In the past people felt comfortable enough to come along to normal worship services in Church buildings if they were interested in finding out more about Jesus. That is no longer the case. The increasing numbers of people with little or no experience of church is growing, and these people are proving unwilling to attend church services as we normally have them. Many people, particularly, but not exclusively, our younger adults, expressed a desire to occasionally have a form of service that was a bit less formal and allowed for more dialogue and discussion.

In recent years the number of cafes has steadily increased to the point that now there are cafes in most towns and city areas. And they are frequented to such an extent that they become the social hubs for whole networks, which then can be described as “café culture”. Even many villages may now have more than one café.

Café Church seeks to reflect this cultural development by being an attempt to create a place for people who live, work, and play in our area to explore the Christian faith in a relaxed, safe, and informal discussion-based atmosphere. On each occasion we meet in the side aisle which is furnished with chairs and tables; we serve coffee, tea and cakes, etc and include a variety of activities including some form of topic for discussion with more or less contemporary prayer and worship.