New to church?
Planning a first visit
The practical bits
Getting here
Where we are
147–155 Kettering Road, Northampton NN1 4BS. We are the red-brick chapel with the cross on the gable, next door to the Open Door Centre.
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Parking at the rear is very limited. There is street parking nearby, and the Racecourse Park car park is a short walk away.
If you do park at the rear: register your vehicle on the tablet as soon as you come in. The car park is ANPR-monitored and fines are issued automatically.
Times
Morning worship at 10.30am every Sunday, and an evening service at 6.00pm.
Communion is celebrated on the 1st and 3rd sundays of the month.
Step by step
How the morning goes
01
Arrive about 10.15am
Fifteen minutes early gives you time to find a seat without an audience. Someone from the welcome team will be at the front entrance on Kettering Road to meet you and point you in the right direction.
02
Sit wherever you like
No reserved seats, no collection plate coming at you, and nobody will ask you to stand up and introduce yourself. Near the back is a perfectly respectable choice.
03
Settle your children first if you'd rather
Children start the service with us and go out to their groups partway through. If you would prefer to keep them with you the whole time, that is completely fine.
04
Stay for a cup of tea
Refreshments are served afterwards, and it is the easiest part of the morning to actually meet people. If you would like someone to pray with you, the prayer team is available at the end.
Questions
The things people actually want to know
- What should I wear?
- There is no dress code. You will see suits and you will see jeans, and nobody is counting.
- How long does it last?
- About ninety minutes. Singing, prayer, preaching and contributions from groups around the church.
- What's the music like?
- A healthy mix of traditional church organ and a contemporary band. Words for everything go up on the screens around the building.
- Will I have to do anything?
- No. You are free to simply observe, or to join in as much as feels comfortable. Both are normal.
- Is there anything for my kids?
- Three groups: Sparklers (crèche for under-2s), Ignite (3–11s) and Rock Solid (11–18s). Every leader is DBS-checked.
- I don't really believe any of it. Is that a problem?
- Not remotely. Plenty of people here started exactly there, and some are still working it out. Come and listen.
- Do you have large-print Bibles?
- Yes — large-print Bibles, hymns and song words are all available. Just ask someone on the welcome team.
- Can I come to the evening service instead?
- Yes, we also meet at 6.00pm. Communion is celebrated on the 1st and 3rd sundays of the month.
Still got a question?
Ask us anything before you come — there is no such thing as a daft question, and you will get a real person, not an auto-reply.