is recognised by the Catholic Church as a core part of its mission, rooted in Jesus' prayer "that they may all be one" and affirmed strongly by the Second Vatican Council's Decree on Ecumenism. It is supported institutionally through the Church's ongoing commitment to dialogue, shared prayer and the work of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

That is why, for many years Holy Cross Church has had close links with other churches in the area through Goldington Churches Together. Since Pentecost 2000 we have had a formal commitment with Priory Methodist Church and St Mary’s (C of E) Church.

We are pleased to have also developed links with other churches. These include the Word of Faith Centre in 2010 and the University of Bedfordshire Chaplaincy in 2016.

Working in partnership

North Bedford Churches Together (NBCT) is a group which started after the AGM of Goldington Churches Together on May 16^th 2019. It includes all the churches which belonged to Goldington Churches Together and new churches have joined.

These are Ss Philip & James Church and Putnoe Heights. We are pleased to have also developed a link with Renhold Church. The areas covered include Goldington, Putnoe, Brickhill and Renhold.  Since 2019, we have been pleased with how the group of churches in North Bedford Churches Together have worked together in partnership.

Serving the local community

Our aim as a local Churches Together group is to grow closer together by witnessing, worshipping, studying, ministering and serving together in the local community. Churches are able to achieve more by working together. A good example of this is the Foodbank – which supports many local families thanks to volunteers from different churches.

Examples of our events over one year are as follows:

January
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (we are invited to attend the services organised).

Lent
United Lent Course

Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday walk of witness and service (this usually includes a donkey).

Good Friday
Witness in the town centre (people are invited to attend the event in Harpur Square).

Easter
Easter collection for Yarl’s Wood (done in the past).

Pentecost
Pentecost in the Park (people are invited to attend).

May
Churches Together in Bedfordshire Forum (people are invited to attend).

October
We arrange a ‘mini-retreat’

November
Remembrance Sunday service on Goldington Green (thank you to our Deacons who often help with this).

December
Christmas services are advertised (in a local magazine).
Carol singing outside Tesco – in aid of a local charity.

For more information please complete the Contact Form.  For our latest activities, please see the newsletter.