
Life Groups

Good News – From this coming Sunday 20th September we will be opening the doors for Church, here in our building.
As a leadership team we have been meeting and working through the Governments guidelines for Places of Worship and we are confident that we have a COVID-19 safe environment – BUT things are different, the building has been cleaned and will be cleaned thoroughly after each use.
IF YOU ARE SUFFERING WITH ANY SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19 PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND, BUT SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE AND A TEST.
Below are a few of the changes that you will find when you arrive.
We will continue to monitor Government guidelines over the coming months and will adapt things as necessary, the building has had a lot of work done over the past few months and we are excited about being able to open the doors again, however we understand that some will still not be able to or feel comfortable coming out, so we will for the time being will continue to have a Zoom link to enable you to still be part of the service.
Please have a look at the following link www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9m83yhhToQ to view what it will look like and if you have any questions please feel free to ask.
The Prayer Room at Stroat is focussed on using our
imaginations to connect with God.
Please do pop by as we are open
between the hours of 9:00am – 9:00pm.
I know it’s been a while since the last update on the Manse. Work is progressing well. The last few weeks Olly has been working on the roof gully. There was additional works that was needed before he could continue costing just over £3000. As one of the major beams holding that corner of the roof up, was rotten. Water had been seeping under the lead flashing, and slowly rotting the beam. This beam was a main supporting beam, and where it was rotten was only resting on a small piece of plaster– so could have given way at anytime. Olly has also come across beams that still show signs of fire damage, and removed an old door lintel, that we think could have been an original – however the wood worm had been enjoying it.
Today he has been sorting out the water pipes in the attic as there was a jumble of pipes, that had been bodged over the years, and again he is amazed that they have not leaked. God has been good as I am sure he has literally been holding the building together for us!
The new roof slates have been delivered and should be fitted over the coming weeks.
A decision on when we start meeting again on Sundays will be made early September, and we will let you know the plans nearer the time. Don’t forget that the PRAYER ROOM is open every day, and you are welcome to come down anytime to spend time in there, just remember to park in the layby, and there is no access to the main church hall, except to use the WC.