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Cambourne Church

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Country
  
UK

Membership
  
150

Phone
  
+44 1954 710644

Status
  
Parish church

Archdeaconry
  
Cambridge

Churchmanship
  
Varied

Weekly attendance
  
150

Year built
  
2010

Diocese
  
Diocese of Ely

Denomination
  
LEP: CofE, Baptist, Methodist, URC

Website
  
www.cambournechurch.org.uk

Address
  
Jeavons Ln, Cambourne, Cambridge CB23 6AF, UK

Cambourne Church is a "Local ecumenical partnership" between the Church of England, Baptist Union of Great Britain, Methodist Church of Great Britain and the United Reformed Church. It is located in the heart of Cambourne, Cambridgeshire and provides Christian community in the area. The church is theologically diverse and maintains a lively range of traditions within its services. It is the Church of England parish church for Cambourne. The local Roman Catholic community also worship within the church centre.

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History

It started in around 1999 and the first Minister (Peter Wood) was appointed in 2001. The church building on the corner of Jeavons Lane was opened in 2010.

The present

In 2014 the current Minister, Matthew Trick, was appointed. Matthew is supported by the Rev'd Lynda Taylor, who joined in 2013. At present the church offers two services on a Sunday morning at 9:30am (more traditional), and 11am (contemporary) except for the first Sunday of the month when there is one service at 10am.

The church currently operates a community cafe (19 ~ The Coffee House).

Governance

The church land and buildings are owned by Shared Churches Ely, which is formed by representatives of the partner denominations. There is also a "Local Advisory Group", also made up of members of the partner denominations, which advises the Minister with regards to the direction of ministry at the Church.

At a more direct level, the Church membership elect a Church Council to oversee the mission and ministry of the church. There is also a Ministry Team (made up of the Minister, Assistant Minister, wardens, administrator and other paid staff) which manages day-to-day ministry.

References

Cambourne Church Wikipedia