Church of the Good Shepherd, Hamstreet

We are an Anglican/Methodist Ecumenical partnership which has been working together since 1977/78. Our ‘fun club’ for children up to 12 years of age meets in church on a weekly basis at the same time as Morning worship. We hold a variety of services equally divided between Methodist and Church of England, these meet the needs of most of the congregation. We feel confident in experimenting with differing types of services. We have a variety of musical talents within the congregation. We do not have a structured pastoral team but we do look after each other and have people within the church who visit elderly or others within the congregation needing support. We have a ’WhatsApp’ prayer chain where we share prayer requests.

Church outreach.
We regularly contribute to the Ashford Food Bank.  At our popular Christmas Toy service the gifts we receive, are donated to Sure Start in Ashford. Every year we contribute to the Shoe Box Appeal, and we hold a coffee morning, proceeds from which support the Multiple Sclerosis Society.