Sunday Services
Our regular Sunday Service is at 10:30. Many of our services are led by visiting preachers, so our style of worship may vary. We normally have a Communion service on the 3rd Sunday of the month, when all are invited to meet at the Lord’s table.
We hold additional services to mark particular times in the Church calendar, sometimes jointly with Maidstone United Reformed Church.
There is a Junior Church Team and activities can normally be provided on demand if required.
As ever, all are welcome to all our services.
See our Facebook page for details of future services or contact the Church Secretary (secretary@staplehursturc.org.uk).
Sunday Worship via YouTube Livestream
If you are unable to worship with us in person, the majority (tech and personnel allowing) of our Services are streamed to our YouTube Channel. Previous services, since 17th October 2021, are also available as livestream VODs (recordings).
Worship via Zoom
We continue to hold Zoom meetings (together with Maidstone URC) :
Please contact the Church Secretary at secretary@staplehursturc.org.uk for login details.
Alternate Worship Resources
If it is difficult to come to physical worship here are some alternative worship resources.
On top of our past and future livestreamed services on our YouTube channel, and Maidstone URC’s livestreamed services (here) ; there are:
URC Daily Devotions Sunday morning services.
Information can be found at : https://devotions.urc.org.uk/
We encourage those of you with online access, and the time available, to find supplemental opportunities from other churches and Christian charities.
Offline Resources
For those without online access, please continue your private prayer and Bible reading; remember you can telephone dial to join Zoom without a picture; and be aware of the DailyHope Prayer line.
DailyHope phone line
DailyHope, a free national telephone line, offers music, prayers and reflections as well as full worship services from the Church of England at the end of the phone.
A Church of England initiative in partnership with CONNECTIONS at Holy Trinity Claygate, and Faith in Later Life
The line – which is available 24 hours a day on 0800 804 8044 – was launched on Sunday 26th April 2020 as a response to support older people who would not be able to access online worship during lockdown and to provide comfort and spiritual nourishment to the most isolated in our society. It previously stopped but has since been resumed following aditional funding being found. See the Faith in Later Life website for more details.