About Us

Rainbow Church

Our church is a place where we hope everyone feels welcome. Whoever you are, whether you're exploring faith or have been following Jesus for a long time, whatever your age, race, identity, sexuality, disability, we hope you'll find a place to belong with us.
We recognise that our world is broken and a lot of our lives have been impacted by that brokeness, but we believe that God has made us to be in relationship with God and with other people. We believe that with God we can have life, and have it to the full. Together we want to get to know Jesus better and to help grow God's kingdom of love in our community.
Our Sunday mornings begin with a warm welcome and an invitation to join in celebrating the good news about Jesus. Our worship style is varied, depending on who is leading the service. We use a mix of older hymns and more contemporary songs as we seek to lift up God's name together. We expect God to meet with us and speak to us.

We are also active in our local community as an expression of the love of God in a practical way.

Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here to see more.

Visitors click here.

Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

The following information is specifically for those planning a visit, so that you know, beforehand, what to expect on a Sunday morning.

Where and When

We meet at the Church Building (details here) for our Sunday Service starting at 10:30am. For your first visit, we recommend arriving 5-10 minutes early so you can find somewhere to sit before the service begins. When you arrive, you will be greeted by a member of our Welcome Team. Let them know you're new to church and they'll answer any questions you have. There is no need to 'dress up' for church - most people dress quite casually.

Toilets are located in the Christ Church rooms next to the main church building. We serve tea, coffee and biscuits after the service in the Christ Church rooms. All refreshments are free.

Accessibility: There is wheelchair access, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to access the building. There is a disabled toilet in the Christ Church rooms.

Our Service

The main service begins at 10:30am, and usually lasts just over one hour. There will be prayers, a reflection and news and notices, with worship music and hymns throughout. Christ Church has a range of service styles - some services are more traditional with organ and piano, other services have songs led by a worship group. Occasionally we have cafe-style services with conversation and activities around tables.

Church Interior

What about my children?

Your children are welcome in our church services, and we have a children's corner setup with toys and colouring in, which they are welcome to play with throughout the service, and a comfy sofa for you! The service can also be relayed to the church foyer if you need a quieter space.

Getting Connected

Small Groups

While Sundays are a great way to meet new people, it is often in smaller gatherings that you can really get to know someone. We have various midweek meetings - our Renew Wellbeing Space, our Bee Creative group, Table Tennis as well as our small groups to explore faith.
Being part of one of our small groups allows you to get to know other people and find support. Check out our Church Life section and our Small Groups and see if there’s something that you could try, or we can put you in touch with a small group leader who will be more than happy to invite you along to their group.

Serving and Volunteering

If you want to get involved in the life of the church and help us make Sundays or weekdays run smoothly, you can sign up to serve on a team.

Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

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Telephone:

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Comments / Questions or anything you would like to say?

Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.

Leadership


Reverend Esther Mason		Prof Malcolm Brown, Church Secretary
esther@nailsworthchristchurch.org.uk		m.w.brown@bristol.ac.uk

We hope that whoever you are, you will feel at home at our church.