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Final Jubilee Hall update 

We have finally opened our doors!


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After what has seemed a very long wait, and at times very frustrating, the Jubilee Hall is now complete, and in use! And it is lovely, as you can hopefully see from these pictures.

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The joys of planning applications, what must be done about trees and car parks and drains, needing to re-draw part of the plans midway, very mixed weather and the coronavirus have all contributed to the delay, but we have kept going.

We always believed in the vision God gave us of a space to help and to bless the community alongside our existing church building. We now have a much larger hall space than before, which can be subdivided into two, plus two smaller meeting rooms.

The building is self-contained, with its own kitchen and toilet facilities, so two activities can now run alongside each other in separate buildings. It's certainly warm with the underfloor heating and much better insulation. Those of you who remember the old Banbury hall will be especially grateful for this!

Although we have not been able to have a formal opening for the building due to the ongoing restrictions on sizes of gatherings, we have already started using it both for our own activities and for several community services and hirings.

Please do get in touch with us if you are interested in using any of our church spaces.

Obviously a massive thanks goes to Ed and his team of builders and contractors, to Mark Tutton as the architect, and to all in the church who helped in various ways with planning, fundraising and administration. We were able to make a small presentation to Ed and to Mark in a recent service to say thank you.

Most of all our thanks to God for giving us the vision in the first place, the determination to keep going, and for always providing for our needs, just as he promises to. May this hall be for His glory and for the blessing of everyone in our community of St. Julian's throughout the coming years. 


New year update

Now the Hall is weather proof swift progress is being made on the interior.
Check out our events page for how to get involved in the Events Team for the Hall.
 
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Update - new floor in time for Christmas!

With the roof on, focus has switched to the interior of the new hall with the floor being laid this week.

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Update - the roof is on!

Despite the weather the builders have made great progress in getting the roof on this week.

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Update - December 2019

You could be forgiven for wondering whether our new Jubilee Hall was going to get built after all! We have been saddened and frustrated by the long delay for six months, when the weather was ideal for building. Now our stoic builders are battling against winter weather, but are making really good progress. IMG-20191129-WA0007

During the summer it looked like things had come to a stand still. But a lot of work was going on under the surface.
The regrettable hold-up was due to work on diverting a drain which had been running under the old building but was not permitted to remain under the new build. However, after much liaising with Welsh Water and the necessary paperwork being completed we are delighted to see the building going up now at some speed. As we write we are looking forward to the stage when the roof can go on and the winter weather will have less impact on the progress that can be made.

We would like to thank everyone affected by the building project for your patience and hard work as we all try to continue serving the people of our community. Since the old hall came down, groups have been sharing a much smaller space and there has been the need for thoughtfulness and cooperation in greater bucket loads than before. And we must mention those who are moving the chairs around every Sunday before and after the services, so that the church sanctuary can be used by groups during the week—thank you.
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Perhaps this is a good time to remind ourselves of what the apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the believers in Rome:
Therefore since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of highest privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory. We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us—they help us learn to endure. And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation. And this expectation will not disappoint us. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. ’ (Romans 5 v 1-5 New Living Translation)


Update - September 2019

After what has seemed a long wait, the builders are back on site and progress is being made.

 

Building work update - May 2019

You may be wondering why there appears to be no activity on site in the last few weeks. The reason is that it became apparent 
there is a large drain under the site. There has in fact been a lot of work going on by our builders in discussion with welsh water and the necessary paper work to make sure stringent guidelines are adhered to in the re routing of this drain.
Every effort is being made by all concerned to resume the building work as soon as possible.



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Ground work has begun on the Church site, the entrance driveway is no longer accessible.
Please use other driveway to enter the Church site.


The replacement for the Banbury hall is about to start from Monday 4th March 2019.

We are unable to take bookings for parties during the duration of the building work. 

 

Once all building work is finished, we will be open to take new bookings.
We will keep this page updated on future developments.

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Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here to see more.

Planning your Visit

New to Church?


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It's important for us to tell you that "the Church" is not a building. The building is the place where "the Church" also called "the family of God" meet to be together as often as we can. 

So welcome! Whether you've just moved to the area, or have lived here all your life, we hope our website helps you to find out everything you want to know about our Church Family that meets in St Julians and across the City of Newport.

Key information about the church...

   

Where & when does the church meet?

We believe that when we meet each other, in homes or in any other location we are the Church gathered. Our regular and largest gathering of the Church Family meets every Sunday at 10.30am for our Sunday Service. Aim to arrive 15 minutes early to ensure you get a parking spot and seat in time for the service to start. Its also good to meet and greet others before the service starts. We want to get to know you and introduce ourselves to you.

We meet at:

33 Beaufort Road
St. Julians
Newport
NP19 7PZ


You can see a map on our contact us page

Get Connnected

What should I expect when I visit the church?

You will receive a very warm welcome particularly from our Welcome Team who will be able to answer your questions and ensure you feel comfortable. We don't want you to disappear in the crowd so don't be surprised if people introduce themselves to you and please make yourself known to others. There will be a time of singing with opportunity for church members to minister to each other, to pray or read a passage from the bible. After some notices there will be a message from one of the church members with a chance to respond at the end of the service. We encourage church members to participate during the meeting but everyone is able to relax and enjoy our time together.

Tea, coffee and biscuits are served after the service where there is plenty of time to meet new people and ask more questions.

What happens to the kids at church?

We have a fantastic programme for the kids at the Church for:

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Junior Church - Primary School Age 
Youth Church - Secondary School Age     

Our Junior and Youth Church caters for those with "Special Educational Needs" and this means a child may be more suited to a group based on ability / understanding, rather than age. 


Children stay with their parents at the start of the service as we worship (sing songs!) together for the first part of the morning. Someone will announce when the children need to go to their groups.

For more information about what happens in the children's groups please visit the relevant age groups for you under church life.   

Is there a dress code?

We don't have a dress code. Just come dressed in what makes you feel comfortable.

Will I have to join in?

Not at all! You are free to simply observe or participate as much as feels comfortable for you. 

Disability Special Needs

Our church has members who bring beauty and love to the church family out of their disability and they are highly valued in our family. We've found that God loves to use us when we least expect it and especially when we are not so strong in areas of our lives. We also have children and young people with special needs that bring a completely different dynamic to our gatherings. We understand that they can sometimes be noisy, say things that don't seem to fit and now and again have a melt down. More importantly we know through experience that we gain abundant grace, love and growth in our walk with Jesus by having our "special" family members with us. ...........        A special message to carers - We know that you may not have been to church for some time because of the challenges of the caring role. We want you to know, that we will do all we can, to make you welcome along with those you care for. If you are concerned about visiting and would like to talk to one of our members then please give "Mark" a call on 07841376410. Mark and his wife Natalie are carers for their son Jadon who is 19 years old and has autism (low spectrum) and learning difficulties. Jadon displays some challenging behaviours so they are in a good place to encourage you to spend time with us on Sundays and through the week. 
 

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I have more questions, how can I get in touch and ask them.

Please feel free to contact us.


If you want to know who works in the church office, check out our Staff and Leadership page.