Amblecote Community Church

Tim Murray interviews Tim Fellows and they reflect together on where the church is at financially, and how we might not “smell the coffee if we’re in the kitchen”… For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

On Sunday 12th November we continued our new series, The Mind Matters, looking at Mental ill health; a Biblical Perspective. Including both Elijah and David's ill mental health journeys in the Bible. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

On Sunday 5th November we started a new series on mental health called The Mind Matters. Tim Barton delivered the first message, A Biblical Perspective of the Mind. We are aware that this is a real and very present challenge for lots of people. This series will run for the whole of November. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our websi...

On Sunday 29th October Adrian brought us the last sermon in our series on the 'I Am' statements of Jesus, I Am the Bread of Life from John 6. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

On Sunday 15th October we continued our series on the I Am statements of Jesus. We were excited to have Pete Wright from Springs Church speaking on 'I Am the Gate' in John 10. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

Spiritual Disciplines message 4 from our Sunday service 8th October 2023. Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. - Hebrews 13:1-2 Throughout the year we are having a series of "one-off" Sunday preaches exploring some of the Spiritual Disciplines. We believe following Jesus is about encounter and formation, as bo...

On Sunday 1st October we had the next part of our series on Jesus' I Am statements, 'I am the Good Shepherd. We're not so familiar with shepherds in our 2023 day to day but, as Vanessa shared with us, there is a life and comfort that can come from seeing Jesus in this way. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

On Sunday 24th September we continued our series called 'I Am'. Tim Murray brought us a message on John 14 where Jesus said, 'I am the Way, the truth and the life'. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

On Sunday 17th September we heard from Tim Barton, Tim Murray and Vanessa Willmott about our vision as a church. Mission, Community and Discipleship - take a listen! Vision Update (2021) teaching All our Whole Church Teaching For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

On Sunday 10th September we started a new series called 'I Am'. The first message in this series was delivered by Tim Barton on Jesus' claim I Am the Light of the World and looking at what the outcome of this is for us today. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

Podcast 3 - Building Community, discipleship, and mission – the building blocks of a church family. In our third and final 'Our Story' podcast Tim Barton is joined by Tim Murray and Vanessa Willmott to consider together what God has been saying over the past five years. The foundation is laid, the vision clear, it is time to build. WATCH this podcast in video form! You can find all our cur...

Podcast 2 - Reforming Theft, scandals and the cross. Podcast 2 in this Our Story series considers God’s work amongst our church family as he reformed and renewed us. Tim is joined by Adrian Lowe, who served as senior minister in this season and remains an elder of our church family. Once upon a time Adrian fatefully prayed “God, show me the cross”, what happened next was not what he expected... WA...

On Sunday 3rd September 2023 we heard from Paul Willmott  spoke on the story of Moses and the burning bush and asked what has God put in your hand? In addition to this he shared about his ministry, some of his personal life story and talked about primary school visits he does on our behalf. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our websit...

Podcast 1 – Beginnings In the first podcast of this series, 'Our Story', Tim Barton interviews Phil Cook. Phil has been part of our church family for fifty years and served as an elder for forty-five of those years. Together Tim and Phil explore how the church grew from just four couples to around five hundred members. WATCH this podcast in video form! You can find all our current and prev...

'Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come' - 2 Corinthians 5:17 At our service on Sunday 27th August 2023, we heard Vanessa interviewing Terry Hepworth about how he became a Christian. We think it's a great testimony to listen to! For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please...

At our Sunday Service on 20th August, we heard a testimony from Liz Barton. She boasted in the Lord gave testimony about some of the work God has done in her life recently. She reminded us of how God works in each of our lives when we allow Him to and encouraged us to connect with the love that God has for us. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, ple...

At our Sunday Service on 30th July 2023, Catherine Griffiths spoke on the account of Paul and Silas in prison from Acts 16. She highlighted how in the midst of their circumstances and when their concerns could have been going in many different directions (past regrets/fears for the future etc) Paul and Silas chose to pray & praise.  And she explored with us how we can apply this to our own liv...

On Sunday 23rd July 2023 we reached the end of our Genesis series. We looked at Joseph and Potiphar’s wife – the chastity of Joseph, how sometimes we have harm come to us from doing the right thing and the providence of God. Whole Church Teaching: A Theology of Suffering For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

On Sunday 16th July 2023 we returned to our Genesis series, jumping into chapter 38, which has all kinds of outrageous things happening in it! Tim Murray shared with us about the transformation of Judah and God’s ability to transform lives and the dynamics of conviction and repentance. We saw how someone can go from being hateful, deceitful, unjust and cowardly to truthful, brave and self-sacrific...

Spiritual Disciplines message 3 from our Sunday service 9th July. Throughout the year we're having "one-off" Sunday preaches exploring some of the Spiritual Disciplines. We believe following Jesus is about encounter and formation, as both are important for us to live full Christian lives. This week was about prayer, as Vanessa shared some reflections and then interviewed Richard Clar...

On Sunday 2nd July 2023 Tim Barton spoke on the life of Jacob - Wrestling for blessing, in Genesis 25-35. Jacob’s life is both a challenge and an encouragement. The main thrust in this message in our Genesis series is the encouragement that God’s plans work despite our failure. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

On Sunday 25th June 2023 we had a break from our Genesis series and Vanessa spoke to us on the theme of the space in between. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

On Sunday 18th June we returned to our Genesis series and Dave picked it up with us in chapter 24. We heard about Isaac and Rebekah and we looked at the importance of faithfulness and providence of God across the generations. Dave closed by challenging us with the question, are we willing to go and serve God, dedicated to Jesus and putting his kingdom first? For more information about who we are,...

On Sunday 11th June we had an Expand Year Out take over of our service! Charlotte, Lois and James brought us some reflections on the story of The Woman At The Well found in John 4. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website You can find out more about Expand, our gap year programme here

On Sunday 4th June Tim Barton spoke on Abraham in Genesis 12-15 and looked at the covenant and, more importantly, the God who keeps the covenant even when we are unfaithful. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website