Written by Tim Gaston I was born in the maritime states of Canada and when I was 6 my family relocated across the ocean to Co. Down. Immediately I was marked out as the kid with the Canadian accent. Everywhere I went this was always commented on. When I was 8 I returned to Canada […]
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Singleness Course 2026
Many of us here at CCC are single. We want to recognise the unique challenges and opportunitiesbeing single presents us with whether we are single our whole lives or just for a season.As a Church we want to both support our singles with these challenges and encourage them in theopportunities. We value the good desire […]
Seminar Series – Jesus, Sex, Relationships, Gender & Identity
Our Culture is obsessed with sex and relationships…and rightly so! The sexual revolution over the last 60 years has brought about remarkable changes in attitudes, opinions and practices, and many of those changes are to be welcomed and championed. But has the revolution gone far enough? Has our culture been left ‘satisfied’ in terms of […]
Sex & Relationships – A Better Story
Our Culture is obsessed with sex and relationships…and rightly so! The sexual revolution over the last 60 years has brought about remarkable changes in attitudes, opinions and practices, and many of those changes are to be welcomed and championed. But has the revolution gone far enough? Has our culture been left ‘satisfied’ in terms of […]
Church – an introvert’s nightmare?
Sunday service is about to finish and you already know what’s coming next. The mingling and socialising time. People are off to get coffee, they are reconnecting and engaging in lively conversations. You hear bursts of laughter all around you. And there you are, a little overwhelmed, quite tired at this point and scanning the […]
Invest: Making the Most of 2017
A New Year affords us a moment to pause and ask ourselves: how do I invest my time, money, passions and relationships wisely in 2017 to ensure I make the most of the year? How can I change old habits, take more risks, grow as a person and ensure I don’t stagnate? With those questions in mind, […]
Friendship – Eben’s Story
This Sunday Eben spoke to us on the topic of friendship from the book of Proverbs. He wove the lessons of Proverbs on friendship into his own life story of finding God as a friend and in turn learning to befriend others. I encourage you to listen to the podcast if you missed it. I asked […]
Changing The World Around The Table
We’re just about the start back as a church and our new series is all about Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples, told to us in John 13-17. In these chapters Jesus prepares his church for his imminent departure. In this short post I wanted to reflect on how Jesus’ decision to have a meal with his […]
Frozen: battling fear, finding friendship and freedom
Sunday 21st December will be our last meeting of the year and we’ll be looking at the film Frozen – watching a few clips and discussing the themes of fear, friendship and freedom. We’ll talk about how everyone has ‘junk’, how we don’t need to suppress it and how we can find freedom in different […]