August / September 2010
Please note that throughout August we will only have one morning service at 10am and our normal evening service at 6.30pm
From Sunday 5th September we revert back to two morning services – 9.30am and 11.15am and our evening service remains at the normal time of 6.30pm.
Sunday 29th August
Our Senior Minister, Liam Goligher will be speaking at 10.00am and our Assistant Minister, Andy Hambleton at 6.30pm.
Sunday 5th September
Liam Goligher will be speaking at 9.30am, 11.15am and 6.30pm
Sunday 12th September
Liam Goligher will be speaking at 9.30am, 11.15am and 6.30pm
Posted: July 30, 2010 at 10:00
Thanksgiving Day for the Redevelopment
A Thanksgiving Service and Lunch were held at the church on Sunday 17th May to celebrate the completion of a major 17-month re-development project.
The newly enlarged building includes a new hall and various meeting rooms, new offices to accommodate a growing staff team, two state of the art kitchens, and a nursery with a garden area for children to play in.
“We’re excited that our redevelopment project is complete,” said Liam Goligher, Senior Minister, “Duke Street Church has a long tradition of serving the people of Richmond and we’re looking forward to welcoming the community into our new facilities so that people can enjoy the many events and activities we offer.”
The service was attended by Susan Kramer MP, Councillor Jane Dodds and Councillor Pamela Fleming.” I’m delighted that Duke Street Church is such a thriving place with so much going on. It was great to see the results of the redevelopment first hand, and I am sure the new facilities will prove to be a brilliant resource for the local community, said Mrs Kramer.
Originally constructed in 1962, the church undertook this project to accommodate its growing congregation and to provide additional facilities. Contractors, Crispin & Borst carried out the project, which cost in excess of £3 million.
Duke Street Church typically attracts 500 people every Sunday and numerous activities take place during the week catering to the community, including playgroups for preschoolers, meals for the homeless, after school kids club, Friday night youth group and a cafe. The church also hosts other organisations’ events such as the Richmond Local History Society. The church has served Richmond since 1850.
Posted: May 21, 2009 at 22:42
Thanksgiving Day for the Redevelopment
Tags:events, redevelopment, thanksgiving
Face Painting at the Richmond May Fair
At the recent Richmond May Fair, on 9 May 2009, twelve volunteers from Duke Street took turns face painting a never-ending stream of people. Taking it in turns throughout the day many of the volunteers discovered they had a talent they hadn’t known about before as they painted spidermen, butterflies, tigers, skeletons, scary monsters and pretty flowers.
It wasn’t only children who were up for having their faces painted. A number of teenagers and young adults came along too. At one time, when the team were busy, a group of teenagers took up some brushes and colours, painting each other and having great fun.
Organiser Ann Hinsley explains the reasoning behind providing the free face-painting at the May Fair: “We do it for fun and as a service to the community. We take the opportunity to let the parents and children know about the church activities, including the café where they could go on the day.”
Many ask the face paint artists if they can donate some money and for the first time, this year there was a small box for donations towards the church redevelopment work. Thank you to everyone who donated to this cause; we were amazed that at the end of the day the donations came to over £185.
Posted: May 10, 2009 at 20:06
