About Us
Welcome to St Andrew's Church, part of New Creation Churches. New Creation encompasses the two Anglican churches of St. Andrew’s in the villages of Banwell and Congresbury, with Hewish and Puxton, as well as their associated organisations and youth work and including their community arms, Love Banwell and Love Congresbury.
Our Mission: is based on our Values as a Church
We want to be a Church that:
follows Jesus,is authentic, genuine, and generous wherever we can, based on the life and witness of Jesus, whether in prayer, in worship, or in how we conduct our relationships with one another.prioritises our relationship with God, valuing prayer and personal discipleship, trusting that we meet with God in the person of Jesus and the present moment of the Holy Spirit.
“sees each other by name,” not by labels. As someone commented during lockdown, “it is the labels [and the judgements that go with them] that so easily define our world and so divide both Church and society.
seeks to be “one” as a Christian community. We each come from many different backgrounds and communities – whether that be Banwell, Hewish, Puxton, or Congresbury, whether we be part of a physical Church community or one who joins in mainly via the Internet and online.
tries to build bridges rather than put up barriers following the example of the early Church (as shown so powerfully in Acts ch10-15).aims to deepen our relationship with Creation including following the call to be part of an ‘Eco-Church’ movement.
The Church building is a typical Somerset church built around 1250AD with tall spire and a full ring of bells.
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