Outreach & Evangelisation

North Bedford Churches Together

Forging close links

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 and individual ministers. 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 16th 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.  We look forward to the new group of churches working 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. We 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.

Events which we may be involved in during the year are listed below.  For more information please complete the Contact Form.  For our latest activities, please see the newsletter.

Annual Events

January
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Church Swap Sunday

Lent
United Lent Course

Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday walk of witness and service

Good Friday
Witness in the town centre

Easter
Easter collection for Yarl’s Wood
Easter Story Trail

Pentecost
Pentecost meal
Pentecost in the Park

May
Churches Together in Bedfordshire Forum

October
We arrange a ‘mini-retreat’

November
Remembrance Sunday service on Goldington Green

December
Christmas services are advertised.
Carol singing outside Tesco – in aid of a local charity.
Christmas collection for Yarl’s Wood.