Category: Other News

Heart and Sole…. Central’s Summer Walking Group!

by Alan Mathew, posted in Other News, Weekly Church News

Heart and Sole………. is Central Church’s summer walking group. Helping you keep healthy and active during the summer break.

  • You’ve got heart, and you’ve definitely got sole.
  • Improve your health and wellbeing by walking more often.
  • Walking is a great form of exercise as it has so many health benefits.
  • A health walk is a short, safe, low-level walk ranging from 10 minutes to one hour, with a pace to suit the individuals in the group.
  • It’s a great way to have company and meet folks.

Our plan is to meet once per week at the church and walk for around 45 minutes, returning to the church for a tea or coffee before heading home.

No cost. Free of charge.

Things to remember:

  • Wear sensible shoes
  • Have a waterproof coat incase it rains
  • Bring your mobile incase of emergencies
  • Come along to have healthy fun.

Use the contact button above to let us know you’re interested. We’ll arrange the first date to suit those wanting to join.

Bellshill Central Parish Church

by Bellshill Central, posted in Other News, Weekly Church News

Here we are! We are Central Church, right at the heart of Bellshill.

You might think our name sounds a bit like a bus station, don’t worry it’s been mentioned before (!) and it’s not just our location…… It’s just part of who we are.

Central to Bellshill, Central to You and Central to Christ!

So, we’re a large parish.

You ask what does Parish mean? That’s just a fancy way of saying what area of Bellshill and surrounding areas that our minister, church and responsibilities cover.

From the Church of Scotland map above you’ll see we cover both left and right of Motherwell Road from The Calder Water, including Orbiston, all the way up to and including Main Street and the town centre. We also have are responsible for all areas in Mossend.

As the Town Centre Church in Bellshill it is our pleasure to have within our area or responsiblity

  • The main shopping areas and Supermarkets,
  • Police Scotland presence on Thorn Road,
  • Bellshill Cultural Centre,
  • the Orbiston Neighbourhood Centre,
  • the Frank Feguson Senior Citizens Centre,
  • Joe McKay Community Centre,
  • and many more.

Schools in our area include Lawmuir and Mossend Primary Schools and the Bellshill Academy. Our minister delights at engaging with the young folk and we invite them regularly to the main church building for assembles etc.

 

 

If you are looking for a Christ centered, family orientated Church then you’ve found us. It’s our ministers delight to engage with the young folk in our town.

We were founded by the people in Bellshill for Bellshill.

For 143 years and counting we’ve been a shining beacon proudly proclaiming the Good News of Jesus in our part of Lanarkshire.

Join us at 11.00am each Sunday for relaxed and inclusive worship suitable for all ages.

General Assembly 2019: Guide to Key Decisions

by Bellshill Central, posted in Other News

Decisions taken at the 2019 General Assembly have the potential to reshape the Church of Scotland at every level. To help Church members and congregations engage with the reform process, Life and Work has released a FREE four-page guide summarising the key decisions.

You can access HERE or visit www.lifeandwork.org/resources/general-assembly-supplement.

You can read the magazine’s full coverage of the General Assembly in the July issue of Life and Work, available from the 14th June. We trust you find this information to be useful and thank you for your on-going support of Life and Work.

Christian Aid Week 12 – 18 May 2019

by Bellshill Central, posted in Other News

Christian Aid Week: ‘All mums should live’

Sierra Leone is the world’s most dangerous place to become a mum. Every day 10 women die from giving birth. In Sawula district, the community struggle with a clinic which has no electricity and only two delivery beds.

Jebbeh is heavily pregnant but as her baby grows, it’s not joy that fills her heart, but fear. When Jebbeh’s sister Fatmata went in to labour, there were so few ambulances that Fatmata had no choice but to walk for three hours under the baking sun, to the nearest hospital. The journey was long and with every step Fatmata struggled to keep walking.

Jebbeh told us: ‘My sister was crying out with hunger. She died on the side of the road. She never gave birth.’

This Christian Aid Week, together, we can make childbirth safe for mums and babies. Through our gifts and prayers, we can help give the world’s poorest mums a chance to live.

Stand with mums

This Christian Aid Week, 12-18 May, our church is hosting Bellshill’s Big Sing on 12th May at 3.00pm you can support the work of Christian Aid by coming along.

Will you be a partner for change? If our church raised £300, it could help provide a new delivery bed so more mums like Jebbeh can deliver their babies safely.