40 Days of Community

Our 40 Days of Community have finished visit the dedicated blog to find out what happened

What do our men's Curry Club get up to?

Read here to find out http://rushdenmissioncurryclub.blogspot.com/

Christmas 2006 at The Mission

The Traditional Carol Service with Rushden Mission Brass Band took place on December 17th.


























On December 21st we held our Carol Service on the Church Car Park with Soup, Jacket Potatoes and "Chestnuts Roasting on an open fire", well a BBQ.

And on Christmas Eve we celebrated at our Christingle Service

Check here for some video highlights of the events

Mission Video Site

There are now three videos from the church on YouTube. A little raw at present, but more if it works. Try here http://www.youtube.com/rushdenmission

Wedding of Danny & Nicola

We don't have many weddings at the Mission, but we were thrilled to share in the big day for Danny & Nicola today. We pray that God will bless them and give them many happy years together. Double click on the picture to make it larger.

Pillow Talk make the Local News Paper

Thanks to the Evening Telegraph for the article.
For a larger version double clip the picture.

Rushden Mission Church Boules Championship 2006

The crowd gather in expectation and the games get under way

Keith & Annie are the Champions

(and don't they look smug)

So what does a Development & Outreach Consultant in the Wesleyan Reform Union do?

Andy Wilcock is our denomination's Development & Outreach Consultant so visit his blog and find out what he gets up to. http://thewrudoc.blogspot.com/

Video Highlights of the Induction of the Rev Ian Fall

for Video Highlights of the Afternoon.
Broadband http://www.rushdenmission.co.uk/Indbb.wmv
Dial Up http://www.rushdenmission.co.uk/inddu.wmv

A visit from Emily

Emily is a member of our church and has been training as a full time youth worker at a college in Glasgow. The last couple of Sundays Emily has been able to worship with us at the Mission, but now begins her full time work with the YMCA in Stirling, Scotland. Emily will be in our prayers, you can keep up to date with how things are going for here on here own Blog at http://www.emsy779.blogspot.com

The Induction of the Rev. Ian Fall

The Induction of the Rev. Ian Fall took place on Saturday the 15th July with a congregation of about 140. The induction was made by the Rev Colin Braithwaite (General Secretary of the Wesleyan Reform Union) and the address was given by George Phillips (President of the WRU). Introductions were made by David Rooksby (President of Rushden Mission Church) Words of Welcome were given by Jonathan Clarke (Chairman of Rushden and Higham Ferrers Council of Churches and the Rev. Tony Webster (President of The Wellingborough Circuit of Wesleyan Reform Churches) Prayers offered by Rita Benning (of Rushden Mission Church) Rhoda Pridmore, (President of the Sleaford Circuit) Pastor Mark and Deana Button (of Emmanuel Church, Ruskington) who prayed for Dan and Adam and Peter Clark of (Wymington Wesleyan Reform Union Church).

The service was followed by tea.

Sorry the pictures are a little blurred, but it was a hot afternoon!

The Fall Family on the Day of Ian's Induction

Rev Ian Fall, Dan, Sandra and Adam

More Induction pictures

Rev Ian Fall
Peter Clark
Sandra and Ian Fall, Rev Colin Braithwaite
Mark and Deana Button
Rita Benning

Strawberry Tea

About 80 people joined us for what has now become an annual event.

Here we see some enjoying their tea. Not a strawberry in sight - who ate all the strawberries?

Rev Ian Fall Arrives

The weekend of June 10th/11th was a exciting time for all at the Mission, as we welcomed our new Pastor the Rev Ian Fall, his wife Sandra and sons Daniel and Adam. On Saturday we celebrated with a BBQ in the manse garden and a time of praise and worship in the church.

On Sunday Ian led his first service as the Pastor of Rushden Mission Church.

The cocktail was non alcoholic (honest!)

Ian's Induction will be on Saturday July 15th at 14:30pm, more detail can be found on the future events page.

The day was made even more special by the presence a former Minister of the church the Rev John Williams and his wife Dorothy. Other guests from churches within our circuit of the Wesleyan Reform Union also joined us for the day.

Pillow Talk

For the last few years the church have held a "Lace Day" for ladies (no men yet) of the area to get together talk and work on thier latest project. This event takes place on the last Saturday of each January. As a spin off "Pillow Talk" is a new meeting for a time to share interests and time together. Here are a few pictures of the ladies and thier work.

"Pillow Talk" meet on Mondays at the Mission from 2:15pm.

Visit of Rev Ian Fall Sunday February 5th 2006

On Sunday 5th February 2006 we welcomed the Rev Ian Fall and his wife Sandra to the Church. Ian will be become the Minister of the Church on Sunday 11th June.

Ian is pictured here with Elise and Bill in the Music Group.





On his own in "Preaching Mood"

and with Sandra after the service.

Christingle 2005

Carols on the Car Park 2005

The Mission Band joined members of the Church, friends and passers by on the Car Park to sing carols and to enjoy soup and jacket potatoes. Here are three pictures, click to enlarge.

Rev Mark Powell's Last Day at Rushden Mission

Today we have said a sad farewell to our Minister, the Rev Mark Powell. It hardly seems possible that six and a bit years have gone since Rev Mark Powell became the Minister of our church. It is that long, and one look at how his children to confirm that it has been that long. Not that Mark or Jane look any older, of course. Mark feels his time with us is over, that his work is complete and that it is time to move on. As a Church we are gratefully for all that Mark and the family have done and wish them every blessing in there future lives. As a Church we now look forward to a time without a full time Minister, but the work of God through the Church will continue. It will not be until June 2006 that our new Minister the Rev Ian Fall joins us, but as shown on other pages much will be happening over the coming months.

Harvest 2005

Today we celebrated our Harvest Festival with the Rushden Mission Brass Band playing at the Evening Service. Both Morning and Evening Services were led by our Minister, the Rev Mark Powell. The produce and proceeds from the services were sent to the local homeless shelter. The church was beautifully decorated but the centre piece was an amazing Harvest Loaf complete with it's own Harvest Mouse.

Beginnings

It's hard to know where to start a page like this, after all the Mission Church has been here for over a hundred years and the building since 1901. Perhaps at some stage a potted history might be a good idea, but for now best to start where we are.

We start at an interesting and exiting time in the life of the church. The Rev Mark Powell feels that his work for God at The Mission is completed and that it is now time for him to move on. The next minister of the church has been found but he will not be able to join us until the middle of 2006 and so the church face a time without full time leadership.

This though is not to be a time of just hanging on and waiting for the new man to come. The church has a mission to carry on for God and this is what will happen over the coming months. The time that we spend without a full time minister will be as relevant a term in the life of the church as has been the years with the Rev Powell, or will be the times when the new minister arrives.

I hope that this development will be seen in these pages and that a new era in the church's web presence will reflect a new era in the life of Rushden Mission Church.