Who are we?
The original church was founded in 1928 and the current brick-built building dates from 1932. Gants Hill is a suburban church in the London Borough of Redbridge, well served by underground (exit 1) and bus routes, and is an oasis of green in a built up area. Weekly worship takes place on Sunday mornings, services being led by the Reverend Martin Wheadon, local lay preachers, retired ministers and members. The form of service is quite traditional. Holy Communion is celebrated on the third Sunday of the month. We are quite a small congregation but serve the community. Most recently, we have hosted a mental health seminar, which attracted great interest and, previous to that, a seminar on knife crime. You will be sure of a very warm welcome and light refreshments are served after every service in our hall.
Who is the URC?
Who is the United Reformed Church? We are a family of Christians, worshipping in the name of Jesus in about 1500 local churches from Orkney to Cornwall.
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- 'Reformed' means that we delight in the Bible, we do not fear change, and we try to run our churches in ways that take everyone's insight and contribution seriously.
- 'United' is an important part of our story. We started when English Presbyterians merged with English and Welsh Congregationalists in 1972. Churches of Christ joined in 1981 and Scottish Congregationalists in 2000. We still work as closely as we can with Christians of all traditions and styles.
- And we are one 'Church'. We aim to grow through supporting one another and taking decisions together.
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