Our Vision

“We think mission is everything we do. So we think mission in everything we do.“

Our vision is one of a church where there are no barriers, everyone is made safe and welcome, every voice is heard and respected, and everyone brings the best that they can offer in response to God’s loving invitation.
Spending time with God in worship, prayer and sacraments equips us to engage fully with our neighbours and with how God is already at work in the world.
Listening to each other, we reach out to our neighbours to share the good news of Jesus Christ.
We serve and nurture our local community, offer welcome and inclusion to everyone, understand their needs, feel their pain and share their joys.
Guided by God, we are bold in our evangelism and unafraid to make difficult decisions to further His mission.
We make a difference.

After despairing for many years over the attitude of several churches to gay men I have at last found peace. I have never felt so welcome and part of a congregation as I do at St. Pauls. It has become a special place to me where I can worship and make new friends. The inclusivity of St. Paul’s is to be admired and valued and long may it continue.
Ian

Over the last few years I have met many people in the local community who have suffered life traumas and have told me of the care and support they have received from both clergy and members of the congregation in the St. Paul’s.
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