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Our Vision What we Believe

Our History

St Peter‘s Church was established in 1952 in a Nissen Hut vacated by Canadian troops after the second world war. Services were held by the of Rector and Curate of St John the Evangelist, Stoke, Guildford for people who were moving into Council (public) housing being built on land purchased from the family of the former Rector of St John the Evangelist Stoke Guildford and those moving into the new housing in the Village of Jacobs Well. In 1957 a Hall was built on a plot of land purchased for the purpose by the Diocese.

In 1967 the present Church was built next to the Hall and was dedicated on St Peter‘s Day 29th June 1968.

The Congregational Church had built a Hall near at hand and while St Peter‘s Church was being built the two congregations worshipped together in the Congregational Church. The two congregations have been united ever since. In the mid 1970s a Church Sharing Agreement between the United Reformed Church and the Anglican Diocese formalised the joint use of St Peter‘s Church by the combined congregation.

In 1994 the Church planted "The Church in Jacobs Well", in a village of that name within the Parish. The Church in Jacobs Well meets in the village Scout Hut.

Who we are

We are ordinary people worshipping an extra-ordinary God and so our worship is both relaxed and reverent We use and enjoy both traditional and modern songs. We accept Jesus Christ as Lord, and the Bible as the Word of God, encouraging every member to understand and apply it to daily living as the most relevant guide to a fulfilled life. St Peter's is an open Church, welcoming to all our services visitors, regular members and those looking for a place to worship. We are a shared Church, providing full membership for Christians from both the Anglican (Church of England) tradition and those from a Free Church background (eg United Reformed, Baptist, Methodist, or Pentecostal Churches).

Our Leaders

The Rev Derek Honour came as Vicar of the Anglican Parish in 2005, while the now expanded "Free Church" side is affiliated to, and supported by, the North West Guildford Group of the United Reformed Church (originally the Congregational Church). The URC Minister is the Revd David Bedford. David came to Guildford to lead the North West Guildford Group in March 1997.

In 1998 Brian Rich, a member of the congregation was Locally Ordained as a Non Stipendiary Minister and assists Derek and David

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Vicar Rev Derek Honour Rev Brian Rich Assistant Curate

Our Vision for the Church

I am committed to being part of and helping to create, a fellowship where:-

° Every person is secure in God's love and acceptance

° Every person is growing as a disciple of Jesus - in their personal devotional life , in the use of their God-given gifts and in showing an increasingly Christ-like character.

° Every person actively and only seeks to build others up in all that they say and do.

° Every person is respected and cared for within the Church family.

° Every person is committed to be an effective witness to Jesus in word and deed, in their home, in the Church, in the community and in the wider world.

Our Challenge to ourselves

10 POINT CHALLENGE FOR A WELCOMING CHURCH

1. we will make you welcome

2. we will be family friendly

3. we will make sure you can hear clearly

4. we will be practical and relevant

5. we will help, you explore answers to your deepest questions

6. we will offer you time to stop and think in a busy life

7. we will help you make sense of the Bible and who Jesus is

8. we will make sure that your visit will be helpful and challenging

9. we will help you discover for yourself God's love, acceptance and forgiveness

10. we will offer you the chance to make a new start

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