COVID UPDATE 5th JAN 2021

We are delighted the Government has responded to calls to keep churches open during any further lock downs as this is an important witness in our community as we seek to engage in providing spiritual support and prayer through this difficult time. However, because of the new variant of the virus and the huge surge in cases in Essex, we want to be responsible both to God and also to our community and NHS front line staff. Therefore, we have decided to put the following extra measures in place during this lock down.
 
  • If you are classed as a vulnerable person and especially if you had to shield in the first lock down, then you need to do so again. This means you will not be able to meet in person for gathered worship for the time being. You will either need to watch the live stream on YouTube on Sunday mornings, or receive a CD a few days after the Sunday.
  • If you are aged 75 and over, you will need to exercise your own judgement as to whether it is wise for you to attend in person or not. This will vary from person to person, but please think seriously about this.
  • We want to encourage as many others as possible to attend in person. Parents, please bring your children along too. We will provide activities for them to do, and Steph has prepared individual bags of pens and pencils for each child to use in church.
  • Anyone who does attend gathered worship must adhere to a strict policy of not getting up out of their seats and moving around to speak to other people either before the service or afterwards.
  • Likewise, as soon as the service ends, there must be no congregating in the car park.
  • Unfortunately, we had hoped to start in-person Sunday school for the children in the New Year, but this is currently prohibited by the lock down rules. There will be a pre-recorded online Sunday school again, so families watch out for that as it will be something your children can do on a Sunday afternoon. (so you can have a nap?)
  • As always, if you have any symptoms of Covid, or have been in close contact with someone who has Covid, you must self-isolate for at least 10 days before attending church.
  • You will still need to book your place by phoning 01376 572365 or via email: info@rickstoneschurch.com
Finally, we believe that coming to church is far safer than going to the supermarket as we are able to maintain strict 2 metre social distancing, and especially if fewer people will be attending in person now, the risks will be even less. As we have said throughout the past year, we need to exercise grace to each other in these things, and bear with one another in love. We long for the day when by God's grace we can meet free of restrictions, and pray that God will keep each of us through this time.



 We're an independent, evangelical church made up of people of all ages, from all walks of life, who have believed the good news of Jesus Christ. We're passionate about knowing Jesus more in our own lives, and making him known to others, especially those in our town of Witham. Why not visit us one Sunday - we'd love you to join us! 

Sundays

10:30am & 4:00pm*
Click here for more information about our services
* 4pm service on 2nd Sunday of the month only
Many of our Sunday sermons are online so you can listen to them and get a feel for what our services are like.​ 
Rickstones Church
Rickstones Road
Witham
CM8 2NG
(click here to see on a map)

Drop in to say hello

Find out more

Christianity

We think the Christian message is the best news anyone can hear! Click below to find out more about the Christianity Explored course. ​

Events

We regularly run a range of events for anyone and everyone, because we want everyone to hear the good news about Jesus!