As the Church of Scotland in Bellshill we extend a warm welcome to any of our activities. People have been coming to this building to worship God for over a hundred years. While our town has journeyed through many changes over those years, the constancy of the witness of the “Church at 346 Main Street” has remained uninterrupted. The mission of any Church is to reflect through its presence, its music, its fellowship and its beauty the greatness of God, and we seek to do that here in all that we share.
We hope that everyone who enters these doors will find an encouraging, friendly group of people. While we are far from perfect, we are regularly discovering truths that are changing us individually and enriching our lives as a church community. As we worship together, learn from the Bible, and pray for one another, we are strengthened in our commitment to Jesus Christ as well as to each other. If this is your first time here, we welcome you, and invite you to share the joy that we have found.
Our extremely popular Organist Entertains series returns tonight, Wednesday 1st July, at 8pm via the website and YouTube channel
Alan presents another video from the organ at Bellshill Central Parish Church. There are some lovely hymns introduced then played for you. The hymn words appear on the screen for those wanting to sing along.
Join with us later this morning with the Church of Scotland in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire
Our live stream begins at 1045am and worship from around 11am. Our readings and prayers are from our church members with Revd Kevin beginning a new series for his Sunday messages
Simply watch via the embedded player above, or via our Watch live page, Facebook or direct via YouTube. Facebook and YouTube have live chat facilities should you wish to say hello.
After the service at 12noon we have a Zoom meeting scheduled to catch up over tea & coffee. So, pour your hot beverage and settle down for a half hour chat.
Perhaps you find it hard to pray at home? You aren’t alone in this!
Being stuck at home can be boring, frustrating, or lonely, even if there are other people in the house with you! And if you are very unwell, or worried you might become so, it can be frightening, too. God is with us in these situations, whether we are conscious of his presence or not. Remembering this, and relying on him in prayer, can help you to keep going.
God wants us to turn to him in all our troubles and perplexities, even if we can’t always find the “right words”. And remember – the rest of the church is praying for you!
Our church building is still temporarily closed, for your safety and protection
Under the current guidelines we could now open the building for private prayer but our leaders have decided not to at the moment and here’s why we made this decision….
If you came for private prayer we would have to;
Ask you to wash your hands or sanitise them at the door
Ask you to wear a mask
Ask you if you had COVID 19 symptoms, underlying health problems (and turn you away if the answer to any of these was “Yes”)
Encourage you to sit at a particular seat (we know how much Church people love this!)
Ask you not to sing
Ensure you left by another door
Then clean and sanitise every surface people touched ….
Alternatively you could ….
Sit and pray in your favourite armchair in your house with a nice mug of tea or coffee ☕️
Go for a walk, short drive, cycle, run and pray (Yip praying with your eyes open is allowed)
Pop round to a Church friend and have a nice chat and wee prayer together in their garden
Talking to God is a conversation that requires no special place, objects, people or words. He loves you and He is listening when you pray, wherever you pray. So, just go for it 👍 🙏
The Church building is temporarily closed but God’s ears and heart are open wide.
We share prayers and prayer pointers each day via Facebook and Twitter. Join us. Pray long or short. Pray from the heart.
BELLSHILL: CENTRAL PARISH CHURCH OF SCOTLAND 