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About Us 


Holy Spirit-led: we try to follow the Holy Spirit in whatever we do, both in our daily lives and in our meetings together. It’s difficult on a web site to express what NLC is actually like, but if our church could be summed up in just a few words, these are the ones we’d choose:

  • Worship-minded: We believe that “worship is a lifestyle” and we gather on a Sunday as an expression of that. Our hope is that our meetings are the overflow of open hearts worshipping God. 
  • Family-centred: the idea of “church as family” runs through everything we do. NLC is built on strong relationships between caring people living, laughing and crying with eachother. Just like a family! 
  • Family-focussed: children are not the future of Christ’s kingdom; they are the present, with fresher legs! God has blessed us greatly through our King's Kidz children's work, and we have learned so much from them! 
  • Accountable: NLC is accountable to, and guided by, the Global Horizons group of churches. 
  • Local-hearted: although we come from all over Cambridge, and much of what we do concerns all of God’s world, we are particularly focused on Cambridge. 
  • Outward-looking: our focus is not just local; through Global Horizons we serve and support needs within and well beyond the UK.
This video shows you a little more about how it looks and feels.
 
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Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here to see more.

Planning your Visit

A Warm 'Hello'!

The following information is specifically for those planning a visit, so that you know beforehand what to expect on a Sunday morning.

Where & When?

We meet at the University of Cambridge Primary School  in Eddington (details below) for our Sunday Service, starting at 10am.  When you arrive, you will be greeted by someone on our Welcome Team..
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Plan Your Journey

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Accessibility

There is wheelchair access and a disabled toilet on the ground floor. There is wheelchair access to the first floor by lift.

Our Sunday Service

The main service begins at 10:00am with a warm welcome from one of our leadership team. Then follows a time of  worship, led by our band. Sometimes a person might pray out loud or read a small passage from the Bible. Sometimes people share things that they believe God is saying to the whole church family. This might seem strange the first time that you hear it, but it’s all part of our connecting with God. One of our leaders will then give a sermon that is Bible-based and that we can apply to our everyday life. We then finish with a final worship song. There is always an opportunity to receive prayer at the end of the service.


What About My Kids?

We have a great programme lined up for kids of all ages (click on them to find out more about them):

We really value worshipping God together as a family, so we encourage children stay with their parent or grown-up at the start of the service for the welcome, songs and notices. After this, the children will go to their various groups. You will need to go with your children to their groups and register them as part of our Safeguarding Policy.  

The kids' group activities vary depending on the age but usually there is a friendly welcome, Bible stories, testimonies, praying, music, craft, drama, fun games and free play. Please pick your children up as soon as the service finishes.


Children


Getting Connected


Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. Being part of one of our small groups allows you to make new friends, share together and support each other. We have a variety of groups that meet throughout the week, some afternoons and some evenings. Check out our Midweek Groups page and see if there’s one that you could join, or we can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

Serving & Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team. 

Other Ministries

We also run the following ministries (click on them to find out more about them):

Get In Touch With Us To Plan Your Visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

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Comments / Questions or anything you would like to say?


Next, we will contact you by email to say 'hello' and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.

 

Leadership 

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Pastor Ian Rawley

 

Carole Rawley

In 1974 I had an encounter with God that changed my life, causing me a few years later to train as a pastor. As well as leading New Life Church, over the last few decades I have had the immense privilege of helping to equip church leaders in many nations of the world. Welcome to our website & our church!

 

Hello and welcome! I decided to follow Jesus when I was 15 years old and it has been the greatest adventure of my life! At New Life Church, I lead our youth ministry and our women's ministry. I also work alongside Ian and our leadership team in overseeing our pastoral care. We are here to serve you!  

 

We are looking forward to welcoming you to New Life Church and hope you enjoy your time with us.