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.
Join us in Grenfell Park on Sunday 8 September 2024 between 11:00am-3:30pm (weather permitting) for our annual Family Fun Day.
Listen to music, enjoy Messy Church crafts, play games, enjoy the bouncy castle, and find homemade refreshments, tea, coffee, and cold drinks.
This is a free event.
The event ends with a Songs of Praise at 3:00pm.
Click in the top right hand corner of the screen to reveal more worship meetings from the series.
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.
Or you can listen below:
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 – 1 September 2024
Sunday Celebration @ 10:30am.
Led by Captain Rob Westwood-Payne
Followed by refreshments in The Hub
3:00pm. Band & Songsters at Annual Remembrance Service - Easthampstead Crematorium
4:00pm. Area Celebration Meeting & Candidates Farewell at Reading Lower Earley Salvation Army.
Next Sunday – 8 September 2024
Family Funday 11:00am - 3:30pm - Grenfell Park
This Week (commencing 2 September 2024)
Monday
7:30pm. Youth Recruits Class @ The Quarters
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
10:30am-12 noon. Street Homeless Drop-In Centre (in partnership with The Brett Foundation)
7:00pm. Songster Practice
8:30pm. Band Practice
Friday
9:30-10:00am Boiler Room Prayer Time
Saturday
12 noon. Wedding of Yvonne Carter and Tony Carter, followed by Reception.
Coming Events
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.
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
Our Young People Transitioning in Education
With the school summer holidays drawing to a close, and the start of the new academic year, please pray for our young people who will be starting new schools, making new friends and facing new opportunities to ‘Shine from the inside out’, in the new school year.
Ethan, Elliot, Freya, Max, Alex, Dylan, Amira, Kathryn & Aoife.
Big Conversation
As you know, we have spent most of this year in a Big Conversation – about who God wants us to be and what he wants us to do in the 21st century. When we met as a Leadership Team at the end of July, we prayerfully and thoughtfully reviewed all the data and honed in on three things as we move forward:
- Whole-life discipleship: learning to follow the way of Jesus in our places and at this time. We are a scattered corps, so it’s thinking about what God is doing on our frontlines – where we are “this time tomorrow” – and what we are being called to do to join in his mission in those places.
- Hospitality: developing a generous relationship with each other and with others who come into our building.
- Seeking social justice and action within the community of Maidenhead.
As we move forward, we will unpack these themes further and what they mean about who we need to be and what we need to be doing.
Sermon Notes
As explained during our meeting last Sunday, Capt. Rob does what he can through his preaching to equip us to join God’s mission on our frontlines – those places where we spend most of our time – home, neighbourhood, community, social clubs, schools, colleges, and work, for example. To help in this, he is now producing notes for each sermon for you to make notes on (so please bring a pen along with your Bible or Bible app), to take away and review, and maybe to file in your Bible or elsewhere so you can refer back to them in the future. A copy will be attached to the Koinonia e-mailing each week too.
Dates for the Diary …
September 2024
1 Sep - 3:00pm. Band & Songsters at Easthampstead Park Crematorium Annual Remembrance Service.
1 Sep - 4:00pm. Area Celebration Meeting & Candidates Farewell at Reading Lower Earley Salvation Army.
7 Sep - 12 noon. Wedding of Yvonne Carter & Tony Carter.
8 Sep - 11:00am. Family Fun Day in Grenfell Park.
14 Sep - 6:30pm. Anniversary Dinner
15 Sep - 10:30am. Anniversary Sunday Celebration led by Central, Southern, and Channel Islands Divisional Youth Chorus (North)
22 Sep - 10:30am. Sunday Celebration led by Maidenhead Citadel Band
27 Sep - 9:30am. Macmillan Coffee Morning
28 Sep - 6:30pm. Harvest Quiz - £5 entry inc. nibbles and drinks
29 Sep - 10:30aam. Harvest Sunday Celebration led by Major Ian & Lt. Col. Judith Payne
October 2024
4 Sep - 7:00pm. Corps Prayer Gathering
Captain’s Log
In the hustle and bustle of life, we often find ourselves carrying heavy loads—emotional, spiritual, and even physical. Just as an overstuffed suitcase can weigh us down on a journey, so these burdens can steal our joy and peace. But Jesus offers us a different way, a way of rest and renewal. This week, we will explore the profound invitation Jesus gives us to lay down our heavy loads and find true rest in him.
We often burden ourselves with the expectations of others, the weight of past regrets, and the stress of daily responsibilities. But Jesus knows our struggles, and he extends a compassionate invitation: "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28, NLT). This isn't just a call to drop our loads but to exchange them for the lighter, more purposeful burden of walking in step with him.
Jesus’ invitation goes beyond simply offering rest; it’s an invitation to partnership. He says, “Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you.” (Matthew 11:29, NLT). A yoke pairs two oxen together, sharing the load and guiding them in unison. Jesus offers us a yoke that fits perfectly—one that doesn’t chafe or add unnecessary strain. When we align ourselves with him, our burdens become lighter, not because our challenges disappear, but because we no longer bear them alone. In this divine partnership, we find strength, guidance, and a deep sense of purpose, enabling us to navigate life’s difficulties with renewed energy and peace.
As we walk in step with Jesus, we discover his yoke is not a burden but a source of life. The peace he offers is not the absence of work or challenges but the assurance that we are not alone. His rest empowers us to serve with joy, knowing that our efforts are sustained by his strength. Jesus transforms our weariness into purpose, our struggles into opportunities for growth, and our burdens into testimonies of his grace. By embracing his yoke, we not only find rest for ourselves but are also equipped to extend his peace and love to those around us.
In a world that constantly demands more from us, Jesus offers a radical alternative: rest in him. By laying down our burdens and embracing his yoke, we find freedom and peace that transcends our circumstances. Let’s accept his invitation, walk in his grace, and share his rest with others. As we do, we will experience the true joy of living unburdened by grace, empowered to fulfil his mission with renewed energy and a heart full of love.
Battle Drill Daily Devotional Podcast This Week:
This week on the Battle Drill Daily Devotional Podcast, we journey with Jesus, helping us to lay down our burdens and live in the freedom he offers. Each day we share hope and encouragement as we read and study the Bible together.
Sunday: Letting Go of the Weight: Casting Our Cares on Him
Monday: Freedom in Surrender: Taking Up His Easy Yoke
Tuesday: The Power of Letting Go: Entrusting Your Plans to God
Wednesday: Healing the Hurts: Finding Comfort in God’s Presence
Thursday: The Journey to Forgiveness: Releasing the Burden of Unforgiveness
Friday: Rest for the Soul: Embracing God’s Peace in the Midst of Chaos
Saturday: Walking in Freedom: Living Light in a Heavy World
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!
In Christ.
Rob Westwood-Payne MCMI MIoL
Captain
Commanding Officer
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.
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(Photo by Jack Sharp on Unsplash)
Territorial Prayer Network - Points for prayer from Prayer Matters.
SUNDAY 1 September: SABBATH PRAYER
MONDAY 2 September: SHARING THE GOOD NEWS
Newly commissioned lieutenants
(Lieutenant Theresa Raffan, Buckie and Findochty, commissioned in July 2023)
TUESDAY 3 September: SERVING AND CARING
New lieutenants – Luke and Rachel Furlong
(Lieutenants Luke and Rachel Furlong, Isle of Wight)
WEDNESDAY 4 September: GROWING IN FAITH
(Majors David and Gillian Burns, Divisional Leaders, North Division)
THURSDAY 5 September: INTERNATIONAL SALVATION ARMY
(Lyndall Bywater, UKI Boiler Room Team)
FRIDAY 6 September: JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION
(Ali Thornton-Dean, Older People’s Ministries)
SATURDAY 7 September: CARE FOR CREATION
Lord, help us today to take seriously our responsibility to conserve the world. Teach us to look through ‘planet goggles’, seeing the value of all that we have, and becoming more reflective and conscientious in the way we use the resources at our disposal.
(Adapted by Lyndall Bywater from ‘My 7 tips for caring for creation’ by Yelena Grase Jurkenas on Salvationist.org.uk)
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)
You can donate good quality clothes and accessories, linens such as curtains and fabrics, homeware such as bric-a-brac and kitchen items, books, CDs, DVDs 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.
We can also accept old clothing, footwear, bags, belts, towels, bed linen, blankets and sleeping bags for textile recycling.
We are unable to take large furniture, electrical items, duvets, quilts or pillows.
Please be considerate of our neighbours by not leaving donations outside of our building when it is closed.
A collection service is available on request ONLY for those unable to travel to our building.
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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