Join us at 10:00am at Gresley Church Community Centre:

• 11th October: Revd. Kara
• 18th October: Caroline & Mary

Regular events at Gresley Church (Check times and dates!)

• Various Days: Home Groups
• Wednesdays: Craft Group
• Thursdays: The Ark
• Fridays: Drop-in

Minster Services

• St John’s, Newhall – 10:00am
• St Peter’s, Hartshorne – 10.45am
• Emmanuel, Swadlincote – 10:00am

This Saturday, we’ll reflect on what we are thankful for and have a chance to share with others at our Messy Breakfast harvest. Come along for all the usual games, stories, food, and messy fun, and bring non-perishable household items to donate to the food banks serving our town.

As always, there will be:

• Food
• Silly activities
• Songs
• Crafts
• Stories
• Lots of Messy fun

Gather to eat at 08:30am with activities after.

Free, although donations are always welcome

Emmanuel Church Hall
Church Street
SWADLINCOTE
DE11 8LF

Gresley Church Community Centre

Whether you are new to faith, mature in faith or just exploring, come and discover the basics in an inviting way where we focus on the principles of belonging, believing and responding to God in our lives, our community and His kingdom.

5 weeks: Mon 7th Sept to Mon 5th Oct

2 Venues and Times:

• St Peter’s Church Hall Hartshorne 2:00pm
• Gresley Church Community Centre 7:00pm

Everyone Welcome to explore what it means to belong. believe and respond to God today.

We are holding another Men’s Breakfast on Saturday 10th October 8:30am till 10:00am at Gresley Church Community Centre, Church Street, Church Gresley, DE11 9NR.

Put the date in your diaries and and contact Martyn Clamp (07486 058071) if you are able to come along.

We hope to see you on the 10th

Donations of packets/ tins/ dried goods and toiletries required for the SDCVS Food Hub would be most appreciated to support those in need in our Community.

The service is at Gresley Church Community Centre. For further information please contact Karen.

Do make time to come along to the Missional Design Feedback sessions at Gresley Church Community Centre. They will run from 5:00pm on 4th & 18th October, and 1st & 15th November.

Do make time to come along and help shape the design of this fantastic opportunity given to us.

September 24th, 2026

Dear all,

Following the PCC on 16 September 2026, I can confirm that all PCC members voted unanimously to move forward with the resourcing Church proposal in principle. St George and St Mary’s, Emmanuel, and St Peter’s are all willing to be chosen as the catalyst church (the descriptor “catalyst church” has been suggested as it recognises that we are not starting from scratch, which Genesis inferred, and that it will act as a catalyst for growth and resourcing across the Minster).

It was agreed that, over the course of the missional design process, we would hold fortnightly feedback sessions at Gresley Church Centre on Sunday Evenings at 5 pm on weeks alternating with the Alive @ Five prayer sessions. We would also publish written feedback on the documents page online, and the PCCs would distribute them to members they identified as unable to access the resources online.

St George and St Mary’s, Emmanuel, and St Peter’s decided to nominate an individual for each discussion topic as appropriate, and St John’s said they would be happy to have clergy nominate someone/s on their behalf who was not necessarily from their church.

The initial group nominated to start the discussion on what the focused area of mission and evangelism for the church will be: the where/who/what is:

• Emmanuel: Jacques Sigston
• St George and St Mary’s: Tony Yalden
• St Peter’s: Helen Davis
• Clergy nomination: David Wenham

They will report back after they meet, and hopefully there will soon be an outline of future decisions and discussions.

Following the decision to move forward with resourcing church, regular updates can be found on the Minster documents page in addition to the open fortnightly feedback meetings.

4th, 18th October
1st, 15th November

For more information, see the first update for more details on what happened regarding the PCC’s decisions.

Join us at 10:00am at Gresley Church Community Centre:

• 4th October: Jill & Tony – Harvest Thanksgiving Supporting South Derbyshire CVS Food Hub
• 11th October: Revd. Kara

Regular events at Gresley Church (Check times and dates!)

• Various Days: Home Groups
• Wednesdays: Craft Group
• Thursdays: The Ark
• Fridays: Drop-in

Minster Services

• St John’s, Newhall – 10:00am
• St Peter’s, Hartshorne – 10.45am
• Emmanuel, Swadlincote – 10:00am

Whether you are new to faith, mature in faith or just exploring, come and discover the basics in an inviting way where we focus on the principles of belonging, believing and responding to God in our lives, our community and His kingdom.

5 weeks: Mon 7th Sept to Mon 5th Oct

2 Venues and Times:

• St Peter’s Church Hall Hartshorne 2:00pm
• Gresley Church Community Centre 7:00pm

Everyone Welcome to explore what it means to belong. believe and respond to God today.