Weekly Prayer Focus

Chase Cross Baptist Church is in Collier Row. It is a church located in a residential area serving its local community however they can. Like many of our churches, they have had a challenging year, yet they continue to look after one another and are faithful in their outreach. On a Sunday, Chase Cross Baptist Church can be found within their church building, where around 25 people meet, or live on Facebook. They have been streaming their services for many years, since before COVID, and maintain contact with those who are unable to attend physically. Additionally, they have other activities running during the week. A long-established group meet on Thursday afternoon for fellowship, whilst a coffee morning on Monday morning meets in a local pub….

Earls Hall Baptist Church serves the Westcliff-on-Sea area of Southend-on-Sea. With just under 100 members, but with more folk worshipping on a Sunday, their aim is for Jesus to be at the centre of who they are and what they do. They are keenly aware of the many needs of their local community and invite people to come as they are and to be welcomed and loved for who they are. The church hosts a large range of activities throughout the week. Alongside their Sunday meetings, they also have Toddlers and Toast, Renew Wellbeing, Warm Welcome –a drop-in café over lunch on Thursdays, host a Trussell Trust food bank distribution centre and Joyful Dancing. Earls Hall are aware their community have different needs, with many…

The MegaCentre, in Rayleigh, is an Essex-based, Christian charity which exists to bring joy, hope and life to the whole community.  Meeting within its premises, The Church@The Mega Centre embraces this vision.  Becoming part of the EBA family in 2023, The Church@The MegaCentre offers chaplaincy and ministry to the whole community. The Church@The MegaCentre is currently going through a time of leadership transition.  In the coming days, the Church is likely to be led by Rev Scott Williamson, with David and Hannah Brown. The fellowship has become involved with refugees, particularly those with a Spanish speaking background.  With a number of Spanish speakers in the congregation, they have been able to quickly build relationships.  During the summer, they met on a Wednesday evening to share food…

Our church is led by the Rev Tudor Parsons, supported by four deacons and the wider church family. We believe that love, peace, forgiveness and unity are at the very heart of Jesus’ teachings and the challenge to us all is to practice these principles with all those we connect with, both inside and outside of our church. During the week we have various prayer meetings, Bible studies, coffee mornings and a baby and toddler group. We run a Café Style church for all ages on the first Sunday of each month, and during subsequent Sunday services we have a Sunday Club and creche for children. Our church also has an on-site counsellor. We may not have the largest congregation, but what we do have…