What to expect

We're not following a blue print for "how to plant a church". We're pioneering... praying, exploring, and sharing together as we respond to what God's doing in this place.  You'll often find us joining in with Community Partnerships amongst those of all religious and non-religious beliefs. And our faith-based through-the-week events are emerging in response to the gifts each person brings, with deep roots into the various Christian traditions.  So come as you are, walk with us for a while... experience church - but perhaps not as you know it!

We don't have a "church building" here in Northstowe, so our events take place in the everyday places we find ourselves. Some are in people's homes. Others are in hired community spaces, often the Primary School. Some things happen in the park!  Read more below.

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Community Partnerships

 
Our commitment to exploring and sharing has found us partnering to help build community amongst those of all religious an non-religious beliefs.  You’ll find us working with groups including Northstowe Arts, Northstowe Running Festival, the Town Council, Sustainable Northstowe,  the Foodbank or partnering widely for events at Christmas or Remembrance. We are also part of the Northstowe Faith Strategy Group. We can often be found supporting  Friends of Pathfinder Primary School, as well as running clubs and activities in partnership with both the primary and secondary school.
 

Fancy a half-termly afternoon tea with a little bit extra?

Bring the whole family to eat together and have fun, with the option to join in with various activities including a short act of worship or free-flow reflection in a ‘chapel space’. Something for everyone, no matter your faith. The next Afternoon Teas is at 10th Nov,  3.30pm in The Pathfinder CofE Primary School, where Northstowe Arts are running a Lantern Making Workshop for Light Up Northstowe!
 

Join community Litter Picks

THANK YOU to everyone who joined us, Northstowe Scouting, Sustainable Northstowe and the Northstowe Hub Cafe for a day of community litter picking at the  Spring Clean in Green on St Patrick's Day, 17th March 2024, and again on Saturday 15th June as part of Great Big Green Week. We look forward to more events in the year to come. 
 

Supporting young people of all faiths, cultures, genders, sexualities, and backgrounds: The Northstowe Youth Hive.

Working with local volunteers, we have helped set up, and are now a member organization, of the Northstowe Youth Hive. Beth is currently the chair. READ MORE on Beth's Blog.
The Hive are very grateful to the support of bpha and Church Schools of Cambridge to have brought in the Connections Bus Project while Northstowe was between Community Centres. Now, we are delighted to be partnering with Romsey Mill - in particular with Emma Whitbread, Northstowe's Youth Development Officer - and Northstowe Hub to relaunch the weekly Youth Drop In at Northstowe Hub Cafe (Wednesdays 3.30-5pm during school term). With more youth activities coming soon...  youth@northstowe.info @northstowe_youth
 

Hungry? Need help?

Revd Beth and Revd Stephen are both foodbank voucher distributors with the Trussell Trust. Read more... then get in touch through contact @ northstowe.church or 01954 261 181

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This year, at Light Up Northstowe, find us on The Green with a stand celebrating Northstowe's Advent Windows, and inviting you to "Get in the Picture" with our Nativity Scene photo board.

We'll also be in the Lantern parade, showing off the creations for our Lantern Making Workshop. Huge thanks to Northstowe Arts for coorindating all of this!

Faith-based Activities

We're growing new missional and worshiping communities to shape the context of our growing new town. 
Read all about Little Explorers, Pathfinder Church, and the Compline Community...

But we're also much more than the sum of our parts! We're an ecumenical network bringing together the rich traditions of the Church of England, United Reformed Church and the Baptist Union of Great Britain. And, as an network, we love to meet throughout the week, praying, exploring, and praying. As well as coming together for special events like out Afternoon Teas.

 Church  - but perhaps not as you know it!

Catholic Mass: The closest Catholic Church to Northstowe is St Laurence's, Milton Road, Cambridge, offering 4 Sunday Masses. See the St Laurence's website for more information and read this week's newsletter for the latest.  Mass is also said at the Church Centre, Bar Hill, at 6pm on a Saturday,  For details, see here.
 

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Regular (Term-time) Events

Upcoming Special Events for the Whole Network

Festivals

Planning is already underway for whole-network as well as missional community opportunities to mark Advent and Christmas... and even Lent and Easter. (If you'd like to be part of those conversations, get in touch!)
Visit the Christmas page

Recent highlights

Want to support our work? Pathfinder Church Northstowe, our first church community, is registered with the Parish Giving Scheme and as such a regular Direct Debit can be set up online..  Read on to see how else you can support the Northstowe Church Network [continue reading]
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