Welcome to The Six

 

We are a group of six churches in the countryside between Sittingbourne and Rainham in North Kent. As Church of England parish churches for our six villages, we are here for everyone, and we would love to get to know you.

We share a vision of communicating the love of God in creative ways to those around us.

Whether you're looking for a new church, exploring faith for the first time, or just looking around, you would be very welcome to join us for one of our services, at one of our groups and activities, or just for a chat. You can find contact details for the clergy here.
 

Please note that the only service in our 6 churches this Sunday, 29 January, will be at St Michael & All Angels, Hartlip. It starts at 10:30 and everyone is welcome. There are no morning services in Newington, Stockbury, Upchurch, Lower Halstow or Iwade.
For more information call Canon Alan Amos on 01795 842913

News........

Over the last 25 years more than 2 million people in Britain, and 13 million around the world, have done an Alpha course.  Starting at the end of January, we will be running 2 Alpha courses here in The Six. Alpha offers an informal, practical introduction to Christianity for people who want to explore the meaning of life and what Christians believe. To find out more, including how to join an Alpha group, click here.

Six churches survey As we try to serve our local communities better, we want to find out what people in the villages think about our churches - particularly our services, the groups we run and whether there is anything else we should be doing. To help people tell us what they think, we have a simple online survey with 9 short questions. You can complete it here, it won't take more than 5 minutes

Memorial Service On Sunday 22 January at 6:30pm, we will be holding a service for all those who have been bereaved. A time to mark those precious memories, to hear your loved one name read out and to light a candle in his/her/their memory. Led by our choir, it is always a gentle, uplifting service and all are welcome to come who have been bereaved at any time.
Refreshments afterwards with an opportunity for a quiet chat or prayer. If you have any queries please contact Rev Jacky Davis 01795 842557
 

Life is so busy these days - school, work, shopping, kids activities. The Six runs a regular monthly Community Cafe called The Well offering a really good, homecooked lunch for £2.50, together with activities for kids, a space for teenagers, coffee & cake and the Sunday papers. The Well next happens on Sunday, 8 January and everyone is welcome.


If you have ever wanted to read the Bible, but haven't been sure how to begin or how it all fits together, Uplift is about to begin the E100 Bible challenge, a daily reading plan that takes you through 100 essential Bible passages in 20 weeks. If you would like to take part, please contact Rosie Liddell on 01634 375481. You don't have to come to Uplift to join in - this is for anyone and everyone.
 

Looking Ahead. With so much changing in the world and in the church, our six churches have recently begun to Look Ahead - to see where God is leading us over the next 3 years. Find out more here, where you can also download notes & input from the introductory evening and Looking Ahead Day 1, which took place on 19 November. You can also book a place for Looking Ahead Day 2 on 11 February.

 

Blog. Being a Christian is about being part of a conversation - a conversation about God, the church and the world. The internet offers us new ways to join that conversation, and in The Six, we have  started a blog, a website where we can offer thoughts, prayers and reflections on Scripture, the church and our everday life. At the moment it includes the thoughts of our priest in charge, Canon Alan Amos, two members of our church and Rev Hugh Nelson, our curate. You can read it online, or subscribe to it, so that any new posts are emailed straight to your inbox, and you can also join in the conversation, by leaving a comment on anything you read.

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