Thornbury URC
Location
The church is located on the corner of Chapel Street and Rock Street. Car parks in St Mary's Street and Rock Street are in close proximity to the church
Where would you like to go?
Sundays
- Family Sevice 11.00 am
- Second Sunday Hospital Service 7.00pm (Thornbury Hospital)
- Third Sunday All age Communion during Family Service
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- Wednesdays:- House Group 7.15 pm
- Thursdays:- United Ladies Guild 2.30 pm
- Fridays:- TIME FOR GOD (Prayer Group) 9.30 am
- Saturdays:- 10.00am till 12 noon Tea, Coffee, Traidcraft Goods and TCT Book Stall
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The Church's Mission is to :- "Show and tell the love of God in Jesus Christ, by building a relationship with God, with one another and with the wider community."
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The general theme of the church is reflected by:-
- Friendship
- Peace
- Calm atmosphere
- Quiet Teaching
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History
Whilst the present building is dated 1826, worship and witness has been carried on, at or near, the current site since 1662. Originally as the Dissenter's or Indepdent Chapel, which later became known as Congregationalist in the early 1900's.
The church became URC in 1972 with the uniting of the Congregational and PresbyterianChurches.
The current building is Grade 2 listed, and is within the proposed Thornbury Conservation area. The surrounding walls, some parts of which are medieval, are older than the building and are again listed.
Handel Cossham who bought the old Methodist Church in Chapel Street, (now known as Cossham Hall) for use by the people of Thornbury, was a member of the Independant Chapel.
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The Church Building
The present building was built in 1826. In 1980 the discovery of extensive dry rot resulted in the old flooring and pews, having to be removed. This has resulted in the building now having carpeted flooring and comfortable chairs.This gives a more flexible arrangement for using. A new warm air heating system replaced the archaic hot pipe system.
The Church is said:-"to be provided by God for the use of the community, and is under the Stewardship of the URC."
Current organisations using the buildings include:-
- Thornbury Choral Society
- Thornbury Orchestra
- Thornbury and South Glous Amateur Radio Society
- Thornbury Camera Club
- Brownies
- Thornbury Museum
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The Pastorate
The Pastorate consists of a group of two churches:-
- Thornbury
- Holy Trinity LEP a new church at Bradley Stoke, the Eccumenical Partners being:- Anglican, Methodist and URC. Thornbury acts as the URC link to the partnership.
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