After some 20 years, former leaders of the church’s Pilot and SWAPS groups came together to reminisce over dinner at ‘Tia’s’ Mexican Restaurant, Claypath, Durham, to remember the ‘good old days’ and to enquire ‘what ever happened to all those children?’ For those who may not know, Pilots is a non-uniformed ecumenical Christian organisation for […]
Students from Josephine Butler College together with their chaplain, Mr Andrew Tinkler joined friends and members of the congregation to attend the annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake feast in the church hall. Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent the next day, Ash Wednesday. Lent – the 40 […]
Church Christmas Lunch Our Christmas lunch was held after worship on the last Sunday in Advent – just a week before Christmas Day. As ever, we all enjoyed a splendid meal, with good company – and raised £300 for Christian Aid. Thanks to all who made it such a good event! Photos by Ray […]
Ukrainian Christmas Party Around 150 guests attended the Ukrainian Christmas Party, held at our church just a week before Christmas Eve. Santa and his Elf helper distributed over seventy children’s gifts; and Ukrainian carols were sung. The hall was crowded, full to overflowing with delicious food and a wonderful atmosphere. As a congregation we have […]
On the third Sunday in Advent we joined with other members of the Gateshead and Durham URC group of churches for a Group Carol Service led by our minister, the Revd Marcus Hargis. The service was followed by delicious seasonal refreshments served in the church hall.. A few days later Santa’s ‘senior elfers’ wrapped some […]
It was standing room only at the back of the church for a special celebration that drew on the talents and enthusiasms of the many groups that meet at Waddington Street United Reformed Church. Minister Marcus Hargis, arrayed in his best Christmas jumper, welcomed everyone, pointing out that through knowing the church as a meeting […]
We are looking forward to a special celebration planned for Friday 2nd December 7.00 pm, when we are inviting all our regular hall users to a shared evening of community Christmas music. And of course there is a warm invitation for everyone to join us. So far we we know that at least one choir, […]
Our Christian Aid DIY Climate Justice Tour Event on 29th October was inspired by the fact that all great movements (like the abolition of slavery or universal adult suffrage) started with conversations, leading to action. Our starting point is that everyone on this wonderful planet is loved equally by God and so it is intolerable […]
Our latest students’ evening went with a bang – or rather a number of bangs, that caused some consternation among other users of the premises at the time. But it was only the sound of indoor fireworks, which finished off our regular presentations and conversations with students from Josephine Butler College. And we are now […]
We warmly welcomed back to Waddington Street, for the first time since Lockdown, St John’s College Chapel Choir, who gave us a splendid concert focusing on works by Vaughan Williams and Parry. The choice of Vaughan Williams was specially appropriate as 1872 is both the 150th anniversary of his birth, and the 150th anniversary of […]
