Community Activities | Cherry Hinton Baptist Church

Zoom Holiday Bible Club

On-line Holiday Bible Club for primary school aged children in the first week of the summer holidays including crafts, songs, puzzles, stories, games and videos.

Coronavirus: Personal Support Network

In the Coronavirus era, Church members are particularly encouraged to support friends, family, neighbours and work colleagues; particularly those who are sick, vulnerable, lonely and/or unable to access the internet, using phone, text, email, zoom, whatsapp etc.

Coronavirus: What Will Help Cherry Hinton

In the Coronavirus era, church members are encouraged to volunteer with the NHS and/or with with a local scheme hosted by St Andrew’s church and the Residents Association to give assistance to the those sick and vulnerable in Cherry Hinton who are not already known to us.

Coronavirus: Friday Friends Support Network

In the Coronavirus era, we are running a support network of 7 volunteers which gives weekly support to 50 elderly and vulnerable people known to the church through Friday Friends. The support includes phone calls, shopping and collecting prescriptions.

Coronavirus: Spring Chicken Support Network

In the Coronavirus era, we are coordinating a support network in which those under 70s in the church community (defined very widely) can either receive or give help from/to each other, particularly in terms of shopping and at least weekly phone/text/on-line contact.

Community Choir

This took place on line 1st April to 15th June. It is due to re-open only when singing together is permitted. If you enjoy singing, you are welcome, whatever your ability, each Wednesday evening in term time to sing and chat - but not at the same time! Around 50 adults sing pop, soul, gospel, and ‘songs from the shows’. In Normal times each term closes with an open rehearsal.

Messy Play & Messy Dads

Closed in the Coronavirus era. In Normal times around 40 pre-school children and their carers come on Tuesday mornings in term time to play - including toys, water, sand, paint and crafts. We enjoy a bible story, sing songs and chat over refreshments. Messy Dads is a similar meeting point on the second Saturday of the month.

Hope House

Church members are befrienders to tenants of Hope House - which offers a home to formerly homeless people with support from Hope into Action.

Church Cafes

In the Coronavirus era Grace Cafe takes place weekly, and is an opportunity to have a chat with 3 or 4 other people in Zoom breakout rooms. In Normal times (and from July 7th) it takes place in the main church building and provides free tea and coffee (donations welcome), a sit down and a chat for all ages. Carers responsible for looking after their own children. In normal times Food for Thought Cafe takes place most months in the main church building - in addition to free tea and coffee, food for thought is provided by one or more speakers on a different subject each month.

Youth Group

In the Coronavirus era this is closed. In Normal times around 30 upper primary and lower secondary school children spend term time Friday evenings playing five-a-side football, pool, table football, table tennis, darts, board games and computer games. There is food for the body (tuck shop) and for the mind and soul (epilogue)

Friday Friends

In the Coronavirus era this is replaced by weekly deliveries to 45 households of newsletter, treat, quiz and puzzles supplemented by phone calls. In Normal times around 30 senior citizens meet most Friday afternoons to share friendship over craft, jig saws, knitting, playing cards, scrabble and dominoes. There is tea and cake, a quiz of some kind and a short epilogue, with a hymn and a prayer.

Local Schools

Our Pastor takes Primary School assemblies each month in Cherry Hinton Primary School, Colville School, Spinney School and Bewick Bridge School. We also host class visits to our church building upon request.

Date	Start Time	Location	Title	Description
Tue 7^th Jul	14:00	Main Church Building,	Grace Cafe	Community Groups
Fri 10^th Jul	13:30	Family Centre Large and Small Rooms,	Friday Friends	Community Groups
Tue 14^th Jul	14:00	Main Church Building,	Grace Cafe	Community Groups
Fri 17^th Jul	13:30	Family Centre Large and Small Rooms,	Friday Friends	Community Groups
Tue 21^st Jul	14:00	Main Church Building,	Grace Cafe	Community Groups
Fri 24^th Jul	13:30	Family Centre Large and Small Rooms,	Friday Friends	Community Groups
Tue 28^th Jul	14:00	Main Church Building,	Grace Cafe	Community Groups
Fri 31^st Jul	13:30	Family Centre Large and Small Rooms,	Friday Friends	Community Groups
Tue 4^th Aug	14:00	Main Church Building,	Grace Cafe	Community Groups
Fri 7^th Aug	13:30	Family Centre Large and Small Rooms,	Friday Friends	Community Groups