Maidenhead
Maidenhead Church & Community Centre
We exist to worship God; to communicate the Gospel of Jesus Christ; to bring people into a relationship with Him by the power of the Holy Spirit and to reach out to the community through a caring ministry.
Where we are
East Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1PJ
United Kingdom
Email address:
maidenhead@salvationarmy.org.uk
Phone:
01628 625914
Rob Molloy
Corps Sergeant Major
Liz Walker
Corps Secretary
John Renouf
Corps Treasurer
Eileen Davies
Recruiting Sergeant
Peter Kitney
Acting Over-60 Club Secretary
Taryn Parker
Young People's Sergeant Major
Mark Lazenbury
Bandmaster
Madeleine Brain
Songster Leader
Kay Borsberry
Assistant Recruiting Sergeant
Gail Westwood-Payne
Prayer & Spiritual Life Development Coordinator
Major Maureen Wiffin
Pastoral Care Representative
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Photo by Gaelle Marcel on Unsplash
Check out this section of our webpage for details of our coming special events.
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10:30-11:45 SUNDAY CELEBRATION MEETING (except 2nd Sunday in month - see below)
Featuring songs, music, prayer, something for the children and positive, practical, encouraging teaching from the Bible
10:30-11:30 2ND SUNDAY CELEBRATION (2nd Sunday in month)
Worship in a more relaxed, lighter style, featuring songs, prayer, activities and a short, positive, practical, encouraging thought from the Bible
You can join our Worship every Sunday LIVE on our Facebook Page - www.facebook.com/maidenheadcitadelsalvationarmy/live
Or you can catch up later on our YouTube Channel - www.youtube.com/channel/UCHyDHiaWEg-ww8RbWGTgjkQ
11:00-12:00 SUNDAY'S KOOL (school term time, except 2nd Sunday in month)
Fun, Bible-based activities for tots to 11’s
11:45-12:30 APPROX. COFFEE & CHAT (except 2nd Sunday in month)
Join with us after worship and catch up with friends
12:00-13:30 APPROX. CHURCH LUNCH (2nd Sunday in month)
Join us for food and friendship following our 2nd Sunday Celebration
12:15-12:45 YOUNG PEOPLE'S SINGING COMPANY REHEARSAL (school term time, except 2nd Sunday in month)
You can also catch up with Captain Rob's Bible Messages via podcast. Head to battlereadysermons.podbean.com for more details and to subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts or via the Battlefield Resources Facebook page - www.facebook.com/battlefieldresources. Like the page and get a notification when a new sermon drops or sign up to be sent an email - eepurl.com/h2FPND. You can even listen below:
Welcome to Battle Drill, a weekday devotional from Captain Rob of The Salvation Army. Join us as we share hope and encouragement as we read and study the Bible together.
There's a new episode of Battle Drill Devotional every Monday through Friday.
Click on the link - https://linktr.ee/battlefieldresources - to listen, watch or subscribe to this podcast.
09:30-12:30 TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
Hub Community Café @ Maidenhead Salvation Army
Pop in for a coffee, cake and a chat. Open to all, you would be assured of a warm welcome!
TUESDAYS
09:30-12:30 COMMUNITY KITCHEN
Free hot drinks and snacks, and a takeaway hot meal for families and individuals in need
WEDNESDAYS
19:30-21:00 GROWTH GROUP ONLINE
Join us as we study and discuss God's Word together in a relaxed atmosphere, via Zoom
Join our Zoom Meeting at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/93963988634?pwd=L2JsNzRtc21ORndNL2RFRyt6RDAxZz09
Meeting ID: 939 6398 8634
Passcode: 064413
THURSDAYS
09:30-12:30 COMMUNITY KITCHEN
Free hot drinks and snacks, and a takeaway hot meal for families and individuals in need
10:30-12:00 STREET HOMELESS DROP-IN CENTRE
A warm and welcoming space for street homeless people to enjoy hot food and drink, a shower, and other facilities (in partnership with The Brett Foundation)
19:00-20:15 SONGSTERS REHEARSAL
20:30-21:45 BAND REHEARSAL
FRIDAYS
09:30-10:00 PRAYER TIME
Join us as we pray for each other, our community and the world
SATURDAYS
10:00-17:00 CRAFT DAY (1st Saturday in month)
Join us as we enjoy several crafts. Bring your own packed lunch
Other events as advertised
(Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash)
Sundays
You can join us live for Sunday Worship on YouTube each week. Head over to our channel - www.youtube.com/@maidenheadsalvationarmy and Subscribe and you will be notified when we go Live on Sunday morning, shortly before 10:30am. Or head on over to the Channel on Sunday morning and the Live video should appear at the top of the Page.
If you're unable to join us in-person on Sunday morning, then we look forward to you joining us this way instead.
Worship Today – 15 June 2025
Fathers' Day Sunday Celebration @ 10:30am
Led by Major Jo Thompson
Preceded by bacon rolls at 9:45am
Followed by refreshments in the Hub
Next Sunday – 22 June 2025
Young People's Anniversary Sunday Celebration @ 10:30am
Led by Lieutenant Corinne Seabridge of Aston Corps and West Midlands Divisional Headquarters
Followed by refreshments in the Hub
This Week
Monday
Tuesday
9:30am-12:30pm. Hub Community Café & Community Kitchen
Wednesday
7:30-8:30pm. Growth Group online
Thursday
9:30am-12:30pm. Hub Community Café & Community Kitchen
7:00-8:00pm. Songster Practice
8:00-8:15pm. Band & Songsters Devotional & Notices
8:45-9:45pm. Band Practice
Friday
9:30-10:00am. Prayer Meeting in the Boiler Room and online
Saturday
Coming Events
Growth Group Online
Why not join us in the New Year? Growth Group online meets each week on Wednesday at 7:30pm via Zoom. Everyone is welcome. You don't have to have been to Growth Group online before, and you don't need to be a member of Maidenhead Salvation Army.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/93963988634?pwd=L2JsNzRtc21ORndNL2RFRyt6RDAxZz09
Meeting ID: 939 6398 8634
Passcode: 064413
Boiler Room – Powerhouse
You are welcome to join us for our Boiler Room Prayer Meeting every Friday between 9:30am-10:00am in-person in the Prayer Room. Subjects will be provided each week for us to pray for, based on our mission and ministry and what is going on around us.
There is a Prayer Requests box on Reception (along with Prayer Request notepads) for use by corps members and hopefully, others who come into the Hall. We will pray those requests on a Friday morning too (unless they are marked Confidential for the CO only). Please do take advantage of this when it becomes available. We need to pray for each other! (as I know many of us do).
Noticeboard
Please take note that there are events within the region and within the UK that are open to all. Please check out the noticeboard for details.
Family Matters
Beryl Tanner
Beryl Tanner was Promoted to Glory from her care home in Kettering on Sunday 18th May. Beryl, a former soldier at Maidenhead, will be remembered by older members of the Corps, and others will remember the short period she lived here in the ‘90’s while her daughter was in hospital. Beryl’s funeral will be held at Kettering Warren Hill Crematorium on Friday 20 June at 12.30 pm.
News & Information
Father’s Day.
Sunday 15th June is Father’s Day! Come and join us for a pre-worship meeting Bacon Roll and Sunday Celebration that focuses on ‘all things Dad’! Our Father’s Day meetings are led by Major Jo Thompson.
Together 2025.
Join us for Together 2025 (11-13 July) at the ICC Birmingham for a weekend of worship, teaching, commitment and celebration themed Mission 160; From Generation to Generation. Guests include General Lyndon Buckingham and Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham and the Canadian Staff Songsters.
Anyone connected to The Salvation Army is welcome and there will be space for all the family. Tickets went on sale at 10am on 25 April - for more details on tickets, accommodation and travel information, please visit and bookmark www.salvationist.org.uk
We will be live streaming Together 2025 at the hall as our Sunday morning meeting on 13th July 2025.
Singleness Survey
Our territory is taking part in an international research project that aims to gain a deeper understanding from those who worship at The Salvation Army on their views, feelings and experiences of being single.
With more people getting married later in life, or not at all, it is imperative that the Church understands the complexity of being single today and provides a place of welcome to those who are single, whatever stage of life they may be in.
This is where you come in! The international Salvation Army would love to hear the perspectives of those who attend Salvation Army corps. As we have all been single at some point in our lives, all voices are vital to this research – whether single, married or anywhere in between — your insights are invaluable!
You are invited to participate in an in-depth questionnaire focused on gaining a deeper understanding singleness.
Examining the experience and challenges of singleness will help to inform resources and strategies that support The Salvation Army to be a place where those who are single feel welcomed, loved and valued, no matter what stage of life they are in. To learn more or to take part, visit https://sar.my/singleness or scan the QR code below before 31 July 2025.
Have Questions? Feel free to reach out to the research staff at International Headquarters at IHQ-DHS@salvationarmy.org for any inquiries.
Write to your MP to oppose the Assisted Dying Bill
Vulnerable people are at the heart of The Salvation Army’s mission. Our value of compassion calls us all to serve others and raise up the vulnerable whose circumstances mean that it can sometimes be challenging to make themselves heard.That is why The Salvation Army is campaigning against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – because some of the people that we support are worried by its impact on others like them.
We recently commissioned a survey to better understand the general public’s view on this Bill, which is currently making its way through the Houses of Parliament.
I’m sure you would be interested to know that, while the public support assisted dying in theory (78%), they are concerned about how this Bill will put this into practice.
Our survey found that many people believe that the elderly (63% highlighted this), the disabled (58% highlighted this) and those with mental health issues (56% highlighted this) were at risk of feeling pressured into applying for an assisted death.
A majority of the people asked (56%) are concerned that vulnerable people will feel pressured to pursue an assisted death because they feel they have become a burden. This includes 50% of those who support assisted dying in theory.
We are particularly concerned that those with the least in our society may be disproportionately affected. Poverty is limiting, painful and exhausting. It is coercive in its very nature and acts as a persuasive force in our communities and society as a whole. This Bill risks creating a two-tier system of death where those who cannot afford to pay for care may be forced to opt for an early death.
Will you join us in standing up for the most vulnerable?
Take action now and use your voice, write to your MP today.
Dates for the Diary …
June 2025
15 June - 10:30am. Fathers' Day Sunday Celebration led by Major Jo Thompson preceded by bacon rolls
22 June - 10:30am. Young People's Anniversary Sunday Celebration led by Lieutenant Corinne Seabridge
27 June - 9:00am. Monthly Pop Up Charity Shop and Coffee Morning
July 2025
3 July - 10:30am. Business & Property Mission Cluster Group Meeting
5 July - 10:00am. Craft Day
6 July - 2:00pm. Service of Thanksgiving for David Woodcock
11-13 July - Together 2025 Congress in Birmingham
13 July - 10:30am. Livestreaming of Commissioning in Hall followed by Corps Lunch
20 July - 3:30pm. Youth Chorus (North) Rehearsal
25 July - 9:00am. Monthly Pop Up Charity Shop and Coffee Morning
29 July - 7:30pm. Leadership Team Meeting
Save the Dates
September 2026
As you may be aware, 2026 marks our 140th Anniversary, and we plan to have a number of special events throughout our anniversary year. The first one booked into our corps diary is the visit of the International Staff Songsters on Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 September 2026. Keep an eye out for further events happening in our 140th anniversary year!
Please save the dates in your diary’s – we look forward to seeing you!
Pause and Reflect
A Reflection of God’s Love
"The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him."
— Proverbs 20:7 (NKJV)
On Father’s Day, we honour the men who lead, love, and lift their families every day. A father’s influence runs deep shaping the hearts of the next generation. Proverbs reminds us that a man who walks in integrity blesses his children. That means the everyday choices a father makes—whether seen or unseen—leave a lasting legacy.
Dads, your quiet strength, your presence, and your prayers matter. Even when you feel unseen or unsure, know that your faithful steps mirror the steadfast love of our Heavenly Father. Your life is a living testimony, pointing your children to the goodness of God.
Today, we celebrate you and pray that you continue to walk closely with the One who is the ultimate Father to us all.
Prayer:
Lord, thank You for fathers. Strengthen them, guide them, and fill them with Your wisdom. May they reflect Your love in all they do. Amen.
Battle Drill Daily Devotional Podcast This Week:
Sunday: Discovering the Father's Original Design
Monday: Seeing the Invisible Father
Tuesday: Approaching the Throne with Bold Humility
Wednesday: The Unexpected Freedom in Letting Go
Thursday: The Father's Intentional Design for Your Life
Friday: Finding Security in Unending Love
Saturday: Growing to Reflect the Father's Heart
There's a new episode of Battle Drill Devotional every day. You can pick a copy of this week’s up from Reception. Click on the link - https://linktr.ee/battlefieldpodcasts - to listen, watch or subscribe to the podcast. You can even listen to it three times a day on Salvationist Radio!
Livestreaming - You can find, like and follow our new Facebook page. If you're unable to join us in-person on a Sunday morning or your family and friends want to catch up with us later in the day or week, then this is the way to go.
YOU CAN SIGN UP TO RECEIVE NEWS, UPDATES AND EVENTS FROM MAIDENHEAD SALVATION ARMY BY HEADING TO eepurl.com/h8bP3n
(Photo by Jack Sharp on Unsplash)
Territorial Prayer Network - Points for prayer from Prayer Matters.
SUNDAY 15 JUNE: SABBATH PRAYER
God – the compassionate Father
‘The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.’ (Psalm 103:13 NLT)
Father God, sometimes we fall into thinking that you are a remote God who doesn’t understand us, yet your word reminds us that you are a compassionate Father. We thank you, Lord, for those men in our lives who radiate your compassion, those who protect, care for and nurture us. This Father’s Day, we pray that they will be aware of your compassion for them right now.
Karen Findlay (Wellingborough Corps). You can find resources to support Father’s Day at https://www.salvationist.org.uk/resources/key-dates/fathersday
MONDAY 16 JUNE: SHARING THE GOOD NEWS
Boldness in talking faith
‘For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.’ (2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV)
Lord God, thank you for exchanging my fear for boldness through your Spirit. Help me to live boldly every day. Protect me as I lay down my fears and take up the challenge of going beyond my comfort zone.
Challenge: Think of something you find difficult when it comes to sharing your faith. It may be praying out loud, testifying, or praying with a friend. Pray that, as you lay down your fear, God will fill you with boldness. Know you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. Now make plans to do it! Major Jill Miller (Officer in Retirement)
TUESDAY 17 JUNE: SERVING AND CARING
Together 2025 (11-13 July)
‘Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.’ (Hebrews 4:16 NIV)
Jesus, as people prepare for the Together 2025 event in Birmingham, would you bless all those planning and preparing, especially the Events Team as they work hard to make things run smoothly. We ask you to put your hand of blessing on all the components of the event, which will include the commissioning of the Champions of the Mission Session. We also pray for territorial leadership as they prepare to minister throughout the event.
Major Gary Lacey (Territorial Prayer Coordinator)
WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE: GROWING IN FAITH
Intercultural Weekend (20-22 June)
‘After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language …’ (Revelation 7:9a NIV)
Being ‘intercultural’ is a willingness to enter another person’s culture as much as you want them to enter your own. As so many towns, cities and suburban areas become far more culturally rich, we need to learn how we can live together and journey together in a way that celebrates diversity and unity. Pray for the Intercultural Weekend, that it will be a time of deep connection, open-hearted learning and joyful worship together.
Lyndall Bywater (UKI Boiler Room Team)
THURSDAY 19 JUNE: INTERNATIONAL SALVATION ARMY
USA Western Territory
‘Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly …’ (Colossians 3:16a NIV)
The USA Western Territory covers the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming, as well as Guam, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas. It operates in 14 different languages and serves a huge variety of communities. As you pray for the territory, speak these words from Colossians as a blessing over the ministry and mission of the USA West today. Pray too for the territorial leadership team of Commissioners Douglas and Colleen Riley and Colonels Eddie and Genevera Vincent. Lyndall Bywater (UKI Boiler Room Team)
FRIDAY 20 JUNE: JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION
Refugee Week (16-22 June)
‘Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.’ (Hebrews 12:14 NIV)
We ask for peace. We recognise that violence of language and of action drives conflict. We see the millions of people displaced because of war and persecution. We ask that you help us to grow into people of peace in our communities. We ask that you empower us to be beacons of your light and love in dark places, and give us the boldness to challenge injustice and the will to seek justice.
From the ‘please’ prayer for refugees by Ben Still (Refugee Response Manager)
You can find the full prayers for refugees at https://www.salvationist.org.uk/resources/worship/praying-for-refugees
SATURDAY 21 JUNE: CARE FOR CREATION
God and Gardening – Lifting bulbs
‘There is a time for everything … a time to plant and a time to uproot.’ (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 NIV)
It’s time to lift some of the bulbs which have finished flowering for the year, such as your tulips, so that they can be stored and replanted. As you tend your garden, pray for people you know who are coming to the end of a particular season in their lives, or are needing to take a break and have a rest from something they’ve been doing. Pray that God will wrap them around in love, and restore them for what is to come next.
Lyndall Bywater (UKI Boiler Room Team)
Do you have a prayer request? Please email us, use the prayer request box on our reception desk in The Hub, or speak to a member of the leadership team.
Our Christian faith encourages us to do what we can to support those in need in our community:
TUESDAY
09:30-12:30 Community Kitchen
Drop in for a free hot drink and snack and then takeaway a hot lunch, fresh fruit and drink. Available to the homeless and those in need. We are usually also able to provide a hot shower and assist with food parcels, some clothing and issue Foodshare Maidenhead vouchers.
THURSDAY
09:30-12:30 Community Kitchen
Drop in for a free hot drink and snack and then takeaway a hot lunch, fresh fruit and drink. Available to the homeless and those in need. We are usually also able to provide a hot shower and assist with food parcels, some clothing and issue Foodshare Maidenhead vouchers.
SUNDAY
12:30-13:00 Community Kitchen
Drop in for hot food, fresh fruit and drink. Available to the homeless and those in need.
(Photo by Aaron Doucett on Unsplash)
Most of the food we provide to people is donated by you, so your donation is vital to our work. You can donate dried and tinned goods such as cereal, soup, pasta, rice, tinned vegetables, tinned fruit, pasta sauces, tinned meat, tea, coffee, biscuits and UHT milk or non-food items such as toiletries and hygiene products at our Hall in East Road, SL6 1PJ, usually every Tuesday and Thursday between 9:30am-12:30pm. If you want to ensure we are open, please call 01628 625914.
Thank you for supporting us.
LAST FRIDAY IN THE MONTH (EXCEPT AUGUST & DECEMBER)
09:00-12:00 CHARITY POP-UP SHOP
Tons of NEW CLOTHES WITH TAGS, VINTAGE, Preloved, TOYS, Games, Bric-à-brac, Books, DVDs and MORE - You can buy teas, coffee and cake
FREE ENTRY & FREE PARKING
(Photo by Perry Merrity II on Unsplash)
For our monthly pop-up Charity Shop and community work, you can donate good quality clothes, shoes (paired) and accessories, sleeping bags, towels, homeware such as bric-a-brac and kitchen items, books, CDs, or toys at our Hall in East Road, SL6 1PJ, on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:30am-12:30pm. If these times are not convenient, please call 01628 625914 to make an appointment.
Please note that due to restricted storage space we no longer accept jigsaws, linens such as curtains and fabrics, DVDs, and rugs for resale or reuse.
In addition, we are unable to accept duvets, pillows, "rags", electrical items, and furniture for resale or reuse.
Leaving items outside our building when it is closed is considered fly-tipping and will be reported to the local authority. You may be prosecuted. Instead, please call in when the building is open, or if those times are not convenient call us on 01628 625914 to make an appointment. Please be considerate of our neighbourhood and community.
A collection service is available on request ONLY for those unable to travel to our building.
For recycling, we can also accept all clothing that's clean and wearable (including underwear), footwear (paired), bags, belts, hats, scarves, and gloves, towels, bed linen and blankets.
We are unable to recycle duvets, pillows, any stuffed items, curtains, rugs, toys, "rags", electrical items, and furniture.
Please place recycling in our recycling bank on our car park. This is available 24/7.
People who freely give of their time and talents to us make a huge contribution to the work we do.
In terms of community work, we have a Community Lunch that provides hot takeaway meals to the homeless and those in need that requires volunteers on Sundays (after our church worship meeting) from around 12 noon to 1:30pm.
We also run a Hub Community Cafe (open to the public) and Community Kitchen (providing hot takeaway meals to the homeless and those in need) on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with volunteers working from around 9:15am to 12:45pm.
If you are interested in either of these opportunities, then please email us at maidenhead@salvationarmy.org.uk, and if we have any current vacancies we'll arrange a time for you to come in and have a chat with me.
We value diversity and encourage volunteers of all ages and abilities from all sections of the community. However, we can only accept applications from prospective volunteers who live in the UK and Ireland and have the right to work and/or volunteer in the UK and Ireland.
Unfortunately we don’t offer sponsorship for voluntary roles.
Maidenhead Salvation Army offers a great location and comprehensive facilities at surprising rates. If you're looking for a conference venue, rehearsal rooms, a concert hall or meeting room, whether for a one-off event or for a regular activity, Maidenhead Salvation Army could be just what you need. Please email maidenhead@salvationarmy.org.uk for booking enquiries.
- Central Maidenhead location
- 150 Seated Auditorium
- 100 Seated Community Room
- Meeting Rooms
- Full In-House Audio-Visual facilities
- Grand Piano
- Excellent Acoustics
- Coffee Hub
Our current charges are:
- Main Hall (seats around 130 people with access to a stage/lectern, sound and multimedia equipment): £25.00 per hour.
- Community Hall (seats up to 60 people, tables available): £20.00 per hour.
- Prayer/Quiet Room (for one-on-one meetings): £15.00 per hour.
- Kitchen (counter top boiler, oven, microwave, crockery and cutlery available): £5.00 per hour (please bring own food and drink).
- Toilet facilities (included disabled toilet): Included.
As you may know, a Salvation Army Hall is primarily a church for the worship of God and as such, all activities conducted must be in accordance with Salvation Army principles and policies, in particular: no alcohol, smoking, gambling or similar activities. Please confirm your proposed hire of our premises does not include these activities.
If you would like to look round, then please let me know. I am almost always available on Tuesday and Thursday mornings between 9:30am-12:30pm but can also meet by appointment at other times.
If you wish to proceed, then the next step will be for me to draw up a Licence Agreement (a legally binding contract that protects the interests of both parties) in the name of an individual or company in respect of your group for signature prior to the event.
Monetary Donations
The Salvation Army works with some of the most vulnerable people in society. As we face the worst public health crisis in our lifetime, people on the margins need us now more than ever.
From running food banks and checking up on people who live alone, to offering counselling and supporting NHS isolation units, The Salvation Army is responding to the crisis in dozens of different ways.
Please click the button below and visit our Justgiving page. Help us support as many people as possible.
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