New Seaham Christ Church

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Welcome to Christ Church, New Seaham!

Belong - Believe - Become - Bless

Rev'd Gavin Rushton and Rev'd Anita Burke are revitalising Christ Church and planting a new church community within the church hall.  We serve the needs of the New Seaham community and in new ways hope to reinvigorate Christian mission in the parish.

We're a family friendly Church where visitors and newcomers, young and old, always find a warm welcome... we're all about building family and community. 

We hold a Communion service each Sunday at 10.00am in the Church.  On the last Sunday of the month we celebrate an interactive lay-led "Growing Together" service.

We also host a 'Take-5' service, Sunday evenings, 6.30pm - experience a warm cafe style welcome in our Church Hall, a safe place to explore faith in a way which suits you, concluding around the table with cake!  On June 8th we're joining Pentecost celebrations at Durham Cathedral at 6.30pm.

Morning prayer takes place with the team at 9.30am every Tuesday.  On Wednesdays the Church is open for all to join us in Morning Prayer at 9.30am and every fortnight during our prayer walk on Fridays (setting off from church at 10.30am).

Join us for a short communion service at 11.30am on Tuesdays in our Community Hub know as 'The Well' in our Church Hall, and stay afterwards for a light lunch and cuppa (pay-as-you-feel).

Our community hub, 'The Well', is held weekly on Tuesdays (10am-2pm) offering pay-as-you-feel refreshments, various table-top activities and free groceries at our People's Pantry and an 11.30am communion service. Tuesday evenings, 6pm,  we host our discipleship group. On Thursdays (10-11.30am, term time) we welcome children and carers to our Church Mice Toddlers (0-3yrs olds) and every other Friday we enjoy the outdoors with a local prayer walk. 

Our monthly prayer meeting takes place every 2nd Thursday of the month, 6.30pm.  Join us in praying for our church family and the community of New Seaham.

For Baptism/Christening enquiries please attend a Sunday service and speak to Rev'd Anita afterwards over refreshments.

For Wedding and funeral enquiries please contact Rev'd Anita directly on [email protected]