Weekly News - 2/5/2025
This Week
Sun, 9:30am | Sunday Prayer
Sun, 10:30am | Sunday Service
Sun, 10:50am | Parent Seminar
Tues, 9am | Worship, Encounter, Prayer
Tue, 6pm | Thrive: Bootcamp
Tue, 7:30pm | Hope Group
Wed, 7:30am | Thrive: HIIT
Wed, 9:30am | First Steps
Wed, 11:30am | Thrive: PowerFlex
Wed, 7pm | GodFirst Youth
Wed, 7:30pm | Valiant Man
Thur, 10am | Pop-In Café
Thur, 12pm | Thrive: Strength & Balance
Thur, 7:30pm | New Life Group
Fri, 10:30am | Truth be Told: Mudeford
For more information on our events visit the events page
Parent Workshop
The family team are hosting a parents' workshop on Sun 4th May, during the morning service. We'll be looking at prayer and how we pray for ourselves, our children and teens. There will be opportunity for discussion, prayer and encounter. For everyone with under 18s.
Welcome Lunch
If you're new around GodFirst and would like to get to know more about us and who we are, please join us for our next welcome lunch on Sun 11th May, 1pm. Click here to sign up by Tues 6th May.
Rooted Course
If you want to explore getting to know us at GodFirst, please sign up to this event. This is open to everybody, and a great place to hear more of our vision and values and what it looks like to be part of GodFirst.
Part One: Wed 14th May, 7:30pm. Click hereto sign up.
Part Two: Thur 22nd May, 7:30pm. Click here to sign up.
New Alpha Course
The next Alpha Meal is onMon 12th May, 7pm, with the course starting on Mon 19th May. Alpha is a great space for people to come, ask questions and explore the Christian faith. Please be praying about who to invite. Click herefor an e-inite.
Evangelism Equipping Day
On Sat 17th May, 10am-2pm, we have an amazing opportunity, as a church, to be equipped for evangelism, by Evangelist Andrew Cannon.
Come along and get equipped as we engage in worship, receive teaching, activation and grow in confidence as believers who have a great gospel to share. Click here for further info and to sign up
Thrive: New HIIT Class
Thrive is GodFirst’s Physical Wellbeing Ministry. We’re here to make you (and all your friends and family) healthier. We've just reduced our minimum age to 16 so, youth, we’re here for you too. We’re also delighted to announce our new HIIT class will start on Wednesday mornings from 7th May, 7:30-8:15am. If you’d like to improve your fitness, learn more here.
First Steps Bakers Needed
Do you enjoy baking and are able to commit to baking a traybake for First Steps (Wednesdays) once a month? They'd love to hear from you. Please contact the office.
Summer Camp
The Summer camps have been a great time of connection and building community across the church family. We're looking forward to gathering again, without any agenda other than to be together and build friendship.
All details and camping tickets now available: click here for all info. Camping Registration deadline is 31st May. Event dates Fri 22nd - Mon 25th August.
New Life Groups
New Life Groups are designed for new Christians, or other disciples of Jesus, that would appreciate a journey through key foundational themes. The next course starts on Thur 8th May, 7:30pm (then moves to Tuesdays). For more info and to sign up, click here.
GodFirst 40th Anniversary
Save the date: Sun 14th September. We are excited to celebrate our 40th Anniversary. It will be an opportunity to celebrate all that God has done over the last 40 years, catch up with some old friends, and have some food together. More details to follow.
Encountering God Through Coaching
Destiny Coaching Ministries are hosting this event at The Runway on Sat 10th May. Click here for more information.
Future Events
17th-18th May |Evangelism Equipping Weekend with Andrew Cannon.
7th June | RISE Ladies Conference
28th July-3rd Aug |Newday
15-18th Aug | Alive Kids' Summer Camp
22nd-25th Aug | Church Camping Weekend
14th Sept | GodFirst 40th Anniversary Celebration
10-11th Oct | Awaken (formerly Open Heaven)
For more information on our events visit the events page