Finding a new church is never easy and I hope that what you read here will give you a sense of who we are and will encourage you to come and visit us one Sunday.

 I was appointed in 2012 and, together with my wife Helen and our children, we really enjoy our time here. One of the riches of Cheltenham is that there are Churches of many different traditions from formal anglo-catholic to evangelical prayer and praise. We are somewhere in the middle and draw people from across differing traditions.

 Pip and Jim’s aims to be an inclusive and family-friendly church. We have a cross section of ages including toddlers, young families, teenagers and upwards. Our singing encompasses the best of old and some of the new and is often led by our choir and worship group. Our worship is liturgical but not stuffy and follows the seasons of the Church year.

 Our preaching aims to be biblical, challenging and addressing contemporary social and political issues.  We are a member of the Inclusive church network, we are currently working towards our silver eco-church award and have an active partnership with St Andrew’s Ramallah on the West Bank.

 We are a congregation that has a strong sense of gathering as the body of Christ to be transformed by his word and fed at communion. Our desire is both to see Christ in the world and to be Christ in the world; sharing his love and working for the coming of his Kingdom. 

 We are also enjoying our flexible church space which was redesigned in 2021 and is now used by wide range of groups seven days a week.  Over the past year we have concerts, exercise classes, choirs, BBC Any Questions, environmental gatherings and wine tastings.  We hope that this is a space in service to our local community.  A place where all can experience life in all its fullness.

 If this sounds like the kind of Church where you may be able to further your own Christian pilgrimage, do come and find out more. I am usually leading worship at our Sunday morning service and will be at the Church door at the end of the service, so do please fill in the newcomers form and come to introduce yourself.

Peace and every good wish

Rev. Canon Nick Davies