Author: Bellshill Central

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.

This Week’s E-NEWS from BCPC

by Bellshill Central, posted in Weekly Church News

We look forward each week sharing some news, some prayers and information with our members, friends and wider community. Important news this week is our new “Dial-in” option to hear Kevin’s weekly message. Please share this wonderful news as widely as possible.

This week we are looking for images of nature to share before, during and after our online Sunday Worship.

These images can be of your garden, animals, landscapes etc. Anything that shows God’s Almighty hand at work with the the beauty that He created all around us.

You can also download the PDF version of E-NEWS by clicking here

Help us to brighten up Main Street by decorating the church railings with colourful symbols of hope and love, perhaps with things like this….

Prayer of the Day

by Bellshill Central, posted in Other News, Prayer items

inspired by Psalm 104:1-9, Mark 10:35-45, Hebrews 5:1-10

Wind-riding God,the blue skies, the sunshine,the cool breezes cradling falling leaves: all creation reminds us of the delicate Artist who has shaped us and all that is around us. We lift our songs of gratitude and awe to you.

Servant-calling Jesus: you humble our arrogance with your acts of mercy; you tip over our pretensions with your modest nature; you laugh at our hunger for power with your words of grace.

Heart-keeping Spirit: you bear our prayers to the throne of grace when they are only whispers in our souls; you unfold the road map to show us the way to the Kingdom; you transform our stuttering words into praise and wonder to our God.

The images are from our own church garden. Brimming with life and colour.

A prayer in lockdown

by Bellshill Central, posted in Prayer items

The doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked. (John 20.19)

Ever present God, be with us in our isolation, be close to us in our distancing, be healing in our sickness, be joy in our sadness, be light in our darkness, be wisdom in our confusion, be all that is familiar when all is unfamiliar, that when the doors reopen we may with the zeal of Pentecost inhabit our communities and speak of your goodness to an emerging world.For Jesus’ sake. Amen.